Almaty, Katzahstan, 30.06-8.07.2026.
U trećem kolu odlučena je jedna partija. GM Donchenko Aleksandar je pobijedio IM Smirnova (posle lijepog napada u poziciji sa heterogenim rokadama) i pridružio se na vrhu tabele Makhnevu, Kovalenku i Sarani sa dva poena.
| 3. kolo 2026/07/02 u 15:00 | ||||||||||||
| Bo. | ФЕД | Рейт | White | Результат | Black | ФЕД | Рейт | |||||
| 1 | USA | 2647 | GM | Shankland, Sam | ½ – ½ | GM | Sarana, Alexey | SRB | 2668 | |||
| 2 | KAZ | 2435 | IM | Nurman, Alua | ½ – ½ | GM | Makhnev, Denis | KAZ | 2551 | |||
| 3 | UKR | 2672 | GM | Kovalenko, Igor | ½ – ½ | IM | Ansat, Aldiyar | KAZ | 2485 | |||
| 4 | KAZ | 2513 | GM | Nogerbek, Kazybek | ½ – ½ | GM | Chigaev, Maksim | ESP | 2644 | |||
| 5 | KAZ | 2436 | IM | Smirnov, Mark | 0 – 1 | GM | Donchenko, Alexander | GER | 2640 | |||
Stanje posle 3.kola
| Ст.ном | Имя | ФЕД. | Рейт. | Очки | |
| 1 | GM | Makhnev, Denis | KAZ | 2551 | 2 |
| GM | Kovalenko, Igor | UKR | 2672 | 2 | |
| 3 | GM | Sarana, Alexey | SRB | 2668 | 2 |
| 4 | GM | Donchenko, Alexander | GER | 2640 | 2 |
| 5 | IM | Nurman, Alua | KAZ | 2435 | 1,5 |
| GM | Chigaev, Maksim | ESP | 2644 | 1,5 | |
| 7 | GM | Shankland, Sam | USA | 2647 | 1,5 |
| 8 | IM | Ansat, Aldiyar | KAZ | 2485 | 1 |
| 9 | GM | Nogerbek, Kazybek | KAZ | 2513 | 1 |
| 10 | IM | Smirnov, Mark | KAZ | 2436 | 0,5 |
Smirnov,Mark (2422) – Donchenko,Alexander (2635) [B12]
Round 3: Smirnov, Mark – Donchenko, Alex https://lichess.org/broadcast/ (3.5), 02.07.2026
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.h4 h5 5.c4 e6 6.Nc3 dxc4 7.Bxc4 Nd7 8.Nge2 Be7 9.g3 Nh6 10.Bf4 Qb6 11.Qc1 Bg4 12.0–0 Nf5 13.Rd1 0–0–0 14.Kg2 g5 15.hxg5 h4
16.f3 Bh3+ 17.Kf2 hxg3+ 18.Nxg3 Rh4 19.Nce2 Rg8 20.Ne4 Nf8 21.Rd3 Ng6 22.Rb3 Qc7 23.Bd2 c5 24.Bd3 Nxd4 25.Nxd4 Nxe5 26.Qg1 cxd4 27.Rc1 Nc6 28.Bb5 Bf5 29.Qg3 Rh2+ 30.Ke1 Rh1+ 31.Kf2 Rxc1 32.Bxc1 Qxg3+ 33.Kxg3 Bxe4 34.fxe4
34…Bxg5 35.Bxg5 Rxg5+ 36.Kf4 f6 37.Bxc6 bxc6 38.Rh3 Kc7 39.Rh6 e5+ 40.Kf3 Rg1 0–1
Partije 3.kola u pgn formatu: