Nineteen-year-old International Master Savitha Shri defeated Zhai Mo to salvage a 2-2 draw for India against table-toppers China in Round 10 of the FIDE Chess Olympiad in Samarkand.
Earlier boards saw Koneru Humpy and Divya Deshmukh draw against their Chinese opponents, while Savitha's clutch victory brought her tournament score to a stellar 8.5/9 performance.
China maintained the lead with 18 points and Kazakhstan stood second with 17, while India remained in medal contention on 16 points ahead of their final round against Hungary.