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Only two wins (all by White) happened yesterday. Gelfand could have contributed to this statistic though as we will see from the diagram below. Six players lead the event with 2 points: So, Aronian, Giri, Nakamura, Caruana and Harikrishna.
Results of the 3rd round
Caruana 1 1-0 1.5 Karjakin
Rapport 1 1/2 1.5 Aronian
Nakamura 1.5 1/2 0 Gelfand
Naiditsch 0 1/2 1.5 So
Van Wely 0.5 1/2 1.5 Giri
Harikrishna 1 1-0 1 Dominguez
Standings after 3 rounds
1 Aronian, L. 2.0 / 3 2812
2 So, W. 2.0 / 3 2719
3 Harikrishna, P. 2.0 / 3 2706
4 Caruana, F. 2.0 / 3 2782
5 Nakamura, H. 2.0 / 3 2789
6 Giri, A. 2.0 / 3 2734
7 Karjakin, S. 1.5 / 3 2759
8 Rapport, R. 1.5 / 3 2691
9 Van Wely, L. 1.0 / 3 2672
10 Dominguez, L. 1.0 / 3 2754
11 Gelfand, B. 0.5 / 3 2777
12 Naiditsch, A. 0.5 / 3 2718
Today is a rest day in the Masters event.
Pairings of the 4th round
Giri, A. – So, W.
Gelfand, B. – Naiditsch, A.
Aronian, L. – Nakamura, H.
Karjakin, S. – Rapport, R.
Dominguez, L. – Caruana, F.
Van Wely, L. – Harikrishna, P.
Nakamura-Gelfand
How would you proceed with Black?