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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Trophy for Chess 2022-23

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister’s Trophy for Chess 2022-23

Organized by: District Collector, Tiruvallur on behalf of Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu.

Venue: Sports Complex, Tiruvallur

Date: February 7, 2023

Chief Arbiter Report: S.Balaraman,I.A., India.

K. Gunasekaran of Indian Railways and former Tiruvallur District Champion and Two terms State Champion for Tamil Nadu State stole the limelight by winning regular and Tie break games and R Subbu Lakshmi clinch the first place in the women section scoring 4 points out of four rounds organized by District Sports Development Authority of Tiruvallur on behalf of SDAT on 7th Feb.2023 at Sports Complex, Tiruvallur. The championship had attracted a total of 31 Men and 9 Women from various Government office of Tiruvallur District.

Earlier Mr.G. Premkumar, District Sports officer , Tiruvallur, he himself a chess player inaugurated the tournament by making first move of the Championships.

Final ranking: Men

Rank SNo. Name Rtg Pts BH.

1 1 K Gunasekaran 2050 4 7½

2 17 M Yuvaraj 0 4 7½

3 11 J Muruganandhan 0 3 8½

4 19 P Wilson Moses 0 3 8½


5 29 S Sivakumar 0 3 8½


6 8 G Sugan 0 3 7½


7 27 S Iyappan 0 3 7


8 14 R Kumaresan 0 3 7


9 4 E Selvam 0 3 6


10 7 G Premkumar 0 3 5


11 9 G V Ramamohan 0 2½ 6


12 3 C S Padmanaban 0 2 8½


13 16 M T Vignesh 0 2 8½


14 2 A S Rajesh 0 2 8½


15 20 R Balachandran 0 2 8


16 6 G Nagaraja Cheth 0 2 7½


17 30 T Naveen Kumar 0 2 7½


18 13 K Jayaraj 0 2 7


19 26 S Christober 0 2 7


20 10 J Jayavel 0 2 5


21 31 S Karthick 0 2 5


22 25 S Ashok Kumar 0 1½ 7½


23 5 G E Ramesh 0 1 7


24 22 R Murali 0 1 7


25 23 R Ramesh 0 1 7


26 24 R Senthilkumar 0 1 6½


27 12 K Babu 0 1 6


28 18 P E Rajesh 0 1 6


29 15 M Anbarasu 0 1 5½


30 28 S L Vijai 0 1 5


31 21 R Gopinath 0 0 6



Final ranking : Women


Rank SNo. Name Pts BH.


1 4 R Subbu Lakshmi 4 7


2 5 S Binthumole 3 7


3 8 U Saritha 3 6


4 1 A Rekha 2 7


5 9 V Shanmugapriya 2 6½


6 7 S Lydia Shirley 2 6½


7 2 K Sumathi 2 5½


8 6 S Iswarya 1 7½


9 3 P Sangeetha 1 6



The first player from each section may represent Sports Development Authority of Tiruvallur in the forthcoming Tamil Nadu State level Chief Ministers Trophy for Chess by SDAT, Chennai.


I thank District Collector and District Sports officer, for giving me the wonderful opportunity to work as a Chief Arbiter in this Tamil Nadu Chief Ministers Trophy for Chess 2022-23.


I also thank all the Co-Arbiters Mr. P.Balaji, Senior National Arbiter, Mr.N. Seetharaman, Senior National Arbiter and Mr. S. Gunaseelan, State Arbiter to the Success of the tournament.


Thank You one and all!.


S.Balaraman I.A.

Jt. Sec. TNSCA & Hon .Secretary,TVLR DCA.





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