Kunal M. wins TN State Level Open, Sivakasi
Kunal M. (2325) won the Tamil Nadu State level tournament with a perfect 7.0/7. [Photo: Sa Kannan]
A number of well-known Tamil Nadu players were competing and Ganesh Babu S. (2084) finished second.
Final Ranking after 7 Rounds
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | |
| 1 | 1 | Kunal M. | Gan | 2325 | TRY | 7,0 | 0,0 | 31,5 | 35,50 | |
| 2 | 2 | Ganesh Babu S | Gan | 2084 | MDU | 6,5 | 0,5 | 33,0 | 33,75 | |
| 3 | 5 | Nanda Kumar T.S. | Pay | 1915 | MDU | 6,5 | 0,5 | 32,0 | 31,75 | |
| 4 | 8 | Dharmaraj P. | Pay | 1846 | TUT | 6,0 | 0,0 | 32,0 | 28,00 | |
| 5 | 10 | Subramanian R M | Gan | 1835 | MDU | 6,0 | 0,0 | 31,0 | 27,00 | |
| 6 | 11 | Arul Senthil B | Gan | 1823 | PUD | 6,0 | 0,0 | 31,0 | 26,00 | |
| 7 | 14 | Selvamurugan B | MSR | 1742 | MDU | 6,0 | 0,0 | 30,5 | 27,00 | |
| 8 | 15 | Marimuthu K | RAJ | 1659 | VNR | 6,0 | 0,0 | 30,0 | 25,50 | |
| 9 | 3 | Manigandan S S | Gan | 2070 | MDU | 6,0 | 0,0 | 29,5 | 26,50 | |
| 10 | 20 | Gokul S | MSR | 1575 | VNR | 6,0 | 0,0 | 29,0 | 27,00 |
