28 June 2019
Ian Nepomniachtchi Increases His Lead in 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov was outplayed in Round 3.
Photo: Lennart Ootes
In the third round of the 2019 Croatia Grand Chess Tour, Ian Nepomniachtchi beat Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, while the games Vachier-Lagrave - Ding Liren, Giri - So, Karjakin - Nakamura, Caruana - Carlsen, and Anand - Aronian were drawn.
Standings after Round 3:
1. Ian Nepomniachtchi - 3
2-3. Magnus Carlsen, Wesley So - 2
4-7. Fabiano Caruana, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Levon Aronian, Sergey Karjakin - 1.5
8-12. Ding Liren, Anish Giri, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Viswanathan Anand, Hikaru Nakamura - 1.
Round 4 pairings:
Ding Liren - Nakamura, Nepomniachtchi - Karjakin, Carlsen - Mamedyarov, Aronian - Caruana, So - Anand, Vachier-Lagrave - Giri.
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