Down on the ninth table, higher rated Anandh Raj was held to a draw by fellow Chennai player Ashwin Balaji.

Every single result in the girls section was won by the higher rated player. Top-seeded S. Harini representing the host won with ease on the top table with white pieces against Karthikeyini of Madurai.

Ten rounds remain to be played in the tournament. The top four will represent the state in the Nationals. For the first time in India, a junior State championship is FIDE-rated.

The event was inaugurated by Prof P. Sathyanarayanan, Vice-Chancellor of SRM University.

The results (first round): Boys: Shyam Nikhil (SRM) bt Pratheep Ganesh (Dgl); K. Hariraj (Vir) lost to Arun Karthik (SRM); T.U. Navin Kanna (Tvlr) bt Kamal Shankar (Tri); Cibe Hariharan (Vir) lost to R. Premnath (SRM); V.A.V. Rajesh (Che) bt M. Sabhareesh (Che); M. Aadithitya (Kan) lost to N. Surendran (Tvlr); T.R. Shanmughanathan (SRM) bt B. Abhishek (Kan); Adhith Nagaraj (Cud) lost to K.V. Venprakash (SRM); M.M. Anandh Raj (Che) drew with Ashwin Balaji (Che).

Girls: S. Harini (SRM) bt R. Karthikeyini (Mdu); J.G. Nivedhitha (Bloom) lost to N. Raghavi (Che); P.K. Jayashree (Elite) bt Michelle Catherina (Che); V. Janu (Tvlr) lost to J. Saranya (Tvlr); C.H. Savetha (Che) bt B. Arthi (Tvlr); M. Abinaya (Tvlr) lost to A. Sithalatchumi (Mdu).

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