Hyderabad, Oct 15: Defending champion Viswanathan Anand drew with Vladimir Malakhov of Russia while 16-year-old grandmaster Koneru Humpy scored a thrilling victory against Li Ruofan of China in first round games in the quarter-finals of the second World Chess Cup here today. Humpy survived tremendous pressure on the queenside but took control of the 'C' file and played superbly to swing the game her way and win in 38 moves.
"In tomorrow's final round I would look for a draw while my opponent likes to play for a win," said Humpy.
Humpy, who is in excellent form, has won five of the six matches she played in the tournament and her only draw came game against China's Pin Wang.
Giant-killer S Meenakshi, playing the English opening, held defending champion Xu Yuhua (China) to a draw after a marathon game that lasted 58 moves. Bureau Report