1. d2d4 The third round saw four draws but some interesting games. Ding Liren showed more good preparation with White and clearly looks like he came ready with a lot of ideas, but his actual gameplay has been lackluster.  The most interesting game of the day saw Firouzja play his first game with the white pieces. He managed to put Hikaru under a lot of pressure, but ultimately was unable to win against an extremely good defense. 1... g8f6  2. c2c4  2... e7e6  3. b1c3  3... f8b4  4. d1c2  4... e8g8  5. a2a3  5... b4c3  6. c2c3  6... d7d5  7. c1g5 All of this is very topical. Now, in the past, Hikaru has preferred h6, which he has clearly analyzed very well. 7... d5c4  8. c3c4  8... b7b6 