14 January 2019
Ian Nepomniachtchi Leads Tata Steel Masters
Round 3 played in Wijk aan Zee.
Photo: Alina l'Ami
In the third round of the Tata Steel Masters in Wijk aan Zee, Vladimir Kramnik lost to Ian Nepomniachtchi, Jan-Krzysztof Duda defeated Vladimir Fedoseev, while Ding Liren bested Jorden Van Foreest. The games Vidit - Carlsen, Shankland - Anand, Radjabov - Rapport, and Giri - Mamedyarov were drawn.
Standings after Round 3:
1. Ian Nepomniachtchi - 2.5
2-3. Ding Liren, Viswanathan Anand - 2
4-11. Magnus Carlsen, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Teimour Radjabov, Richard Rapport, Samuel Shankland, Santosh Vidit, Anish Giri, Jan-Krzysztof Duda - 1.5
12-13. Vladimir Fedoseev, Jorden Van Foreest - 1
14. Vladimir Kramnik - 0.5.
Round 4 pairings:
Carlsen - Kramnik, Mamedyarov - Nepomniachtchi, Rapport - Giri, Anand - Radjabov, Duda - Shankland, Ding Liren - Fedoseev, Vidit - Van Foreest.
Six players, including the Russians Andrey Esipenko and Maksim Chigaev, are leading the Tata Steel Challengers with 2 points.
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