Game three went about six hours and 40 minutes. The game was fairly level until Sergey blundered with 31...c5? That wasn't an OBJECTIVE blunder, probably, but it was a SUBJECTIVE blunder as it made Sergey's life hard from that point. Magnus nursed the position and eventually forced an objective blunder much later. I imagine Paul will put the game up on Facebook. Here's a link to Mark Crowther's (of TWIC fame) quick take on the game.
Regardless, it was an epic struggle. According to what I'm reading about the press conference, Magnus is disappointed, and Sergey must be tremendously relieved. And tomorrow Karjakin starts a stretch in which he will have White in four of six games: games four, six, seven & nine. I think Karjakin's chances just improved significantly, so long as he doesn't blunder from fatigue tomorrow.
UPDATE: Here's Chess.com's report by Mike Klein, with analysis of the game by GM Robert Hess. I should also point out that this is another example of fighting to the bitter end.
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