Riding on the confidence gained by winning the second set, Magnus Carlsen claimed the opening game of the third set to lead 1.5-0.5 midway through the best-of-four rapid games in the $300,000 Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour Finals on Sunday. Carlsen, who bounced back to win the second set 3.5-0.5 after emerging victorious in the second blitz game, nailed Nakamura with black pieces to start the third set. After the first blitz game was drawn, Nakamura blundered in the middle game to hand over the set to Carlsen. The results:Final: Set Three, Game One: Hikaru Nakamura (USA) lost to Magnus Carlsen; Game Two: Carlsen drew with Nakamura. After two sets: Carlsen level with Nakamura 1-1.

Source: The Hindu August 16, 2020 16:39 UTC