Leon and Pranesh make a perfect start
Round 2
The starting position for the second round was position number 130.
The starting position for Round 2 was number 130
Finek - Carlsen: 0-1
GM Magnus Carlsen (NOR) - IM Vaclav Finek (CZE), Commentary by IM Sagar Shah | Video: ChessBase India
IM Vaclav Finek (CZE) - GM Magnus Carlsen (NOR): 0-1
GM Arjun Erigaisi - GM Cem Kaan Gokerkan (TUR): 1-0
Bibisara - Caruana
Position after 55...gxf2
IM Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ) needed to find 56.Rf6 to maintain her decisive advantage. Instead, she played 56.Nf5?? and GM Fabiano Caruana (USA) got away with a win 56...f1Q+! 57.Kxf1 Qb5+
IM Bibisara Assaubayeva (KAZ) had a great opportunity to win against GM Fabiano Caruana (USA)
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi - GM Harshit Raja, Commentary by IM Sagar Shah | Video: ChessBase India
GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (AZE) - IM Tobias Koelle (GER): 0.5-0.5
GM Vincent Keymer (GER) - GM Anthony Wirig (FRA): 0.5-0.5
Round 3
The starting position for the second round was position number
The starting position for Round 3 was number 9
GM Fabiano Caruana (USA) - GM Etienne Bacrot (FRA): 0-1
Leon - Nepomniachtchi
Position after 14...0-0-0?
GM Ian Nepomniachtchi's decision to castle long in the above position turned out to be a wrong one. 14...0-0-0? prompted GM Leon Luke Mendonca to play the obvious 15.c4 dxc4 16.bxc4 Nb6 17.Rc1 Bxf4 18.exf4 Qxf4 19.Rc2 Nd7 20.Bc1 White gained an exchange and went on to use his advantage into a win.
Interview with GM Leon Luke Mendonca | Video: Grenke Chess
GM Leon Luke Mendonca made the most out of his opportunity against GM Ian Nepomniachtchi
Magnus Carlsen spectating Arjun's game
Top boards
Spectators following the games live in person at Congress Center Karlsruhe in Karlsruhe, Germany
GM Karthikeyan Murali, GM Aravindh Chithambaram and GM Pranesh M meet the maestro - GM Levon Aronian
Aravindh Chithambaram, Vincent Keymer and Fabiano Caruana with their fans
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Round 3 results
Standings after Round 3
| Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | RtgI | RtgN | Club/City | Pts. | TB1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | GM | Sindarov, Javokhir | UZB | 2706 | 2706 | 2694 | Düsseldorfer SK 14/25 e. | 3 | 5,5 | |
| 28 | GM | Mamedov, Rauf | AZE | 2657 | 2657 | 0 | 3 | 5,5 | |||
| 3 | 1 | GM | Carlsen, Magnus | NOR | 2837 | 2837 | 2839 | FC ST.Pauli 1910 eV SAbt | 3 | 5 | |
| 12 | GM | Rapport, Richard | HUN | 2722 | 2722 | 2742 | OSG Baden-Baden | 3 | 5 | ||
| 15 | GM | Yu, Yangyi | CHN | 2714 | 2714 | 2731 | Düsseldorfer SK 14/25 e. | 3 | 5 | ||
| 31 | GM | Mendonca, Leon Luke | IND | 2643 | 2643 | 2646 | Hamburger SK von 1830 eV | 3 | 5 | ||
| 34 | GM | Bacrot, Etienne | FRA | 2633 | 2633 | 2622 | OSG Baden-Baden | 3 | 5 | ||
| 36 | GM | Kollars, Dmitrij | GER | 2623 | 2623 | 2572 | SF Deizisau | 3 | 5 | ||
| 49 | GM | Pranesh M, | IND | 2572 | 2572 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |||
| 10 | 21 | GM | Van Foreest, Jorden | NED | 2681 | 2681 | 2669 | Düsseldorfer SK 14/25 e. | 3 | 4,5 | |
| 22 | GM | Sarana, Alexey | SRB | 2672 | 2672 | 2627 | SC Viernheim 1934 e.V. | 3 | 4,5 | ||
| 50 | GM | Smeets, Jan | NED | 2568 | 2568 | 2538 | Leidsch Schaakgenootschap | 3 | 4,5 | ||
| 13 | 58 | GM | Mikhalevski, Victor | ISR | 2513 | 2513 | 0 | Beer Sheva | 3 | 4 | |
| 71 | IM | Druska, Juraj | SVK | 2442 | 2442 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 15 | 26 | GM | Tabatabaei, M. Amin | IRI | 2661 | 2661 | 2668 | FC Bayern München e.V. | 2,5 | 6,5 | |
| 16 | 10 | GM | Niemann, Hans Moke | USA | 2736 | 2736 | 0 | 2,5 | 6 | ||
| 33 | GM | Anton Guijarro, David | ESP | 2639 | 2639 | 2657 | SC Viernheim 1934 e.V. | 2,5 | 6 | ||
| 37 | GM | Aryan Chopra, | IND | 2620 | 2620 | 0 | 2,5 | 6 | |||
| 19 | 8 | GM | Aronian, Levon | USA | 2747 | 2747 | 2756 | OSG Baden-Baden | 2,5 | 5,5 | |
| 11 | GM | Le, Quang Liem | VIE | 2729 | 2729 | 0 | 2,5 | 5,5 |
