Overview
- Germany’s Frederik Svane eliminated world champion D Gukesh 1.5–0.5 after converting a tense knight-and-pawn endgame in the second classical game.
- Four Indians reached the last 32: R Praggnanandhaa defeated Robert Hovhannisyan, while Arjun Erigaisi, Pentala Harikrishna and V Pranav advanced after draws in Game 2.
- Vidit Gujrathi, S L Narayanan and Karthik Venkataraman head to Sunday tiebreaks, as Diptayan Ghosh and Pranesh M were knocked out.
- Round 3 delivered more shocks with exits for top-2700 GMs Anish Giri, Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, as Germany’s Svane, Donchenko, Keymer and Bluebaum kept their runs going.
- Off-board flashpoints included a formal warning to V Pranav over move recording, an arbiter enforcing touch-move in Pranesh–Keymer, and viral security footage encircling Gukesh at the venue.