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The dominance of Andhra Pradesh has been challenged by Tamil Nadu in age group chess. In the 31st National Sub-Junior Championship that was held at Mumbai from Nov 16-22, S.P.Sethuraman of Tamil Nadu won the boy's event while Lakshmi Sahiti of Andhra Pradesh won the girls section.
It was a close race in the boys event with S.P.Sethuraman winning the title with 9/11 when he managed to finish half a point ahead of top seed Dasari Sai Srinivas. A record 172 players took part in this event.
Contrary to the boys section, the girls section saw Lakshmi Sahiti race to the title with a comfortable 10/11 score. She finished 1.5-points ahead of the 75-player event. Top seed I.Ramyakrishna finished fifth.
Final placings: 1 S.P.Sethuraman 9/11, 2-4 Dasari Sai Srinivas, M.Shyamsundar, B.Adhiban 8.5 each, 5-11 P.Saravanakrishnan, R.Premnath, R.A.Pradeepkumar, Aswin Jayaram, R.Arun Karthik, Avi Bagdi, R.Ashwath 8 each...172 players.
Girls placings: 1 P.Lakshmi Sahiti (AP) 10/11, 2-3 Pon. N.Krithika, H.Soumya 8.5 each, 4-6 Ch. Divya Sri, I.Ramyakrishna, S.Athirai 8 each, 7-8 Dhyani Dave, R.Preethi 7.5 each, 9-14 S.Harini, Anjanaa N Sowjanyaa, K.E.R.Ranjitha, S.V.Sathya Priya, A.Sithalatchumi, Macrina Lobo 7 each...75 players.
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