There are 12 more rounds to go in Yekaterinburg and a significant number of decisive outcomes in the first two rounds suggest a lot of excitement ahead. Questions are being asked about whether Ding Liren will be able to make a comeback, especially as he is due to face Fabiano Caruana in the next round. Still, the tournament is in its early days and many things can change and likely will.
Round 3 of the 2020 Candidates Tournament starts at 4 PM local time on March 19. The pairings for the third round are:
Ding Liren (China) –
Fabiano Caruana (USA)
Anish Giri (The Netherlands) –
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)
Alexander Grischuk (Russia) –
Wang Hao (China)
Kirill Alekseenko (Russia) –
Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia)
Photos Text by Milan Dinic
Photos by Lennart Ootes and Maria Emelianova