Indians Ashwin Jayaram and Padmini Rute shine at Asian Junior Chess
Championship
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Indians champs in chess..... Indian Women International Master
Padmini Rute (third from left) who clinched the Continental
Asian Junior Girls Chess Championship receives her award from
Namal Rajapaksa - the founder Chairman of the Tharunyata Hetak -
the chief guest at the awards ceremony of Continental Asian
Junior Chess Championships held at Ceylon Continental Hotel
while Ashwin Jayaram (on right) has received his award after
winning the junior boys event. At extreme left is Luxman
Wijesuriya - the Hony. Secretary of the Chess Federation of Sri
Lanka.
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The Indian players International Master Ashwin Jayaram and Women
International Master Padmini Rute managed to clinch the Continental
Asian Junior Boys and Girls Chess Championship respectively at these
prestigious championships held from 1st to 7th July, 2009 at the Ceylon
Continental Hotel. Ashwin scored a total of 8 points and Padmini 8.5
points out of the possible 9 games.
Ashwin drew with another IM from India, Shyam Sundar while Padmini
out played young Navindi Abeywardena of Sri Lanka. There was a record
number of countries in this first international sporting event held
after the end of terrorist problems in the country. Eleven counties...
Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia,
Nepal, Singapore, Taiwan and Sri Lanka participated in this prestigious
junior event in Asia. On behalf of FIDE and the Asian Chess Federation,
the Chess Federation of Sri Lanka organised the event.
There was a big contingent from Sri Lanka (26 players) while India
had sent the biggest contingent, 17 players among other counties.
Amanov Zanibek (IM) from Kazakhstan with 7 points became 1st
runner-up while Lalith Babu (IM) with 6 1/2 points, also from India was
3rd in the boys event. Women's (IM) Hejazipour Mitra of Iran with 7.5
points came 2nd among women while Women Grandmaster, Saumya Swaminathan
became 3rd with 6.5 points.
Ceylon Continental Hotel was the main sponsor and facilities provided
were very good. Namal Rajapaksa, the founder Chairman of the Tharunyata
Hetak was the chief gust at the award ceremony held at Inter Continental
Hotel.
Standings: 1. IM Ashwin Jayaram (India) 8 points, 2. IM Amanov
Zainibek (Kazakhstan) 7 points, 3. IM Lalith Babu (India) 6.5 points, 4.
IM Toufighi Homayoon (Iran), IM Narayanan Srinath (India), IM Shyam
Sundar (India), FM Vishnu Prasanna (India) 5 points, 8. IM Karthikeya
(India), P. FM Youan Terry (Singapore) and Saravana Krishnan 5.5 (India)
points out of nine games and was in the top ten players in the event.
Women: 1. WIM Padmini Tout (India) 8.5 points, 2. WFM Hejasipoure
Mitea (Iran) 7.5 points, 3. W.G.M. Saumya Swaminathan (India) 6.5
points, 4. Bakthi Kulkarni (India) 6 points, 5. WIM Kiran Mohanty
(India). Azgaridashe Minoo (Iran), Preethi R.P. Uthra and Samadhi P.
Abeywickrama 5 points, 10. N. Raghavi (India) 4 points were the top ten
in girls event.
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