India edge out Ukraine to enter semi-finals

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India held off a fighting Ukraine via the tie-breaker to enter the semi-finals of the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad on Monday with B Adhiban, D Harika and Nihal Sarin playing key roles.

The blitz tie-break saw India outclass its opponent 5-1 thanks to wins for Adhiban, Harika, Sarin and R Vaishali storm into the Last-4.

India's Koneru Humpy drew her game against Iulija Osmak while Vidit Gujrathi shared honours with veteran Vasyl Ivanchuk.

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