Rooks & Knights Academy of Chess conducted 1st Nathella-Kitos Childrens Chess Tournament on 12th March 2016 at Nathella Vidhyodhaya, NSC Street, Venkatapuram, Ambattur, Chennai-600053.
Totally 577 players participated from over all Tamil Nadu.
Top three winners in each category
| Under – 06 Boys | |||
| Final Ranking |
|||
| Rank | Name | FED | Pts |
| 1 | Shashindhar Kumar R | IND | 6 |
| 2 | Sharan S P | IND | 5 |
| 3 | Udbhav B | IND | 5 |
| Under – 06 Girls | |||
| Final Ranking | |||
| Rank | Name | FED | Pts |
| 1 | Ananya Mani Sundaram | IND | 6 |
| 2 | Sree Sanjana S | IND | 5 |
| 3 | Sruthiga K | IND | 4½ |
| Under – 07 Boys | |||
| Final Ranking | |||
| Rank | Name | FED | Pts |
| 1 | Kavin B | IND | 5 |
| 2 | Sujith R S | IND | 5 |
| 3 | Pranith Nallendran | IND | 5 |
| Under – 07 Girls | |||
| Final Ranking | |||
| Rank | Name | FED | Pts |
| 1 | Aswinika Mani R | IND | 5½ |
| 2 | Anusmitha K A | IND | 5½ |
| 3 | Mahathi R | IND | 5 |
| Under – 08 Boys | |||
| Final Ranking | |||
| Rank | Name | FED | Pts |
| 1 | Mrithyun Jay M | IND | 6 |
| 2 | Rohan M | IND | 5 |
| 3 | Albrain A | IND | 5 |
| Under – 09 Girls | |||
| Final Ranking | |||
| Rank | Name | FED | Pts |
| 1 | Nithyashree Muthu | IND | 6 |
| 2 | Sanjana D G | IND | 5 |
| 3 | Meenakshi | IND | 4 |
| Under – 10 Boys | |||||
| Final Ranking | |||||
| Rank | Name | FED | Pts | ||
| 1 | Tamizh Selvan Ganesan | IND | 6 | ||
| 2 | Keshav P | IND | 5 | ||
| 3 | Sharavan Swamynathan | IND | 5 | ||
| Under – 10 Girls | |||||
| Final Ranking | |||||
| Rank | Name | FED | Pts | ||
| 1 | Avanthika F G | IND | 5½ | ||
| 2 | Saadhana A | IND | 5 | ||
| 3 | Shreya K | IND | 5 | ||
| Under – 11 Boys | ||||
| Final Ranking | ||||
| Rank | Name | FED | Pts | |
| 1 | Ayyappan | IND | 5½ | |
| 2 | Vignesh, N | IND | 5 | |
| 3 | Badrinarayanan | IND | 5 | |
| Under – 11 Girls | ||||
| Final Ranking | ||||
| Rank | Name | FED | Pts | |
| 1 | Neha M B | IND | 6 | |
| 2 | Saadhana Shri V | IND | 5 | |
| 3 | Keerethana S.P. | IND | 4 | |
| Under – 12 Boys | |||
| Fanil Ranking | |||
| Rank | Name | FED | Pts |
| 1 | Hiren K G | IND | 5½ |
| 2 | Krishna Raaju J | IND | 5½ |
| 3 | Sanjay D G | IND | 5 |
| Under – 12 Girls | |||
| Final Ranking | |||
| Rank | Name | FED | Pts |
| 1 | Rindhiya V | IND | 5 |
| 2 | Gurulakshmi K | IND | 4½ |
| 3 | Swethitha C | IND | 4½ |
| Under – 13 Boys | |||
| Final Ranking | |||
| Rank | Name | FED | Pts |
| 1 | Abishek A | IND | 5½ |
| 2 | Nidheshpa S | IND | 5 |
| 3 | Vishnu Sundhan | IND | 5 |
| Under – 13 Girls | |||
| Final Ranking | |||
| Rank | Name | FED | Pts |
| 1 | Arputha Jasmine | IND | 5½ |
| 2 | Madhumitha R (2003) | IND | 5 |
| 3 | Aishwarya S | IND | 4½ |
| Under – 14 Boys | |||
| Final Ranking | |||
| Rank | Name | FED | Pts |
| 1 | Shriman K | IND | 5½ |
| 2 | Madhu Varun S | IND | 5 |
| 3 | Arivu Selvan A S | IND | 5 |
| Under – 14 Girls | |||
| Final ranking | |||
| Rank | Name | FED | Pts |
| 1 | Reshma C R | IND | 5½ |
| 2 | Kiruthika B | IND | 5½ |
| 3 | Hiranmayi, K | IND | 3½ |
Under-6 Boys & Girls Prize Winners were honoured by Principal of Nadhella Vidyodaya. And remaining category prize winners were honoured by TDCA Secretary Mr. S.Balaraman and Rooks & Knights Academy of Chess Secretary Mrs. Manjula Vellavan along with the presences of TDCA Vice-President Mr. Illankumaran at the venue.