Round 3 pairings:
Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2752 1/2 Kamsky Gata 2726
Carlsen Magnus 2765 1-0 Inarkiev Ernesto 2684
Gashimov Vugar 2679 1-0 Svidler Peter 2746
Radjabov Teimour 2751 1/2 Yue Wang 2689
Cheparinov Ivan 2695 0-1 Bacrot Etienne 2705
Karjakin Sergey 2732 1-0 Adams Michael 2729
Navara David 2672 0-1 Grischuk Alexander 2716
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GM Gashimov – GM Svidler
Baku GP – Round 3
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 b5 6. Be2 Bb7 7. Bf3 Qc7 8. O-OBd6 9. a4 Bxh2+ 10. Kh1 Be5 11. axb5 Nf6 12. Be3 O-O 13. Qd3 d6 14. Rfd1 Nfd715. Qd2 Rc8 16. Be2 Nf6 17. f4 Bxd4 18. Qxd4 d5 19. bxa6 Nxa6 20. e5 Ne8 21. f5Nc5 22. Bb5 Qd8 23. Rxa8 Bxa8 24. f6 Nd7 25. fxg7 Qc7 26. Bf4 Qb7 27. Rd3 Nxg728. Bxd7 Rc4 29. Qf2 Qxd7 30. Rg3 Kh8 31. Bg5 1-0
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After the 3rd round:
1 Grischuk 2716 2.5
2 Carlsen 2765 2.0
– Kamsky 2726 2.0
– Karjakin 2732 2.0
– Radjabov 2751 2.0
3 Adams 2729 1.5
– Bacrot 2705 1.5
– Yue 2689 1.5
4 Gashimov 2679 1.0
– Inarkiev 2684 1.0
– Navara 2672 1.0
– Mamedyarov 2752 1.0
– Svidler 2746 1.0
4 Cheparinov 2695 0.0
So much for Topalov’s Prodigy….