534 players show their interest in participation
Ramanujan Intellion Park is one of the office parks built by TATA Intellion and is a hub to some of the top companies like Amazon, AstraZeneca, TCS, Philips, Citi and many more. The registration process was conducted by the Intellion team where they circulated tournament details amongst the companies to nominate a list of players who would be interested in taking part at the chess tournament. 534 players registered themselves for the event. These players were divided into 4 sectors for the Day 1. Top 15 players from each sector played on the final day. The on ground team of arbiters were headed by V Dhanasekaran and S Balaji. The Deputy Chief Arbiter and coordinator of the event was Vivek Sohani.
Champion - Muthu Rakesh Babu (Cisco) 6.5/7 | Photo: Dr. Abhinav Ramraj
Runner-up - Arunkumar Nagarajan (Qualcomm) 6/7 | Photo: Dr. Abhinav Ramraj
Second Runner-up - N Madhavan (Citi) 5.5/7 | Photo: Dr. Abhinav Ramraj
4th Mithun Raj A (Citi) 5.5/7 | Photo: Dr. Abhinav Ramraj
Prize winners with the remaining participants and colleagues | Photo: Dr. Abhinav Ramraj
Closing ceremony | Photo: Dr. Abhinav Ramraj
Photo Gallery
Tournament in progress
| Photo: Dr. Abhinav Ramraj
One for the memory
| Photo: Dr. Abhinav Ramraj
Trophies for the top five finishers
| Photo: Dr. Abhinav Ramraj
The Ultimate Chess Competition flex
| Photo: Dr. Abhinav Ramraj
Knights, rooks, and bishops took over Ramanujan Intellion Park on International Chess Day! | Video: Intellion Offices by Tata Realty
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 | Muthu, Rakesh Babu | IND | 0 | Cisco | 6,5 | 23 | 25 | 22,25 | |
| 2 | 6 | Arunkumar, Nagarajan | IND | 0 | Qualcomm | 6 | 23 | 25 | 21,00 | |
| 3 | 30 | N, Madhavan | IND | 0 | Citi | 5,5 | 30 | 33,5 | 25,75 | |
| 4 | 27 | Mithun, Raj A | IND | 0 | Citi | 5,5 | 27,5 | 31 | 24,25 | |
| 5 | 31 | Naveen, Prabhu S | IND | 0 | Light And Wonder | 5,5 | 27 | 29 | 21,25 |
