Astana: Russia’s Ian Nipomnishi and China’s Ding Liren will face each other in the third game of the World Chess Championship today in Astana, Kazakhstan. After winning the second game, Nipomnishi is leading with a total of 1.5 points. Liran has .5 points following the first game was tied. There are 14 games in total. The first to score 7.5 points wins. If both teams are tied following 14 games, the winner will be decided by a tiebreaker.
