Freestyle Chess Tour Paris Leg, Day 3 Highlights

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Magnus Carlsen (PC: Freestyle Chess Tour)

Day 3 of the Freestyle Chess Tour Paris Leg marked the beginning of the quarterfinals, where the top eight players from the round-robin stage competed for the top spot in the semi-finals. The matches were intense and filled with drama and surprising results. One of the most awaited games was between Arjun Erigiasi and Hikaru Nakamura. 

While Arjun is the only Indian out of four to make it to the quarterfinals, Nakamura is one of the best chess players in the world, ranked number 2 globally. However, the match ended in a draw, setting up a potential tiebreaker scenario. 

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Magnus Carlsen proved his dominance in the sport yet again and secured a win against Nodirbek advancing to the semi-finals. Ian Nepomniachtchi, the one who was leading the points table, faced Vincent Keymer, who won the first leg of the Freestyle Chess Tour. The game ended in a draw with Ian still leading the points table with Magnus Carlsen. 

The reigning World Champion Gukesh D had a disappointing run finishing 10th in the round-robin stage and failed to advance to quarterfinals. His loss to Richard Rapport on day 3 of the Freestyle Chess Tour Paris Leg led him to the 11th position. Vidit Gujrathi finished at 12th position and missed the quarterfinals. The semifinals are scheduled for 11-12 April, when the winners of the quarterfinals will compete. Game two is scheduled for Thursday, 10 April.

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Freestyle Chess Tour Paris Leg: Full Results

Player 1Player 2Result
Vincent KeymerIan Nepomniachtchi1/2 – 1/2
Magnus CarlsenNodirbek Abdusattorov1 – 0
Maxime Vachier-LagraveFabiano Caruana1/2 – 1/2
Arjun ErigaisiHikaru Nakamura1/2 – 1/2
Praggnanandhaa RameshbabuVidit Gujrathi1 – 0
Richard RapportD Gukesh1 – 0

Freestyle Chess Tour Paris Leg: Standings

RankPlayerPoints
1Ian Nepomniachtchi8.5
2Magnus Carlsen8.5
3Maxime Vachier-Lagrave7
4Arjun Erigaisi6.5
5Nodirbek Abdusattorov6.5
6Hikaru Nakamura6
7Vincent Keymer5.5
8Fabiano Caruana4.5
9Praggnanandhaa R.4
10Richard Rapport3.5
11Dommaraju Gukesh3.5
12Vidit S. Gujarathi2

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