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S S Ramaswamy Guangzhou, Nov 16 (PTI) Dronavalli Harika provided India with lone chess bronze in the Asian Games women''s individual competition, even as men''s hope Krishnan Sasikiran drew a blank after both were firmly in the hunt going into the final day''s last two rounds today. Harika and compatriot Tania Sachdev, who were tied at fourth spot on five points each after the seventh round yesterday, drew their eighth round encounter in the rapid chess event in which each player gets to play for half hour. Harika, 19 who became Asia''s youngest Woman Grand Master six years ago, got the better of Irine Sukandar Kharisma of Indonesia in the ninth and final round to secure the bronze with 6 points. Overall, she won five matches, drew three and lost one. China made a sweep of the gold and silver medals with Grand Masters Hou Yifan, the top seed, standing first with 8.5 points out of a possible 9 and Zhou Xue finishing second a full point behind the gold medallist. Tania stood sixth with 5.5 points with five wins, one draw and three losses. In the men''s event Grandmaster Sasikaran, who finished joint second yesterday, was expected to bag a medal for India in the men''s chess individual section but he lost both his matches of the last two rounds to slip to ninth position with 5.5 points. Kasimdzhanov Rustam of Uzbekistan won gold, while Vietnam''s Le Quang Liem claimed silver and China''s Bu Xiangzhi took the bronze. Till yesterday, Sasikiran remained the lone unbeaten participant from India, with four wins and three draws to sit at joint second on 5.5 points along with top seed Le Quang Liem. He ended the day only half a point behind sole leader Rustom Kasimdzhanov with whom he drew his fifth round clash. MORE PTI SSR CM
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