We have a new champion. Srinath Bhashyam has earned the right and privilege of hosting Grandmaster 2019 (and not much else besides) by winning this year’s edition. The 2017 champion Kiran Vijayakumar put together a fantastic set that ensured that almost as many people stayed behind to watch the finals as did participants. Zero casualties were reported.

28 people took part in the prelims and 16 qualified for the finals. Here are the finalists’ scores:

01. Srinath Bhashyam (winner) – 205
02. Jayakanthan R (first runner up) – 171
03. Ravi Mundoli – 155
04. Rishi Rajasekaran – 127
05. Varun Rajiv – 117
06. Mario Fernando – 116
07. Keshav Athreya – 112
08. Rajagopal PS – 110
09. Manu Sudhakar – 110
10. Satwik – 105
11. Suresh Ramasubramanian – 102
12. Gopal Kidao – 98
13. Vijay Sarathy – 97
14. Arun Ramanathan – 94
15. Abid Abdulla – 50
16. Deviprasad V – 32