Paris Grand Chess Tour, Day 3: Carlsen’s will be remembered for his outburst beginning

Magnus Carlsen won the rapid section of the Paris Grand Chess Tour, but the day will be remembered for his outburst beginning, “What do you want me to do?” when Maurice Ashley suggested the final win had been less than smooth. Elsewhere the star was Alexander Grischuk, who did win three smooth games in a row, making it five wins in his last six games. He’s just one point behind Magnus with 18 rounds of blitz to follow, though he called that a big gap, given Magnus’ “idiotic ability to win many games in a row!”

Replay all the action from the rapid section of the Paris Grand Chess Tour using the selector below. Click a result to open a game with computer analysis or hover over a player’s name to see all his results so far:

As you can see from the standings, the situation at the top could easily change in just a couple of rounds:

See also:

• Official website
• All the games with computer analysis on chess24
• Kasparov on hand for Paris Grand Chess Tour launch
• Paris Grand Chess Tour Day 1: Carlsen and So lead
• Paris Grand Chess Tour Day 2: Magnus breaks clear