Today, the fourth round of games will take place at the Baku Open Chess Festival.
After three rounds, Azerbaijani Grandmaster Mohammad Muradli is in the lead, Idman.biz reports.
Muradli has a perfect 100% score, edging out India's S. Asvat based on additional tiebreaker criteria. Their head-to-head match is set for today’s round.
The prize pool for the Baku Open totals $55,000, with nearly 700 chess players from 16 countries competing in the tournament.
Notable matches in the fourth round:
Muhammad Muradli (Azerbaijan) vs. S. Aswath (India)
Aleksandar Indjic (Serbia) vs. Michail Brodsky (Ukraine)
Murad Ibrahimli (Azerbaijan) vs. Baadur Jobava (Georgia)
Aditya Mittal (India) vs. Roman Shogdzhiev (FIDE)
Khazar Babazade (Azerbaijan) vs. Misratdin Iskandarov (Azerbaijan)
Aydın Suleymanli (Azerbaijan) vs. Jianjun Xie (China)
Top standings after three rounds:
1. Muhammad Muradli – 3 points
2. S. Aswath (India) – 3 points
3. Khazar Babazade – 2.5 points
4. Murad Ibrahimli – 2.5 points
5. Aleksandar Indjic (Serbia) – 2.5 points
Idman.biz
