GMs Fabiano Caruana and Hans Niemann are the two players to score six points (or two wins) on day three of the Total Chess World Championship Tour Pilot 2026. He leads Group B with 10 points and a 3077 performance after sweeping GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu. Niemann won both games against GM Vaishali Rameshbabu to co-lead Group D with GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave with eight points apiece.

GM Alireza Firouzja leads Group A with eight points, while GMs Ian Nepomniachtchi and Haik Martirosyan co-lead Group C with six points. In Group D as well, GM Bibisara Assaubayeva won the Game of the Day with her career-best upset against GM Arjun Erigaisi, even if she lost the second game.

Day four, which features rounds five and six of the Group Stage, is on Friday, November 12, starting at 9 a.m. ET / 15:00 CET / 7:30 p.m. IST.

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Group A Standings

Group B Standings

Group C Standings

Group D Standings

GM Rafael Leitao analyzes below. (It will be added later.)