Grandmaster Pentala Harikrishna started campaign in the Shenzhen Longgang Chess Grand Master tournament with a draw against Peter Svidler of Russia here today.
The World No. 14 with an ELO rating of 2758, playing white, began in an aggressive way, looking to catch his opponent by surprise. But Svidler, the World No. 20, defended smartly to take the game towards neutral territory.
With the clock ticking away and time pressure mounting on both the players, they decided to share the point after 30 moves.
The tournament, which is being played in a double round robin format, features five other Grandmasters.
The winner will pocket a prize money money of USD 12,000 while the runner-up and the third-placed will get USD 6,000 and USD 4,000 respectively.
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