GM Laxman wins Sakthi Group Dr. N. Mahalingam Trophy

8 years ago

Chennai, also known to be the mecca of Indian chess, has been traditionally hosting the strong Chennai Grandmaster International Open. This year’s edition concluded on a high note after local star and reigning National Blitz Champion GM Laxman Rajaram successfully clinched the trophy on Thursday.

In a high voltage action, the final round saw decisive results on top 4 boards. Consequently, five players tied for the first spot and GM Laxman Rajaram emerged as champion with better tie-break score.

The event saw three Indians bagging norms. Local girl C Lakshmi bagged a Woman International Master (WIM) norm, while International Master norms were bagged by Karthik Venkataraman of Andhra Pradesh and Nikhil Dixit from Maharashtra respectively.

Laxman went home richer by Rs 2 Lakh and a glittering trophy.

The awards ceremony was presided over by Bharat Singh Chauhan, Hon. Secretary, All India Chess Federation. Others present in the function include FIDE vice-president DV Sundar, Arjuna Awardee Manuel Aaron B Murugavel, vice-president, Tamil Nadu State Chess Association among others.

Final Ranking after 10 Rounds

Rk.	SNo		Name	sex	FED	Rtg	Club/City	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1	19	GM	Laxman R.R.		IND	2434	ICF	8,0	0,0	59,5	64,0	48,75	7,0
2	2	GM	Rozum Ivan		RUS	2595	RUS	8,0	0,0	59,5	63,0	50,00	7,0
3	1	GM	Gareyev Timur		USA	2605	USA	8,0	0,0	59,0	64,5	49,50	8,0
4	18	GM	Dzhumaev Marat		UZB	2434	UZB	8,0	0,0	57,0	62,0	49,50	7,0
5	25	FM	Erigaisi Arjun		IND	2386	TEL	8,0	0,0	55,0	59,5	47,25	6,0
6	14	GM	Deepan Chakkravarthy J.		IND	2475	ICF	7,5	0,0	60,5	65,5	47,25	6,0
7	9	GM	Pruijssers Roeland		NED	2536	NED	7,5	0,0	58,5	63,5	46,00	5,0
8	26	IM	Sidhant Mohapatra		IND	2382	ODI	7,5	0,0	57,0	61,5	45,25	6,0
9	27	IM	Rathnakaran K.		IND	2372	KER	7,5	0,0	56,5	61,5	45,25	6,0
10	23	IM	Raghunandan Kaumandur Srihari		IND	2402	KAR	7,5	0,0	55,0	59,5	43,75	6,0