The event featured 36 games and was organized by World Chess and ChessArena.
Vladimir Kramnik began Day 3 of the “Clash Of Blames” trailing by a point behind but quickly turned the tide by winning 6 out of 8 games.
Jose Martinez needed to win the final 4 games to force tiebreaks. In a stunning comeback, he won three and was on the verge of taking the last game, but under intense time pressure, he narrowly lost.