Harika wins bronze in women's individual chess

Guangzhou: India's Harika Dronavalli clinched the bronze medal in the women's individual chess at the Asian Games, here on Tuesday.

Chinese top seed Hou Yifan won the gold, while compatriot Zhao Xue got the silver.

Harika, with five wins, three draws and one loss, scored 6.5 points to grab the third spot.

Grand Master Yifan won eight rounds and drew one to score 8.5 points. And Xue, also a grand master, won seven matches, drew one and lost one to finish with 7.5 points.

Meanwhile, another Indian women's player Tania Sachdev could earn only 5.5 points with five wins, one draw and three losses, to finish on sixth position.