Harikrishna holds Adams in 2nd round of Geneva chess meet

GENEVA,July 8:Indian Grand Master Pentala Harikrishna held English GM Michael Adams to a hard-fought draw in the second round of the Geneva FIDE Grand Prix.
The World No. 22 Indian, playing with white pieces, started off aggressively on Friday and got into a better position but was pushed on to the back foot courtesy of a few clever moves from Adams.
As  the Englishman had a slight advantage over Harikrishna, he couldn't make any  inroads and with time running out the players eventually decided to share the spoils.
"I had an advantage in the initial moments of the game with a better position and then he gained a slight advantage. He offered a draw in a slightly better position for him and I accepted," this Guntur player said after the game.
With one and a half points, Harikrishna is currently tied second on the leaderboard.
He will now take the World No. 6 Shakhriyar Mamedyarov from Azerbaijan in his further  round.
"I have played against him several times before, recently a few months ago in Shamkir which ended in stalemate. It is always interesting to play against a player of his calibre,"  Harikrishna concluded.
The game lasted for 38 moves