Indian Grand Master Harika Dronavalli settled for an enthralling draw against Swedish Grand Master Nils Grandelius in the second round of the TePe Sigeman and Co. The World No.10 Indian, playing with black pieces, fought back with all her grit after her Swedish counterpart chose an unexpected line of play. But, he slipped by playing some inaccurate moves which gave me a slightly better position with double bishops," Harika said after the match. With the clock ticking by, Harika gave away the advantage, but capitalised on Nils' blunder in the dying moments of the game to salvage a draw. Harika will take on Erik Blomqvist, another local favourite in her round three game at the Hipp Theater.

Source: dna May 12, 2017 18:33 UTC