Youngsters WGM Divya Deshmukh and WGM Vantika Agrawal powered through the opposition on their way to the joint lead with 2.5 points apiece after three rounds of the Tata Steel Chess India Women's Rapid tournament in a day of exciting clashes at Kolkata, India.
Article By : IM V. Saravanan (Chess.com)
World champion GM Ju Wenjun was the only other unbeaten player of the day, closely following the leaders with two points. It was a tough day at the office for the Indian duo GM Harika Dronavalli and GM Humpy Koneru, who found themselves at the bottom of the standings with one and 0.5 points, respectively.
The Women's Rapid continues on September 1 at 5:30 a.m. ET / 11:30 CEST / 15:00 IST.
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The broadcast was hosted by GM Robert Hess and IM Soumya Swaminathan.
Asked by the media about how she was feeling after such a great start, Deshmukh gushed, "I think the feeling is yet to set in—it's really super fresh. I really hope that I do not end up having a disappointing end to this (run) and hope I can continue with that." She indeed had quite a heavy day, defeating Harika and GM Nino Batsiashvili in the first and third rounds, both with the black pieces, and holding Ju for a draw in the second round with White.
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