17 July 2019
Alexander Grischuk Advances to Semi-finals of FIDE Grand Prix Leg in Riga
He will play against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.
Photo: World Chess
The tie-break of the quarterfinals of the second FIDE Grand Prix leg organized by World Chess in Riga was played on July 17.
The Russian Alexander Grischuk defeated Yu Yangyi (China) 2.5-1.5 and qualified for the semi-final in which he will face Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France).
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan) bested Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland) with the same score, while Wesley So (USA) beat Sergey Karjakin (Russia) 4.5-3.5. The second semi-final match will be Mamedyarov vs. So.
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