D Anchit’s hard-hitting century was the feature of CSSF ‘A’ 49-run win over Kedar CA in the final of the Dicky Super Trophy Under 16 tournament.
Brief scores (final): CSSF ‘A’ 187 in 47.1 overs (D Anchit 112, P Ajith Kumar 3/33) bt Kedar CA 138 in 41.5 overs (S Aravind 37, PS Raagul 4/17, S Arunachalam 3-21). MoM: D Anchit; Special awards: best batsman: S Lokeshwar (CSSF ‘A’), best bowler: J Gokul Krishna (Kedar CA), best fielder: P Ajit Kumar (Kedar CA), best all-rounder: PS Raagul (CSSF ‘A’). Man of the tournament (Bicycle): D Anchit (CSSF ‘A’).
Chess Tourney
The 26th TN State U-9 Open and Girls Chess Championships-2013 for Dolphin Trophies will be organized by Kanchipuram District Chess Association at Sri Krishna Engineering College in Panapakkam, from May 13 to 18.
The total cash-prize is `10, 000, and is open to only registered players of Tamil Nadu State Chess Association for the year 2013-2014, born on or after Jan 1, 2004. The entry fee is `250 for both open & girls’ categories. The donor entry fee for Open category is `450 and for girls is `400. Entries close on May 9 with R Balakrishna, secretary of Kanchipuram District Chess Association, No.14, Sundar Avenue, Kamarajapuram, Chennai – 600 073. Contact: 94442 37013/e-mail: Kanchichess64@gmail.com.
Seeds Advance
Led by top seed Sandip Dey of West Bengal, seeded player coasted to comfortable victories in the first round of the Muralimohan Benefit All India FIDE Rating Chess tournament (below 1800) at Velammal Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Mogappair.
In mild upsets, seeded players T Selvabarathy and Mandava Manogana were held to draws by S Mohanraj and N D Rangesh respectively. The ten round event carries a total prize fund of `3,00,000.
Results (Round 1): Rahul Raaj A lost to Sandip Dey, Ravi Kumar K bt Nandhini R, Gokula Kannan R S lost to Shah Dhruv, Gupta Dinesh bt Madhumitha R, Siddhanth S lost to M J Noohu, Varun Anant bt Akilesh Viswaa, Vishwa R lost to Akash R, Aswin P G bt Ashok Manickam P, Shet Pranita P lost to Prem Anantha Rajan V, Sathyanarayanan S bt Dheekshith Kumar R.