Koneru Humpy wins in fifth round of Cairns Cup Chess

Indian players had mixed fortunes in the fifth round of the Cairns Cup Chess at St Louis in the United States with Koneru Humpy posting a win and D Harika suffering a defeat.

World rapid champion, Humpy returned to winning ways with a superb victory against overnight leader Nana Dzagnidze with black pieces on



Tuesday.

Humpy is on three points after five rounds, half a point behind the leaders -- Wenjun Ju and Alexandra Kosteniuk.

Harika was beaten by Valentina Gunina in a Sicilian Closed game in 38 moves. It was Harika's first defeat in the 10-player tournament.