KHANTY-MANSIYSK (Russia), November 25: Indian Grand Masters Pentela Harikrishna drew his first games as the Chess World Cup got off to an exciting start here with the first round producing a number of surprises.
Harikrishna drew with Zhao Harikrishna Jun (China) and will now be looking for wins in the second round games on Sunday. came under slight pressure after the opening but he avoided creating any weakness in his position. His opponent could not make any headway against Hari's solid defence and the players agreed to a draw after 30 moves in a level position.
Harikrishna drew with Zhao Harikrishna Jun (China) and will now be looking for wins in the second round games on Sunday. came under slight pressure after the opening but he avoided creating any weakness in his position. His opponent could not make any headway against Hari's solid defence and the players agreed to a draw after 30 moves in a level position.
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