Benasque Open reaches 15 perfect scores after three rounds

The XLV Open Villa de Benasque has already narrowed from a wide early pack to 15 perfect scores after three rounds.

The leading group includes FM Francisco Montoliu Cerveró, GM Brandon Jacobson, GM Mikhail Antipov, GM Aditya S Samant, and GM Momchil Petkov, all on 3/3.

In a large open, the early standings are already meaningful: they show who remains perfect, which players are moving onto the leading boards, and how quickly the field is starting to separate.