London Chess Classic 2016

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:
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 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 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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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 
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