The fanfare at the 22nd Adyar Times Chess Tournament concluded with the prize distribution ceremony on Aug.26. More than 350 contestants across the country and internationally participated in the FIDE-rated tournament. T.Hari Ganesh won the trophy along with a cash prize of Rs.35000. Apart from recognising the winners, the tournament also awarded special prizes to children below 10 years, veterans, women and specially-abled persons. The winners include:
- Main category
- T.Hari Ganesh
- AFM S.Vakeesh
- J.R.Ajjesh
- Best veteran – George Daniel
- Best physically disabled – Sreenivas S.Krishnan
- Under-8 boys
- Lakshmanan Natesan
- Takkshanth Anand
- Saathik Chakravarthy Ramayanam
- Under-8 girls
- H.Thanishka
- S.Arshitha
- Dia Jain
- Under-10 boys
- M.Ahmed Nafees
- S.C.Sanjiv
- Vaibhav Anand
- Under-10 girls
- R.Dhanyashree
- Raghavendran Anuradha
- S.Srinika
- Under-12 boys
- ACM S.J.Siddarth
- AFM D.Krithin Durai
- Ragavan Samarth Rajesh
- Under-12 girls
- G.Dheekshika
- Ayushi Dinesh
- R.Jeeshvini
- Under-14 boys
- S.R.Kanishk
- P.T.Adharva
- E.Ivan George
- Under-14 Girls
- Ananya Manisundaram
- AFM P.S.Pradiksha
- S.Brinda
- Best woman (above 18 years) – A.Harshini