Giri Stuns Carlsen In Tata Steel

The third round at the Tata Steel tournament provided the biggest upset so far in the A Group when 16-year old Anish Giri defeated Magnus Carlsen with the black pieces in just 22 moves!

Giri's reaction after the game was "Carlsen will probably not lose like this again in the next ten years", while Carlsen tweeted, "Always nice to confirm that I'm still capable of blundering a piece in one move!"

You can play through the debacle for the world's #1 player below.

Carlsen has a VERY bad day at the office

All smiles for Giri after the game

Another decisive game went in favour of Ponomariov who beat Smeets with the black pieces.

And last to finish in the A Group, but very much not least, Nakamura took the sole lead (!) with a win against Shirov.

Nakamura and Shirov smile for the cameras...

In the B Group Luke McShane continued his excellent start, winning his third game in a row to cement his lead and keep the only perfect score in all the groups.

Group C had the most decisive games once again, and it was a round of "girl power" with Lahno and Sachdev both earning a full point.

Sachdev and Swiercz wait for the start of their game (all pics from the official Facebook page)

The full results from round three and the current standings in all groups are below.