Astana: Russia’s Ian Nipomnishi and China’s Ding Liren will face off 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 after the first game was tied. There are 14 games in total. The first to score 7.5 points wins. If both teams are tied after 14 games, the winner will be decided by a tiebreaker.
