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Four players in lead

Nagercoil: Four players, Aswath P. Hari, S. Sanjay (both from Coimbatore), B. Kumaran (Chennai) and G.Vishal (Tiruvallur), share the lead with four points each in the boys' section, while three players, M. Mahalakshmi , G.K. Monisha (both from Chennai) and Sumanthra (Tiruvallur), share the lead with same points in girls' section at the end of the fourth round in the 20th State Under-9 Chess Championship here on Monday.

Alaguraja triumphs

M.K. Alaguraja, former National deaf and dumb champion, won the open category title in the State-level open chess tournament in Madurai on Sunday.

Final placings (Open): 1. M.K. Alaguraja 5.5/6, 2. S. Ganesh Babu 4.5, 3. M. Dustragin Ibrahim 4.5; U-15: 1. R. Vignesh 4.5/5, 2. K. Hariraj, 3. B. Prathiba.

Chess tournaments

Madurai District Chess Association, in association with Sri Prasanna Venkateswara MHSS, will organise a State-level Open Chess tournament for boys and girls at Madurai on February 18.

Contact B.J. Sethuraman, Secretary, MDCA, ph: 98431 55560, 93658 818130 for details.

Rapid chess

The Arasan Fire Works 13th Tamil Nadu State Rapid Chess Championship 2007 will be organised by the Sivakasi Chess Club at Sivakasi from February 16 to 18.

Entries close on February 14. For details, contact R. Anatharam, International Arbiter, 58(21/1), Mundaga Nadar Street, Sivakasi, 626123, ph: 04562 225005, 094431 55852.

Sivakasi Chess Club will conduct the Virudhunagar District Rapid Chess tournament for under-11, u-12, u-14, u-16, and u-18 players at Sivakasi on February 18.

Entries close at 7 p.m. on February 16 with Anantharam, ph: 04562 225005, 94431 55852 or S.N. Rajan 94864 62033.

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