In 2017 IMSA elite mind game rapid field, four rounds have been accomplished for the first day. The top seeded GM Mamedyarov and Chinese GM Wang Hao tied for the leading position with great advantage in the men’s group, scored 3.5 out of 4.

In round 2, they drew with each other. After that, both of them won the game in two straight sets . Wang Hao beat his fellow opponent Yu Yangyi and young Russian GM Artemiev in round 3 and 4 respectively while Mamedyarov , who won two rounds in a row to beat Le Quanglian and Ding Liren. For Tomorrow, Wang Hao and Mamedyarov will meet the challenge from Russian GMs Grischuk and Anderikin Dmitry. Besides the top 2 players, Artemiev，Le Quanglian，Ding Liren and Korobov all scored 2points to stay behind.

In women's group, the two former world champion Maria Muzychuk and Stefanova all scored 3 points out of 4 games, climbing to the top of the leader-board. they met in the first round and got a draw game, then Stefanova won the game in two straight sets with 2.5 ahead alone.In round 4, she drawed with Chinese GM Ju Wenjun,in the other side, Maria Managed to win over Zhao Xue and Lagno in round 3 and 4,joins the lead.Indian GM Harika,Current rapid world champion Anna Muzychuk and Ju Wenjun followed behind.Tomorrow, Maria will play against Harika while Stefanova will meet with Anna Muzychuk.

Tomorrow is the final day for rapid games, please stay tuned to get the latest results.