Azerbaijani grandmaster victorious in Kings Tournament

In the 3rd round Rajabov beat Ukrainian Ruslan Ponomariov with black figures. Azerbaijani chess player drew with Norway's Magnus Carlsen in the second round. Rajabov will play with Chinese Van Yue in the fourth round.

After 3 rounds, Rajabov has 1.5 points and shares the 3-4-th place with Carlsen. Gelfand and Nisipeanu lead the tournament with 2 points. The tournament involving six grandmasters will end on June 25.


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