India defeated France in a thrilling tie-breaker to enter the semifinals of the FIDE <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/world-team-chess-championship-india-beats-azerbaijan-goes-down-to-uzbekistan-23256828" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">World Team Chess Championship</a>.&nbsp;
After the two sets of matches were shared by the teams by a 3-1 margin, the Indians won the blitz tie-break 2.5-.1.5.&nbsp;
Nihal Sarin and SL Narayanan did the star turn with victories over Jules Moussard and Laurent Fressinet respectively early on Thursday.
Vidit Gujrathi held the top French star Maxime Vachier-Lagrave to a draw in 45 moves while the experienced K Sasikiran was beaten by Maxime Lagarde in 55 moves but the wins by Sarin and Narayanan did the trick.
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After the two sets of matches were shared by the teams by a 3-1 margin, the Indians won the blitz tie-break 2.5-.1.5. 

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