TWIC is 30. First issue 17th September 1994.
5th London Chess Classic 2013 (Day 2)
Cream rises to the top after day two of London Chess Classic
Mark Crowther - Thursday 12th December 2013
Anand in control of his group after two wins from two on the second day. Photo © Ray Morris-Hill | raymorris-hill.smugmug.com
The ratings favourites top every preliminary group of the 5th London Chess Classic Super 16 rapid event after the second day's play. Final day of the preliminary groups on Friday before the weekend's knockouts for the top two finishers in each group.
In group A Viswanathan Anand scored two wins to top the group with 10/12 points. His sacrificial win against Luke McShane was made to look very straightforward. Michael Adams has strong control of second place following Luke McShane's defeat to Anand.
In group B Peter Svidler caught Vladimir Kramnik by gaining revenge for his round one loss. Svidler's two wins made a much better impression than his day one performance. Matthew Sadler won the final game of the day to finish when his risk taking looked set to rebound before Jonathan Rowson wondered into a snap mate.
In group C Boris Gelfand and Hikaru Nakamura are on 8/12 four points clear of Judit Polgar who looked to be playing much better than on day one but may have left it a bit late. Gawain Jones is last on one point but will feel he shouldn't have lost either game.
In group D Fabiano Caruana continued his strong showing holding an inferior position in game one and then following up with yet another demolition, this time of the struggling Emil Sutovsky. Nigel Short played "very poor chess" on day one but was obviously much happier with his day two performance when wins over Sutovsky and Howell moved him into second. David Howell is two points behind Short now but still has some chances to qualify.
| 5th Classic GpA 2013 London (ENG), 11-13 xii 2013 | cat. XIX (2720) | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2773 | * | * | ½ | . | 1 | 1 | 1 | . | 10 | 3034 | |||
| 2. | Adams, Michael | g | ENG | 2754 | ½ | . | * | * | ½ | . | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2892 | |||
| 3. | McShane, Luke J | g | ENG | 2684 | 0 | 0 | ½ | . | * | * | 1 | . | 4 | 2655 | |||
| 4. | Istratescu, Andrei | g | FRA | 2670 | 0 | . | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | * | * | 0 | ||||
| Round 1 (December 11, 2013) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McShane, Luke J | - Anand, Viswanathan | 0-1 | 46 | B11 | Caro Kann Two Knights | |
| Istratescu, Andrei | - Adams, Michael | 0-1 | 49 | A22 | English Opening | |
| Round 2 (December 11, 2013) | ||||||
| Anand, Viswanathan | - Adams, Michael | ½-½ | 40 | E10 | Blumenfeld Counter Gambit | |
| McShane, Luke J | - Istratescu, Andrei | 1-0 | 31 | C07 | French Tarrasch | |
| Round 3 (December 12, 2013) | ||||||
| Adams, Michael | - McShane, Luke J | ½-½ | 82 | C47 | Four Knights | |
| Istratescu, Andrei | - Anand, Viswanathan | 0-1 | 50 | B22 | Sicilian Alapin | |
| Round 4 (December 12, 2013) | ||||||
| Anand, Viswanathan | - McShane, Luke J | 1-0 | 38 | A07 | Barcza System | |
| Adams, Michael | - Istratescu, Andrei | 1-0 | 45 | C07 | French Tarrasch | |
| 5th Classic GpB 2013 London (ENG), 11-13 xii 2013 | cat. XVIII (2692) | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Kramnik, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2793 | * | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | . | 1 | . | 7 | 2777 | |||
| 2. | Svidler, Peter | g | RUS | 2758 | 0 | 1 | * | * | ½ | . | 1 | . | 7 | 2795 | |||
| 3. | Sadler, Matthew D | g | ENG | 2646 | ½ | . | ½ | . | * | * | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2672 | |||
| 4. | Rowson, Jonathan | g | SCO | 2569 | 0 | . | 0 | . | 1 | 0 | * | * | 3 | 2517 | |||
| Round 1 (December 11, 2013) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Svidler, Peter | 1-0 | 55 | A04 | Dutch System | |
| Rowson, Jonathan | - Sadler, Matthew D | 1-0 | 55 | E32 | Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 | |
| Round 2 (December 11, 2013) | ||||||
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Rowson, Jonathan | 1-0 | 47 | A07 | Barcza System | |
| Svidler, Peter | - Sadler, Matthew D | ½-½ | 26 | C11 | French Defence | |
| Round 3 (December 12, 2013) | ||||||
| Sadler, Matthew D | - Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ | 49 | E54 | Nimzo Indian | |
| Rowson, Jonathan | - Svidler, Peter | 0-1 | 44 | B40 | Sicilian Classical | |
| Round 4 (December 12, 2013) | ||||||
| Svidler, Peter | - Kramnik, Vladimir | 1-0 | 49 | A00 | Irregular Openings | |
| Sadler, Matthew D | - Rowson, Jonathan | 1-0 | 59 | E42 | Nimzo Indian Rubinstein | |
| 5th Classic GpC 2013 London (ENG), 11-13 xii 2013 | cat. XX (2728) | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Gelfand, Boris | g | ISR | 2777 | * | * | ½ | . | 1 | ½ | 1 | . | 8 | 2899 | |||
| 2. | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2786 | ½ | . | * | * | 1 | . | ½ | 1 | 8 | 2887 | |||
| 3. | Polgar, Judit | g | HUN | 2693 | 0 | ½ | 0 | . | * | * | 1 | . | 4 | 2661 | |||
| 4. | Jones, Gawain C B | g | ENG | 2654 | 0 | . | ½ | 0 | 0 | . | * | * | 1 | 2438 | |||
| Round 1 (December 11, 2013) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gelfand, Boris | - Polgar, Judit | 1-0 | 50 | E15 | Queens Indian | |
| Jones, Gawain C B | - Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | 70 | B40 | Sicilian Classical | |
| Round 2 (December 11, 2013) | ||||||
| Gelfand, Boris | - Jones, Gawain C B | 1-0 | 77 | E94 | King's Indian Classical | |
| Polgar, Judit | - Nakamura, Hikaru | 0-1 | 56 | C70 | Ruy Lopez | |
| Round 3 (December 12, 2013) | ||||||
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Gelfand, Boris | ½-½ | 78 | A01 | Larsen Opening | |
| Jones, Gawain C B | - Polgar, Judit | 0-1 | 67 | B30 | Sicilian Rossolimo | |
| Round 4 (December 12, 2013) | ||||||
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Jones, Gawain C B | 1-0 | 84 | A01 | Larsen Opening | |
| Polgar, Judit | - Gelfand, Boris | ½-½ | 44 | B30 | Sicilian Rossolimo | |
| 5th Classic GpD 2013 London (ENG), 11-13 xii 2013 | cat. XVIII (2691) | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Caruana, Fabiano | g | ITA | 2782 | * | * | 1 | . | ½ | . | 1 | 1 | 10 | 2995 | |||
| 2. | Short, Nigel D | g | ENG | 2683 | 0 | . | * | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | . | 7 | 2774 | |||
| 3. | Howell, David W L | g | ENG | 2640 | ½ | . | ½ | 0 | * | * | 1 | . | 5 | 2701 | |||
| 4. | Sutovsky, Emil | g | ISR | 2657 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | 0 | . | * | * | 0 | ||||
| Round 1 (December 11, 2013) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Sutovsky, Emil | 1-0 | 30 | A48 | King's Indian Defence /c2-c4 | |
| Short, Nigel D | - Howell, David W L | ½-½ | 60 | B10 | Caro Kann | |
| Round 2 (December 11, 2013) | ||||||
| Short, Nigel D | - Caruana, Fabiano | 0-1 | 26 | A00 | Irregular Openings | |
| Howell, David W L | - Sutovsky, Emil | 1-0 | 51 | A36 | English Botvinnik | |
| Round 3 (December 12, 2013) | ||||||
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Howell, David W L | ½-½ | 126 | A07 | Barcza System | |
| Sutovsky, Emil | - Short, Nigel D | 0-1 | 41 | C72 | Ruy Lopez Modern Steinitz | |
| Round 4 (December 12, 2013) | ||||||
| Howell, David W L | - Short, Nigel D | 0-1 | 48 | C45 | Scotch Game | |
| Sutovsky, Emil | - Caruana, Fabiano | 0-1 | 34 | C07 | French Tarrasch | |
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