9 May 2019
Magnus Carlsen and Wei Yi Pull Ahead in Abidjan
First event of 2019 Grand Chess Tour started in Cote d’Ivoire.
Photo: Lennart Ootes
First three rounds of the 2019 Cote d’Ivoire Rapid & Blitz were played on May 8. In rapid, there are 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss.
Magnus Carlsen and We Yi are leading the race with 5 points scored. Hikaru Nakamura is 1 point behind.
Standings after Round 3:
1-2. Magnus Carlsen, Wei Yi - 5
3. Hikaru Nakamura - 4
4-7. Ding Liren, Sergey Karjakin, Wesley So, Veselin Topalov - 3
8-9. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Ian Nepomniachtchi - 2
10. Bassem Amin - 0.
Round 4 pairings:
Vachier-Lagrave - Wei Yi, So - Ding Liren, Nepomniachtchi - Amin, Nakamura - Topalov, Karjakin - Carlsen.
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