Exactly at the half way through the series of Tamil Nadu IM Norm Closed Circuit Tournaments, the stage is set to enter the second half of the circuit at Alanakar Grande, Coimbatore from 30th August 2024. If one looks at the twenty five tournaments held so far, the results are highly encouraging and with the support of the government, we will be motivated further to go ahead more enthusiastically.
M.Manickam, President of Tamil Nadu State Chess Association, and the office bearers of Coimbatore District Chess Association addressed the press and media.
The prime aim of the series of the tournament is to produce more and more international master norms, which is the stepping stone to become international masters and propel them to become grandmasters later. With a glance at the data presented below, one can definitely understand the success of the series.
The phase 2 of the IM norm tournament series started on 21st July and five tournaments have been completed so far. Among the five, four tournaments have produced IM norms and the 22nd tournament itself has provided two norms. The five tournaments were organised by Tamil Nadu State Chess Association and the next five are to be sponsored by our president Dr.M. Manickam of Sakthi Group of Industries. All the five will be held at Alankar Grande, Coimbatore.
- 26. 30th August to 5th September 2024 Coimbatore
- 27. 7th September to 13th September 2024 Coimbatore
- 28. 15th September to 21st September 2024 Coimbatore
- 29. 23rd September to 29th September 2024 Coimbatore
- 30. 1st October to 7th October 2024 Coimbatore