Magnus Carlsen took control of the Magnus Carlsen Invitational after defeating Fabiano Caruana 3:1 with powerful wins in the first two games. The other Round 3 match was mired in controversy after 16-year-old star Alireza Firouzja lost connection in a good position in the first game. The regulations specified the game would resume quickly, but after a long delay it was decided to declare a draw. Alireza missed one great chance as he lost the next 3 games, before he later had an appeal to replay the match rejected by the Appeals Committee.
You can check out all the Round 3, Day 1 games using the selector below (click on a result to open the game with computer analysis):
