Kerala's O T Anilkumar clinched the Chennai Open FIDE Rating Tournament (Category B) after scoring 8.5 points from nine rounds. Anilkumar won eight rounds and had a draw result in the third to login a whopping 8.5 points and pocket the winner's purse of 30,000 rupees. The second place was shared by Dusthageer Ibrahim M, Toshali V and Harshini A at 7.5 points. 372 players participated in this nine round Swiss event, including two FIDE titleholders.