Before the encounter between Carlsen and Karjakin in round three tension ran high - after all the tournament in Bilbao is the last time Carlsen and Karjakin meet before their World Championship match in November. But the game itself was pretty one-sided. After a quiet opening in the middlegame the World Champion went straight for Karjakin's kingside which he destroyed with systematic and strong play that led to a devastating attack and a smooth victory for Carlsen.
Focused: World Champion Magnus Carlsen
The two other games ended in with a draw and thanks to the three-point rule Carlsen now leads the tournament with 6.0/9.
| Title | Name | Country | ELO | Res. | Title | Name | Country | ELO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM | Anish Giri |
|
2790 | 1 - 1 | GM | Wesley So |
|
2775 |
| 2 | GM | Magnus Carlsen |
|
2851 | 3 - 0 | GM | Sergey Karjakin |
|
2779 |
| 3 | GM | Hikaru Nakamura |
|
2787 | 1 - 1 | GM | Wei Yi |
|
2694 |
| Title | Name | Nation | Elo | Perf. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts. | |
| 1 | GM | Magnus Carlsen |
|
2851 | +22 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 / 9 | |||
| 2 | GM | Hikaru Nakamura |
|
2787 | +106 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 / 9 | |||
| 3 | GM | Wesley So |
|
2775 | +10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 / 9 | |||
| 4 | GM | Anish Giri |
|
2790 | -40 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 / 9 | |||
| 5 | GM | Wei Yi |
|
2694 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 / 9 | |||
| 6 | GM | Sergey Karjakin |
|
2779 | -94 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 / 9 |
In Bilbao the three-point rule applies (3 points for a win, 1 point for draw).
