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A full-point lead
For the first time in Bucharest, three games finished decisively in a single round. While Levon Aronian and Anish Giri scored their first victories of the event, both to bounce back to a fifty percent score, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov obtained his third full point in a row to go into the last two rounds a full point ahead of the field.
The first game to finish decisively on Saturday was Aronian’s win over former co-leader Alexander Grischuk. Teimour Radjabov and Wesley So both undefeated so far in the event, with Radjabov having signed seven draws so far agreed to a 38-move draw meanwhile. These two results meant Mamedyarov would get a 1-point lead over Grischuk and So if he managed to beat Fabiano Caruana with the black pieces.