Harikrishna holds Adams to a draw

Geneva Indian Grand Master Pentala Harikrishna held English GM Michael Adams to a hard-fought draw in the second round of the Geneva FIDE Grand Prix here.

The World No. 22 Indian, playing with white pieces, started off aggressively on Friday and got into a better position but was pushed on to the back foot courtesy of a few clever moves from Adams. Even though the Englishman had a slight advantage over Harikrishna, he could not make any inroads and with time running out the players eventually decided to share the spoils.