London Chess Classic 2010
8th Dec - 15th December 2010 Open Tournament Women
Magnus Carlsen clinched first place and the 50,000 euros first prize in the 2010 London Chess Classic at Olympia on Wednesday with a consummate positional win against England’s Nigel Short. Theirs was the second game to finish but the tie-break ensured that Magnus would take first regardless of other results.
Vishy Anand and Vlad Kramnik drew their game and the two results should also see Magnus Carlsen Carlsen reclaim his place at the top of the official rating list in January 2011. His mentor Garry Kasparov was present at the venue to comment on the games of the final round and see his protégé win the tournament for the second successive year.
| 2nd London Chess Classic London ENG Mon 6th Dec 2010 - Wed 15th Dec 2010. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Name | Title | FED | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | GmBl | WiBl | Wins | TPR |
| 1 | Carlsen, Magnus | GM | NOR | 2802 | # | 0 | 0 | 1 | = | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2816 |
| 2 | McShane, Luke J | GM | ENG | 2645 | 1 | # | = | = | = | = | = | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2838 |
| 3 | Anand, Viswanathan | GM | IND | 2804 | 1 | = | # | = | = | = | = | 1 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2815 |
| 4 | Nakamura, Hikaru | GM | USA | 2741 | 0 | = | = | # | 1 | = | = | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2772 |
| 5 | Kramnik, Vladimir | GM | RUS | 2791 | = | = | = | 0 | # | = | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2765 |
| 6 | Adams, Michael | GM | ENG | 2723 | 0 | = | = | = | = | # | 1 | = | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2725 |
| 7 | Howell, David W L | GM | ENG | 2611 | 0 | = | = | = | 0 | 0 | # | = | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2583 |
| 8 | Short, Nigel D | GM | ENG | 2680 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | = | = | # | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2422 |
| Round 1. Wed 8th Dec 2010 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams, Michael | 1-0 | Howell, David W L | 28 | C67 | Ruy Lopez |
| Short, Nigel D | 0-1 | Kramnik, Vladimir | 38 | C24 | Bishop's opening |
| McShane, Luke J | 1-0 | Carlsen, Magnus | 39 | A37 | English |
| Anand, Viswanathan | 1/2-1/2 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 74 | C67 | Ruy Lopez |
| Round 2. Thu 9th Dec 2010 | |||||
| Short, Nigel D | 0-1 | McShane, Luke J | 52 | B76 | Sicilian |
| Carlsen, Magnus | 1-0 | Adams, Michael | 49 | A29 | English |
| Howell, David W L | 1/2-1/2 | Anand, Viswanathan | 50 | B52 | Sicilian |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | 0-1 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 54 | A17 | English |
| Round 3. Fri 10th Dec 2010 | |||||
| Nakamura, Hikaru | 1/2-1/2 | Howell, David W L | 42 | D72 | Neo-Gruenfeld, 5.cd, main line |
| Anand, Viswanathan | 1-0 | Carlsen, Magnus | 77 | C95 | Ruy Lopez |
| Adams, Michael | 1/2-1/2 | Short, Nigel D | 50 | B17 | Caro-Kann |
| McShane, Luke J | 1/2-1/2 | Kramnik, Vladimir | 139 | C67 | Ruy Lopez |
| Round 4. Sat 11th Dec 2010 | |||||
| McShane, Luke J | 1/2-1/2 | Adams, Michael | 44 | A07 | Reti |
| Short, Nigel D | 0-1 | Anand, Viswanathan | 43 | B23 | Sicilian |
| Carlsen, Magnus | 1-0 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 59 | A10 | English |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | 1-0 | Howell, David W L | 42 | D85 | Gruenfeld |
| Round 5. Sun 12th Dec 2010 | |||||
| Howell, David W L | 0-1 | Carlsen, Magnus | 55 | B90 | Sicilian |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | 1-0 | Short, Nigel D | 34 | C89 | Ruy Lopez |
| Anand, Viswanathan | 1/2-1/2 | McShane, Luke J | 41 | C67 | Ruy Lopez |
| Adams, Michael | 1/2-1/2 | Kramnik, Vladimir | 45 | C65 | Ruy Lopez |
| Round 6. Tue 14th Dec 2010 | |||||
| Adams, Michael | 1/2-1/2 | Anand, Viswanathan | 54 | B92 | Sicilian |
| McShane, Luke J | 1/2-1/2 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 50 | A00 | Benko's opening |
| Short, Nigel D | 1/2-1/2 | Howell, David W L | 41 | C39 | KGA |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | 1/2-1/2 | Carlsen, Magnus | 86 | D07 | QGD |
| Round 7. Wed 15th Dec 2010 | |||||
| Nakamura, Hikaru | 1/2-1/2 | Adams, Michael | 63 | C89 | Ruy Lopez |
| Carlsen, Magnus | 1-0 | Short, Nigel D | 40 | C10 | French |
| Howell, David W L | 1/2-1/2 | McShane, Luke J | 38 | B76 | Sicilian |
| Anand, Viswanathan | 1/2-1/2 | Kramnik, Vladimir | 39 | C67 | Ruy Lopez |
