8 October 2020
Levon Aronian and Fabiano Caruana Lead Altibox Norway Chess
Magnus Carlsen is on the third place.
Photo: Lennart Ootes
The third round of the Altibox Norway Chess 2020 super tournament was played in Stavanger on October 7.
Magnus Carlsen outplayed his compatriot Aryan Tari as Black in a rather sharp game. Levon Aronian defeated Jan-Krzysztof Duda with the black pieces as well and caught up with the leader Fabiano Caruana. The latter made a draw with Alireza Firouzja and then lost in Armageddon.
Standings after Round 3:
1-2. Levon Aronian, Fabiano Caruana - 7 points
3. Magnus Carlsen - 6
4. Alireza Firouzja - 5.5
5-6. Aryan Tari, Jan-Krzysztof Duda - 0.
Round 4 pairings:
Carlsen - Caruana, Aronian - Firouzja, Tari - Duda.
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