India's Savitha Shri bags bronze in World Rapid Chess

Almaty (Kazakhstan): Fifteen-year-old Indian WIM B Savitha Shri on Wednesday won a bronze medal in the women's event of FIDE World Rapid Championship here.

Seeded 36th, she finished with an impressive tally of eight points



from 11 rounds to finish third.

The teenager, who was on 6.5 points at the conclusion of the eighth round, picked up 1.5 points to end the tournament on a high in a star-studded field.