The Iranian men’s team edged Uzbekistan 2.5-1.5 to maintain solo lead with 8 match points after four rounds of the Asian Games Chess Team Championship in Hangzhou, China. India drubbed Kyrgyzstan 3.5-0.5 in round 4 to stay close behind with 7 match points. Three teams follow with 5 match points each, namely Vietnam, Uzbekistan and host China.
Visit http://hagoc.asianchess.com/ for links to board pairings, live games. Visit Asian Games official site. Here are the men’s standings and individual results.
In the women’s division, China edged rival India 2.5-1.5 to grab solo lead with 7 match points. Kazakhstan beat Vietnam 3:1 to trail in a tie with India at 6 match points each.
