Sitges (Spain) October 1st (PTI) Mary Ann Gomes continued in good form, beating Salome Melia on the fourth board to help India award the first semi-final game against Georgia at the FIDE women’s team chess championship here on Friday .

As in the quarter-finals, Gomes’ win gave India the honor after Lela Javakshivili defeated Bhakti Kulkarni to give Georgia the edge.

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The second game of the semi-finals will be played later on Friday.

India’s number 1 player D Harika (2511 rating), who played on the top board, drew a short 14-move game against Nina Dzagnidze (2525 rating).

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R Vaishali, who was playing on the second board, shared the point with Nino Batsiahvili in 61 moves. It was Gomes who shone again after beating Kazakhstan in both of her quarter-finals. She defeated Melia in a 55-move encounter when India drew the first game 2-2. In the quarter-finals, India defeated Kazakhstan 1.5: 0.5 late on Thursday, with Gomes playing a crucial role. In the second game, India’s No. 1 Harika scored a win on the top board against Zhansaya Abdumalik, while Gomes beat Gulmira Dauletova impressively. In the second semi-final, the top seeded Russian team took a big step towards the final position and won their first game 2.5-1.5 against Ukraine.

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