Candidates’ tournament. Semifinals. Grischuk and Gelfand through to finals, Kramnik and Kamsky defeated

Candidates’ tournament

Kazan, Russia

Semifinals

Tie-breaks

Boris Gelfand (Israel, 2733) – Gata Kamsky (USA, 2732)

Overall score: 2:2 in classic chess, 2:2 in fast chess, 1.5:0.5 in blitz.

Vladimir Kramnik (Russia, 2785) – Alexander Grischuk (Russia, 2747)

Overall score: 2:2 in classic chess, 2:2 in fast chess, 0.5:1.5 in blitz.

In the finals Boris Gelfand and Alexander Grischuk will define the contender for the world champion title, who will play the acting champion Viswanathan Anand in 2012.