GM Wei Yi of China beat GM Vidit Gujrathi of India in the 7th round to grab solo lead with 5.5 points. Gujarthi and three other players follow a half point behind in second slot with 5 points each, namely GMs Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan, Le Tuan Minh of Vietnam and Bilguun Sumiya of Mongolia.
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Solo leader GM Wei Yi of China. Arbirers in background are IA Anantharam of India (left) and Chief Arbiter IA Zhu Jiaqi of China.
The leaders face each other in the crucial penultimate round 8 as follows:
Solo leader Zhu Jiner of China. Arbiter in background is Dina Chen of Chinese Taipei.
GM Zhu Jiner of China beat compatriot GM Hou Yifan in the 7th round to grab solo lead with 6 points in the Asian Games women’s chess championship. WIM Umida Omonova of Uzbekistan outwitted WGM Gong Qianyun of Singapore to follow half a point behind with 5.5 points. Erstwhile leader GM Hou Yifan of China and IM Bibisara Assaubayeva of Kazakhstan trail with 5 pints each.
Here are the pairings for the exciting penultimate round 8:
