2 April 2019
Magnus Carlsen Takes the Lead at Vugar Gashimov Memorial
Three rounds played in Shamkir.
Photo: Eteri Kublashvili
The third round of the sixth tournament in memory of Vugar Gashimov was played in Shamkir on April 2nd. Magnus Carlsen outplayed David Navara, while Viswanathan Anand defeated Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. The games Karjakin - Topalov, Grischuk - Giri, and Radjabov - Ding Liren were drawn.
Standings after round 3:
1. Magnus Carlsen - 2.5
2-3. Sergey Karjakin, Ding Liren - 2
4-6. Viswanathan Anand, Teimour Radjabov, Veselin Topalov - 1.5
7-10. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, David Navara, Anish Giri, Alexander Grischuk - 1.
Round 4 pairings:
Topalov - Carlsen, Mamedyarov - Navara, Ling Liren - Anand, Giri - Radjabov, Karjakin - Grischuk
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