India will take on Uzbekistan in the men’s World Team Chess semifinal

Jerusalem, Nov 24 : India will face Uzbekistan, while China will play Spain in the semifinals of the 2022 Mens World Team Chess Championship in Jerusalem later on Thursday.India and France beat each other 3-1 to force a tiebreak blitz match, which was won by the Indian team 2.

5-1.5.In Wednesdays doubleheader quarterfinals, China beat Poland 2.5-1.5, including wins by Lu Shanglei and Bai Jinshi over Radoslaw Wojtaszek and Mateusz Bartel respectively, in the first match before tying the Polish men 2-2 in the second for a berth in the top four.Spain advanced to the semifinals after a 2-2 draw against Azerbaijan and a 2.5-1.5 win in the second match, including wins by David Anton Guijarro over Teimour Radjabov and Miguel Santos Ruiz over Rauf Mamedov, reports Xinhua.Uzbekistan beat Ukraine twice, 3-1 and 2.5-1.5, including two wins by Jahongir Vakhidov.The final match of the competition, organised by the International Chess Federation (FIDE), will be played on Friday.

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