Pentala Harikrishna draws with Anish Giri in Shenzhen Longgang Masters chess tournament

At the end of it, both had to settle for half a point each.

The draw left Harikrishna at the same position on the points table, the fourth, with just two more rounds to go. He will take on the tournament’s current leader Liren Ding of China in the next round.

Giri, with 4.5 points, is on second position, just half a point behind Ding.

Harikrishna will be eager to pull off a couple of victories over the next two days to surge to a higher position.