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Arvind and Vaishali win titles

MADURAI: M. Arvind (9 points) and R. Vaishali (9.5) won the boys' and girls' titles respectively after the 11th and final round of the Velammal's State under-11 chess championship here on Saturday.

Arvind and Aniruddh Aiyengar were tied for the top spot with nine points apiece. But Arvind was declared winner as per the Buchholz tie-break. The top five in the boys' section and top two in the girls have qualified for the National under-11. .

Important results (11th round):

Boys: M. Arvind 9 bt M. Barath Kalyan 8; A.Ra. Harikrishnan 8 lost to S. Adithya 8.5; Aniruddh Aiyengar 9 bt A. Vaibhav 7.5; S. Jayakumar 8.5 bt Siva Mahadevan 7.5.

; A. Vaisnav 7.5 lost to Hemanth Raam 8; M. Sabhareesh 8 bt T.J. Rathish 7; R. Narendhiran 7 lost to Niranjan Nadarajan 8; P. Elancheralathan 8 bt R. Adhithya 7; M. Vignesh Shiv Ram 7 lost to S.V. Navnitan 8.

Final standings:

1. M. Arvind, 2. Aniruddh Aiyengar, 3. S. Adithya, 4. S. Jayakumar, 5. A. Ra. Harikrishnan.

Girls: R. Vaishali 9.5 bt D. Meera 8; K. Vaisalie 9 drew with M. Tejasvi 7.5; K. Krithigga 7 lost to C.M.N. Sunyuktha 8.5; T.R.S. Dakshinya 7.5 drew with A. Harshini 7.5.

M.A. Lathecka Sai 7.5 bt C. Lakshmi 7; J. Dhivyashree 7.5 bt V. Aarthi 6; R. Arthika 7 bt B. Jegatha 6; M.K. Ilakiya 7 bt A.A. Megha Krishnan 6.

Final standings: 1. R. Vaishali, 2. K. Vaisalie, 3. C.M.N. Sunyuktha, 4. D. Meera, 5. A. Harshini .

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