Tenth seed Michelle Catherina of Tamilnadu ensured a thrilling end to the Amity 39th National Women Challengers Chess Championship by defeating third seed Nimmy A G of Kerala in the eleventh and final round at Naurang House here on Sunday.
This victory enabled Catherina to take her tally to nine points to secure the Winner’s trophy.
P Priya and J Saranya both from Tamilnadu defeated R Bharthi and Ramya Krishna respectively in the final round to tie for the second spot with eight points.
The better tie break score helped Priya to lift the runner-up trophy while Saranya satisfied with third spot finish to complete the podium of Tamilnadu players. Final standings bellow.
Top twenty players from this event qualified for the National Premier Chess Championship which is scheduled to be held in the month of October in Maharashtra.
The Championship was held over 11 rounds from 18th to 26th August in New Delhi. Tournament director was Ajeet Kumar, Chief Arbiter was IA Gopakumar M S.
Shri. Bharat Singh Chauhan, Secretary All India Chess Federation along with Shri. Sarabjit Singh Sabharwal, Trustee Naurang Foundation gave away the prizes in a colourful closing ceremony.
Final standings:
1. Michelle Catherina P IND 2079 – 9
2. WIM Priya P IND 2167 – 8
3. WFM Saranya J IND 2140 – 8
4. WFM Swati Mohota IND 2025 – 7.5
5. WFM Mahalakshmi M IND 2058 – 7.5
6. WFM Bharathi R IND 2083 – 7.5
7. Nimmy A G IND 2195 – 7.5
8. WFM Chandika Divyasree IND 2218 – 7.5
9. WFM Pujari Rucha IND 2210 – 7.5
10. WIM Thipsay Bagyashree Sathe IND 2126 – 7.5
11. Cholleti Sahajasri IND 2049 – 7.5
12. Rajasurya J IND 1957 – 7.5
13. Harini S IND 2029 – 7.5
14. Mokal Amruta Sunil IND 2073 – 7
15. Roy Pallabi IND 1946 – 7
16. Salini R IND 1823 – 7
17. WFM Kotepalli Sai Nirupama IND 1958 – 7
18. WFM Raghavi N IND 2101 – 7
19. WFM Ramya Krishna I IND 2128 – 7
20. Lasya G IND 1993 – 7
21. A Akshaya IND 2016 – 7
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