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Wednesday, Jun 21, 2006

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Shanmuganathan, Pooja triumph

MADURAI: TR. Shanmuganathan of SRM College, Chennai and Pooja Venkatesan of Jeevana School claimed the boys' under-25 and girls' under-25 titles respectively in the State-level Open chess tournament organised by Madurai District Chess Association here on Sunday.

The results:

Boys' Under-25: 1. T.R. Shanmuganathan (SRM, College, Chennai) 4/4, 2. S.Ganesh Babu (Thiag. College) 3, 3. D. Subramanian (SEV MHSS) 2.5. U-17: 1. Dusthagir Ibrahim (Dolphin) 5/5, 2. M. Kunal (Meyveli) 4, 3. V.Nagarajan (SHN HSS, Sivakasi) 3.5. U-12: 1. C. Sundararajan (Lakshmi School) 6/6, 2. V. Gautham (Velammal MHSS) 4.5, 3. Rm.Karthik Panchanathan (Alagappa MHSS, KKD) 4.5. U-9: 1.D.Dsinesh (SEV MHSS) 4/5, 2. R. Subramanain (TVS LMHSS) 4, 3. V. Sarbesh Swaroop Shankar (Vikaasa) 4.

Girls U-25: 1. Pooja Venkatesan (Jeevana) 2, 2. R. Suby (Vikaasa) 1. U-17: 1. R. Preethi (Dolphin) 4/4, 2. M. Raja Darshini (Dolphin) 2.5, 3. M. Nandini (Dolphin) 1.5. U-12: 1. G. Varshini (MR, MAVMM HSS) 3.5/6, 2. T. Karthiga (Vidya Mandhir) 3, 3. B. Hema (VV School) 3. U-9: 1. Keerthana (Vidya Mandhir, Virudhunagar) 5/5, 2. Chithra V.M. Virudhunagar) 3, 3. K. Rakshana (Le Chatelier MHSS) 2.