London Chess Classic 2016

London Chess Classic 2016

9th Dec - 18th December 2016         Classic         Open tournament


Valentina Gunina came, saw and conquered. The Russian player was in fantastic shape at the London Super Rapidplay tournament, won with 9/10(!), and left a field of 42 grandmasters behind her.

London Chess Classic Rapid 2016 Valentina



Rk. NameRtg1.Rd2.Rd3.Rd4.Rd5.Rd6.Rd7.Rd8.Rd9.Rd10.RdPts.
1
GMGunina Valentina2491221w1244b1 72w1 4b½ 19w1 16b1 15w1 3w½ 5b1 14w19,0
2
GMSafarli Eltaj2653364w1299b1184w1 54b1 33w1 5w½ 6b½ 12b1 29w½ 18b18,5
3
GMBacrot Etienne2700215w1146b1 60w1 36b1 31w½ 18b1 10w1 1b½ 4w½ 8b½8,0
4
GMFressinet Laurent2676260b1147w1 59b1 1w½ 40b½182w1 23b1 10w1 3b½ 9w½8,0
5
GMHowell David Wl2671226w1 51b1 61w1 37b1 20w1 2b½ 12w½ 31b1 1w0 32b18,0
6
GMIstratescu Andrei2657269w1149b1 93w1 53b1 11w1 12b½ 2w½ 32b½ 33w½ 35b18,0
7
GMJones Gawain Cb2631470w1188b1343w1182b1 12w0 41b1 26w½ 91b1 32w½ 33b18,0
8
GMCornette Matthieu2597172w1240b1131w1 41b1 99w1 15b½ 29w½ 33b½ 37w1 3w½8,0
9
GMMoussard Jules2571216w1108b1 69w1139b1 15w0 61b1 60w1 29b½ 17w1 4b½8,0
10
GMShabalov Alexander2542120w1150b1135w1 96b1 16w1 14w1 3b0 4b0 41w1 36b18,0
11
GMSvane Rasmus2532217b1109w1 45b1 58w1 6b0 65w½183w1 26b1 30w½ 29b18,0
12
GMBlomqvist Erik2509176b1189w1419b1107w1 7b1 6w½ 5b½ 2w0 40b1 31w18,0
13
GMFodor Tamas Jr2476222w1190b1139w0 84b½ 88w1 73b1 67w1 49b½ 60w1 30b18,0
14
GMMcshane Luke J2709174b1298w1 42w1 22b½ 24w1 10b0 59w1 25b1 20w1 1b07,5
15
GMIturrizaga Eduardo2666262b1148w1 62b1 23w1 9b1 8w½ 1b0 38w0 49b1 54w17,5
16
GMSmirin Ilya2657315b1 79w1 64b1296w1 10b0 1w0 98b½139w1 65b1 38w17,5
17
GMLenderman Alex2603401b1106w1 68b½ 94w½ 44b1 58w½ 62b1 28w1 9b0 55w17,5
18
GMHawkins Jonathan2579214b1 81w1130b1 26w1 35b½ 3w0 63b1 56w1 22b1 2w07,5
19
GMNunn John Dm2573256b1241w1132b1 40w½ 1b0 71w1 64b1 70w1 38b½ 24w½7,5
20
GMHovhannisyan Robert2549257b1242w1134b1 56w1 5b0 62w½ 65b1143w1 14b0 58w17,5
21
GMLalic Bogdan2494259b1153w½246b1 68w½377b1132w½ 95b½ 45w1 42b½ 56w17,5
22
GMZinchenko Yaroslav2493220w1 84b1 47w1 14w½ 70b1 31b½ 49w½ 52b1 18w0 61b17,5
23
GMWells Peter K2459223w1191b1 49w1 15b0 96w1131b1 4w0 66b½ 69w1 88b17,5
24
IMPert Richard G2426224b1247w1103b½136w1 14b0 98w½186w1 94b1 89w1 19b½7,5
25
GMPolzin Rainer2418179b½404w1153b1 70w0 86b1 76w1132b1 14w0134b1 59w17,5
26
IMFernandez Daniel H2417303w1113b1141w1 18b0142w1 99b1 7b½ 11w0132b1 70w17,5
27
IMBates Richard A2414261b1155w1144b½ 71w1295b½177w½ 70b0 76w1143b1 68w17,5
28
IMRendle Thomas E2407304w1156b1297w0191b1186w1151b1 30w½ 17b0131w1 66b17,5
29
GMMelkumyan Hrant2736420w½228b1145w1 67b1 65b1 35w1 8b½ 9w½ 2b½ 11w07,0
30
GMGupta Abhijeet2591213b1107w0214b1 85w1 45b1 42w1 28b½ 55w1 11b½ 13w07,0
31
GMEhlvest Jaan2576255w1 82b1133w1 43b1 3b½ 22w½ 40b1 5w0 53w1 12b07,0
32
GMSpeelman Jon S2522175w1151b1 43w0378b1 46w1 93b1 66w1 6w½ 7b½ 5w07,0
33
GMTurner Matthew J2514422b1243w1 74b1100w1 2b0130w1 68b1 8w½ 6b½ 7w07,0
34
GMHebden Mark L2512219w1152b1137w1 99b0 72w1 66b0142w1 61b½ 67w1 52b½7,0
35
GMWilliams Simon K2504258w1378b1138w1297b1 18w½ 29b0 94w½ 93b1 57w1 6w07,0
36
GMCherniaev Alexander2491301b1 85w1140b1 3w0139b1 49w0 78b1 95w1 46b1 10w07,0
37
GMHector Jonny2464177b1154w1101b1 5w0 74b1102w1143b½ 87w1 8b0 42w½7,0
38
GMDeepan Chakkravarthy J.2452302w1193b1 96w0244b1 75w½144b1 69w1 15b1 19w½ 16b07,0
39
IMGrafl Florian2394263b1249w1107b0245w1102b0196w1 50b0203w1187b1100w17,0
40
GMArkell Keith C2386264w1344b1 78w1 19b½ 4w½128b1 31w0 48b1 12w0 97b17,0
41
IMMilliet Sophie2368265b1198w1123b1 8w0 50b1 7w0147b1 74w1 10b0101w17,0
42
IMRoberson Peter T2340230b+202w1 14b0193b1150w1 30b0106w1 97b1 21w½ 37b½7,0
43
Stephan Axel2233234b1166w1 32b1 31w0177b0205w½203b½253w1192b1105w17,0
44
CMDunn Andrew C2228423b0424w1256b1207w1 17w0112b½204w1111b½194w1118b17,0
45
Zujev Oleg2228313w1167b1 11w0204b1 30w0197b1151w1 21b0111w1112b17,0
46
FMMcphillips Joseph2219355b1346w0257b1168w1 32b0 -1190w1182b1 36w0107w17,0
47
Prill Daniel2216278b1380w1 22b0346w0254b1168w1 81b½179w½116b1124w17,0
48
CMZoldan Matteo2207440b1173w½114b½169w1253b1 40w0179b1127w17,0
49
FMBatchelor Peter J2201383b1171w1 23b0210w1 90w1 36b1 22b½ 13w½ 15w0 89b17,0
50
Klingher Dominic2101 87w0319b1258w1219b1 41w0173b1 39w1 57b0231w1 93b17,0
51
Dong Bao Nghia2084385b1 5w0177b0278w1347b1305w1 57w0120b1 92b1 95w17,0
52
IMSiva Mahadevan1879431b1376w½ 95b1 55w½ 64b½136w1 58b1 22w0130b1 34w½7,0
53
GMFlear Glenn C2457178b1192w1 77b1 6w0140b1143w0185b1138w1 31b0 74w½6,5
54
IMMortazavi Ali2401229b1248w1185b1 2w0 98b½103w1 87b0102w1 71b1 15b06,5
55
FMTate Alan2379463w1199b1143w½ 52b½149w½146b1135w1 30b0137w1 17b06,5
56
IMBellahcene Bilel2366181w1250b1186w1 20b0 82w½149b1 75w1 18b0135w1 21b06,5
57
IMAnsell Simon T2357266b½227w1200b1103w0202b1187w½ 51b1 50w1 35b0 77w½6,5
58
GMSchroeder Jan-Christian2342351w1409b1 87w1 11b0108w1 17b½ 52w0 75b1144w1 20b06,5
59
FMPigott John C2340352w1204b1 4w0113b1 79w1 14b0103w1 87b1 25b06,5
60
IMCox John J2332305b1159w1 3b0155w1147b1295w+ 9b0208w1 13b0 78w½6,5
61
IMBuckley Graeme N2329231b1203w1 5b0156w1105b1 9w0187b1 34w½ 79b1 22w06,5
62
WGMGomes Mary Ann2329353w1206b1 15w0157b1152w1 20b½ 17w0144b0155w1142b16,5
63
IMWall Gavin2322307b1160w½162b1144w½ 82b1 18w0 79w0248b1143w16,5
64
GMAravindh Chithambaram Vr2320308w1114b1 16w0344b1 52w½ 83b1 19w0149b1 88w0144b16,5
65
Powierski Emil2317267w1252b1128w1 89b1 29w0 11b½ 20w0 80b1 16w0149b16,5
66
FMStrugnell Carl P2311123b0318w1174b1198w1241b1 34w1 32b0 23w½129b1 28w06,5
67
FMDuncan Chris R2304233b1162w½115b1 29w0159b1203w1 13b0241w1 34b0148w16,5
68
GMKarthikeyan Murali2292381w1164b1 17w½ 21b½167w1 89b1 33w0128b½ 90w1 27b06,5
69
FMTherrien Alex L2260465w+117w1 9b0163w½160b1115w1 38b0 85w1 23b0153w16,5
70
FMSanders Isaac B2222276w1169b½170w1 25b1 22w0268b1 27w1 19b0 91w1 26b06,5
71
Grant Jonathan Im2218277w½382b1169w1 27b0170w1 19b0114w1156b1 54w0152b16,5
72
FMWadsworth Matthew J2208357b1209w1 1b0380w1 34b0171w1 85b½127w½208b1 81w½6,5
73
Saenz Narciso Miguel Angel2205279w1170b½371b1295w0163b1 13w0162b1129w0200b1154w16,5
74
FMStorey Charles H2199237w1421b1 33w0252b1 37w0251b1167w1 41b0113w1 53b½6,5
75
Venkataramanaraju Haribalu2182317b1123w0176b1211w1 38b½ 92w1 56b0 58w0159b1168w16,5
76
Healey Michael W2165424w1 87b0215w1118b½222w1 25b0169w1 27b0202w1181b16,5
77
Walker Nicholas P2152319w1338b1 53w0208b0174w1167b0225w1212b1220w1 57b½6,5
78
Lam Paul Gm2147361b1334w1 40b0177w0256b1261w1 36w0167b1174w1 60b½6,5
79
Kalavannan Koby2080410w1 16b0225w1268b½272w1 59b0304w1 63b1 61w0131b16,5
80
WFMGrigoryan Meri2063286w0285b1303w1272b½238w1 94b0267w1 65w0163b1133b16,5
81
Rocco Federico2050365w1 18b0304w0276b1175w1307b1 47w½184b½ 94w1 72b½6,5
82
Mircov Nicola-Alexandru2048287b1 31w0262b1234w1 56b½ 63w0213b1132w0165b1134w16,5
83
Mitra Roman C2025289w1 89b0351w1126b1 64w0302b1134w0177b1136w16,5
84
Iyengar Ilya2008367b1 22w0354b1 13w½275b1 95w0179b0218w1262b1139w16,5
85
FMGedajlovic Max2003368w1 36b0353w1 30b0221w1126b1 72w½ 69b0175w1135b16,5
86
Porter Sam J1974371w½282b1 91w0309b1 25w0178b1126b1133w½137b+6,5
87
IMPraggnanandhaa R1516 50b1 76w1 58b0109w1137w1 91b½ 54w1 37b0 59w0182b16,5
88
Dushyant Sharma1425153b0224w1166b1243w1 13b0246w1140b1 92w½ 64b1 23w06,5
89
GMGallagher Joseph G2522347b1 83w1377b1 65w0138b1 68w0141b1130w1 24b0 49w06,0
90
GMGordon Stephen J2487348b1245w1100b0154w1 49b0155w1102b½ 98w1 68b0103w½6,0
91
IMSuarez Real Alberto2413227b½179w1 86b1 98w½100b1 87w½177b1 7w0 70b0102w½6,0
92
IMHouska Jovanka2400180w1197b1142w½143b0409w1 75b0202w1 88b½ 51w0207b16,0
93
IMAdair James R2319354b1161w1 6b0196w1107b1 32w0105b1 35w0106b1 50w06,0
94
FMHaria Ravi2305268w1379b½420w1 17b½ 80w1 35b½ 24w0 81b0208w16,0
95
FMCordes Hans-Joerg Dr2247273w½270b1 52w0342b1114w1 84b1 21w½ 36b0108w1 51b06,0
96
IMBasman Michael J2198280b1254w1 38b1 10w0 23b0119w1208b0116w0264b1214w16,0
97
Hundeboll Flemming2187316b1349w1296b0171w1124b1 42w0229b1 40w06,0
98
CMWillmoth Robert F2180282w½312b1397w1 91b½ 54w½ 24b½ 16w½ 90b0157w1114b½6,0
99
Bossard Arnaud2175283b1423w1129b1 34w1 8b0 26w0128w0158b½198w1119b½6,0
100
FMRichardson John R2173358w1314b1 90w1 33b0 91w0164b½118w½206b1207w1 39b06,0
101
Batkovskyte Dominyka2156360w1286b1 37w0167b0212w1208b0121w1170b1173w1 41b06,0
102
WIMCaoili Arianne2137175w1212b1 39w1 37b0 90w½ 54b0158w1 91b½6,0
103
Abdulla Murad2137285w1428b1 24w½ 57b1128w0 54b0216w1 59b0204w1 90b½6,0
104
Picot Russell C2087362b0359w0373b1355w1257b1350w1182b0176w1124b0221w16,0
105
FMTaylor Adam C2066387w1128b0226w1381b1 61w0122b1 93w0303b1182w1 43b06,0
106
Tambini Jasper2060468b+ 17b0122w0397b1215w1231w1 42b0269b1 93w0220b16,0
107
Abrahams Daniel2056126w1 30b1 39w1 12b0 93w0180b1131w½183b½184w1 46b06,0
108
Stojanas Justinas2046426b1 9w0263b1423w1 58b0310w1130b0228w1 95b0224w16,0
109
Aprea Daniele2039288w1 11b0181w1 87b0219w1269b0226w½216b½301w1223b16,0
110
Clark Robert G2021291b½456w1376b0261w½224b0309w½233b1257w½219b1228w16,0
111
Nettleton Charlie B1970330b0284w1124b0383w1262b½227w1181b1 44w½ 45b0229w16,0
112
Hepworth Peter1957333b1296w0275b½266w½265b1 44w½274b½125w1138b1 45w06,0
113
Zhu Richard1944336b1 26w0235b1 59w0231b0355w1224b1342w1 74b0234w16,0
114
FMKalaiyalahan Akshaya1876434b1 64w0328b1 48w½ 95b0382w1 71b0275w1241b1 98w½6,0
115
Cavendish Joshua1870429b1 67w0365b1145w1 69b0144w0277b½269w1238b16,0
116
Cocks Elliot1859435w1133b0126w0281b½439w1238b½276w1 96b1 47w0231b16,0
117
Bansal Rohan1857442w1 69b0364w1137b0269w0276b0386w1381b1316w1184b16,0
118
Gallagher Daniel Gh1852437b1132w0330b1 76w½136b0234w1100b½141w1140b1 44w06,0
119
Boy Lazoni Victor Hugo1848447w1137b0392w1138b0358w1 96b0285w1142b½242b1 99w½6,0
120
Rubeck Jonathan1818 10b0388w½125b0290w½369b1359w1317b1 51w0186b1187w16,0
121
Siek Widianto1786296b0369w1148b0367w1245b1147w0101b0327w1249b1192w16,0
122
Onslow Alfie1758459b1140w0106b1147w0192b1105w0245b½249w½203b1196w16,0
123
Ratnesan Ranesh1704 66w1 75b1 41w0146b½188w1135b0191w½152b0250w1194b16,0
124
Watson Mikey J1675133w0430b1111w1149b0250w1150b1 97w0191b1104w1 47b06,0
125
Aswin Kumar B S1500149w0255b½120w1169b0379w1170b½258w1112b0212w1201b16,0
126
Vardan Nagpal1480107b0217w1116b1 83w0210b1 85w0171b1 86w0211b1241w16,0
127
Saksham Rautela1213158w1186b0421w1152b0166w1154w½200b1 72b½147w1 48b06,0
128
GMGharamian Tigran2638327b1105w1 65b0189w1103b1 40w0 99b1 68w½ -0 -05,5
129
GMSummerscale Aaron P2421225w1194b1 99w0190b1297w0191b½269w1 73b1 66w0 -05,5
130
WGMSoumya Swaminathan2288271w1300b1 18w0199b1164w1 33b0108w1 89b0 52w0167b½5,5
131
FMBisby Daniel L2266310b1253w1 8b0161w1205b1 23w0107b½153w1 28b0 79w05,5
132
FMGindi Shachar2265272w1118b1 19w0158b1208w1 21b½ 25w0 82b1 26w0 -05,5
133
FMDybowski Jerzy2260124b1116w1 31b0205w0371b1253w0221b1196w1 86b½ 80w05,5
134
FMChapman Terry Pd2254311b1165w1 20w0409b½345w1 83b1 25w0 82b05,5
135
CMColeman David J2240274b1207w1 10b0253w1346b½123w1 55b0154w1 56b0 85w05,5
136
FMLauridsen Jesper Morch2239382w½273b1379w1 24b0118w1 52b0158w½199b1152w½ 83b05,5
137
FMRadovanovic Jovica2228 -1119w1 34b0117w1 87b0207w½205b1177w1 55b0 86w-5,5
138
IMZapolskis Antanas2227235b1168w1 35b0119w1 89w0344b1152w1 53b0112w0170b½5,5
139
FMBritton Richard L2205236b1210w1 13b1 9w0 36w0204b½164w1 16b0156w1 84b05,5
140
Guthrie David W2183439w1122b1 36w0300b1 53w0206b1 88w0201b1118w0173b½5,5
141
FMThompson Ian D2168318b1362w1 26b0254w1296b0178w1 89w0118b0215w1174b½5,5
142
Stone Andrew M2153284b1330w1 92b½376w½ 26b0224w1 34b0119w½160b1 62w05,5
143
Graham David B2123321b1292w1 55b½ 92w1 53b1 37w½ 20b0 27w0 63b05,5
144
Grant David J2119425w1400b1 27w½ 63b½ 38w0115b1 62w1 58b0 64w05,5
145
Kaster Juergen2117466b1397w½ 29b0259w1115b0176w½291b½210w1161b1 -05,5
146
Talbot Mark A2105324b1 3w0348b1123w½270b1 55w0207b0211w½213b½257w15,5
147
Malhotra Tarun2085384w1 4b0220w1122b1 60w0121b1 41w0215b1127b0176w½5,5
148
Asenov Pavel2082386w1 15b0121w1304b½268w0216b0352w1254b1205w1 67b05,5
149
Peiris T Gayan M2082125b1 6w0349b1124w1 55b½ 56w0211b1 64w0162b1 65w05,5
150
Jameson David2040469b1 10w0265b1357w1 42b0124w0348b1229w0255b1179w½5,5