Standings after 3 round:
A Group
1. A. Shirov 3
2. H. Nakamura
M. Carlsen 2½
4. V. Ivanchuk 2
5. S. Karjakin
L. Dominguez
V. Kramnik
V. Anand 1½
9. P. Leko
F. Caruana
S. Tiviakov
L. van Wely 1
13. J. Smeets
N. Short ½
B Group
1. Ni
A. Giri 2½
3. A. Naiditsch 2
4. E. Sutovsky
D. Howell
W. So
P. Negi
P. Harikrishna
L. Nisipeanu
E. l’Ami 1½
11. T. Nyback
A. Muzychuk
V. Akobian 1
14. D. Reinderman ½
C Group
1. R. Robson
D. Vocaturo
L. Chao 2½
4. Z. Peng
A. Gupta 2
6. R. Swinkels
S. Kuipers
K. Lie
N. Grandelius 1½
10. M. Muzychuk
R. van Kampen 1
12. B. Bok
S. Plukkel
S. Swaminathan ½
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Well, it is early but we can clearly see the outlines of a Kramnik victory. One point behind Carlsen and 1.5 behind Shirov, perfect positioning without showing off. True World Champion class, like Lasker.