Grand Swiss: Maghsoodloo stuns Firouzja, leads

The third day of play in Samarkand produced sole leaders in both tournaments of the FIDE Grand Swiss. Decisive results on all the top four boards in the open section left Parham Maghsoodloo, the 21st seed, alone at the top with a perfect 3/3. In the women’s event, defending champion Vaishali Rameshbabu continued her perfect run, scoring a third consecutive victory to move half a point ahead of the field. | Photo: FIDE / Michal Walusza