Levon Aronian Takes Sole Lead at WR Chess Masters
Round 3 is over in Düsseldorf.
The third round of the WR Chess Masters has finished in Düsseldorf. Levon Aronian claimed a solid victory as White against Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa outplayed Vincent Keymer with the white pieces, while the games So - Gukesh, Nepomniachtchi - Giri, and Esipenko - Duda were drawn.
Standings after Round 3:
1. Levon Aronian - 2.5
2-3. Wesley So, Dommaraju Gukesh - 2
4-7. Anish Giri, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Andrey Esipenko - 1.5
8-9. Jan-Krzysztof, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa - 1
10. Vincent Keymer - 0.5.
Round 4 pairings:
Duda - Aronian, So - Nepomniachtchi, Gukesh - Keymer, Abdusattorov - Praggnanandhaa, Giri - Esipenko.
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