14 January 2020
Alireza Firouzja Leads Masters Event at Tata Steel Chess Tournament
Third round finished in Wijk aan Zee.
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The third round of the Tata Steel Tournament was played in Wijk aan Zee on January 13. Daniil Dubov lost to Jorden Van Foreest, Alireza Firouzja defeated Vladislav Artemiev, while Fabiano Caruana beat Yu Yangyi. The games Vitiugov - So, Carlsen - Xiong, Kovalev - Duda, and Anand - Giri were drawn.
Standings after Round 3:
1. Alireza Firouzja - 2.5
2-5. Wesley So, Jefferey Xiong, Jorden Van Foreest, Fabiano Caruana - 2
6-10. Vladislav Artemiev, Daniil Dubov, Magnus Carlsen, Anish Giri, Jan-Krzysztof Duda - 1.5
11-12. Viswanathan Anand, Nikita Vitiugov - 1
13-14. Yu Yangyi, Vladislav Kovalev - 0.5.
Round 4 pairings:
Dubov - Duda, Artemiev - Kovalev, So - Firouzja, Giri - Vitiugov, Yu Yangyi - Anand, Xiong - Caruana, Van Foreest - Carlsen.
All Round 3 games of the Challengers Tournament were drawn.
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