World chess championship continues in Moscow. Among quarterfinalists in men's competitions there are Russian players Peter Svidler and Evgeny Bareev. In the intense game Alexei Shirov (Spain) needed seven games to defeat Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria). |
Among Russian semifinalists in the women's competitions there are Alexandra Kosteniuk, Maia Chiburdanidze (Georgia) and two Chinese players - Chen Zhu and Xu Yuhua. |
FIDE world championship |
1/8 finals |
Men |