Karjakin and Efimenko win

Co-leader Zahar Efimenko

The favourite Sergey Karjakin won a complicated struggle in the Caro-Kann where he sacrificed his b-pawn and then took advantage of his lead in development. The other winner, Ukrainian Zahar Efimenko, defended resolutely against Alexander Motylev's strong attack and turned the tables towards the time control. Today's winners share the lead along with Fabiano Caruana on 2/3.

Third round results:

White	Rating	Results	Black	Rating
Sergey Karjakin	2772	1-0	Victor Laznicka	2701
Etienne Bacrot	2705	½-½	Dmitry Jakovenko	2716
Sergey Rublevsky	2681	½-½	Alexander Onischuk	2669
Zahar Efimenko	2703	1-0	Alexander Motylev	2690
Fabiano Caruana	2712	½-½	Lazaro Bruzon Batista	2682

The tournament situation after three rounds:

Rank	Name	Age	Country	Rating	World rank	Points
1-3	Sergey Karjakin	21	RUS	2772	5	2
1-3	Fabiano Caruana	19	ITA	2712	32	2
1-3	Zahar Efimenko	26	UKR	2703	46	2
4-7	Viktor Laznicka	23	CZE	2701	47	1½
4-7	Etienne Bacrot	28	FRA	2705	43	1½
4-7	Sergei Rublevsky	36	RUS	2681	63	1½
4-7	Alexander Onischuk	36	USA	2669	76	1½
8-10	Dmitry Jakovenko	28	RUS	2716	27	1
8-10	Alexander Motylev	32	RUS	2690	54	1
8-10	Lazaro Bruzon Batista	29	CUB	2682	62	1

As a reminder, the results of the previous rounds:

First round

White	Rating	Results	Black	Rating
Victor Laznicka	2701	1-0	Lazaro Bruzon Batista	2682
Fabiano Caruana	2712	1-0	Dmitry Jakovenko	2716
Sergey Karjakin	2772	½-½	Alexander Onischuk	2669
Etienne Bacrot	2705	½-½	Alexander Motylev	2690
Sergey Rublevsky	2681	½-½	Zahar Efimenko	2703

Second round

White	Rating	Results	Black	Rating
Victor Laznicka	2701	½-½	Fabiano Caruana	2712
Dmitry Jakovenko	2716	½-½	Sergey Karjakin	2772
Alexander Onischuk	2669	½-½	Etienne Bacrot	2705
Alexander Motylev	2690	½-½	Sergey Rublevsky	2681
Lazaro Bruzon Batista	2682	½-½	Zahar Efimenko	2703

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