 In the Dharma Kesari Solar K.S.Subramaniya Iyer Trust fifth Open Chess Tournament for Boys & Girls K.Preethi (Padma Seshadri, K.K.Nagar) and K.Mahendran (Popliraj High School, Puzhal) claimed the above 14 category title in the Girls and Boys section at the Chettinad Vidyashram School on Sunday Jan 30, 2000.
The tournament, co-sponsored by the Indian Overseas Bank, attracted 456 entries in five categories (Under 8, 10, 12, 14 and above 14) for Boys and Girls. The two-day tournament was inaugurated by India's first International Master and Gen Secy., TNCA, Mr. Manuel Aaron while Mr.V.Kameswaran, Vice-President, TNCA, presided over the inaugural function.
 Mrs. Girija Vaidyananthan, Special Secretary, Finance, Government of Tamil Nadu, presided over the prize distribution function. Prizes to more than 125 participants were distributed by Mrs. Lakshmi Sankar (Associate Chairperson) and Mr. N S Sankar (Dist.Chairman) of Lioness Club, Dist. 324 AI, and Mrs. Vijaya Sridharan, Principal, Chettinad Vidyashram. Mrs. Chandra Ramani, Convenor of the Tournament proposed a vote of thanks.
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