Biel Chess: Pentala Harikrishna draws 'tough game' in 5th round

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Biel (Switzerland), July 29: Indian Grand Master Pentala Harikrishna played out a hard-fought draw against Peter Leko of Hungary in the 5th round of the 50th Biel Chess Festival, late here on Friday night (July 28).

"It was a really tough game but at the end of it I accurately moved my pieces to reach a draw," the man from Guntur said after the game.

As the 5th round drew to a close, Harikrishna has three points courtesy of a win and four draws, and is placed joint third in the standings.

He will take on the three-time Women's World Champion of China, Hou Yifan, in his sixth-round encounter of the single round-robin tournament.

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Story first published: Thursday, August 24, 2017, 17:43 [IST]

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Biel Chess: Pentala Harikrishna draws 'tough game' in 5th round

Indian Grand Master Pentala Harikrishna had another drawn game to his name at the 50th Biel Chess Festival in Switzerland.