AZERBAIJAN, May 28:
Grandmaster P Harikrishna suffered a defeat at the hands of World Championship challenger Sergey Karjakin of Russia in the third round of Shamkir Chess tournament now underway here.
It turned out to be a bad day in office for Harikrishna who is generally known for his defensive ways when necessary. The Indian still has a long way to go in the super tournament but will have to keep firing with white pieces.
Fabiano Caruana of United States defeated highest ranked woman Yifan Hou in another strategic struggle of the day and the American took the sole lead on 2.5 points out of a possible three.
Anish Giri of Holland followed the leader on two points while Harikrishna is on 1.5 points sharing the third spot.(PTI)
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