Round 3 results
- GM Najer, Evgeniy vs GM Caruana, Fabiano [0-1]
- GM Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter vs GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime [1/2-1/2]
- GM Dominguez Perez, Leinier vs GM Ponomariov, Ruslan [1-0]
- GM Kramnik, Vladimir vs GM Buhmann, Rainer [1/2-1/2]
Standings after 3 rounds
| 2016 Dortmund (Germany) | cat. 20 (2732) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | gm | FRA | 2798 | * | . | ½ | ½ | 1 | . | . | . | 2 | |
| 2. | Dominguez Perez, Leinier | gm | CUB | 2713 | . | * | . | ½ | . | 1 | ½ | . | 2 | |
| 3. | Nisipeanu, Liviu-Dieter | gm | GER | 2674 | ½ | . | * | . | ½ | ½ | . | . | 1½ | |
| 4. | Kramnik, Vladimir | gm | RUS | 2812 | ½ | ½ | . | * | . | . | ½ | . | 1½ | |
| 5. | Caruana, Fabiano | gm | USA | 2810 | 0 | . | ½ | . | * | . | . | 1 | 1½ | |
| 6. | Ponomariov, Ruslan | gm | UKR | 2706 | . | 0 | ½ | . | . | * | . | 1 | 1½ | |
| 7. | Buhmann, Rainer | gm | GER | 2653 | . | ½ | . | ½ | . | . | * | 0 | 1 | |
| 8. | Najer, Evgeniy | gm | RUS | 2687 | . | . | . | . | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | |