In the other game, Yannick Pelletier held Frenchman Maxime Vachier-Lagrave to a draw in the shortest game of the round.
The round 3 summary:
White | Rating | Results | Black | Rating | Moves | Opening |
Yannick Pelletier | 2590 | ½-½ | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | 2722 | 34 | King's Indian |
Alexei Shirov | 2714 | 1-0 | Fabiano Caruana | 2711 | 63 | Bishop's Opening |
Alexander Morozevich | 2694 | ½-½ | Magnus Carlsen | 2821 | 52 | Grünfeld Defence |
The standings after three rounds:
The points tally (according to the Biel regulations of 3 for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss) folows below.
However, there is no difference in the tournament positions whichever system is used:
Posn. | Name | Country | Rating | Biel points |
1 | Magnus Carlsen | NOR | 2815 | 7 |
2 | Alexander Morozevich | RUS | 2694 | 5 |
3 | Alexei Shirov | ESP | 2714 | 4 |
4-6 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | FRA | 2722 | 2 |
4-6 | Fabiano Caruana | ITA | 2711 | 2 |
4-6 | Yannick Pelletier | SUI | 2590 | 2 |