The London Chess Classic Thread

AdminX · Post by **AdminX** » Fri Dec 04, 2015 7:00 pm

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AdminX · Post by **AdminX** » Fri Dec 04, 2015 7:13 pm

[Event "7th London Classic 2015"] 
[Site "London"] 
[Date "2015.12.04"] 
[Round "1"] 
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] 
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] 
[Result "1/2-1/2"] 
[ECO "B33"] 
[WhiteElo "2765"] 
[BlackElo "2850"] 
[Annotator "Robot 9"] 
[PlyCount "56"] 
[EventDate "2015.??.??"] 
[EventCountry "ENG"] 
[TimeControl "40/7200:3600+30"] 
 
1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nc6 { 
[%emt 0:00:06]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0: 
00:02]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 6. 
Ndb5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 7. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} a6 {[%emt 0: 
00:07]} 8. Na3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 9. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Be7 
{[%emt 0:00:09]} 10. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 11. c3 { 
[%emt 0:00:52]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:25]} 12. Nc2 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00: 
05]} 13. a4 {[%emt 0:16:06]} bxa4 {[%emt 0:01:25]} 14. Ncb4 {[%emt 0:00:41]} 
Nxb4 {[%emt 0:05:57]} 15. cxb4 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:07:41]} 16. Rxa4 { 
[%emt 0:03:13]} Qc8 {[%emt 0:12:17]} 17. Nxf6+ {[%emt 0:24:39]} gxf6 {[%emt 0: 
00:02]} 18. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:26:42]} 19. Rxa6 {[%emt 0:00:46]} 
Rxb4 {[%emt 0:01:40]} 20. O-O {[%emt 0:00:39]} Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 21. Qf3 { 
[%emt 0:06:15]} Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 22. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Qxa6 {[%emt 0: 
00:01]} 23. Qg4+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 24. Qf5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 
Rxe4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 25. Qxf6+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 26. Qg5+ 
{[%emt 0:00:03]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 27. Qf6+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kg8 {[%emt 0: 
00:05]} 28. Qg5+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 1/2-1/2

AdminX · Post by **AdminX** » Fri Dec 04, 2015 8:36 pm

[Event "7th London Classic 2015"] 
[Site "London"] 
[Date "2015.12.04"] 
[Round "1"] 
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"] 
[Black "Adams, Michael"] 
[Result "1/2-1/2"] 
[ECO "A29"] 
[WhiteElo "2803"] 
[BlackElo "2744"] 
[Annotator "Robot 9"] 
[PlyCount "51"] 
[EventDate "2015.??.??"] 
[EventCountry "ENG"] 
[TimeControl "40/7200:3600+30"] 
 
1. c4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 2. g3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nf6 {[%emt 0: 
00:06]} 3. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:24]} 
Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 6. Nf3 { 
[%emt 0:00:28]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:00:10]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00: 
13]} 8. d3 {[%emt 0:01:19]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:21]} 9. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Re8 { 
[%emt 0:01:17]} 10. Rc1 {[%emt 0:03:15]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:03:29]} 11. Ne4 {[%emt 0: 
07:35]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:25:30]} 12. Qd2 {[%emt 0:16:19]} a5 {[%emt 0:04:51]} 13. 
Nc5 {[%emt 0:11:08]} Nxf3+ {[%emt 0:05:15]} 14. Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Nd5 { 
[%emt 0:00:12]} 15. a3 {[%emt 0:02:49]} b6 {[%emt 0:10:57]} 16. Na4 {[%emt 0: 
06:15]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 17. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:07:01]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:03:25]} 18. 
Bg2 {[%emt 0:03:00]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:03:08]} 19. Nc3 {[%emt 0:01:09]} Nxe3 { 
[%emt 0:11:56]} 20. Qxe3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 21. Qg5 { 
[%emt 0:01:20]} h6 {[%emt 0:02:36]} 22. Qh5 {[%emt 0:01:22]} Bxg2 {[%emt 0:01: 
42]} 23. Kxg2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Bd4 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 24. Rc2 {[%emt 0:05:29]} 
Bxc3 {[%emt 0:05:11]} 25. Rxc3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 26. Rec1 { 
[%emt 0:02:10]} 1/2-1/2

AdminX · Post by **AdminX** » Fri Dec 04, 2015 9:12 pm

Hikaru missed a win, still held the draw.

[Event "7th London Classic 2015"] 
[Site "London"] 
[Date "2015.12.04"] 
[Round "1"] 
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"] 
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"] 
[Result "1/2-1/2"] 
[ECO "C67"] 
[WhiteElo "2750"] 
[BlackElo "2793"] 
[Annotator "Robot 9"] 
[PlyCount "76"] 
[EventDate "2015.??.??"] 
[EventCountry "ENG"] 
[TimeControl "40/7200:3600+30"] 
 
1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nc6 { 
[%emt 0:00:06]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 4. O-O {[%emt 0: 
00:18]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 6. 
Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} dxc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 7. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nf5 { 
[%emt 0:00:08]} 8. Qxd8+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kxd8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 9. h3 {[%emt 0: 
00:44]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 10. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 11. 
g4 {[%emt 0:01:08]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 12. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bd7 {[%emt 0: 
00:12]} 13. Kh2 {[%emt 0:04:38]} c5 {[%emt 0:40:30]} 14. Ndb5 {[%emt 0:05:18]} 
Kd8 {[%emt 0:02:40]} 15. Be3 {[%emt 0:22:11]} a6 {[%emt 0:12:22]} 16. Na3 { 
[%emt 0:00:57]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 17. Ne4 {[%emt 0:27:59]} h5 {[%emt 0:16:32] 
} 18. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:51]} hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 19. hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Bc6 
{[%emt 0:00:04]} 20. Ng5 {[%emt 0:13:22]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 21. f4 {[%emt 0: 
02:24]} f5 {[%emt 0:01:48]} 22. Rad1 {[%emt 0:07:44]} g6 {[%emt 0:04:48]} 23. 
Ne6 {[%emt 0:15:50]} fxg4 {[%emt 0:07:55]} 24. Nxc7+ {[%emt 0:00:48]} Kf7 { 
[%emt 0:00:24]} 25. e6+ {[%emt 0:00:26]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:19:56]} 26. Kxg4 { 
[%emt 0:03:13]} Ra7 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 27. Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:00: 
46]} 28. Bf2 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Nh6+ {[%emt 0:01:38]} 29. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:35]} 
Nf5+ {[%emt 0:00:16]} 30. Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 31. Rfd1 { 
[%emt 0:01:46]} Nh6+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 32. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nf5+ {[%emt 0: 
00:02]} 33. Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nh6+ {[%emt 0:04:46]} 34. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 
Rh7 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 35. Nc4 {[%emt 0:02:20]} Nf5+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 36. Kg4 { 
[%emt 0:00:04]} Nh6+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 37. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nf5+ {[%emt 0: 
00:21]} 38. Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nh6+ {[%emt 0:00:16]} 1/2-1/2

AdminX · Post by **AdminX** » Fri Dec 04, 2015 9:14 pm

Nice game/win by Anish Giri!

[Event "7th London Classic 2015"] 
[Site "London"] 
[Date "2015.12.04"] 
[Round "1"] 
[White "Topalov, Veselin"] 
[Black "Giri, Anish"] 
[Result "0-1"] 
[ECO "D71"] 
[WhiteElo "2803"] 
[BlackElo "2778"] 
[Annotator "Robot 9"] 
[PlyCount "80"] 
[EventDate "2015.??.??"] 
[EventCountry "ENG"] 
[TimeControl "40/7200:3600+30"] 
 
1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} g6 {[%emt 0: 
00:04]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 4. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} d5 { 
[%emt 0:00:04]} 5. Qa4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nfd7 {[%emt 0:04:48]} 6. cxd5 {[%emt 0: 
00:17]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 7. Qd1 {[%emt 0:00:11]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 8. 
Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:03:04]} 9. e3 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Bg7 {[%emt 0: 
01:48]} 10. Nge2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:04]} 11. O-O {[%emt 0:00:14]} 
Re8 {[%emt 0:04:25]} 12. b3 {[%emt 0:03:13]} e5 {[%emt 0:03:00]} 13. dxe5 { 
[%emt 0:13:15]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:06:16]} 14. h3 {[%emt 0:13:11]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:02: 
49]} 15. Nd4 {[%emt 0:09:08]} Bd3 {[%emt 0:08:13]} 16. Re1 {[%emt 0:03:46]} Ba6 
{[%emt 0:02:12]} 17. Qd2 {[%emt 0:09:30]} Nd3 {[%emt 0:03:50]} 18. Rd1 { 
[%emt 0:00:28]} Bxd4 {[%emt 0:05:34]} 19. exd4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qf6 {[%emt 0: 
00:09]} 20. a4 {[%emt 0:11:52]} Qxd4 {[%emt 0:03:27]} 21. a5 {[%emt 0:24:40]} 
Nd7 {[%emt 0:04:43]} 22. Ra4 {[%emt 0:01:04]} Qe5 {[%emt 0:30:32]} 23. Nxd5 { 
[%emt 0:00:31]} Nxc1 {[%emt 0:05:02]} 24. Rxc1 {[%emt 0:03:02]} Nf6 {[%emt 0: 
00:11]} 25. Nc7 {[%emt 0:08:06]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:04:17]} 26. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 
g5 {[%emt 0:04:48]} 27. Qb4 {[%emt 0:04:49]} Qb2 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 28. Raa1 { 
[%emt 0:01:29]} Re2 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 29. Qc5 {[%emt 0:01:38]} h6 {[%emt 0:00: 
46]} 30. Nxa6 {[%emt 0:00:40]} bxa6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 31. Rab1 {[%emt 0:02:27]} 
Qd2 {[%emt 0:04:24]} 32. Bf3 {[%emt 0:02:06]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 33. Qxa7 { 
[%emt 0:00:55]} Nxf2 {[%emt 0:04:58]} 34. Bxe2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nxh3+ {[%emt 0: 
00:04]} 35. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Qd5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 36. Bh5 {[%emt 0:00:33]} 
Qh1+ {[%emt 0:02:18]} 37. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qg2+ {[%emt 0:00:17]} 38. Ke1 { 
[%emt 0:00:07]} Re8+ {[%emt 0:00:35]} 39. Kd1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf2+ {[%emt 0: 
00:18]} 40. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ne4+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 0-1

AdminX · Post by **AdminX** » Fri Dec 04, 2015 9:24 pm

[Event "7th London Classic 2015"] 
[Site "London"] 
[Date "2015.12.04"] 
[Round "1"] 
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"] 
[Black "Aronian, Levon"] 
[Result "1/2-1/2"] 
[ECO "C84"] 
[WhiteElo "2787"] 
[BlackElo "2781"] 
[Annotator "Robot 9"] 
[PlyCount "101"] 
[EventDate "2015.??.??"] 
[EventCountry "ENG"] 
[TimeControl "40/7200:3600+30"] 
 
1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nc6 { 
[%emt 0:00:05]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. Ba4 {[%emt 0:00: 
04]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:06]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 6. d3 { 
[%emt 0:00:09]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 7. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:17] 
} 8. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 9. a3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Na5 { 
[%emt 0:00:04]} 10. Ba2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 11. d4 {[%emt 0: 
02:59]} Bxa2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 12. Rxa2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 
13. d5 {[%emt 0:04:38]} Nb8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 14. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Qc8 { 
[%emt 0:03:21]} 15. Qe2 {[%emt 0:28:06]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:01:47]} 16. Rd1 { 
[%emt 0:00:20]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:05:44]} 17. Raa1 {[%emt 0:03:33]} Rfc8 18. h3 { 
[%emt 0:10:37]} Rab8 {[%emt 0:15:34]} 19. Nh2 {[%emt 0:03:14]} h5 {[%emt 0:20: 
44]} 20. Nf3 {[%emt 0:09:45]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:12:25]} 21. Bg5 {[%emt 0:14:13]} g6 
{[%emt 0:00:13]} 22. Na2 {[%emt 0:04:51]} c6 {[%emt 0:04:41]} 23. dxc6 { 
[%emt 0:00:45]} Rxc6 {[%emt 0:02:34]} 24. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:07:23]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0: 
00:31]} 25. Nb4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:02:02]} 26. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 
Be7 {[%emt 0:04:09]} 27. Nxb6 {[%emt 0:01:32]} Qxb6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 28. c3 { 
[%emt 0:00:41]} a5 {[%emt 0:09:25]} 29. Rd5 {[%emt 0:03:44]} Rc5 {[%emt 0:02: 
04]} 30. Rad1 {[%emt 0:01:07]} b4 {[%emt 0:02:23]} 31. Rxc5 {[%emt 0:02:22]} 
Qxc5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 32. Rd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qa7 {[%emt 0:04:23]} 33. axb4 { 
[%emt 0:01:30]} axb4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 34. c4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:08: 
41]} 35. b3 {[%emt 0:03:42]} Rc5 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 36. Rxc5 {[%emt 0:05:12]} 
Qxc5 {[%emt 0:03:46]} 37. g3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Bd8 {[%emt 0:01:57]} 38. Qd2 { 
[%emt 0:02:30]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:01:41]} 39. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00: 
24]} 40. Ne1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Nc2 {[%emt 0:05:59]} Bc5 
{[%emt 0:01:21]} 42. Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bxe3 {[%emt 0:02:32]} 43. Qxe3 { 
[%emt 0:00:05]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 44. g4 {[%emt 0:01:56]} hxg4 {[%emt 0:01: 
26]} 45. hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qc8 {[%emt 0:03:07]} 46. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 
Qc5 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 47. Qxc5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 48. g5 { 
[%emt 0:00:48]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 49. f4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00: 
04]} 50. f5 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 51. f6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 
1/2-1/2

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