India lose to Uzbeks in semis

JERUSALEM: India went down 1-3 to Uzbekistan in the semi-final of the World Team Chess Championship here on Friday. The two teams shared honours in the first round at 2-2 with SL Narayanan’s win with black pieces over Shamsiddin Vokhidov being offset by SP Sethuraman’s loss to Jakhongir Vokhidov.