Factum Chess academy organized its first weekly open tournaments last Sunday, 10th January. 34 players from many districts and age groups participated in the event, which was won by Pondicherry under-25 state champion Farhaan, who scored 5.5 from the six rounds. The competition included 11 rated players, spearheaded by Cuddalore Anand Sivasankar, followed by former Pondicherry state champions Subburayan and Raman. Many promising youngests also participated in the event.
The Winner! M. Farhaan
The venue: Factum Chess Academy, Anna Nagar, Pondicherry.
Final ranking:
Gallery:
We just posted all our photos — including the ones of the prize winners — on facebook, so please check out this facebook link to the tournament gallery.
Future tournaments:
As our next step forward, we’re planning to organize a 9-player round robin league tournament on 17th January, so that promising youngsters from Pondicherry will get a chance to play in a strong field of players. So far, the confirmed list of entries include:
Kathiravan, M — 1902
Prasannaa, S — 2115
Arun J — 2066
Srihari L — 1470
We’re in the process of inviting the other players, so if you have any suggestion, drop a comment below. Or use this contact form.
Factum Chess Academy 
Congrats to all.
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