18 July 2018

Jan-Krzysztof Duda Maintains Leadership in Dortmund

Ian Nepomniachtchi shares 2nd place.

Photo: Official website
Photo: Official website

Round 3 of the Sparkassen Chess-Meeting took place in Dortmund on July 17th. Jan-Krzysztof Duda defeated Radoslaw Wojtaszek, Ian Nepomniachtchi bested Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu, while Vladislav Kovalev outplayed Anish Giri with the black pieces. Vladimir Kramnik and Georg Meier made a draw.



Standings after round 3:

1. Jan-Krzysztof Duda - 2.5
2-3. Vladislav Kovalev, Ian Nepomniachtchi - 2
4-5. Vladimir Kramnik, Georg Meier - 1.5
6-7. Radoslaw Wojtaszek, Anish Giri - 1 
8. Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu - 0.5.

Round 4 pairings:

Meier - Kovalev, Nisipeanu - Giri, Wojtaszek - Nepomniachtchi, Kramnik - Duda.

Official website