2023-08-16 23:02:09
Yamal chess player Alexandra Goryachkina beat her opponent from China in the sum of two games in the semi-finals and reached the final of the World Cup. This was reported on August 16 in the Russian Chess Federation.
On August 16, the return game of the semi-finals took place in Baku: Goryachkina played the white pieces against Tan Zhongyi from China. The party ended in a draw. Since the chess player from Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug won in the first game, she won the sum of games and advanced to the final. It will be known on August 17 who the Yamal chess player will play in the World Cup final. An athlete from Ukraine Anna Muzychuk can become a rival of the northerner.
Muzychuk on August 16 fought for a place in the final with Nurgyul Salimova from Bulgaria. The participants played in a draw, the first game in their semi-finals ended with a similar result. The finalist will be revealed on August 17 at a tie-break, the Ukrainian will play with white pieces. The winner of this duel will become the rival of Alexandra Goryachkina in the final.
Recall that the Yamal athlete Alexandra Goryachkina at the beginning of 2020 fought for the world chess crown with the current world champion Ju Wenjun from China. In the decisive battle, the northerner lost, and Wenjun retained the title.
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