India’s Grandmaster Harika Dronavalli began her campaign at the Rejkjavik Open in style, beating Magnus Magnusson comfortably in the first round, PTI reported.
Starting with black, the World No. 11 took control of the game early on, forcing her opponent into a series of mistakes. “Magnus made a number of strategic errors and I exploited them to outplay him,” the Guntur girl said after the match.
The event is a 10-round Swiss tournament with a time control of 90 minutes for 40 moves, with a further 30 minutes added till the end of the game, with a 30-second increment from the first move.
The 2521 ELO rated player from India is playing back-to-back matches on the opening day and takes on FIDE Master John Doknjas of Canada later tonight. Her next opponent, in Round 3, will be decided on the basis of her result in Round 2.