Would you have believed it if you were told before the tournament that after 3 rounds, Kramnik, Nakamura, and Gelfand would occupy the bottom 3 spots in the standings? Hard to believe but it is true. There are still 6 more rounds to go but it is very surprising so far.

Standings after 3 rounds

1-4. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2802 2
1-4. Nepomniachtchi, Ian g RUS 2730 2
1-4. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2826 2
1-4. Karjakin, Sergey g RUS 2763 2
5-7. Anand, Vishy g IND 2811
5-7. Ivanchuk, Vassily g UKR 2775
5-7. Svidler, Peter g RUS 2755
8-9. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2800 1
8-9. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2758 1
10. Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2744 ½

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