International Master S P Sethuraman of Tamilnadu annexed the title at the end of the final round of the Stree Seva Mandir Diamond Jubilee National Junior Chess Championships being organized by Sports Promotion Foundation under the aegis of Tamilnadu State Chess Association.
In a dramatic final round played today, Sethuraman outplayed GM norm holder R Arun Karthik of Tamilnadu, while the two overnight leaders Anwesh Upadhyaya of Orissa and Swapnil Dhopade of Maharashtra drew against each other in this round. Though all the three scored 8.5 points in 11 rounds, Sethuraman was adjudged winner, while Swapnil Dhopade was placed second and Anwesh third.
List of Prize winners - Boys
Rank Title Name IRtg Club Pts
1 IM Sethuraman S P 2443 TN 8½
2 Swapnil S Dhopade 2407 MAH 8½
3 Anwesh Upadhyaya 2339 ORI 8½
4 IM Shyam Sundar M 2403 TN 8
5 IM Narayanan Srinath 2388 TN 8
6 IM Ashwin Jayaram 2451 TN 8
7 Ramnath Bhuvanesh R 2357 TN 8
8 Kulkarni Chinmay 2322 MAH 8
9 Stany G A 2325 KAR 8
10 Arun Karthik R 2303 TN 7½
11 Bitan Banerjee 2306 WB 7½
12 Saravana Krishnan P 2302 AICF 7½
13 Swayams Mishra 2259 ORI 7½
14 Pradeep Kumar R A 2177 TN 7½
15 Sahoo Utkal Ranjan 2217 ORI 7½
16 IM Lalith Babu M R 2477 AP 7
17 FM Shyam Nikil P 2410 TN 7
18 IM Adhiban B 2490 TN 7
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