22 February,2017 08:18 AM IST | | PTI
Grandmaster Dronavalli Harika came within striking distance of securing a semi-final berth after defeating Nana Dzagnidze of Georgia in the first game of the quarter-finals of the World women’s chess championship
Tehran (Iran): Grandmaster Dronavalli Harika came within striking distance of securing a semi-final berth after defeating Nana Dzagnidze of Georgia in the first game of the quarter-finals of the World women's chess championship, here.
The victory in the first game of the two-game mini-match means that the Indian will now just need a draw in the return game to qualify to the next round.