As many as 319 from 15 districts took part in the VISA. Ma. Selvam Memorial 1st State Level Chess Tournament 2018 organised by Vinayaka Chess Academy at G.K.V.M Matric Higher Secondary School, Malaiyur, Puthambur (PO).Karur on 17th& 18th November, 2018 for Under – 8,10,12 & 15 (boys & girls) with a time control of 30 mints each. Rs.40,000/- Forty thousand was the total cash prize fund of the event and special trophies was awarded to Karur district players.
The event was inaugurated was held at 11.30 am by Shri. Anbalagan IAS-District Collector along with Shri. Venkatachalam, Asian Fabrics, in the presence of Shri. Visa Ma Gunasekaran, Correspondent GKVM Matric. Higher Secondary School, Karur.
Master Raghavendra V from Trichy, master Nizsaanth Nobel Antony from Karur, Arena FIDE Master Arul Prakash N from Madurai and master Janeshwar K R from Trichy was the top seeds in Under – 15, 12,10 & 8 (boy & girls) category respectively. Organizers have made special arrangements for the stay of out station players. All round pairings was done in Swiss Manager software and rounds went-on as per the schedule.
Prize distribution function was held at the venue at 5.30 PM. Shri. Surya Prakash, District Revenue Officer, Shri. Palaniappan – Principal, Cherans School Karurweres the chief guest and presided over the function, in the presences of Shri. Visa Ma Gunasekaran Correspondent, GKVM Matric. Secondary School, Karur.
All the winners were presented with glittering trophies and merit certificates.
Final standings
| VISA.Ma.Selvam Memorial-1st State Level Chess Tournament- 2018 | |||||||||
| Under -8 Boys | |||||||||
| S.No | Rank | Name | Club | Pts | Res. | BH. | SB | Vict | Prize |
| 1 | 1 | Yashwant B | Madurai | 8 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 8 | 1500+Trophy |
| 2 | 2 | Janeshwar K R | Trichy | 7 | 0 | 42 | 34 | 7 | 1250+Trophy |
| 3 | 3 | BharathMathiazhagan | Namakkal | 7 | 0 | 38½ | 30.5 | 7 | 1000+Trophy |
| 4 | 4 | DharsanRatnakar P | Trichy | 6½ | 0 | 44 | 33.3 | 6 | 750+Trophy |
| 5 | 5 | BathriNarayana R V A | Madurai | 6 | 0 | 43 | 30.5 | 6 | 500+Trophy |
| 6 | 6 | Sriman V | Namakkal | 6 | 0 | 43 | 29 | 6 | Trophy |
| 7 | 7 | Aswin A | Madurai | 6 | 0 | 41½ | 28.5 | 6 | Trophy |
| 8 | 8 | Mukesh N J | Trichy | 6 | 0 | 38½ | 25.5 | 6 | Trophy |
| 9 | 9 | Devadarshaan I | Coimbatore | 6 | 0 | 38 | 27.5 | 6 | Trophy |
| 10 | 10 | Sharvesh S | Salem | 6 | 0 | 35 | 22.5 | 6 | Trophy |
| Under 08 Girls | |||||||||
| S.No | Rank | Name | Club | Pts | Res. | BH. | SB | Vict | Prize |
| 1 | 12 | Saganapriya V | Tiruvallur | 5½ | 0 | 45 | 27.8 | 5 | 1500+Trophy |
| 2 | 13 | Srinithi S | Salem | 5½ | 0 | 36½ | 22 | 5 | 1250+Trophy |
| 3 | 19 | RatiAishwarya S J | Trichy | 5 | 0 | 39 | 21.5 | 5 | 1000+Trophy |
| 4 | 20 | SaiAradhana R | Erode | 5 | 0 | 38½ | 21 | 5 | 750+Trophy |
| 5 | 23 | Laksnasri R | Karur | 5 | 0 | 36½ | 17 | 5 | 500+Trophy |
| 6 | 24 | Harsikaa G | Erode | 5 | 0 | 34 | 19 | 5 | Trophy |
| 7 | 26 | Abenaya P | Trichy | 5 | 0 | 33½ | 19 | 5 | Trophy |
| 8 | 27 | Ashmita B R | Erode | 5 | 0 | 32 | 16.5 | 5 | Trophy |
| 9 | 29 | Charudharshini R | Chennai | 5 | 0 | 31 | 17 | 5 | Trophy |
| 10 | 30 | ShanmathiSree S | Chennai | 5 | 0 | 30 | 17 | 5 | Trophy |
| Under 08 Common Karur Prize Winners | |||||||||
| S.No | Rank | Name | Club | Pts | Res. | BH. | SB | Vict | Prize |
| 1 | 16 | Ajay Karthik S | Karur | 5 | 0 | 43 | 23 | 5 | Trophy |
| 2 | 31 | Sandhiya R | Karur | 5 | 0 | 28½ | 16 | 5 | Trophy |
| 3 | 35 | Sajeev R R | Karur | 4½ | 0 | 30½ | 15.5 | 4 | Trophy |
| 4 | 36 | SelvaGugan R P | Karur | 4 | 0 | 39 | 15.5 | 4 | Trophy |
| 5 | 37 | Rithika V J | Karur | 4 | 0 | 37 | 15 | 4 | Trophy |
| 6 | 39 | Guru Sudan R P | Karur | 4 | 0 | 35½ | 13.3 | 3 | Trophy |
| 7 | 45 | Mugilanbu P | Karur | 4 | 0 | 34 | 12.5 | 4 | Trophy |
| 8 | 46 | Pavishbala V | Karur | 4 | 0 | 33½ | 13.5 | 4 | Trophy |
| 9 | 48 | Shijo S G | Karur | 4 | 0 | 31½ | 13.5 | 4 | Trophy |
| 10 | 54 | Adhithya S K | Karur | 4 | 0 | 27½ | 11.5 | 4 | Trophy |
| Under 10 Boys | |||||||||
| S.No | Rank | Name | Club | Pts | Res. | BH. | SB | Vict | Prize |
| 1 | 1 | Nandish V S | Coimbatore | 7½ | 0 | 41 | 37.8 | 7 | 1500+Trophy |
| 2 | 2 | Sai Prasad S | Trichy | 6½ | 0 | 42½ | 32.3 | 6 | 1250+Trophy |
| 3 | 3 | Arul Prakash N | Madurai | 6½ | 0 | 42½ | 32 | 6 | 1000+Trophy |
| 4 | 4 | Sriramsundar V | Pudukottai | 6½ | 0 | 39 | 30.5 | 6 | 750+Trophy |
| 5 | 5 | Nandhesh S N | Namakkal | 6½ | 0 | 35½ | 27.5 | 6 | 500+Trophy |
| 6 | 7 | Aravinth N | Madurai | 6 | 0 | 39½ | 27 | 5 | Trophy |
| 7 | 8 | GokulAnand M | Salem | 6 | 0 | 39 | 28.5 | 6 | Trophy |
| 8 | 9 | Sourav S | Trichy | 6 | 0 | 35½ | 25 | 6 | Trophy |
| 9 | 10 | RohithVinay R | Tirunelveli | 5½ | 0 | 46 | 30.3 | 4 | Trophy |
| 10 | 12 | Rishywanth K S M | Erode | 5½ | 0 | 41 | 25.3 | 5 | Trophy |
| Under 10 Girls | |||||||||
| S.No | Rank | Name | Club | Pts | Res. | BH. | SB | Vict | Prize |
| 1 | 6 | Swetha S | Karur | 6 | 0 | 40 | 27.5 | 5 | 1500+Trophy |
| 2 | 16 | Kanishkaa C | Salem | 5½ | 0 | 37 | 22.5 | 5 | 1250+Trophy |
| 3 | 24 | Niranjana N | Tiruchirappalli | 5 | 0 | 35 | 18 | 5 | 1000+Trophy |
| 4 | 25 | Swarnashri K P | Karur | 5 | 0 | 35 | 18 | 5 | 750+Trophy |
| 5 | 26 | Shrinimeshika K | Virudhunagar | 5 | 0 | 33 | 17.5 | 5 | 500+Trophy |
| 6 | 32 | Janani J | Salem | 4½ | 0 | 34 | 15.5 | 4 | Trophy |
| 7 | 44 | Miruthika Shree M P | Dindigul | 4 | 0 | 31½ | 13 | 4 | Trophy |
| 8 | 45 | Rikhitha R | Karur | 4 | 0 | 30½ | 13.5 | 4 | Trophy |
| 9 | 46 | Vaisali M S | Karur | 4 | 0 | 30½ | 12 | 4 | Trophy |
| 10 | 53 | Lalinitha S | Trichy | 4 | 0 | 24 | 9.5 | 4 | Trophy |
| Under 10 Common Karur Prize Winners | |||||||||
| S.No | Rank | Name | Club | Pts | Res. | BH. | SB | Vict | Prize |
| 1 | 11 | Arjun P | Karur | 5½ | 0 | 42 | 25.8 | 5 | Trophy |
| 2 | 15 | Sukesh R K | Karur | 5½ | 0 | 37½ | 24.3 | 5 | Trophy |
| 3 | 21 | Dhanajayan A K | Karur | 5 | 0 | 38 | 22.5 | 5 | Trophy |
| 4 | 27 | Rithvik S | Karur | 5 | 0 | 32½ | 17 | 5 | Trophy |
| 5 | 30 | Akshay Krishna T V | Karur | 4½ | 0 | 37½ | 17.3 | 4 | Trophy |
| 6 | 33 | Rithuvarsni A | Karur | 4½ | 0 | 33½ | 16.5 | 4 | Trophy |
| 7 | 34 | Yogave Y V | Karur | 4½ | 0 | 32½ | 15 | 4 | Trophy |
| 8 | 35 | MuthuPalaniyappanMv | Karur | 4½ | 0 | 32½ | 13.8 | 4 | Trophy |
| 9 | 37 | Magatharaj K S | Karur | 4 | 0 | 37½ | 13.3 | 3 | Trophy |
| 10 | 38 | Laluprasad M | Karur | 4 | 0 | 34½ | 12 | 4 | Trophy |
| Under 12 Boys | |||||||||
| S.No | Rank | Name | Club | Pts | Res. | BH. | SB | Vict | Prize |
| 1 | 1 | Vikash K S | Karur | 7 | 0 | 42½ | 36 | 6 | 1500+Trophy |
| 2 | 3 | Hari V P | Erode | 6½ | 0 | 43 | 33.8 | 5 | 1250+Trophy |
| 3 | 4 | Yogapriyan E | Nca | 6 | 0 | 42½ | 29 | 6 | 1000+Trophy |
| 4 | 5 | Nizsaanth Nobel Antony | Karur | 6 | 0 | 37½ | 25.8 | 5 | 750+Trophy |
| 5 | 6 | Nishanth G | Salem | 6 | 0 | 37 | 25 | 6 | 500+Trophy |
| 6 | 8 | GokulVairamuthu | Theni | 5½ | 0 | 43½ | 28.3 | 5 | Trophy |
| 7 | 9 | PradeeshSreeSanth S | Trichy | 5½ | 0 | 42 | 26.5 | 4 | Trophy |
| 8 | 10 | Moulitharan S | Namakkal | 5½ | 0 | 41½ | 25.8 | 5 | Trophy |
| 9 | 11 | Sri Hari S | Trichy | 5½ | 0 | 41 | 25.3 | 5 | Trophy |
| 10 | 12 | Anerud Praveen | Erode | 5½ | 0 | 40 | 25.3 | 5 | Trophy |
| Under 12 Girls | |||||||||
| S.No | Rank | Name | Club | Pts | Res. | BH. | SB | Vict | Prize |
| 1 | 2 | Cuba PunithaVilvam | Trichy | 6½ | 0 | 44½ | 35.5 | 6 | 1500+Trophy |
| 2 | 13 | Kanishka S | Salem | 5½ | 0 | 40 | 24.8 | 5 | 1250+Trophy |
| 3 | 15 | Roshni S | Tanjore | 5 | 0 | 39 | 21 | 5 | 1000+Trophy |
| 4 | 20 | Harshini S | Trichy | 5 | 0 | 35½ | 18 | 5 | 750+Trophy |
| 5 | 22 | Sahana S K | Karur | 5 | 0 | 34½ | 18.8 | 4 | 500+Trophy |
| 6 | 26 | Sneka P | Ariyalur | 5 | 0 | 29½ | 16.5 | 5 | Trophy |
| 7 | 28 | Sahanaa S M | Salem | 4½ | 0 | 36½ | 18.5 | 3 | Trophy |
| 8 | 35 | Karishma S K | Karur | 4 | 0 | 36 | 15 | 4 | Trophy |
| 9 | 40 | Indhuja S | Karur | 4 | 0 | 31½ | 12.5 | 3 | Trophy |
| 10 | 47 | Kiruthika R | Karur | 4 | 0 | 27½ | 11 | 4 | Trophy |
| Under 12 Common Karur Prize Winners | |||||||||
| S.No | Rank | Name | Club | Pts | Res. | BH. | SB | Vict | Prize |
| 1 | 7 | Dhaneshwaran M | Karur | 6 | 0 | 35½ | 24.8 | 5 | Trophy |
| 2 | 16 | PraneshPeriyasamy | Karur | 5 | 0 | 38½ | 21.8 | 4 | Trophy |
| 3 | 17 | Kamalnath D V | Karur | 5 | 0 | 38½ | 21.5 | 4 | Trophy |
| 4 | 23 | Hariharan R | Karur | 5 | 0 | 34½ | 18 | 5 | Trophy |
| 5 | 24 | Anunithi S S | Karur | 5 | 0 | 34 | 17.5 | 5 | Trophy |
| 6 | 25 | Rishwanth N T | Karur | 5 | 0 | 30½ | 16 | 4 | Trophy |
| 7 | 29 | Balargev V L | Karur | 4½ | 0 | 35½ | 17.5 | 4 | Trophy |
| 8 | 30 | Bharathiraja S | Karur | 4½ | 0 | 34½ | 16.5 | 4 | Trophy |
| 9 | 33 | Darshan M P | Karur | 4 | 0 | 36½ | 15.5 | 4 | Trophy |
| 10 | 34 | Akhilesh M P | Karur | 4 | 0 | 36½ | 14.5 | 4 | Trophy |
| Under 15 Boys | |||||||||
| S.No | Rank | Name | Club | Pts | Res. | BH. | SB | Vict | Prize |
| 1 | 1 | Raghavendra V | Trichy | 7 | 0 | 43½ | 38.8 | 6 | 1500+Trophy |
| 2 | 2 | Kaarthik S | Salem | 6½ | 0 | 40 | 30.5 | 6 | 1250+Trophy |
| 3 | 3 | Sivanesh S | Erode | 6½ | 0 | 39 | 29 | 6 | 1000+Trophy |
| 4 | 4 | Sri Surya Bharathi S | Nca | 6 | 0 | 44 | 31 | 6 | 750+Trophy |
| 5 | 5 | Yogesh M | Karur | 6 | 0 | 42 | 29 | 5 | 500+Trophy |
| 6 | 8 | Inesh G | Virudhunagar | 5½ | 0 | 36½ | 23.3 | 4 | Trophy |
| 7 | 9 | Sanjay Pandi G | Trichy | 5½ | 0 | 32½ | 20.3 | 5 | Trophy |
| 8 | 10 | Pravin P | Erode | 5 | 0 | 38½ | 20.5 | 5 | Trophy |
| 9 | 11 | Naveen B | Salem | 5 | 0 | 37 | 20 | 4 | Trophy |
| 10 | 14 | Vignesh S L | Trichy | 5 | 0 | 36 | 19.3 | 4 | Trophy |
| Under 15 Girls | |||||||||
| S.No | Rank | Name | Club | Pts | Res. | BH. | SB | Vict | Prize |
| 1 | 6 | Indira Priyadharshini | Sivagangai | 6 | 0 | 37½ | 24.5 | 6 | 1500+Trophy |
| 2 | 7 | Lakshana Subramanian | Sivagangai | 5½ | 0 | 37½ | 22.8 | 5 | 1250+Trophy |
| 3 | 12 | Niranjana P R | Cuddalore | 5 | 0 | 36½ | 21.5 | 4 | 1000+Trophy |
| 4 | 13 | Divyasri K M | Karur | 5 | 0 | 36½ | 20.5 | 4 | 750+Trophy |
| 5 | 15 | Saradha M | Sivagangai | 5 | 0 | 35½ | 20 | 5 | 500+Trophy |
| 6 | 17 | Swetha J | Tiruchirappalli | 5 | 0 | 32 | 19.5 | 4 | Trophy |
| 7 | 30 | Logasabari M | Tirupur | 4 | 0 | 28½ | 10 | 4 | Trophy |
| 8 | 31 | Kavyadharshini T | Trichy | 4 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 4 | Trophy |
| 9 | 34 | Inakshi G | Virudhunagar | 3½ | 0 | 36 | 13.8 | 3 | Trophy |
| 10 | 35 | Prateeksha M K | Erode | 3½ | 0 | 35½ | 13 | 3 | Trophy |
| Under 15 Common Karur Prize Winners | |||||||||
| S.No | Rank | Name | Club | Pts | Res. | BH. | SB | Vict | Prize |
| 1 | 18 | Abisri G | Karur | 4½ | 0 | 39½ | 18.5 | 4 | Trophy |
| 2 | 19 | Anusri K M | Karur | 4½ | 0 | 36½ | 17.3 | 4 | Trophy |
| 3 | 20 | Prateesh S | Karur | 4½ | 0 | 35 | 17.3 | 4 | Trophy |
| 4 | 24 | Kishore Vetrivel | Karur | 4 | 0 | 33½ | 13 | 3 | Trophy |
| 5 | 26 | Prasanna B | Karur | 4 | 0 | 31½ | 11.5 | 4 | Trophy |
| 6 | 27 | Pavithra P | Karur | 4 | 0 | 31 | 13 | 4 | Trophy |
| 7 | 28 | HariSudharsan M S | Karur | 4 | 0 | 30½ | 11.8 | 3 | Trophy |
| 8 | 33 | Kishore Kumar A | Karur | 4 | 0 | 23½ | 6 | 4 | Trophy |
| 9 | 41 | Vengatesh R | Karur | 3 | 0 | 28 | 9 | 3 | Trophy |
| 10 | 42 | Logeshwaran K | Karur | 3 | 0 | 24½ | 7.5 | 3 | Trophy |
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