Biel Chess Festival: Harikrishna wins after 3 draws

Biel (Switzerland), July 28: Indian Grand Master Pentala Harikrishna bounced back from successive draws to pick up a convincing win over local star Noel Studer in the fourth-round encounter of the Biel Chess Festival, here late on Thursday night (July 27).

Harikrishna holds World No. 2

He seemed to be in a hurry to wrap up the proceedings and his agressive game caught the Swiss player off-guard who skittled under pressure to concede the game in a mere 24 moves.

"I had prepared an interesting idea in French defence and my pawn gambit on the 20th move brought me into an advantageous position and complicated the game for my opponent," the 31-year-old from Guntur said after the game.

The win not only was Harikrishna's first in the campaign but also saw him retain the joint second position with a total of two and a half points.

He will be now up against Hungarian Grand Master Peter Leko in the fifth round of this single Round-Robin tournament.

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