Indian Grandmaster B Adhiban has clinched a silver medal in the Asian Continental Chess Championships. At Sharjah today, Adhiban played a hard-fought draw with Yu Yangyi of China in the final round of the event. The silver medal gives the Indian an entry in the 2015 World Chess Cup to be held at Baku, Azerbaijan. Adhiban ended up with 6.5 points, out of a possible nine. World junior champion Yu Yangyi emerged as the winner for the gold medal, ending with seven points. Ni Hua of China won the bronze medal. Former World Champion Rustam Kasimdzhanov also made it to the World Cup by finishing fourth. The fifth and the last World Cup place went to China's Weng Yan, who defeated highest rated Indian in the fray – Krishnan Sasikiran in the last round. In the women's championship that concluded simultaneously, Irine Kharisma Sukandar of Indonesia won the gold medal. The silver medal here went to former champion Atousa Pourkashiyan of Iran. Tan Zhongyi of China got the bronze. The Indian eves had a dismal performance. International Master Eesha Karavade finished eighth while Tania Sachdev ended tenth overall.