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Eighteen-year-old Chennai lad, Krishnan Sashikiran, is the new National Chess Champion.Scoring a record 13 points from 17 rounds, Sashikiran clinched the title and the Kibe Gold medal with a round to spare. International Master Sashikiran, who recently joined the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and also has a GM norm under his belt, is rated among the top 10 juniors in the world.

Starting as the top seed in the absence of Grand Master Barua, the Chennai sensation Never let any sort of pressure shackle his spirit. Right from the word go, he led the 17 player pack by at least half a point at every stage of the championship. For the other Chennai youngster, IM R. B. Ramesh of Indian Oil Corporation, the end proved to be an anticlimax. Needing only half a point in the final two rounds for a place in the top six, he lost both the games to International Masters  V. Saravanan and P. Konguvel,  who are also from Chennai. However, Ramesh 's elder brother G. B. Prakash finished fourth by drawing his final game with Sashikiran. Prakash, who recently obtained his 3^rd IM norm at the Goodricke International open in Calcutta, played steadily throughout the championship to earn a place in the Indian team. Saravanan showed the right  temperament even when he required 4.5 points from the last five rounds, a near impossible task.He made requiste score winning four games in a row and finally drew with Kunte to make it to the top six.

The top six who will represent India in the various International events :

1. IM K. Sashikiran (ONGC) 13 points /17 rounds
2. GM P. M. Thipsay (Union Bank of India) 12
3. IM Abhijit Kunte (IOC) 11
4. G. B. Prakash (Indian Bank) 11
5. IM D. V. Prasad (IOC) 10.5
6. IM V. Saravanan (BPCL) 10

A game from the championship,

IM Sashikiran, K. (2525) - GM Thipsay, P. (2465)

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0-0 6.Be2 Na6 7.0-0 e5 8.Be3 Ng4 9.Bg5 Qe8 10.dxe5 h6 11.Bd2 dxe5 12.h3 Nf6 13.Be3 Qe7 14.Nd5 Qd8 15.Qc1 Kh7 16.Rd1 Nd7 17.c5 c6 18.Bxa6 cxd5 19.Rxd5 bxa6 20.c6 Qe8 21.cxd7 Bxd7 22.Rc5 Qe6 23.Qc4 Rfc8 24.Qxe6 Bxe6 25.Ra5 Rc4 26.Rxa6 Rxe4 27.b3 Rb4 28.Rc1 Rb7 29.Rc5 Re8 30.Rca5 Rd7 31.Rxa7 Rd1+ 32.Kh2 Bd5 33.Nd2 Rd8 34.Nc4 Bf6 35.R5a6 Kg7

36.Bxh6+ Kxh6 37.Rxf6 Kg7 38.Rd6 Bxc4 39.Rxd8 Rxd8 40.bxc4 Rd2 41.f3 Rc2 42.Ra5 Kf6 43.c5 Kg5 44.a4 f5 45.Rb5 Kf4 46.a5 e4 47.fxe4 fxe4 48.a6 e3 49.a7 Ra2 50.Rb7 e2 51.Re7 Rxa7 52.Rxe2 Rc7 53.Rc2 Rc6 54.Rc4+ Ke3 55.Kg3 g5 56.Kg4 Kd3 57.Rc1 Kd2 58.Rf1 1-0

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