Indian Grandmaster Harika Dronavalli completed a top-five finish in the 2016 FIDE Women World Blitz Championships in Dubai on Saturday, PTI reported.
Dronavalli had finished in a decent position in the Women World Rapid Championships recently, improving her performance in the two-day Blitz event to finish in the fifth position.
She won eight games during the event, drew five and lost four.
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