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London Chess Classic 2009 (Concluded)
London Chess Classic 2009
Mark Crowther - Tuesday 15th December 2009
London Chess Classic. Nakamura - Kramnik Round 7. | http://www.londonchessclassic.com/
Magnus Carlsen took clear first place from Vladimir Kramnik. In the end the decisive result was their round one meeting.
Carlsen takes first place after tense final round (7)
Final round excitement wraps up a fine tournament. Carlsen held by Short after many adventures. Kramnik and Nakamura draw a "high level game".
London Chess Classic 2009 (7)
Mark Crowther (Tue Dec 15 21:15:00 2009)
David Howell's win against Ni Hua in the final Round gave him a plus score. | http://www.theweekinchess.com
London Chess Classic (6)
Carlsen holds on to his lead as Kramnik closes
Mark Crowther | Mon Dec 14 23:15:00 2009
London Chess Classic 2009 (5)
Carlsen and McShane win in Round 5
Mark Crowther | Sun Dec 13 22:36:00 2009
London Chess Classic 2009 (3)
Magnus Carlsen misses chance of 3rd win
Mark Crowther | Thu Dec 10 21:43:00 2009
London Chess Classic 2009 (Opening Ceremony)
Opening Ceremony and Stephen Moss plays Carlsen
John Saunders | Tue Dec 8 12:58:00 2009
London Chess Classic 2009 (1)
Fantastic opening win by Carlsen
Mark Crowther | Tue Dec 8 10:51:00 2009
London Chess Classic (Pairings)
Draw for the London Chess Classic 2009
Mark Crowther | Mon Dec 7 15:37:00 2009
London Chess Classic 2009 (Blindfold Exhibition)
London Chess Classic kicks off at the London Eye
Tom Rubashow | Mon Dec 7 15:12:00 2009
London Chess Classic 2009 (Press Release)
London Chess Classic Press Release
John Saunders | Sun Dec 6 18:31:00 2009
London Chess Classic 2009 (Press Release)
Korchnoi guest of honour at London Chess Classic
IM Malcolm Pein | Sat Nov 7 18:10:00 2009
1st London Chess Classic (London ENG)
Mon 7th Dec 2009 - Wed 16th Dec 2009 -
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Final table 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw.
| 1st London Chess Classic (ENG), 8-16 xii 2009. Cat XVIII (2696.25). Venue: Olympia Conference Centre.
Final Standings: (3pts for a win 1 for a draw) |
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| Nr | Ti | Name | Elo | Fed | Sco | + | = | - | TPR | |
| 1 | GM | Carlsen, Magnus | 2801 | NOR | 13 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2839 | |
| 2 | GM | Kramnik, Vladimir | 2772 | RUS | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2787 | |
| 3 | GM | Howell, David W L | 2597 | ENG | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2760 | |
| 4 | GM | Adams, Michael | 2698 | ENG | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2746 | |
| 5 | GM | McShane, Luke J | 2615 | ENG | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2606 | |
| 6 | GM | Ni, Hua | 2665 | CHN | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2599 | |
| 7 | GM | Nakamura, Hikaru | 2715 | USA | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2644 | |
| 8 | GM | Short, Nigel D | 2707 | ENG | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2593 | |
| Chess Classic London (ENG), 8-15 xii 2009 | cat. XVIII (2696) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 1. | Carlsen, Magnus | g | NOR | 2801 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 13 | 2839 | |||||
| 2. | Kramnik, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2772 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 12 | 2787 | |||||
| 3. | Howell, David W L | g | ENG | 2597 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 9 | 2760 | |||||
| 4. | Adams, Michael | g | ENG | 2698 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 9 | 2746 | |||||
| 5. | McShane, Luke J | g | ENG | 2615 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2605 | |||||
| 6. | Ni Hua | g | CHN | 2665 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 6 | 2598 | |||||
| 7. | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2715 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 6 | 2643 | |||||
| 8. | Short, Nigel D | g | ENG | 2707 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 5 | 2592 | |||||
| Round 1 (December 8, 2009) | ||||||
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| Carlsen, Magnus | - Kramnik, Vladimir | 1-0 | 43 | A29 | English Four Knights | |
| Howell, David W L | - Adams, Michael | ½-½ | 45 | C45 | Scotch Game | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Ni Hua | ½-½ | 46 | D11 | Slav Defence | |
| McShane, Luke J | - Short, Nigel D | 1-0 | 163 | C45 | Scotch Game | |
| Round 2 (December 9, 2009) | ||||||
| Carlsen, Magnus | - McShane, Luke J | 1-0 | 61 | E94 | King's Indian Classical | |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Ni Hua | 1-0 | 48 | D10 | Slav Defence | |
| Adams, Michael | - Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | 60 | C03 | French Tarrasch | |
| Short, Nigel D | - Howell, David W L | ½-½ | 44 | C42 | Petroff's Defence | |
| Round 3 (December 10, 2009) | ||||||
| Howell, David W L | - Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 79 | B22 | Sicilian Alapin | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Short, Nigel D | ½-½ | 43 | E44 | Nimzo Indian Rubinstein | |
| McShane, Luke J | - Kramnik, Vladimir | 0-1 | 36 | C24 | Bishop's Opening | |
| Ni Hua | - Adams, Michael | ½-½ | 36 | C89 | Ruy Lopez Marshall | |
| Round 4 (December 12, 2009) | ||||||
| Carlsen, Magnus | - Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | 45 | D17 | Slav Defence | |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Adams, Michael | ½-½ | 46 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | |
| Short, Nigel D | - Ni Hua | ½-½ | 64 | C11 | French Defence | |
| McShane, Luke J | - Howell, David W L | ½-½ | 40 | A15 | English counter King's Fianchetto | |
| Round 5 (December 13, 2009) | ||||||
| Adams, Michael | - Short, Nigel D | ½-½ | 43 | C80 | Ruy Lopez Open | |
| Howell, David W L | - Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ | 53 | C42 | Petroff's Defence | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - McShane, Luke J | 0-1 | 55 | E94 | King's Indian Classical | |
| Ni Hua | - Carlsen, Magnus | 0-1 | 42 | B51 | Sicilian Rossolimo | |
| Round 6 (December 14, 2009) | ||||||
| Carlsen, Magnus | - Adams, Michael | ½-½ | 61 | E46 | Nimzo Indian Rubinstein | |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Short, Nigel D | 1-0 | 40 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | |
| Howell, David W L | - Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | 41 | C03 | French Tarrasch | |
| McShane, Luke J | - Ni Hua | 0-1 | 80 | C07 | French Tarrasch | |
| Round 7 (December 15, 2009) | ||||||
| Adams, Michael | - McShane, Luke J | 1-0 | 46 | C95 | Ruy Lopez Breyer | |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ | 34 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | |
| Short, Nigel D | - Carlsen, Magnus | ½-½ | 71 | B76 | Sicilian Modern Dragon | |
| Ni Hua | - Howell, David W L | 0-1 | 40 | C77 | Ruy Lopez Anderssen | |
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| London Classic FIDE Open London (ENG), 8-15 xii 2009 Final Round 9 Standings: |
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| Rank | Name | Ti | Fed. | Rating | Score | TPR | W-We | ||||
| 1 | Hammer, Jon Ludvig | GM | NOR | 2588 | 8 | 2756 | 1.46 | ||||
| 2 | Williams, Simon K | GM | ENG | 2550 | 7 | 2616 | 0.78 | ||||
| 3 | Hebden, Mark L | GM | ENG | 2522 | 7 | 2610 | 1.02 | ||||
| 4 | Houska, Jovanka | IM | ENG | 2391 | 7 | 2520 | 1.51 | ||||
| 5 | Wells, Peter K | GM | ENG | 2489 | 6.5 | 2504 | 0.3 | ||||
| 6 | Cherniaev, Alexander | GM | RUS | 2465 | 6.5 | 2465 | 0.26 | ||||
| 7 | Arkell, Keith C | GM | ENG | 2464 | 6.5 | 2440 | -0.13 | ||||
| 8 | McDonald, Neil | GM | ENG | 2412 | 6.5 | 2481 | 0.91 | ||||
| 9 | Pcola, Pavol | IM | SVK | 2386 | 6.5 | 2434 | 0.76 | ||||
| 10 | Conquest, Stuart C | GM | ENG | 2563 | 6 | 2380 | -1.64 | ||||
| 11 | Berzinsh, Roland | IM | LAT | 2424 | 6 | 2404 | -0.11 | ||||
| 12 | Barle, Janez | IM | SLO | 2420 | 6 | 2368 | -0.49 | ||||
| 13 | Loeffler, Stefan | IM | GER | 2416 | 6 | 2419 | 0.04 | ||||
| 14 | Ferguson, Mark | IM | ENG | 2410 | 6 | 2365 | -0.44 | ||||
| 15 | Crawley, Gavin | IM | ENG | 2407 | 6 | 2369 | -0.33 | ||||
| 16 | Gullaksen, Eirik | IM | NOR | 2400 | 6 | 2394 | 0.04 | ||||
| 17 | Buckley, Graeme N | IM | ENG | 2388 | 6 | 2396 | 0.25 | ||||
| 18 | Ansell, Simon T | IM | ENG | 2387 | 6 | 2325 | -0.6 | ||||
| 19 | Rendle, Thomas E | IM | ENG | 2382 | 6 | 2492 | 1.42 | ||||
| 20 | Cox, John J | IM | ENG | 2377 | 6 | 2423 | 0.56 | ||||
| 21 | Lagerman, Robert | FM | ISL | 2358 | 6 | 2312 | -0.33 | ||||
| 22 | Collyer, Curt D | USA | 2294 | 6 | 2335 | 0.64 | |||||
| 23 | Rowe, Duane | JAM | 2194 | 6 | 2299 | 1.06 | |||||
| 24 | Summerscale, Aaron P | GM | ENG | 2449 | 5.5 | 2321 | -1.32 | ||||
| 25 | Quillan, Gary | IM | ENG | 2394 | 5.5 | 2231 | -1.67 | ||||
| 26 | Hennigan, Michael T | IM | ENG | 2385 | 5.5 | 2400 | 0.34 | ||||
| 27 | Crouch, Colin S | IM | ENG | 2346 | 5.5 | 2298 | -0.41 | ||||
| 28 | Piper, Matthew S | ENG | 2304 | 5.5 | 2394 | 1.05 | |||||
| 29 | Aikhoje, Odion | IM | NGR | 2252 | 5.5 | 2383 | 1.62 | ||||
| 30 | Coleman, David J | CM | ENG | 2244 | 5.5 | 2203 | -0.34 | ||||
| 31 | Roberson, Peter T | ENG | 2236 | 5.5 | 2338 | 1.39 | |||||
| 32 | Osborne, Marcus E | ENG | 2232 | 5.5 | 2259 | 0.5 | |||||
| 33 | Hodgson, John H | ENG | 2189 | 5.5 | 2134 | -0.5 | |||||
| 34 | Friedland, Jon S | CM | ENG | 2162 | 5.5 | 2158 | 0.13 | ||||
| 35 | Tozer, Philip | ENG | 2106 | 5.5 | 2218 | 0.78 | |||||
| 36 | Slavin, Alexei | FM | RUS | 2392 | 5 | 2244 | -1.59 | ||||
| 37 | Rudd, Jack | IM | ENG | 2296 | 5 | 2294 | 0.05 | ||||
| 38 | Storey, Charles H | FM | ENG | 2292 | 5 | 2106 | -1.55 | ||||
| 39 | Sinanan, Joshua C | USA | 2249 | 5 | 2221 | -0.31 | |||||
| 40 | Dimitrijeski, Boris | GER | 2236 | 5 | 2198 | -0.25 | |||||
| 41 | Anderton, Matthew N | ENG | 2232 | 5 | 2309 | 0.83 | |||||
| 42 | Stephan, Axel | GER | 2225 | 5 | 2351 | 1.52 | |||||
| 43 | Chapman, Terry P D | ENG | 2222 | 5 | 2220 | -0.03 | |||||
| 44 | Regan, Natasha K | WIM | ENG | 2170 | 5 | 2091 | -0.63 | ||||
| 45 | Pedersen, Carsten | DEN | 2155 | 5 | 2188 | 0.35 | |||||
| 46 | Yeo, Michael J | ENG | 2153 | 5 | 2119 | -0.4 | |||||
| 47 | Player, Edmund C | ENG | 2149 | 5 | 2187 | 0.46 | |||||
| 48 | Fegan, Chris | ENG | 2078 | 5 | 2236 | 1.26 | |||||
| 49 | Healey, Michael W | ENG | 2058 | 5 | 2237 | 2.09 | |||||
| 50 | Har-Even, Abir | ISR | 2045 | 5 | 2194 | 1.11 | |||||
| 51 | Lenier, Jude | ENG | 1828 | 5 | 2224 | 3.21 | |||||
| 52 | Britton, Richard L | FM | ENG | 2254 | 4.5 | 2101 | -1.67 | ||||
| 125 players | |||||||||||
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| London Classic Women London (ENG), 8-15 xii 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1. | Caoili, Arianne | wm | AUS | 2206 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2421 | |||||
| 2. | Lalic, Susan K | m | ENG | 2310 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2183 | |||||
| 3. | Van Weersel, Arlette | wm | NED | 2193 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5½ | 2151 | |||||
| 4. | Ikonomopoulou, Maria | GRE | 2065 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2128 | ||||||
| 5. | De Seroux, Camille | SUI | 1989 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4½ | 2094 | ||||||
| 6. | Winkelmann, Elena | GER | 2119 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2036 | ||||||
| 7. | Yurenok, Maria S | wf | ENG | 1968 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 3½ | 2016 | |||||
| 8. | Smith, Olivia | wf | WLS | 2026 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 3 | 1965 | |||||
| 9. | Chevannes, Sabrina L | wf | ENG | 2042 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 3 | 1963 | |||||
| 10. | Frick, Denise | wm | RSA | 1920 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 2½ | 1936 | |||||
