Nodirbek leads, Carlsen joint 2nd

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Uzbekistan's young GM Abdusattorov Nodirbek was the sole leader in the open section of the Tata Steel Chess India Rapid tournament on Wednesday.

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He scored 2.5 points out of three, securing wins over German Vincent Keymer in Round 2 and India's R Praggnanandhaa in Round 3, after drawing his opener with Daniil Dubov.

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen drew his first two games v India's Praggnanandhaa and Nihal Sarin before beating Vidit Gujrathi, placing him in joint second position (two points) with SL Narayanan.

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