Standings after 3 rounds:
| 1. | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2826 | 2½ |
| 2. | Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2800 | 2 |
| 3. | Bacrot, Etienne | g | FRA | 2716 | 1½ |
| 4-6. | Wang Yue | g | CHN | 2732 | 1 |
| 4-6. | Topalov, Veselin | g | BUL | 2803 | 1 |
| 4-6. | Gashimov, Vugar | g | AZE | 2719 | 1 |
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Carlsen is gaining all the points he lost.
It is about time! Now keep Liv Tyler and her big lips away from the young king!
Give Magnus your support and plenty of orange juice! Long live the young chess king!