The Indian ace described his opening match in the M-Tel Masters chess tournament as 'one of the best games' he had played against the Bulgarian.
The Indian GM settled for a quick draw in the final game against Jan Timman to take the joint title.
Krishnan Sasikiran was held to a draw by Viorel Iordachescu in the third round of the Sigeman & Co. chess tournament
Sasikiran, Hikaru Nakamura and Jan Timman jointly occupy the second spot with 1.5 points each
P Harikrishna opted for a quick draw with tournament leader Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan.
The Indian had to battle for a draw against world's youngest ever Grandmaster Sergey Karjakin.
P Harikrishna outplayed Spanish hope Miguel Cordoba in the fifth round to climb two places at Dos Hermanas International Chess
P Harikrishna suffered an unexpected defeat against Ruben Felgaer and slipped from his overnight joint second spot
Russia's Garry Kasparov took a decisive step for his ninth title at Linares after crushing Britain's Michael Adams.
Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw by Framcisco Pons Vallejo in the fifth round of the 22nd Linares Super Grandmasters Chess tournament.
Viswanathan Anand and Peter Leko, ended their third round clash in just 24 moves in the Linares 2005 Super GM Chess Tournament.
GM Veselin Topalov defeated Michael Adams of England in the first round of the Linares Super Grandmasters tournament.
The Indian world junior champion forged ahead after sole leader Giovanni Vescovi of Brazil was beaten in the fifth round in the Bermuda chess tournament.
Winners from the Big Picture photography competition
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