Fabiano Caruana is 3-0 with a win with Black over Hou Yifan today. On the flip side, the reigning women’s world champion has a bad start with 0-3.
Round 3 results
| So, Wesley | – Negi, Parimarjan | ½ |
| Sasikiran, Krishnan | – Laznicka, Viktor | 1-0 |
| Hou, Yifan | – Caruana, Fabiano | 0-1 |
Standings after 3 rounds
| 1. | Caruana, Fabiano | g | ITA | 2714 | C | C | . | . | 1 | . | . | . | 1 | . | 1 | . | 3 |
| 2. | Laznicka, Viktor | g | CZE | 2681 | . | . | H | H | . | . | 1 | . | 0 | . | 1 | . | 2 |
| 3. | Negi, Parimarjan | g | IND | 2622 | 0 | . | . | . | E | E | ½ | . | . | . | 1 | . | 1½ |
| 4. | So, Wesley | g | PHI | 2667 | . | . | 0 | . | ½ | . | C | C | 1 | . | . | . | 1½ |
| 5. | Sasikiran, Krishnan | g | IND | 2676 | 0 | . | 1 | . | . | . | 0 | . | K | K | . | . | 1 |
| 6. | Hou, Yifan | g | CHN | 2612 | 0 | . | 0 | . | 0 | . | . | . | . | . | S | S | 0 |
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