Harika plays out hard fought draw vs Mustafa at Reykjavik Open chess

Reykjavik (Iceland) April 26 (IANS) Indian Grand Master Harika Dronavalli eked out a hard fought draw against the higher-rated Mustafa Yilmaz of Turkey in round eight of the Rejkjavik Open chess tournament at the Herpa Concert Hall here.

Harika who had a glorious opportunity to break into the top five in the points table could not breach the Turkish Grand Master s defence and with time running out both the players decided to call it a day and share the spoils here late on Tuesday night.

It was a very complicated game from the beginning. Even though I got into good positions I took a lot more time than Mustafa and was down on time from the early stages Harika said in a statement.

I managed to get into position with my pawn up at the end but left my king a little open. I offered a draw even though I was in a better position and my opponent agreed. I have no regrets as I played an interesting game she added.

At the end of the day s play the World No.11 Indian has now five wins two draws and a loss to her credit. With a total six points from a possible eight points she is now sitting on 15th place on the leaderboard and is just half a point adrift from the table topper.

She will now take on Dutch Grand Master Erwin L Ami in her next encounter.

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