Firouzja
Nakamura
1/2
1/2
R3
Radjabov
Nepo
1/2
1/2
R3
Caruana
Duda
1/2
1/2
R3
Liren
Rapport
1/2
1/2
R3
Duda
Liren
1/2
1/2
Nepo
Caruana
1/2
1/2
Nakamura
Radjabov
1
0
Rapport
Firouzja
1/2
1/2
Radjabov
Firouzja
1/2
1/2
Caruana
Nakamura
1
0
Liren
Nepo
0
1
Duda
Rapport
1/2
1/2
Duda
Nepo
R14 LIVE
Liren
Nakamura
R14 LIVE
Caruana
Firouzja
R14 LIVE
Rapport
Radjabov
R14 LIVE
Radjabov
Caruana
R13 LIVE
Firouzja
Liren
R13 LIVE
Nakamura
Duda
R13 LIVE
Nepo
Rapport
R13 LIVE
Nepo
Nakamura
R12 LIVE
Duda
Firouzja
R12 LIVE
Liren
Radjabov
R12 LIVE
Rapport
Caruana
R12 LIVE
Caruana
Liren
R11 LIVE
Radjabov
Duda
R11 LIVE
Firouzja
Nepo
R11 LIVE
Nakamura
Rapport
R11 LIVE
Nakamura
Firouzja
R10 LIVE
Nepo
Radjabov
R10 LIVE
Duda
Caruana
R10 LIVE
Rapport
Liren
R10 LIVE
Liren
Duda
R9 LIVE
Caruana
Nepo
R9 LIVE
Radjabov
Nakamura
R9 LIVE
Firouzja
Rapport
R9 LIVE
Firouzja
Radjabov
R8 LIVE
Nakamura
Caruana
R8 LIVE
Nepo
Liren
R8 LIVE
Rapport
Duda
R8 LIVE
Caruana
Radjabov
R7 LIVE
Liren
Firouzja
R7 LIVE
Duda
Nakamura
R7 LIVE
Rapport
Nepo
R7 LIVE
Nepo
Duda
R6 LIVE
Nakamura
Liren
R6 LIVE
Firouzja
Caruana
R6 LIVE
Radjabov
Rapport
R6 LIVE
Nakamura
Nepo
R5 LIVE
Firouzja
Duda
R5 LIVE
Radjabov
Liren
R5 LIVE
Caruana
Rapport
R5 LIVE
Liren
Caruana
R4 LIVE
Duda
Radjabov
R4 LIVE
Nepo
Firouzja
R4 LIVE
Rapport
Nakamura
R4 LIVE
Firouzja
Nakamura
1/2
1/2
R3
Radjabov
Nepo
1/2
1/2
R3
Caruana
Duda
1/2
1/2
R3
Liren
Rapport
1/2
1/2
R3
Duda
Liren
1/2
1/2
Nepo
Caruana
1/2
1/2
Nakamura
Radjabov
1
0
Rapport
Firouzja
1/2
1/2
Radjabov
Firouzja
1/2
1/2
Caruana
Nakamura
1
0
Liren
Nepo
0
1
Duda
Rapport
1/2
1/2
Aronian
MVL
0
1
TB 1.3
MVL
So
1
0
TB 1.2
So
Aronian
1
0
TB1.1
Dominguez
So
1/2
1/2
R9
Firouzja
MVL
0
1
R9
Deac
Caruana
1/2
1/2
R9
Rapport
Nepo
1/2
1/2
R9
Aronian
Mamedyarov
1/2
1/2
R9
Nepo
Aronian
1/2
1/2
R8
Caruana
Rapport
1/2
1/2
R8
MVL
Deac
1/2
1/2
R8
So
Firouzja
1/2
1/2
R8
Mamedyarov
Dominguez
1/2
1/2
R8
Firouzja
Dominguez
1
0
R7
Deac
So
1/2
1/2
R7
Rapport
MVL
0
1
R7
Aronian
Caruana
1/2
1/2
R7
Nepo
Mamedyarov
0
1
R7
Caruana
Nepo
1/2
1/2
R6
MVL
Aronian
0
1
R6
So
Rapport
1/2
1/2
R6
Dominguez
Deac
1
0
R6
Mamedyarov
Firouzja
1/2
1/2
R6
Deac
Firouzja
1/2
1/2
R5
Rapport
Dominguez
1/2
1/2
R5
Aronian
So
1/2
1/2
R5
Nepo
MVL
1/2
1/2
R5
Caruana
Mamedyarov
1
0
R5
MVL
Caruana
1
0
R4
So
Nepo
1
0
R4
Dominguez
Aronian
0
1
R4
Firouzja
Rapport
1/2
1/2
R4
Mamedyarov
Deac
1/2
1/2
R4
Rapport
Deac
0
1
R3
Aronian
Firouzja
1/2
1/2
R3
Nepo
Dominguez
1/2
1/2
R3
Caruana
So
1/2
1/2
R3
MVL
Mamedyarov
1/2
1/2
R3
So
MVL
1/2
1/2
R2
Dominguez
Caruana
1/2
1/2
R2
Firouzja
Nepo
0
1
R2
Deac
Aronian
1/2
1/2
R2
Mamedyarov
Rapport
1/2
1/2
R2
Aronian
Rapport
1/2
1/2
R1
Nepo
Deac
1/2
1/2
R1
Caruana
Firouzja
1/2
1/2
R1
MVL
Dominguez
1/2
1/2
R1
So
Mamedyarov
1
0
R1
MVL
Wang
1
0
Ding
Nepo
1
0
Giri
Alekseenko
0
1
Caruana
Grischuk
1/2
1/2
Grischuk
Giri
1
0
Ding
Alekseenko
1
0
MVL
Nepo
1/2
1/2
Caruana
Wang
1
0
Nepo
Wang
0
1
MVL
Alekseenko
1
0
Ding
Grischuk
1
Caruana
Giri
0
1
Ding
Giri
0
1
MVL
Grischuk
0
1
Wang
Alekseenko
1/2
1/2
Caruana
Nepo
1/2
1/2
ALekseenko
Nepo
0
1
Grischuk
Wang
1/2
1/2
Giri
MVL
1/2
1/2
Ding
Caruana
1/2
1/2
MVL
Ding Liren
1/2
1/2
Wang
Giri
0
1
Nepo
Grischuk
1/2
1/2
Caruana
Alekseenko
1/2
1/2
Grischuk
Alekseenko
0
1
Giri
Nepo
1/2
1/2
Ding
Wang
1/2
1/2
MVL
Caruana
0
1
Grischuk
Giri
1/2
1/2
Alekseenko
Ding
1/2
1/2
Nepo
MVL
0
1
Wang
Caruana
1/2
1/2
Caruana
MVL
1/2
1/2
Candidates R3 recap by WGM Anastasiya Karlovich
Replay R3 games:
Ding Liren – Richard Rapport 1/2-1/2
Fabiano Caruana – Jan-Krzysztof Duda 1/2-1/2
Teimour Radjabov – Ian Nepomniachtchi 1/2-1/2
Alireza Firouzja – Hikaru Nakamura 1/2-1/2
More: All Candidates news (collection) / Preview of R3 / Candidates pairings all rounds
Going into the first rest day, the tournament situation is not much clearer than it was one round ago. Two players are tied for first — Caruana and Nepomniachtchi on plus one. All games finished in a draw, even though there was no shortage of chess drama. Both Rapport and Nakamura pulled off major escapes, while Caruana almost overpressed with the White pieces.
Unfortunately, a shadow of the previous Candidates is still hanging above the current tournament after one of the on-site commentators, Jon-Ludvig Hammer, tested positive for Covid during yesterday’s broadcast. On-site interviewing is on hold and measures are reportedly being taken, although an official statement from FIDE is yet to come. We wish GM Hammer a speedy recovery and hope this story will not develop further.
Teimour Radjabov – Ian Nepomniachtchi ½-½
The third round started with a peaceful draw on board three. The first really quick draw we had in the Candidates so far — Teimour Radjabov, perhaps still exhausted from round two marathon loss against Nakamura, did not pose any real problems to his opponent. Players quickly exchanged down to a symmetrical endgame and it was only a matter of time before the game ended with a move repetition in a dead draw rook endgame.
Ding Liren – Richard Rapport ½-½
The Chinese grandmaster was perhaps the closest to a victory today. He skillfully outplayed Richard Rapport in a dynamic variation of Grünfeld. After a typical 17.h4, briefly transposing into an online rapid game between Giri and Nepomniachtchi two years ago, Rapport didn’t play precisely and was forced to give up a full exchange.
Machine-like precision from Ding led to the culmination on move 23 where he was literally one well-calculated decision away from a win. Black took a gamble on him missing the decisive 23.Qxd8! Nxc1 24.Qg5! line, forcing an immediate resignation. However Ding missed it and found himself in an endgame with an extra exchange for a pawn, clearly realizing he must’ve missed a better line instead. It was tough to convert the advantage and Ding Liren simplified the position to an equal queen endgame instead, making a draw on the spot.
Fabiano Caruana – Jan-Krzysztof Duda ½-½
It seemed like Duda putting his head right into the lion’s mouth by playing the highly theoretical and sharp Najdorf Sicilian. Surprisingly enough the American grandmaster was not in his element today, spending a lot of time in a well-known opening position, eventually heading for a marginally better (and also known) endgame.
Jan-Krzysztof Duda held his ground very comfortably and the momentum eventually switched to his side, having a dominant knight over Black’s bishop. It was Caruana’s time to put some damage control towork. Fortunately for the American, there was a way out with the cunning 38.c5! pawn sacrifice, opening diagonals for his bishop, and the game petered into yet another draw shortly after the time control.
Alireza Firouzja – Hikaru Nakamura ½-½
The longest and the most entertaining game of the third round by a far margin. Firouzja was eager to get his first White game, barely surviving two difficult Blacks in a row, and unleashed his home preparation on Nakamura. Firouzja prepared a powerful piece sacrifice, which was not only surprising for his opponent but also objectively sound.
Black strayed off the critical path on move 20, steering the game to a slightly worse endgame instead of keeping the queens on board with 20…Qd7. The torture was yet to start, though, as his French opponent must’ve had this endgame on the board as well. Slowly pushing his pawns forward, he gained a sizable advantage. Nevertheless, Nakamura is one of the most tenacious defenders on the planet and he managed to set up a devilish trap on move 36.
Had White kept the rooks on board with, say, 37.Re1, he’d keep all winning chances and a great position. But Firouzja miscalculated the light pieces ending after 37.Rxf8+? Kxf8 38.Bd8 a4, overestimating the power of his passed pawns and missing the crucial 41…c3! move on the diagram above. The Frenchman spent a full hour on his next move in search of a win, but alas, his opponent calculated everything to the very end. Nakamura blitzed out the rest of his moves, proving his fortress impenetrable and the fourth draw was agreed.
Caruana and Nepomniachtchi are leading for the moment and we might’ve reached the first rest day, but this tournament has only just begun. There’s a pack of the world’s top chess players trailing just half a point behind so we know the best is yet to come.
Tune in the broadcast on Tuesday, June 21 at 7:50 AM CDT together with Alejandro Ramirez, Yasser Seirawan and Christian Chirila for the move-by-move from round 4 live on uschesschamps.com or YouTube and Twitch channels.
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