Laxman wins his fifth tournament of 2023
Three players - IM Nitin S, GM Laxman R R and Shadhursshaan R were in the lead 8/9 heading into the final round. Laxman beat Nitin and Shadhursshaan lost to FM Ram Aravind L N. Thus, Laxman became clear champion, Ram edged past Aakash to secure second place.
Champion - GM Laxman R R 9/10
Runner-up - FM Ram Aravind L N 8.5/10
Second Runner-up - Aakash G 8.5/10
4th IM Nitin S 8/10
GM Laxman R R scored 9/10, won nine games, drew none, lost only one game and gained 3.4 Elo rating points
A total of 246 players including 2 GMs and an IM took part from various states across the country, one from England two from Nepal in this one-day Blitz Rating Open tournament. It was organized by Ananthi Chess Academy at Arunachalam Kamalambal Mahal in Madurai, Tamil Nadu on 16th July 2023. The time control of the event was 5 minutes + 3 seconds increment from no.1.
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Typ | sex | FED | RtgI | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | |
| 1 | 2 | GM | Laxman, R.R. | IND | 2379 | ICF | 9 | 64 | 69 | 61,50 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 2 | 5 | FM | Ram, Aravind L N | IND | 2212 | TN | 8,5 | 64,5 | 69,5 | 57,25 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 23 | Aakash, G | U13 | IND | 1742 | TN | 8,5 | 60 | 62 | 51,75 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 1 | IM | Nitin, S. | IND | 2382 | S.RLY | 8 | 66,5 | 71,5 | 55,50 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 3 | GM | Deepan, Chakkravarthy J. | IND | 2336 | ICF | 8 | 64 | 68,5 | 52,50 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 6 | 28 | Shadhursshaan, R | IND | 1682 | TN | 8 | 60 | 65 | 48,50 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 7 | 6 | FM | Syed Anwar, Shazuli | IND | 2212 | ICF | 8 | 59,5 | 64,5 | 50,00 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Ram, S. Krishnan | IND | 2303 | BSNL | 8 | 58,5 | 63 | 51,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 9 | 22 | Gokulakrishna, S | IND | 1744 | TN | 8 | 55 | 55,5 | 43,50 | 0 | 8 | |||
| 10 | 17 | Vignesh, Kannan P | U13 | IND | 1786 | TN | 7,5 | 64 | 68 | 47,75 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 11 | 47 | Nigash, G | IND | 1472 | TN | 7,5 | 62,5 | 66 | 46,50 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 12 | 24 | Dinesh, Rajan M | IND | 1738 | TN | 7,5 | 60 | 64,5 | 45,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 13 | 36 | Mohammed, Tharig S | IND | 1591 | TN-MDU | 7,5 | 57,5 | 62 | 42,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 14 | 44 | AGM | Rutherford, S | IND | 1501 | TN | 7,5 | 57 | 60 | 41,50 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 15 | 16 | Raju, S | IND | 1853 | TN | 7,5 | 55,5 | 58 | 40,25 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 16 | 8 | Dusthageer, Ibrahim M. | IND | 2182 | TN-MDU | 7 | 65 | 69,5 | 41,50 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 17 | 11 | Manigandan, S S | IND | 1985 | TN-MDU | 7 | 63 | 67 | 43,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 18 | 9 | Gugan, G | IND | 2074 | TN | 7 | 60 | 65 | 43,75 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 19 | 7 | Lokesh, N. | IND | 2203 | TN | 7 | 59,5 | 65 | 42,50 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 20 | 39 | Kalyani, Sirin | F13 | w | IND | 1573 | KER | 7 | 58 | 62 | 38,00 | 0 | 7 | |
| 21 | 33 | Nandish, V S | U15 | IND | 1602 | TN | 7 | 57,5 | 62 | 41,50 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 22 | 38 | AIM | Arul, Prakash N | U15 | IND | 1581 | TN-MDU | 7 | 57 | 61,5 | 40,00 | 0 | 7 | |
| 23 | 15 | Adhithya, S | IND | 1853 | TN | 7 | 55,5 | 60 | 40,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 24 | 40 | Jack, Samuel | U13 | IND | 1541 | TN | 7 | 55,5 | 60 | 39,50 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 25 | 25 | Alaguraja, M.A. | IND | 1734 | TN-MDU | 7 | 55,5 | 59,5 | 39,50 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 26 | 14 | Dhanasekar, K. | IND | 1903 | TN | 7 | 55 | 58,5 | 39,25 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 27 | 83 | Kirpesh, I | U15 | IND | 1260 | TN | 7 | 54,5 | 58 | 37,50 | 0 | 7 | ||
| 28 | 42 | Vigneshwaran, K | IND | 1513 | TN | 7 | 54,5 | 57,5 | 38,00 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 29 | 20 | Anup, Shankar R | IND | 1766 | TN | 7 | 54 | 57 | 37,00 | 0 | 6 | |||
| 30 | 18 | Prathish, A | IND | 1783 | TN-MDU | 7 | 53 | 55 | 35,00 | 0 | 7 |
