September 2, 2014 7:18 AM

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FIDE Chess GP: Koneru Humpy defeats Russia's Tatiana Kosintseva

Top Indian Grandmaster Koneru Humpy put an end to her dry spell after defeating Russia's Tatiana Kosintseva in the seventh round of the FIDE Women's Chess Grand Prix in Sharjah. <br/><br/>Playing with white pieces, she registered the victory after 60 moves yesterday. <br/><br/>Four more rounds are left in the tournament and Humpy has been able to manage 3 points so far. She plays against Anna Ushenina in the eighth round today.<br/><br/>The other Indian Grandmaster, Harika Dronavalli's match against Anna Ushenina ended in a draw. <br/><br/>Harika has 4 points from seven games now and she is now placed third in the points table. She takes on the challenge of Zhu Chen of China in the eighth round today.<br/><br/>China's Ju Wenjun and the World Champion Hou Yifan have now moved to the top of the table with six points each after winning their respective games in the seventh round.<br/><br/>Ju Wenjun beat Nafisa Muninova while Hou Yifan's defeated Zhu Chen. Winner of the series will challenge the World Champion next year.

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