Kozhikode, Aug 12: International Master R R Laxman of Tamil Nadu (9) today bagged the title in the S K Pottekkat Gold Medal Fide-rated All India Open Chess Tournament defeating Niladri Shekhar Bhattacharya of West Bengal here.

Important results: R R Laxman (TN) 9 bt Niladri Shekhar Bhattarcharya (WB) 6.5, A K Jagdish (Ker) 7 drew with P Karthikeyan (TN) 7, Kranti Kumar B (AP) 6.5 lost to Sravana Krishnan (TN) 7.5, Nath Rupankur (WB), 7.5 bt O T Anil Kumar (Ker) 6.5, Chatterji Laltu (WB) 7.5 bt Adith Jagdish (Ker) 6.5, C Natarajan (TN) 7.5 bt Nimmy A George (Ker) 6.5, Shah Sagar (Mah) 7.5 bt P V Gireesh (Ker) 6.5 Santu Mondal (WB) 7.5 bt Lakxmi Narayan (Ker) 6.5, Syed Anwer Fhazuli (TN) 6.5 drew with Niji A (Ker) 6.5, Matha Vinay Kumar (AP) 6.5 drew with Joy Lazer M A (Ker) (6.5).

Final Standings: 1) R R Laxman (9), 2) Nath Rupankur, 3 Santu Mondal, 4)Shah Sagar, 5) Saravana Krishnan, 6) C Natarajan 7) Chatterji Laltu, (7.5 each), 8) P Karthikeyan 9) Alex Thomas, 10) Jagdish A K, (7 each), 11) OT Anil Kumar, 12) P V Gireesh, 13) Niladri Shekhar Bhattacharya, 14) Kranti Kumar, 15) Lakshmi Narayan, 16) Abdul Majeed, 17) Ved Rahul, 18) Syed Anwar Fhazuli, 19) G V Sreenivasa Rao, 6.5 points each.

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