London Chess Classic 2016
9th Dec - 18th December 2016 Grand Chess Tour Open Tournament Rapid Tournament
The 8th London Chess Classic took place 7th to 19th December 2016. Players: Fabiano Caruana, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Vladimir Kramnik, Levon Aronian, Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, Viswanathan Anand, Anish Giri, Veselin Topalov and Michael Adams. Alongside was an open where Etienne Bacrot and Sebastien Maze scored 7.5/9. On the final weekend there was a strong rapid open won by Valentina Gunina. Wesley So won the classic with 6/9 and with it the whole Grand Chess Tour. Fabiano Caruana took second place in London and Hikaru Nakamura second on the Grand Chess Tour.
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8th London Classic 2016 London ENG 4th Dec 2016 - 13th Dec 2016
Leading Final Round 9 Standings: |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | |||||||
| 1. | So, Wesley | g | USA | 2794 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2909 |
| 2. | Caruana, Fabiano | g | USA | 2823 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5½ | 2861 |
| 3. | Kramnik, Vladimir | g | RUS | 2809 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5 | 2825 |
| 4. | Anand, Viswanathan | g | IND | 2779 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5 | 2828 |
| 5. | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2779 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5 | 2828 |
| 6. | Giri, Anish | g | NED | 2771 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 2786 |
| 7. | Aronian, Levon | g | ARM | 2785 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2742 |
| 8. | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | g | FRA | 2804 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 4 | 2740 |
| 9. | Adams, Michael | g | ENG | 2748 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 4 | 2746 |
| 10. | Topalov, Veselin | g | BUL | 2760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 2 | 2568 |
| Round 1 (December 9, 2016) | Live Show  |
Recap |
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| Caruana, Fabiano | - Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | 44 | A21 | English Opening | |||
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Topalov, Veselin | 1-0 | 28 | D77 | Gruenfeld 3.g3 | |||
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - So, Wesley | 0-1 | 29 | D85 | Gruenfeld Defence | |||
| Aronian, Levon | - Adams, Michael | 1-0 | 41 | C50 | Giuoco Piano | |||
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 24 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | |||
| Round 2 (December 10, 2016) | Live Show |
Recap |
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| So, Wesley | - Adams, Michael | 1-0 | 40 | E06 | Catalan | |||
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 32 | A14 | Reti Opening | |||
| Anand, Viswanathan | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 1-0 | 33 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | |||
| Giri, Anish | - Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | 43 | A49 | King's Indian Defence /c2-c4 | |||
| Topalov, Veselin | - Caruana, Fabiano | 0-1 | 38 | C02 | French Advance | |||
| Round 3 (December 11, 2016) | Live Show |
Recap |
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| Caruana, Fabiano | - Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ | 46 | C53 | Giuoco Piano | |||
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Anand, Viswanathan | 1-0 | 43 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | |||
| Aronian, Levon | - So, Wesley | ½-½ | 37 | A34 | English Symmetrical | |||
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Topalov, Veselin | ½-½ | 44 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |||
| Adams, Michael | - Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 62 | B51 | Sicilian Rossolimo | |||
| Round 4 (December 12, 2016) | Live Show |
Recap |
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| Caruana, Fabiano | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 31 | C77 | Ruy Lopez Anderssen | |||
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ | 61 | A49 | King's Indian Defence /c2-c4 | |||
| Anand, Viswanathan | - Adams, Michael | ½-½ | 32 | C53 | Giuoco Piano | |||
| Giri, Anish | - So, Wesley | ½-½ | 56 | D02 | Queen's Pawn Game | |||
| Topalov, Veselin | - Nakamura, Hikaru | 0-1 | 53 | B12 | Caro Kann Advanced | |||
| Round 5 (December 13, 2016) | Live Show |
Recap |
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| So, Wesley | - Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | 30 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | |||
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ | 61 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | |||
| Aronian, Levon | - Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 20 | D77 | Gruenfeld 3.g3 | |||
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | 34 | C42 | Petroff's Defence | |||
| Adams, Michael | - Topalov, Veselin | 1-0 | 33 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |||
| Round 6 (December 15, 2016) | Live Show |
Recap |
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| Caruana, Fabiano | - Nakamura, Hikaru | 1-0 | 32 | B96 | Sicilian Najdorf | |||
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Adams, Michael | ½-½ | 39 | D05 | Colle System | |||
| Anand, Viswanathan | - Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 37 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | |||
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Aronian, Levon | 1-0 | 41 | C50 | Giuoco Piano | |||
| Topalov, Veselin | - So, Wesley | 0-1 | 27 | C53 | Giuoco Piano | |||
| Round 7 (December 16, 2016) | Live Show |
Recap |
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| So, Wesley | - Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ | 36 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | |||
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 1-0 | 37 | B96 | Sicilian Najdorf | |||
| Giri, Anish | - Topalov, Veselin | ½-½ | 67 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | |||
| Aronian, Levon | - Anand, Viswanathan | ½-½ | 30 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | |||
| Adams, Michael | - Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | 46 | A37 | English Symmetrical | |||
| Round 8 (December 17, 2016) | Live Show |
Recap |
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| Caruana, Fabiano | - So, Wesley | ½-½ | 37 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |||
| Kramnik, Vladimir | - Giri, Anish | ½-½ | 46 | B91 | Sicilian Najdorf with 6.g3 | |||
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 27 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | |||
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Adams, Michael | ½-½ | 53 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |||
| Topalov, Veselin | - Anand, Viswanathan | 0-1 | 34 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | |||
| Round 9 (December 18, 2016) | Live Show |
Recap |
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| So, Wesley | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ | 35 | A04 | Dutch System | |||
| Anand, Viswanathan | - Kramnik, Vladimir | ½-½ | 24 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | |||
| Giri, Anish | - Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | 58 | D27 | QGA | |||
| Aronian, Levon | - Topalov, Veselin | 0-1 | 53 | A37 | English Symmetrical | |||
| Adams, Michael | - Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | 30 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |||
