18 July 2018
Jan-Krzysztof Duda Maintains Leadership in Dortmund
Ian Nepomniachtchi shares 2nd place.
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