Three Rounds Played at Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals
Magnus Carlsen is in the lead.
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The third round of the 2021 Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals was played on the 27th of September. In every round, players play a match against their opponent. Each match consists of 4 rapid games. In case the result after these games is 2-2, a 2-game blitz tie-break will be played, followed by an Armageddon game in case of 1-1. Players earn 3 points for a match win in the rapid games (the loser earns 0 points). A match win after tie-breaks earns the winner 2 points (1 point for the loser).
Only two matches ended in the main time. Wesley So defeated Vladislav Artemiev 2.5-1.5 (3-0). Hikaru Nakamura beat Levon Aronian 3-1 (3-0).
In blitz, Magnus Carlsen won against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (the score is 3.5-2.5), Jan-Krzysztof Duda bested Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (3.5-2.5), while Teimour Radjabov lost to Anish Giri (2.5-3.5).
Standings after Round 3:
1. Magnus Carlsen - 23.5 points
2. Wesley So - 18.5
3. Levon Aronian - 12
4. Hikaru Nakamura - 10
5. Anish Giri - 9.5
6. Teimour Radjabov - 9
7. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave - 8.5
8. Vladislav Artemiev - 5.5
9. Jan-Krzysztof Duda - 5
10. Shakhriyar Mamedyarov - 2.5
Round 4 pairings:
Radjabov - Duda
Giri - Aronian
Nakamura - So
Artemiev - Carlsen
Vachier-Lagrave - Mamedyarov
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