Three Rounds Played at Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals

Magnus Carlsen is in the lead.

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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