Thej catching up with DVP; kids shine!

In the latest FIDE Ranking list to be released
on January 1st 2008, Grandmaster norm holder
M.S. Thejkumar will be within striking distance
of over taking International Master D.V. Prasad
at the top of the Karnataka rankings.

The former National Under 25 champion will be
gaining 27 points from a sterling display in the
Chakradharpur, Jharkhand Open tournament
to go upto 2382 whereas the former National Champion
and veteran IM will remain at 2409. This distance
will be still less once the Commonwealth ratings
are taken into account.

Some of the youngsters are also gaining impressively
in the list. Among them is Belgaum lad Niranjan
Navalgund who will be gaining 53 points courtesy an
excellent effort in the SPIC tourney in Tuticorin. Also,
G.A. Stany will be adding 58 points after a superb
display in the National Junior Championship in
Aurangabad. With a spectacular display in the National
Subjunior Championships, the largest gainer will be Antonio Viani
D'Cunha whose rating will shoot up a whopping 73 points
in the January list. The kids stand to gain even further after
the National Under 13 performances are taken into
account in the April 2008 list!

Some important ratings are

IM D.V. Prasad 2409
M.S. Thejkumar 2382 (+27)
N. Sanjay 2354
Arvind Shastry 2275
G.A. Stany 2155 (+58)
FM Girish A. Kaushik 2102 (+16)
Niranjan Navalgund 2068 (+53)
Antonio Viani D'Cunha 2061 (+73)
M.G. Gahan 2007 (+2)
R. Hanumantha 1963
Sushrutha Reddy 1957 (-22)
Vijay Bharat 1931
Shrishti J. Shetty 1923 (+7)
Arjun Bharat 1811 (-14)