The leading matches were very tight in the third round, as each of the top six boards ended in narrow 3½-2½ victories.
Here are the details including the results of the decisive encounters.
| SOCAR Azerbaijan | 3½:2½ | A DAN DZO & PGMB - Chernigiv |
| GM Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2756 | 1-0 | GM Jobava Baadur 2710 |
| GM Grischuk Alexander 2760 | 1-0 | GM Zhigalko Sergei 2640 |
| GM Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2685 | 0-1 | GM Lastin Alexander 2616 |
| Mika Yerevan | 3½:2½ | St.Petersburg Chess Club |
| GM Aronian Levon 2783 | 1-0 | GM Ivanchuk Vassily 2754 |
| Baden-Baden OSG | 2½:3½ | ShSM-64 Moscow |
| GM Vallejo Pons Francisco 2697 | 0-1 | GM Karjakin Sergey 2747 |
| GM Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter 2683 | 0-1 | GM Caruana Fabiano 2700 |
| GM Naiditsch Arkadij 2674 | 1-0 | GM Riazantsev Alexander 2686 |
| Ashdod Elite CC | 2½:3½ | Economist-SGSEU-1 |
| GM Miroshnichenko Evgenij 2677 | 0-1 | GM Roiz Michael 2637 |
| Bihac CK | 3½:2½ | Oslo Schakselskap |
| GM Dizdarevic Emir 2475 | 0-1 | GM Berg Emanuel 2616 |
| GM Saric Ibro 2565 | 1-0 | FM Kovachev Daniel Jakobsen 2305 |
| GM Kurajica Bojan 2535 | 1-0 | Stubberud Ornulf 2293 |
| Ural | 2½:3½ | G-Team Novy Bor |
| GM Nepomniachtchi Ian 2706 | 0-1 | GM Laznicka Viktor 2690 |
| GM Dreev Alexey 2649 | 1-0 | GM Bartel Mateusz 2599 |
| GM Ponkratov Pavel 2592 | 0-1 | GM Haba Petr 2517 |
In the Women's event two teams have managed to win their first three matches: AVS and Tbilisi who will meet tomorrow.
| AVS | 2½:1½ | Giprorechtrans |
| IM Muzychuk Mariya 2464 | 1-0 | IM Vasilevich Irina 2324 |
| Samaia Tbilisi | 2½:1½ | MIKA Yerevan |
| GM Chiburdanidze Maia 2500 | 1 -0 | IM Danielian Elina 2466 |
| IM Khurtsidze Nino 2435 | 1 -0 | IM Mkrtchian Lilit 2484 |
| IM Khotenashvili Bela 2464 | 0-1 | IM Galojan Lilit 2373 |
Lower down there were no big surprises.
| Cercle d'Echecs de Monte Carlo | 3½: ½ | CS Fischer Chieti |
| BAS Beograd | 3 : 1 | USV Volksbank Halle |
| St.Petersburg Chess Club | 3½: ½ | Herzliya Chess Club |
| Lokomotiv 2000 | 2-2 | KSC Komarno |
| Oslo Schakselkap | 1½:2½ | Ashdod Elite CC |
For more information go to the Official site
However for results and statistics I prefer Results
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