Only two leaders remained out of 11 after 3 rounds – Safarli and Durarbayli (3/3)!
Results of top 15 boards
1 GM Sargissian Gabriel 2671 2 0 – 1 2 GM Durarbayli Vasif 2580
2 GM Zhigalko Sergei 2661 2 ½ – ½ 2 IM Bernadskiy Vitaliy 2565
3 GM Safarli Eltaj 2649 2 1 – 0 2 GM Savchenko Boris 2556
4 GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel 2575 2 ½ – ½ 2 GM Dubov Daniil 2614
5 GM Ehlvest Jaan 2565 2 ½ – ½ 2 GM Rakhmanov Aleksandr 2606
6 GM Jobava Baadur 2706 1½ 1 – 0 2 IM Hovhanisian Mher 2516
7 GM Rasulov Vugar 2534 1½ 0 – 1 1½ GM Akopian Vladimir 2682
8 GM Lintchevski Daniil 2537 1½ ½ – ½ 1½ GM Grachev Boris 2669
9 GM Kveinys Aloyzas 2526 1½ ½ – ½ 1½ GM Mamedov Rauf 2659
10 GM Shimanov Aleksandr 2658 1½ 1 – 0 1½ IM Sivuk Vitaly 2507
11 GM Maiorov Nikita 2529 1½ ½ – ½ 1½ GM Popov Ivan 2653
12 GM Chatalbashev Boris 2522 1½ ½ – ½ 1½ GM Smirin Ilia 2644
13 GM Fedorchuk Sergey A 2641 1½ ½ – ½ 1½ GM Gasanov Eldar 2480
14 GM Levin Evgeny A 2514 1½ 0 – 1 1½ GM Tiviakov Sergei 2639
15 GM Tkachiev Vladislav 2637 1½ ½ – ½ 1½ GM Hayrapetyan Hovik 2469
Top 10 players after 3 rounds with performance included
1 GM Safarli Eltaj AZE 2649 3.0 3291
2 GM Durarbayli Vasif AZE 2580 3.0 3237
3 FM Igonin Temur UZB 2118 2.5 2800
4 IM Zenzera Alexey RUS 2419 2.5 2777
5 GM Zhigalko Sergei BLR 2661 2.5 2776
6 GM Akopian Vladimir ARM 2682 2.5 2770
7 GM Jobava Baadur GEO 2706 2.5 2769
8 GM Shimanov Aleksandr RUS 2658 2.5 2752
9 GM Tiviakov Sergei NED 2639 2.5 2735
10 GM Dubov Daniil RUS 2614 2.5 2726
Pairings of top 15 boards
1 GM Durarbayli Vasif 2580 3 – 3 GM Safarli Eltaj 2649
2 GM Rakhmanov Aleksandr 2606 2½ – 2½ GM Jobava Baadur 2706
3 GM Akopian Vladimir 2682 2½ – 2½ GM Ter-Sahakyan Samvel 2575
4 GM Fier Alexandr 2587 2½ – 2½ GM Zhigalko Sergei 2661
5 IM Bernadskiy Vitaliy 2565 2½ – 2½ GM Shimanov Aleksandr 2658
6 GM Tiviakov Sergei 2639 2½ – 2½ GM Ehlvest Jaan 2565
7 GM Dubov Daniil 2614 2½ – 2½ GM Kovalev Vladislav 2557
8 FM Igonin Temur 2118 2½ – 2½ GM Khalifman Alexander 2611
9 GM Sargissian Gabriel 2671 2 – 2½ IM Zenzera Alexey 2419
10 GM Grachev Boris 2669 2 – 2 GM Maiorov Nikita 2529
11 GM Mamedov Rauf 2659 2 – 2 GM Chatalbashev Boris 2522
12 GM Popov Ivan 2653 2 – 2 GM Kveinys Aloyzas 2526
13 GM Smirin Ilia 2644 2 – 2 GM Abasov Nijat 2517
14 GM Kovalenko Igor 2642 2 – 2 GM Minasian Artashes 2487
15 IM Hovhanisian Mher 2516 2 – 2 GM Fedorchuk Sergey A 2641