ATHENS, Aug 15:
Grandmaster-elect Sahaj Grover fought hard but had to settle for a draw with Yaroslav Zherebukh of Ukraine to bow out of medal contention in the World Junior Chess Championship after the 12th and penultimate round that concluded here.
A bronze medallist last time, 16-year-old Sahaj gave a good shot in the opening but fell wayward as the game progressed and in the end was lucky to escape with a half point that signalled the end of his medal aspirations.
It was Dutch defense and Grover sprang a surprise early to catch Zherebukh off-guard and the Ukrainian spent nearly 35 minutes on his six moves which guaranteed an opening success to the Indian.
However, as the game progressed Grover missed the thread of the position and he lost material for no compensation. Zherebukh, however, ran too short of time to make use of his advantage and slipped towards the end of first time control and the game was soon drawn. (PTI)
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