New Delhi: International Master Padmini Rout played out a hard fought draw with her PSPB teammate Eesha Karavade that helped her to secure a hat-trick of title wins in the National Women Premier Chess Championship, here yesterday.

Ending her tally with eight points from 11 games, Padmini managed to put an end to a series of mediocre performances that saw her rating go down by over seventy points.