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Friday, Apr 25, 2003

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Arun emerges leader

By Manuel Aaron

Chennai April 24. S. Arun Prasad of Salem emerged sole leader in the Ramco 29th Tamil Nadu State sub-junior chess championship for the V.L. Ethiraj Trophy, when the eighth and penultimate round concluded this afternoon at the Hall of Chess in Nehru Stadium.

Arun Prasad defeated R. Rajesh of Chennai in a Queen's Indian game to score seven points. His joint leader of the previous round, T. Abhay also of Salem, was held to a draw by G. Balachandar of Sivagangai on the second table.

In the Ramco 17th Tamil Nadu State sub-junior girls chess championship for the Arasan Kalyanasundari Ammal trophy P. Sivasankari of Thiruvallur District maintained her lead with an effortless victory over R. Preethi of Kiruba Chess Academy from Madurai.

After Preethi lost a rook for knight through a knight fork in the middle-game she lost a bishop and a rook in succession. L. Iswarya Shobana is half a point behind Sivasankari.

The results: round 8: Boys: R. Rajesh (Che) 5.5 lost to S. Arun Prasad (Slm) 7; G. Balachandar (Siv) 6 drew T. Abhay (Slm) 6.5; P. Saravanakrishnan (Kan) 5.5 lost to Anandraj M.M. (Che) 6.5; K.V. Venprakash (Tvl) 6 bt N. Srinath (Che) 5; N. Surendran (Tnt) 5.5 drew S. Narendirakumar (Cbe) 5.5; K. Priyadharshan (Kiruba CA) 5 lost to R. Muthuprakash (Kk) 6; S.M. Syedmoosa (Che) 5.5 drew Sa.Kannan (Siv) 5.5; Nishanth (Nlc) 6 bt S.P. Sethuraman (Che) 5; S. Sriprasanth (Vir) 4.5 lost to R. Premnath (Kan) 5.5; M. Gopikrishna (Kiruba CA) 5.5 bt R. Ananth (Cbe) 4.5; A.L. Palaniappan (Vishy Anand CA) 5.5 bt B. Adhiban (Che) 4.5; M. Subachandaran (Kk) 5.5 bt S. Nitin (Slm) 4; R. Arun Karthik (Tvl) 5 bt S. Santhosh (Che) 4; C.V. Raghurambalaji (Cca) 4.5 drew C.R. Arunhariharan (Kan) 4.5; R. Ashwath (Che) 5 bt B.G. Nareshkumar (Mount CA) 4; S. Sathayanaraya (Siv) 4.5 drew P. Karthikeyan (Che) 4.5; Dyal K Ravi Aditya (Tvl) 5 bt M.P. Vijay (Ecc) 4; Joel Modestus (Che) 5 bt Vikash.R Samuel (Mogappair CA) 4; R. Shreyas (Che) 4.5 drew Shyamkrishnan (Cud) 4.5; Ajaysrikanth (Spf) 4 lost to V. Sundarabharathi 5; V.B. Manikandan (Nlc) 4.5 drew R. Mahudeeswaran (Nam) 4.5; B. Sasikanth (Nlc) 4.5 drew N.U. Sriram (Tnt) 4 ; M. Shyamsundar (Che) 4.5 bt V. Santhosh (Che) 3.5.

Girls: P. Sivasankari (Tvl) 7.5 bt R. Preethi (Kiruba CA) 5; L. Iswaryashobana (Slm) 7 bt A. Sithalatchumi (Spf) 5.5; R. Gomathey (Che) 5 lost to P.K. Jayashree (Slm) 6; S. Harini (Kan) 6 bt M. Tamilarasi (Nlc) 5; Kiruba H.Arasu (Kiruba CA) 6 bt L. Sudharashna (Slm) 5; J. Raja Surya (Spf) 4.5 lost to K.E.R. Ranjitha (Che) 5.5; K.Vaishnavi (Che) 5 drew P. Uthra (Tvl) 5; S. Bharathi (Nlc) 4.5 lost to K. Radhika (Tvl) 5.5; K. Mrunalini (Che) 4.5 drew R. Sharanya (Tnt) 4.5; J. Mohanapriya (Mount CA) 5 bt R. Gayathri (Tnt) 4; V.J. Janani (Che) 4 lost to Pon.N. Krithika (Kan) 5; R. Varshini (Tnt) 5 bt M. Khushboo (Mogappair CA) 4; R.K. Shrukee (Cbe) 4 drew K. Viswanthitha (Che) 4; C.S. Nandhinidevi (Vnr) 4 drew M.S. Nandhini (Vac) 4; P. Akshathaa (Che) 4.5 bt R.Banumathi (Cbe) 3.5; M. Harini (Kan) 4 drew S. Tulasi (Che) 4; R. Arthiraj (Vel) 3.5 lost to V. Tejasvi (Che) 4.5; S. Aiswerya (Mount CA) 3.5 drew M. Poojakanth (Nlc) 3.5; J. Janani (Tnt) 3 lost to Niranjanabharathi (Che) 4; J. Shrihumrudha (Che) 4 bt S. Apoorva (Kan) 3.

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