London Chess Classic 2013

London Chess Classic 2013

7th Dec - 15th December 2013         Open Tournament         Women


26-year-old US grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura of the USA has won the 5th London Chess Classic, staged this year as a rapid chess tournament and billed as the Super Sixteen Rapid. The top American grandmaster defeated former world championship finalist Boris Gelfand of Israel by 1½-½ in the final.

London Chess Classic 2013 Nakamura London Chess Classic 2013




5th Classic KO 2013 London ENG Sat 14th Dec 2013 - Sun 15th Dec 2013
Leading Final Round 3 Standings:
RkNameTiFEDRtg1234Pts
1 Nakamura, Hikaru GM USA 2786 1 = 1.5
2 Gelfand, Boris GM ISR 2777 0 = 0.5
1 Nakamura, Hikaru GM USA 2786 = 1 1.5
2 Kramnik, Vladimir GM RUS 2793 = 0 0.5
1 Gelfand, Boris GM ISR 2777 1 = 1.5
2 Adams, Michael GM ENG 2754 0 = 0.5
1 Kramnik, Vladimir GM RUS 2793 = 1 1.5
2 Anand, Viswanathan GM IND 2773 = 0 0.5
1 Nakamura, Hikaru GM USA 2786 1 = 1.5
2 Short, Nigel D GM ENG 2683 0 = 0.5
1 Adams, Michael GM ENG 2754 1 0 1 1 3
2 Svidler, Peter GM RUS 2758 0 1 0 0 1
1 Gelfand, Boris GM ISR 2777 = = 1 1 3
2 Caruana, Fabiano GM ITA 2782 = = 0 0 1
14 players

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 ½ 1 1 1 16 3061
2. Short, Nigel D g ENG 2683 0 0 * * ½ 1 1 1 10 2750
3. Howell, David W L g ENG 2640 ½ 0 ½ 0 * * 1 0 5 2582
4. Sutovsky, Emil g ISR 2657 0 0 0 0 0 1 * * 3 2428

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
Round 5 (December 13, 2013)
Short, Nigel D - Sutovsky, Emil 1-0 32 C53 Giuoco Piano
Howell, David W L - Caruana, Fabiano 0-1 52 A14 Reti Opening
Round 6 (December 2013)
Caruana, Fabiano - Short, Nigel D 1-0 45 E11 Bogo Indian Defence
Sutovsky, Emil - Howell, David W L 1-0 32 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin

5th Classic GpB 2013 London (ENG), 11-13 xii 2013 cat. XVIII (2692)
1 2 3 4
1. Svidler, Peter g RUS 2758 * * 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 11 2794
2. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2793 1 0 * * ½ ½ 1 ½ 9 2714
3. Sadler, Matthew D g ENG 2646 ½ ½ ½ ½ * * 0 1 7 2706
4. Rowson, Jonathan g SCO 2569 0 0 0 ½ 1 0 * * 4 2539
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)
Svidler, Peter - Sadler, Matthew D ½-½ 26 C11 French Defence
Kramnik, Vladimir - Rowson, Jonathan 1-0 47 A07 Barcza System
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
Round 5 (December 13, 2013)
Svidler, Peter - Rowson, Jonathan 1-0 65 B52 Sicilian Rossolimo
Kramnik, Vladimir - Sadler, Matthew D ½-½ 39 A13 Reti Opening
Round 6 (December 13, 2013)
Sadler, Matthew D - Svidler, Peter ½-½ 44 D70 Gruenfeld Defence
Rowson, Jonathan - Kramnik, Vladimir ½-½ 40 B01 Centre Counter

5th Classic GpC 2013 London (ENG), 11-13 xii 2013 cat. XX (2728)
1 2 3 4
1. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2786 * * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 10 2833
2. Gelfand, Boris g ISR 2777 ½ ½ * * 1 0 1 ½ 9 2768
3. Jones, Gawain C B g ENG 2654 ½ 0 0 1 * * 0 1 7 2695
4. Polgar, Judit g HUN 2693 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 0 * * 5 2614
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
Round 5 (December 13, 2013)
Gelfand, Boris - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 25 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Polgar, Judit - Jones, Gawain C B 0-1 43 B78 Sicilian Modern Dragon
Round 6 (December 13, 2013)
Nakamura, Hikaru - Polgar, Judit ½-½ 52 A45 Trompowsky
Jones, Gawain C B - Gelfand, Boris 1-0 46 B52 Sicilian Rossolimo

5th Classic GpA 2013 London (ENG), 11-13 xii 2013 cat. XIX (2720)
1 2 3 4
1. Adams, Michael g ENG 2754 * * ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 12 2902
2. Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2773 ½ ½ * * 1 1 1 ½ 12 2895
3. McShane, Luke J g ENG 2684 ½ 0 0 0 * * 1 0 4 2539
4. Istratescu, Andrei g FRA 2670 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 * * 4 2544
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)
Adams, Michael - Istratescu, Andrei 1-0 45 C07 French Tarrasch
Anand, Viswanathan - McShane, Luke J 1-0 38 A07 Barcza System
Round 5 (December 13, 2013)
Anand, Viswanathan - Istratescu, Andrei ½-½ 40 D38 QGD Ragozin
McShane, Luke J - Adams, Michael 0-1 43 C84 Ruy Lopez Centre Attack
Round 6 (December 13, 2013)
Adams, Michael - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½ 61 A38 English Symmetrical
Istratescu, Andrei - McShane, Luke J 1-0 40 A40 Unusual Replies to 1.d4