Chess: Harika, Padmini in tie-breaker again

20 February,2017 12:51 PM IST |   |  PTI

Fourth seed Grandmaster D Harika entered her third tie-breaker in as many rounds, while Padmini Rout also made it to the final day of the third roundof World Women's chess championship here.


Mogadishu: Tehran (Iran): Fourth seed Grandmaster D Harika entered her third tie-breaker in as many rounds, while Padmini Rout also made it to the final day of the third roundof World Women's chess championship here.

With the quarter-final berths at stake, Harika did not get much with white pieces and attained a draw against Sopiko Guramishvili of Georgia, while Padmini pressed hard but also could not manage a draw against Tan Zhongyi of China. As both Indians had drawn the first game, the match will now be decided in a tie-breaker.

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