In GM Group A GM Giri defeated GM Carlsen with the black pieces! You can replay all of the games below by going to the following website and clicking on the appropriate group: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6949
Group A:
Round 3 results- Monday the 17th
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E. l'Ami - V. Anand ½-½
J. Smeets - R. Ponomariov 0-1
M. Carlsen - A. Giri 0-1
H. Nakamura - A. Shirov 1-0
M. Vachier-Lagrave - L. Aronian ½-½
I. Nepomniachtchi - A. Grischuk ½-½
V. Kramnik - W. Hao ½-½
Group A:Round 3 standings
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1.
| H. Nakamura | 2½ | |
| 2. | V. Anand A. Giri I. Nepomniachtchi | 2 |
| 5. | L. Aronian V. Kramnik E. l'Ami R. Ponomariov J. Smeets M. Vachier-Lagrave | 1½ |
| 11. | M. Carlsen A. Grischuk W. Hao | 1 |
| 14. | A. Shirov | ½ |
Group B:
Round 3 results - Monday the 17th
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F. Nijboer - L. Fressinet ½-½
L. McShane - V. Tkachiev 1-0
R. Wojtaszek - L. Chao 1-0
L. Liem - W. Spoelman 0-1
G. Sargissian - D. Navara ½-½
J. Hammer - W. So ½-½
Z. Efimenko - S. Ganguly ½-½
Group B: Round 3 standings
| 1. | L. McShane | 3 |
| 2. | Z. Efimenko D. Navara G. Sargissian | 2 |
| 5. | L. Fressinet S. Ganguly F. Nijboer W. So W. Spoelman R. Wojtaszek | 1½ |
| 11. | L. Liem V. Tkachiev | 1 |
| 13. | L. Chao J. Hammer | ½ |
Group C:Round 3 results
Round 3 - Monday the 17th
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S. Siebrecht - B. Bok ½-½
I. Ivanisevic - M. van der Werf ½-½
K. Lahno - R. Pruijssers 1-0
D. Swiercz - T. Sachdev 0-1
I. Nyzhnyk - M. Bluvshtein ½-½
R. van Kampen - J.W. de Jong 1-0
D. Vocaturo - M. Kazhgaleyev 1-0
Group C:Round 3 standings:
| 1. | K. Lahno D. Vocaturo | 2½ |
| 3. | M. Bluvshtein I. Nyzhnyk T. Sachdev S. Siebrecht | 2 |
| 7. | B. Bok | 1½ |
| 8. | I. Ivanisevic M. Kazhgaleyev R. Pruijssers D. Swiercz M. van der Werf R. van Kampen | 1 |
| 14. | J.W. de Jong | ½ |
A report about round 3 can be viewed at the official tournament website by clicking on the following link:
http://www.tatasteelchess.com/tournament/report/round/3
Here are the pairings for round 4 (the player on the left has the white pieces in the game):
Grandmaster Group A:
Round 4 - Tuesday the 18th
V. Anand - W. Hao
A. Grischuk - V. Kramnik
L. Aronian - I. Nepomniachtchi
A. Shirov - M. Vachier-Lagrave
A. Giri - H. Nakamura
R. Ponomariov - M. Carlsen
E. l'Ami - J. Smeets
Grandmaster Group B:
Round 4 - Tuesday the 18th
L. Fressinet - S. Ganguly
W. So - Z. Efimenko
D. Navara - J. Hammer
W. Spoelman - G. Sargissian
L. Chao - L. Liem
V. Tkachiev - R. Wojtaszek
F. Nijboer - L. McShane
Grandmaster Group C:
Round 4 - Tuesday the 18th
B. Bok - M. Kazhgaleyev
J.W. de Jong - D. Vocaturo
M. Bluvshtein - R. van Kampen
T. Sachdev - I. Nyzhnyk
R. Pruijssers - D. Swiercz
M. van der Werf - K. Lahno
S. Siebrecht - I. Ivanisevic
Best wishes to all the players for round 4!!
