Gireman Ja of Coimbatore and A. Akshaya of Chennai walked away with the boys' and girls' titles in the Tamil Nadu State junior chess championship on Thursday.
It is the second State title for the both of them.
Important results (top five only):
Gireman Ja 9 bt R. Ganesh 7.5; J. Nishvin 8.5 bt S. Anand Raj 7.5; S. Prasannaa 8 drew with Osama Salim 7.5; G. Jaswant 8 bt S. Yogit 7; V. Rathanvel 7.5 drew with S.S. Manigandan 7.
Girls: P. Bala Kannamma 9 bt M. Sandya 6.5; P. Thamaraiselvi 6 lost to A. Akshaya 9; Srija Seshadri 7.5 bt V. Shvetha 7; G. Sushmitha 8 bt Aarudhra Ganesh 6; Akshaya Nandakumar 6 lost to V. Varshini 6.
Final ranking (top ten):
Boys: 1. Gireman Ja 9; 2. Nishvin 8.5; 3. Prasannaa 8; 4. Jaswant 8; 5. Rathanvel 7.5; 6. Osama Salim 7.5; 7. Anand Raj 7.5; 8. Ganesh 7.5; 9. Hirthickkesh Pr 7.5; 10. M. Eashwar 7.5.
Girls: 1. Akshaya 9; 2. Bala Kannamma 9; 3. Sushmitha 8; Srija 7.5; 5. Varshini 7.5; 6. Hema Priya 7; 7. Shvetha 7; 8. Visalatchi 7; 9. Kavitha 7; 10. Sandya 6.5.
Keywords: junior chess championship
