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Wednesday, 16 Jun 2021 20:06
Harika brings down Kosteniuk to reach quarterfinals

Harika Dronavalli (India) won a very close match over Alexandra Kosteniuk (Russia) and advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2021 Women’s Speed Chess Championship main event.

Alexandra started right out of the gate dominating the 5+1 portion of the match 5½:2½. Harika proved herself a real fighter – she staged an impressive comeback in the 3+1 stage and took a one-point lead 8:7.

Kosteniuk got an upper hand in the 1+1 segment of their duel and came very close to getting home but Dronavalli pulled off so much-needed victory in the last game to send the match into a best-out-of-four tiebreaker.

After two hard-fought draws, Harika won two games in a row and made her way into the quarterfinals where she takes on the winner of Anna Muzychuk – Iulija Osmak match.

“It was very good for me and bad luck for my opponent. I think it could have gone either way” said the gracious winner in a short interview after the match.

The FIDE Chess.com 2021 Women's Speed Chess Championship is an online competition for titled female players. The qualifiers for the event took place from May 28-June 6, while the main event runs from June 10 to July 3. Players are battling for their share of a total prize fund of $66,000.

Fans can follow the FIDE Chess.com Women's Speed Chess Championship by watching the live broadcast with expert commentary on Chess.com/TV and Chess.com's Twitch channel. They will also be able to enjoy the event through Chess.com's Events page (https://www.chess.com/events).

More info and a full schedule of the FIDE Chess.com Women's Speed Chess Championship can be found here.