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Sergei Movsesian among Magnus Carlsen persecutors

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The third round of the games took place at the major international chess tournament held on the island of Isle of Man. Magnus Carlsen, the current world champion, won the game with Chinese Geoffrey Keonning and scored 3 points. So, he is in the top of the table now. Pavel Elyanov (Ukraine), Rustam Kasimjanov (Uzbekistan) and Alexander Linderman (United States) also have a 100% result. Today Uzbekistan's strongest chess player will feel the strength of the world champion. Sergei Movsesian is one of the most successful chess players in the tournament from Armenia who has scored 2.5 points after three rounds and now is among the 19 chess-players after the four leaders. Gabriel Sargsyan lost the starting point after two draws and now shares the 24th-66th places with 2 points. Brazilian Armenian grandmaster Grigor-Sevak Mkhitaryan has the same result, while Varuzhan Hakobyan from US has scored 1.5 points.