TWIC is 30. First issue 17th September 1994.
5th London Chess Classic 2013 (Day 1)
Kramnik, Gelfand and Caruana start London Classic with perfect scores
Mark Crowther - Wednesday 11th December 2013
Stage at the London Chess Classic. Photo © Ray Morris-Hill | http://raymorris-hill.smugmug.com
The first day of the 5th London Chess Classic Super 16 rapid which started on Wednesday 11th December has already identified the early favourites for the whole event.
Group A looks wide open with Viswanathan Anand turning around a lost position against Luke McShane in round 1 and drawing with Adams in Round 2 and Luke McShane beating Andrei Istratescu who looks likely to suffer as he also lost to Adams. Anand, Adams and McShane look set for a close battle.
In Group B Vladimir Kramnik won a fluctuating struggle against Peter Svidler in the first round whilst Jonathan Rowson did the same against Matthew Sadler. Kramnik crushed Rowson in game two whilst Svidler took perpetual check against Sadler. I guess if Svidler hits form he and Kramnik will go through.
In Group C Boris Gelfand beat Judit Polgar and Gawain Jones whilst Hikaru Nakamura drew with black against Jones and then ground down Judit Polgar. I can't see beyond Nakamura and Gelfand, Jones has an outside chance but Polgar's other interests have seen her chess decline alarmingly.
Group D saw Fabiano Caruana take control with crushing wins against Emil Sutovsky and Nigel Short. David Howell survived terrible time trouble to beat Emil Sutovsky. Caruana to go through and the other place is wide open with the other players not really making their case just yet.
Games and tables below.
| 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 | . | . | . | 4 | 2912 | |||
| 2. | Adams, Michael | g | ENG | 2754 | ½ | . | * | * | . | . | 1 | . | 4 | 2914 | |||
| 3. | McShane, Luke J | g | ENG | 2684 | 0 | . | . | . | * | * | 1 | . | 3 | 2721 | |||
| 4. | Istratescu, Andrei | g | FRA | 2670 | . | . | 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 | |
| 5th Classic GpB 2013 London (ENG), 11-13 xii 2013 | cat. XVIII (2692) | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Kramnik, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2793 | * | * | 1 | . | . | . | 1 | . | 6 | ||||
| 2. | Rowson, Jonathan | g | SCO | 2569 | 0 | . | * | * | 1 | . | . | . | 3 | 2719 | |||
| 3. | Sadler, Matthew D | g | ENG | 2646 | . | . | 0 | . | * | * | ½ | . | 1 | 2470 | |||
| 4. | Svidler, Peter | g | RUS | 2758 | 0 | . | . | . | ½ | . | * | * | 1 | 2526 | |||
| 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 | |
| 5th Classic GpC 2013 London (ENG), 11-13 xii 2013 | cat. XX (2728) | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Gelfand, Boris | g | ISR | 2777 | * | * | . | . | 1 | . | 1 | . | 6 | ||||
| 2. | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2786 | . | . | * | * | ½ | . | 1 | . | 4 | 2866 | |||
| 3. | Jones, Gawain C B | g | ENG | 2654 | 0 | . | ½ | . | * | * | . | . | 1 | 2588 | |||
| 4. | Polgar, Judit | g | HUN | 2693 | 0 | . | 0 | . | . | . | * | * | 0 | ||||
| Round 1 (December 11, 2013) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gelfand, Boris | - Polgar, Judit | 1-0 | 37 | 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 | |
| 5th Classic GpD 2013 London (ENG), 11-13 xii 2013 | cat. XVIII (2691) | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Caruana, Fabiano | g | ITA | 2782 | * | * | . | . | 1 | . | 1 | . | 6 | ||||
| 2. | Howell, David W L | g | ENG | 2640 | . | . | * | * | ½ | . | 1 | . | 4 | 2863 | |||
| 3. | Short, Nigel D | g | ENG | 2683 | 0 | . | ½ | . | * | * | . | . | 1 | 2518 | |||
| 4. | Sutovsky, Emil | g | ISR | 2657 | 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) | ||||||
| Howell, David W L | - Sutovsky, Emil | 1-0 | 51 | A36 | English Botvinnik | |
| Short, Nigel D | - Caruana, Fabiano | 0-1 | 26 | A00 | Irregular Openings | |
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