Standings after 3 rounds:
1. Carlsen 2½
2-4. Shirov, Karjakin, Eljanov 2
5-8. Ivanchuk, Alekseev, Jakovenko, Volokitin 1½
9-11. Svidler, Nisipeanu, Onischuk 1
12. van Wely ½
Round 4 Pairings:
Ivanchuk – Onischuk
Eljanov – Carlsen
Karjakin – Jakovenko
van Wely – Alekseev
Svidler – Nisipean
Shirov – Volokitin
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Both Ivanchuk and Carlsen will go for a win.
Go Magnus!
Carlsen, Aronian and Karjakin will be future super-trio.
At one point it was…(no particular order)
Petrosian-Fischer-Spassky
then…
Korchnoi-Karpov-Kasparov
then…
Kasparov-Anand-Kramnik
then…
Kramnk-Topalov-Anand
aronian is 54 years old … but that’s ok ( WHERE ARE THE AMERICANOS ? )