Nils Grandelius Takes Lead in Wijk aan Zee
The second round is played at the Tata Steel Masters.
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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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