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 Cash awards amounting to Rs 3.5 lacs were presented to the champions from the state of Tamil Nadu by Dr N Mahalingam, President, Tamil Nadu Chess Association in an awards function held at Khadi Gramodhyog Bhavan Hall, Chennai. In his welcome address, Dr Mahalingam, extolled the virtues of chess players from Tamil Nadu who with their hardwork and dedication brought glory to the state and the country. He mentioned of Ramananda Adigalar Trust which runs the Kumaraguru Engineering College in Coimbatore, for providing the platform for felicitating the champions of the state.
Mr D V Sundar, Vice President, AICF thanked all those who made the event possible and to the chess players who continue do deliver despite ever increasing odds.
In his felicitation address, Mr J C D Prabhakaran, Vice President, TNCA recalled the services of Dr Mahalingam for nearly five decades. He concluded aptly calling Dr Mahalingam a great philanthropist and is truly the
"father of Indian chess".
 Chief Guest of the function, Dr V Chandrasekaran, CMD, Pentamedia
Group, remembered his links with the chess field, when he won a prize in a local chess tournament 35 years back from the hands of tennis maestro Ramanathan Krishnan. He added, "It's a matter of great pride that Tamil Nadu is in the fore front of achievers in the game of chess, where stamina, ability and creativity play a great role in determining the success." Later Dr Chandrasekaran thrilled the audience offering free access and services to play chess in all the branches of Pentamedia in Tamil Nadu.
Concluding the brief function, Mr Manuel Aaron, Secretary, TNCA proposed the vote of thanks, wherein he mentioned the invaluable services rendered by Dr Mahalingam to chess in the state of Tamil Nadu has gone a long way in producing the string of illustrious champions.
List
of Awardees
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Player
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Cash Award
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V K Sindhu
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Rs 10000
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C Delphin
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Rs 10000
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L Iswarya Shobana
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Rs 10000
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Nabeela Farheen
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Rs 10000
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M R Venkatesh
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Rs 10000
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J Deepan Chakravarthy
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Rs 20000
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P Mahesh Chandran
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Rs 20000
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J E Kavitha
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Rs 20000
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S Kidambi
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Rs 20000
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G B Prakash
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Rs 20000
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Aarthie Ramaswamy
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Rs 20000
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R B Ramesh
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Rs 30000
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S Meenakshi
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Rs 30000
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S Vijayalakshmi
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Rs 70000
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K Sasikiran
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Rs 50000
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