Watch live games of the Semifinal among GMs Wang Hao, Murtas Kazhgaleyev, Bu Xiangzhi and Krishnan Sasikiran in the Asian Indoor Games Rapid Chess in Halongbay, Vietnam. Wang (CHN) scored 8 points to top the 9 rd Swiss System preliminaries followed by Kazhgaleyev (KAZ) with 7 points. Three players tied with 6.5 points each. In the tie break, Bu Xiangzhi of China and Krishnan Sasikiran of India prevailed in the tie break.
In the women’s division, Hou Yifan faces off with compatriot Zhou Xue of China, while the other semifinal game is between Zhu Chen of Qatar and World Girls Champion Harika Dronavali of India.
Go to chess-results.com http://www.chess-results.com/tnr26722.aspx?lan=1 for results and standings of the Swiss System preliminaries.
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
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