New Delhi: Tenth seed Michelle Catherina of Tamilnadu ensured a thrilling end to the Amity 39th National Women Challengers Chess Championship by defeating third seed Nimmy A G of Kerala in the eleventh and final round at Naurang House here on Sunday. This victory enabled Catherina to take her tally to nine points to secure the Winner’s trophy.
P Priya and J Saranya both from Tamilnadu defeated R Bharthi and Ramya Krishna respectively in the final round were tied for the second spot with eight points but better tie break score helped Priya to lift the runner-up trophy while Saranya satisfied with third spot finish to complete the podium finish of Tamilnadu players.
Top twenty players from this event qualified for the National Premier Chess Championship which is scheduled to be held in the month of October in Maharashtra.
Shri. Bharat Singh Chauhan, Secretary All India Chess Federation along with Shri. Sarabjit Singh Sabharwal, Trustee Naurang Foundation gave away the prizes in a colourful closing ceremony.
Important Results
Round-11 :- Michelle Catherina of Tamilnadu (9) beat Nimmy A G of Kerala (7.5); Priya P of Tamilnadu (8) beat R Bharthi of Tamilnadu (7.5); Cholleti Sahajasri of Andhra Pradesh (7.5) drew with Chandika Divyasree of Andhra Pradesh (7.5); Saranya J of Tamilnadu (8) beat Ramya Krishna of Andhra Pradesh (7); Swati Mohota of West Bengal (7.5) drew with Mahalakshmi M of Tamilnadu (7.5); Rucha Pujari of Maharashtra (7.5) beat Hinduja Reddy of Andhra Pradesh (6.5); Bagyashree Thipsay of Maharashtra (7.5) beat Mitali Madhukar Patil of Maharashtra (6.5); Pallabi Roy of West Bengal (7) drew with Amruta Mokal of Maharashtra (7); Harini S of Tamilnadu (7.5) beat Savant Riya of Goa (6.5); Rajasurya J of Tamilnadu (7.5) beat Sandhya G of Andhra Pradesh (6.5); Raghavi N of Tamilnadu (7) lost to Anjana Krishna of Kerala (6); Meenu Rajendran of Kerala (6) lost to A Akshaya of Tamilnadu (7); Madhuri M Patil of Maharashtra (6) lost to Salini R of Andhra Pradesh (7); Lasya G of Andhra Pradesh (7) beat Anigani Kavya of Andhra Pradesh (6); Kotepalli Sai Nirupama of Andhra Pradesh (7) beat Madhurima Shekhar of Delhi (5.5).
By Indian Sports News Network
