Ian Nepomniachtchi defeated a struggling Vladimir Kramnik in the third
round of the Tata Steel Masters tournament to lead the tournament alone
on 2.5/3. This is also Nepomniachtchi's third classical win in a row
against Kramnik. Ding Liren also scored his first win beating Jorden van Foreest
and Jan-Krzysztof Duda beat Vladimir Fedoseev. Shankland-Anand, Radjabov-Rapport
and Giri-Mamedyarov were all drawn. Magnus Carlsen managed to win a pawn against
Santosh Gujrathi Vidit but he never had a winning advantage
and his was the last game to finish in a draw after nearly 7 hours of play.
Round 3 Standings:
1 Nepomniachtchi 2½pts,
2 Ding 2pts,
3 Anand 2pts,
4 Carlsen 1½pts,
5 Shankland 1½pts,
6 Vidit 1½pts,
7 Mamedyarov 1½pts,
8 Rapport 1½pts,
9 Radjabov 1½pts,
10 Duda 1½pts,
11 Giri 1½pts,
12 Fedoseev 1pt,
13 Van Foreest 1pt,
14 Kramnik ½pt,
Round 4 Tuesday 15th Jan 13:30pm
Carlsen-Kramnik,
Mamedyarov-Nepomniachtchi,
Rapport-Giri,
Anand-Radjabov,
Duda-Shankland,
Ding Liren-Fedoseev,
Vidit-Van Foreest
