Indian teen Savitha Shri clinches bronze at World Rapid Chess Championship

Almaty: Fifteen-year-old Indian WIM B Savitha Shri on Wednesday won a bronze medal in the women’s event of the FIDE World Rapid Championship. Seeded 36th, she finished with an impressive tally of eight points from 11 rounds to finish third. The teenager, who was on 6.5 points at the conclusion of the eighth round, picked up 1.5 points to end the tournament on a high in a star-studded field. A loss to Kazakhstan’s Zhansaya Abdumalik in the ninth round hurt Savitha’s chances of a top-two finish. She bounced back by beating Qianyun Gong of Singapore in Round 10 and a drew with Dinara Saduakassova of Kazakhstan in the final round.

15-year-old WIM Savitha Shri wins Bronze at World Rapid 2022 Women

Savitha scored an impressive 8/11, finished ahead of many former champions, GMs and plethora of World Class players. She performed at 2478 and gained 53 Elo rating points.

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India’s top player and Asian Games gold medallist Koneru Humpy, who had come back into medal contention after a modest performance on day two, had to settle for sixth place though she logged eight points. Though Savitha, Humpy and two others ended on eight points, the teenager took bronze on the basis of a superior tie-break score. Savitha had shone bright on Tuesday, posting four consecutive victories. Tan Zhongyi of China won the title, defeating Saduakassova in playoff. A total of five Indians participated in the women’s event. Read all the  Latest News ,  Trending News ,  Cricket News ,  Bollywood News ,  India News  and  Entertainment News  here. Follow us on  Facebook,  Twitter and  Instagram.