Bilbao Final Masters, Rounds 2 & 3: Four Draws
At the halfway point, with round 4, the start of the second cycle, about to begin after the rest day, Wesley So continues to lead the Bilbao Final Masters. As noted a few days ago, he won a very nice game against Ding Liren in round 1 while Viswanathan Anand and Anish Giri drew their game. Since then, all the games have been drawn, most notably the round 3 ultra-marathon between Ding and Giri, which was drawn in 172 moves.
So is therefore leading with five points (the tournament uses 3-1-0 scoring), while Anand and Giri have three points each, and Ding has two.
Today's pairings are the reverse of round 1's: Ding Liren has white vs. Wesley So, and Anish Giri gets the white pieces against Viswanathan Anand.
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