Chennai: R Sham of Velammal Vidyalaya outsmarted Sai Alagappan in the finals to clinch the Modern School International Rating Chess Championship which held at Modern Sr Sec School, Chennai recently.
R Sham won the championship by scoring 6 points in the tournament. MS Nawin, MS Dharani Kumar, Ashwin Sairam, Rathina Sabapathy, Shree Ganesh Muthu and S Vakeesh scored 5.5points and finished second to seventh respectively on tie break.
Winner Sham received cash prize of Rs 25000 and a trophy from Vice President, FIDE, D V Sundar who was the Chief Guest. MS Nawin got runner up title and received Rs 20000 cash prize. MS Dharani Kumar bagged the third prize and got Rs 15000.
Top Placings
1. Sham R 6.0points
2 MS Nawin 5.5points
3. MS Dharani Kumar 5.5points
4. Ashwin Sairam S 5.5points
5. Rathina Sabapathy 5.5points
6. Shree Ganesh Muthu 5.5points
7. S Vakeesh 5.5points