Nils Grandelius Takes Lead in Wijk aan Zee
The second round is played at the Tata Steel Masters.
The second round games were played at the Tata Steel Masters in Wijk aan Zee.
Fabiano Caruana defeated Alexander Donchenko as Black, while Nils Grandelius bested Jan-Krzysztof Duda. The games Vachier-Lagrave - Firuozja, Anton - Carlsen, Tari - Wojtaszek, Van Foreest - Giri, and Harikrishna - Esipenko were drawn.
Standings after Round 2:
1. Nils Grandelius - 2
2-4. Magnus Carlsen, Anish Giri, Fabiano Caruana - 1.5
5-10. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, David Anton, Jorden Van Foreest, Pentala Harikrishna, Radoslaw Wojtaszek, Andrey Esipenko - 1
11-13. Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Alireza Firouzja, Aryan Tari - 0.5
14. Alexander Donchenko - 0.
Round 3 pairings:
Esipenko - Vachier-Lagrave, Grandelius - Harikrishna, Caruana - Duda, Giri - Donchenko, Wojtaszek - Van Foreest, Carlsen - Tari, Firouzja - Anton.
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