Would you have believed it if you were told before the tournament that after 3 rounds, Kramnik, Nakamura, and Gelfand would occupy the bottom 3 spots in the standings? Hard to believe but it is true. There are still 6 more rounds to go but it is very surprising so far.
Standings after 3 rounds
| 1-4. | Aronian, Levon | g | ARM | 2802 | 2 |
| 1-4. | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | g | RUS | 2730 | 2 |
| 1-4. | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2826 | 2 |
| 1-4. | Karjakin, Sergey | g | RUS | 2763 | 2 |
| 5-7. | Anand, Vishy | g | IND | 2811 | 1½ |
| 5-7. | Ivanchuk, Vassily | g | UKR | 2775 | 1½ |
| 5-7. | Svidler, Peter | g | RUS | 2755 | 1½ |
| 8-9. | Kramnik, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2800 | 1 |
| 8-9. | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2758 | 1 |
| 10. | Gelfand, Boris | g | ISR | 2744 | ½ |
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