London Chess Classic 2016

London Chess Classic 2016

9th Dec - 18th December 2016         Classic         Rapid Tournament



London Chess Classic Open 2016 Bacrot  London Chess Classic Open 2016 Maze


This year’s FIDE Open event, which ran alongside the main Classic, was extremely strong and the Azerbaijan international, Eltaj Safarli, was the favourite to win the event. However, two very good friends, Eitenne Bacrot and Sebastien Maze, both from France, shared the 1st place prize and glory.

Rk. NameRtg1.Rd2.Rd3.Rd4.Rd5.Rd6.Rd7.Rd8.Rd9.RdPts.
1
GMBacrot Etienne2689115b1 71w1 29b½ 19w1 42w1 25b½ 8w1 14b1 5w½7,5
2
GMMaze Sebastien2608 67w1 59b1 19w½ 47b0134b1 40w1 46w1 27b1 14w17,5
3
GMSmirin Ilya2669170b1 56w1 18b1 27w½ 28b½ 42w1 14b0 29w1 25b17,0
4
GMIturrizaga Edoardo2652116w1 73b½114b1 34w½ 37b1 27w½ 19w½ 30b1 26w17,0
5
GMGupta Abhijeet2634117b1 74w1 31b0 81w1 39b1 15w1 25b½ 10w1 1b½7,0
6
GMBok Benjamin2598200b½192w1 62b1 45w1 9b1 14w½ 27b½ 18w½ 31b17,0
7
GMIstratescu Andrei2596171b1134w0112b½200w1 79b1 54w1 48b1 9w½ 34w17,0
8
GMBogner Sebastian2564147b1237w1 38b1 31w1 14b0 47w1 1b0 33w1 22b17,0
9
GMKarthikeyan Murali2530148w1 64b1113w1 11b½ 6w0 70b1 71w1 7b½ 24w17,0
10
GMMelkumyan Hrant2633143w1 58b1 32w½ 46b½ 50w1 34b1 30w1 5b0 17w½6,5
11
GMHovhannisyan Robert2630144b1 75w1 33b1 9w½ 27b0 31w1 44b1 25w½ 18b½6,5
12
GMHawkins Jonathan2590145w1 76b1 34w½ 20b0 63w0150b1 68b1 54w1 44b16,5
13
GMMoussard Jules2571146w1104b1 21w½ 57b½ 52w1 32b0 50w1 19b½ 46w16,5
14
GMAravindh Chithambaram Vr2566218w1 77b1 52w1 17b1 8w1 6b½ 3w1 1w0 2b06,5
15
GMLibiszewski Fabien2547 96w½150b1 86w1 21b½ 41w1 5b0 39w1 55b½ 53w16,5
16
IMSadzikowski Daniel2547121b1 79w1 49b½ 39w½ 54b½ 73w1 74b½ 38w½ 48b16,5
17
GMHandke Florian2515124b1107w1134b1 14w0 71b0137w1 56b1 74w1 10b½6,5
18
GMHebden Mark L2492151w1108b1 3w0 60b1 72w½ 53b1103w1 6b½ 11w½6,5
19
GMDeepan Chakkravarthy J.2471154b1 85w1 2b½ 1b0 78w1 75w1 4b½ 13w½ 55b16,5
20
IMDaulyte Deimante2429129b1111w½110b1 12w1 25w0 63b1 24w0106b1 43w16,5
21
IMBattaglini Gabriel2426157b1198w1 13b½ 15w½ 22b0 87w1 23b½115w1 42b16,5
22
GMSafarli Eltaj2691 93w1 55b1 30w1 42b0 21w1 26b½ 32w1 24b½ 8w06,0
23
GMFressinet Laurent2672142w1 72b1 43w1 28b½ 26w½ 30b0 21w½ 71b½ 76w16,0
24
GMLenderman Alex2581118b1 61w1 35b½ 48w1 47b½ 28w½ 20b1 22w½ 9b06,0
25
GMBlomqvist Erik2567119b1 62w½135b1 35w1 20b1 1w½ 5w½ 11b½ 3w06,0
26
GMSvane Rasmus2555120b1135w½ 82b1 49w1 23b½ 22w½ 38b½ 35w1 4b06,0
27
GMSchroeder Jan-Christian2541122w1 78b1109w1 3b½ 11w1 4b½ 6w½ 2w0 37b½6,0
28
GMEhlvest Jaan2532123b1 65w1 70b1 23w½ 3w½ 24b½ 55w½ 34b0 71w16,0
29
IMBellahcene Bilel2496149w1 80b1 1w½103b½ 55w0 84b1 41w1 3b0 72w16,0
30
GMFodor Tamas Jr2494 68b1 81w1 22b0136w1 56b1 23w1 10b0 4w0 74b16,0
31
GMHector Jonny2488 97w1167b1 5w1 8b0 57w1 11b0 72w1 69b1 6w06,0
32
IMKarthikeyan P.2474201b1137w1 10b½217w1 69b½ 13w1 22b0 42w½ 38b½6,0
33
IMBellaiche Anthony2472153w1 84b1 11w0 77b1103w½ 72b½ 76w1 8b0 79w16,0
34
IMElsness Frode2452127b1 87w1 12b½ 4b½106w1 10w0 62b1 28w1 7b06,0
35
IMNasuta Grzegorz2448156w1 66b1 24w½ 25b0 82w1 76b½ 93w1 26b0 91w16,0
36
GMCherniaev Alexander2439128b1110w½169b1 69w0 87b½112w½ 81b1 61w½ 75b16,0
37
GMWells Peter K2431175w½126b½ 93w1 64b1 4w0 86b½ 83w1111b1 27w½6,0
38
GMFlear Glenn C2428177w1 91b1 8w0 80b½ 90b1 67w1 26w½ 16b½ 32w½6,0
39
FMMartins David Pt2382162w1 99b½175w1 16b½ 5w0 91b1 15b0139w1 96w16,0
40
FMBatchelor Peter J2365175b0196w1171b1140w1 2b0 66w½ 90b1 97w16,0
41
IMSiva Mahadevan2360178b0163w1144b1114w1 15b0141w1 29b0112w1 99b16,0
42
GMShabalov Alexander2563 95w1 63b1 53w1 22w1 1b0 3b0 51w1 32b½ 21w05,5
43
IMAdair James R2489125b1136w1 23b0137w1 73b½ 74w0107b1 58w1 20b05,5
44
IMZhou Yang-Fan2470202w1109b0199w1 63b½ 65w1 59b1 11w0103b1 12w05,5
45
IMPraggnanandhaa R2452173w1 86b½140w1 6b0 80w1103b0106w0164b1108w15,5
46
IMBartholomew John2448 98b½219w1 88b1 10w½ 75b½ 61w1 2b0 73w1 13b05,5
47
GMArkell Keith C2447219b½ 98w1 90b1 2w1 24w½ 8b0115b½ 75w½ 56b½5,5
48
GMWilliams Simon K2443174w1168b½ 92w1 24b0 83w1104b1 7w0 60b1 16w05,5
49
IMPert Richard G2423203w1112b1 16w½ 26b0110w½ 66b½111w0120b1106w15,5
50
IMRaghunandan Kaumandur Srihari2423158b1114w0141b1168w1 10b0 92w1 13b0 85w1 61b½5,5
51
IMEggleston David J2399159w1113b0238w1106b0148w1110b1 42b0 86w1 66w½5,5
52
IMHouska Jovanka2397160b1141w1 14b0138w1 13b0114w½112b½ 87w1 67b½5,5
53
WGMSoumya Swaminathan2384161b1172w1 42b0198w½139b1 18w0138b1128w1 15b05,5
54
WIMWarakomska Anna2348163w1178b½ 99w½ 84b1 16w½ 7b0140w1 12b0111w15,5
55
IMBates Richard A2347179b1 22w0 94b1 96w1 29b1 69w½ 28b½ 15w½ 19w05,5
56
IMMoen Andreas2327181w1 3b0 95w1 66b1 30w0199b1 17w0110b1 47w½5,5
57
IMCox John J2320182b½100w1111b1 13w½ 31b0115w0157b1113w15,5
58
FMFranklin Samuel Ga2310183b1 10w0120w½146b1145w½114b1 43b0131w15,5
59
WGMGomes Mary Ann2302184b1 2w0123b1 99w½198b1 44w0 94b½ 68w½107b15,5
60
Paszewski Mateusz2281101b½182w1102b1 18w0115b½ 96w½145b1 48w0117b15,5
61
O'toole George E2262186w1 24b0151w1162b½130w1 46b0133w1 36b½ 50w½5,5
62
Ronka Erik2262220w1 25b½ 6w0122b1162w½156b1 34w0 93b½132w15,5
63
WIMNandhidhaa Pv2251226b1 42w0153b1 44w½ 12b1 20w0155b½127w½115b15,5
64
FMRydstrom Tom2239188b1 9w0127b1 37w0123b1 68w0124b½118w1126b15,5
65
Hill Alistair2237191w1 28b0126w½202b1 44b0155w0219b1124w1127b15,5
66
FMLyell Mark2203228b1 35w0192b1 56w0172b1 49w½ 40b½ 70w1 51b½5,5
67
Hrdina Robin2120 2b0185w½132b1102w1217b+ 38b0135w1 52w½5,5
68
Abrahams Daniel2071 30w0221b1 77w0190b1108w1 64b1 12w0 59b½105w15,5
69
GMCornette Matthieu2597238w1103b½ 83w1 36b1 32w½ 55b½ 31w0 -05,0
70
IMGrafl Florian2394130w1152b1 28w0167b1 9w0 66b0128b15,0
71
Zujev Oleg2340180w1 1b0145w1109b1 17w1 9b0 23w½ 28b05,0
72
FMGedajlovic Max2338239b1 23w0147b1152w1 18b½ 33w½ 31b0 92w1 29b05,0
73
FMPaterek Michal2311164w1 4w½138b½ 91b1 43w½ 16b0100w1 46b0 93w½5,0
74
FMSowray Peter J2307131w1 5b0122w½120b1150w1 43b1 16w½ 17b0 30w05,0
75
FMMirzoyan David2299132w1 11b0148w1113b1 46w½ 19b0162w1 47b½ 36w05,0
76
Lercel Michal2266205w1 12w0124b½121b+ 99b1 35w½ 33b0 94w1 23b05,0
77
FMCordes Hans-Joerg Dr2259206b1 14w0 68b1 33w0 96b0219w½154b½183w1141b15,0
78
FMRichardson John R2248190b1 27w0155b½124w1 19b0152w½149b1 99w0144b15,0
79
Player Edmund C2239189w1 16b0202w½126b1 7w0175b1102w1 33b05,0
80
FMStigar Petter2236204b1 29w0128b1 38w½ 45b0 99w½125b½152w1 98b½5,0
81
Boel Marcel2219208w1 30b0174w1 5b0 97w1133b½ 36w0148b½143w15,0
82
Bukojemski Adam2214210b1 26w0154w1 35b0177b½153w1 97b0146w15,0
83
FMTaylor Adam C2212133w1 69b0155w1 48b0182w1 37b0147w15,0
84
Thuesen Mogens2212212b1 33w0206b1 54w0153b1 29w0127b0202w1154b15,0
85
FMHaessel Dale R.2208222w1 19b0162w0181b1177w½203b½172w1 50b0148w15,0
86
Moravec Vit2205246w+ 45w½ 15b0172w½ 98b1 37w½ 51b0151w15,0
87
Venkataramanaraju Haribalu2201215w1 34b0164w½175b1 36w½ 21b0173w1 52b0153w15,0
88
Semprun Martinez Fernando2193229b1 46w0 98w½128b½185w½ 99b0173b1158w15,0
89
FMEames Robert S2187102w0100b0194b1126w0176b½166w1175b1164w15,0
90
Ilfeld Etan2181223b1 47w0176b1 38w0160b1 40w0156b15,0
91
Garcia Martinez Marcos2160232b1 38w0236b1 73w0158b1 39w0185b1134w1 35b05,0
92
FMSmith Andrew P2136224b½230w1 48b0178w1 50b0163w1 72b0134w15,0
93
Peiris T Gayan M2134 22b0239w1 37b0179w1204b1134w1 35b0 62w½ 73b½5,0
94
Stewart Ashley2105 55w0186b½131w1187b1 59w½ 76b0136b15,0
95
Mitra Roman C2083 42b0226w1 56b0206w1197b½102w½135b0180w1137b15,0
96
Sun Xinyue2082 15b½224w1 55b0 77w1 60b½104w1 39b05,0
97
Stanisz Patryk2064 31b0210w½133b½192w1 81b0213w1136b1 82w1 40b05,0
98
Fischer Daniel2024 46w½ 47b0222w1 88b½ 86w0228b1109w½140b1 80w½5,0
99
CMWoong Zhi Wei William2000199w1 39w½ 54b½ 59b½ 76w0 80b½ 88w1 78b1 41w05,0
100
WFMGrigoryan Meri1972 57b0 89w1111w½138b½198w1 73b0137w½139b15,0
101
Gudenas Motiejus1919 60w½105b½199w0151b1113w½143b½138b15,0
102
Cole James1827105w½ 89b1 60w0 67b0122w1 95b½199w1 79b0169w15,0
103
FMTarhon Brian2299185b1 69w½200b1 29w½ 33b½ 45w1 18b0 44w0 -04,5
104
FMBuchicchio Giampaolo2262225b1 13w0149b½119w1182b1 48w0 96b0145w1 -04,5
105
Stephan Axel2239102b½101w½172b½154w1128b0123w1 68b04,5
106
Aradhya Garg2231192b0179w1158b1 51w1 34b0157w½ 45b1 20w0 49b04,5
107
Chan Kim Yew2231207w1 17b0156w0239b1151w1162b½ 43w0122b1 59w04,5
108
Kett Timothy J2228193b1 18w0149w½ 68b0129w1152b½125w1 45b04,5
109
Gurevich Artem2207213b1 44w1 27b0 71w0 98b½156w½129b½4,5
110
Jones Steven A2175196w1 36b½ 20w0159b1 49b½ 51w0179b1 56w0130b½4,5
111
Brooks Phil J2163231w1 20b½ 57w0100b½203w½159b1 49b1 37w0 54b04,5
112
Cumming Rhys2156197b1 49w0 7w½211b½163w1 36b½ 52w½ 41b0133w½4,5
113
FMZoltek Tadeusz2140235b1 51w1 9b0 75w0133b0158w1101b½157w1 57b04,5
114
FMBritton Richard L2139216w1 50b1 4w0 41b0191w1 52b½ 58w0131b0174w14,5
115
Ethelontis Alexandros N2133 1w0181b½131w1195b1 60w½ 57b1 47w½ 21b0 63w04,5
116
Horak Martin2126 4b0183w½182b0213w½206b1161w1132b0178w14,5
117
Klingher Dominic2126 5w0131b½184w½165b½176w1164b½132w½187b1 60w04,5
118
WFMBhatia Kanwal K2096 24w0186b0190w0233b1166w1174b½181w1 64b0182w14,5
119
Mueller Martin2088 25w0187b½194w1104b0132w0195b1131w0205b1181w14,5
120
WFMEizaguerri Floris Maria2082 26w0189b+ 58b½ 74w0185b0207w1178b1 49w0183b14,5
121
Heuser Philip2081 16w0191b1 76w-205w0194b1187w0207b1186w14,5
122
Korning Peter2081 27b0188w1 74b½ 62w0102b0215w1182b1107w0189b14,5
123
Vardan Nagpal2079 28w0207b1 59w0166b1 64w0181b½205w1105b0187w14,5
124
Makepeace Philip J2077 17w0208b1 76w½ 78b0186w½165b1 64w½ 65b0191w14,5
125
FMTiwari Ashwani2065 43w0194b½187w½191b0190w1204b1 80w½108b0197w14,5
126
Czopor Maciej2035230b½ 37w½ 65b½ 79w0 89b1135w½137b½168w+ 64w04,5
127
Lentzos Ioannis2035 34w0247b1 64w0228b0192w1191b1 84w1 63b½ 65w04,5
128
Lochte Thomas2005 36w0215b1 80w0234b1 88w½167b1105w1 53b0 70w04,5
129
Lechner Marcus2000 20w0195b0207w0247b1208w1108b0210w1167b1109w½4,5
130
Disu Kayode1976 70b0197w½232b1169w1 61b0138w0144b½200w+110w½4,5
131
WFMCaglar Sila1938 74b0117w½115b0230w1 94b0169w1119b1114w1 58b04,5
132
Wilks Simon1935 75b0143b½ 67w0232w1119b1139w½117b½116w1 62b04,5
133
Burbidge Duncan R1918 83b0 97w½238b1113w1 81w½ 61b0112b½4,5
134
IMZapolskis Antanas2294165w1 7b1 17w0156b1 2w0 93b0146w1 91b0 92b04,0
135
Merriman John2243166w1 26b½ 25w0150b0202w1126b½ 95w1 67b0 -04,0
136
CMWillmoth Robert F2216194w1 43b0177w1 30b0156w0205b1 97w0172b1 94w04,0
137
Czajkowski Adam2212227w1 32b0203w1 43b0174w1 17b0126w½100b½ 95w04,0
138
Kalavannan Koby2163214b1 73w½ 52b0100w½130b1 53w0162b½101w04,0
139
Bates Caspar J2156233w½241b½211w½164b1 53w0132b½177w1 39b0100w04,0
140
Decozar Ulises2147234w1 45b0161w1 40b0197w1 54b0 98w0152b½4,0
141
Van Der Elburg Freddie2135236w1 52b0 50w0184b1211w1 41b0164w0176b1 77w04,0
142
Coote Trevor D2132 23b0181w½219b½160w0206b1161w½157b½4,0
143
Suder Ryszard2123 10b0132w½183b1182w0161b½178w½184b1101w½ 81b04,0
144
Gollain Marc2122 11w0165b1 41w0205b½159w0220b1130w½177b1 78w04,0
145
Compton Alistair2099 12b0204w1 71b0225w1228b+ 58b½ 60w0104b0161w½4,0
146
Stefanetti Marco2093 13b0225w1 58w0183b½180w1134b0179w1 82b04,0
147
WFMSucikova Svetlana2083 8w0166b1 72w0187b½165w½163b0192w1159b1 83b04,0
148
FMWaddington Mike P2078 9b0190w1 75b0226w1 51b0183w½197b1 81w½ 85b04,0
149
Villiers Thomas2073 29b0193w1104w½108b½ 78w0163b1 -04,0
150
Johansson Toni2071 15w0185b1135w1 74b0 12w0183b0190w½204b14,0