The 15th Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Chess Tournament – Tirunelvali was inaugurated by Mr. M. Ramachandran, Retd. Judge, President of Tirunelveli District Chess Development Association and by Grandmaster Manik Mikulas of Slovakia.
The other guests present on the dias were Mr. Vijay Pradeep, Vice President of Tirunelveli District Chess Development Association, Mr. Selvamanikandan, Treasurer of Tirunelveli District Chess Development Association, Mr. Paul Kumar, Secretary of Tirunelveli District Chess Development Association, Mr. Vijayaraghavan, IA, Vice President, Tamil Nadu State Chess Association cum Chief Arbiter of the tournament, Mr. Uma Maheswaran, IA, Secretary of Madurai District Chess Circle and Live Coordinator of the tournament.