The 2012 London Chess Classic is taking place in the Olympia
Conference Centre from Saturday, December 1st until Monday, December 10th.
Games start each day in general at 14:00h London time, except for round four
(16:00h) and the final round (12:00h). Time controls are classical forty moves
in two hours, then twenty moves in one hour and thirty minutes for the rest
of the game. A win is counted as three points, a draw as one, and a loss zero.
Tiebreaks: 1) number of wins, 2) number of wins with black, 3) result of the
individual game between the tied players. In the unlikely event that there is
still a tie then: 4) 2 x 15'+2" games, and if necessary 5) Armageddon game:
6'+2" vs 5'+2" with draw odds for black. If there is a tie involving
more than two players then the Rapid games will be conducted as a double round
all play all.
Round one report
| Round 1:
Saturday, Dec. 1st, 2012, 14:00h |
| Luke McShane |
0-1 |
Magnus Carlsen |
| Levon Aronian |
0-1 |
Hikaru Nakamura |
| Vladimir Kramnik |
1-0 |
Judit Polgar |
| Gawain Jones |
0-1 |
Michael Adams |
Vishy Anand (bye) – assisting
commentary |
Full report with commentary to follow soon...
Replay all the games of the round
Dr J Bhagwati, High Commissioner of India to the UK, plays the
first move for Luke McShane in his game against Magnus Carlsen
World Champion Viswanathan Anand and Dr J Bhagwati,
High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom
Before the start of the game Vladimir Kramnik vs Judit Polgar
What's he going to play? Luke McShane vs Magnus (let me check first what the
others are doing) Carlsen
All-English encounter Gawain Jones vs Michael Adams in round one
Armenian GM Levon Aronian in round one facing...
... top US grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura
Judit Pogar, the strongest female who ever played chess
Former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik, who vanquished Judit in round one
Photos by Ray
Morris-Hill
Analysis of the games by the players
Vladimir Kramnik analysing his game against Judit Polgar with GM Daniel
King...
... while Judit Polgar looks on without too much pleasure
Levon Aronian discusses his loss against...
... US GM Hikaru Nakamura
Magnus Carlsen analysing in the press center...
... with Luke McShane joining in gamely
Photos by Pascal Simon for ChessBase
Daniel King: Highlights of round one
Pairings and results
| Round
1: Saturday, Dec. 1st, 2012, 14:00h |
| Luke McShane |
0-1 |
Magnus Carlsen |
| Levon Aronian |
0-1 |
Hikaru Nakamura |
| Vladimir Kramnik |
1-0 |
Judit Polgar |
| Gawain Jones |
0-1 |
Michael Adams |
Vishy Anand (bye) – assisting
commentary |
|
| Round
2: Sunday, Dec. 2nd, 2012, 14:00h |
| Judit Polgar |
|
Gawain Jones |
| Hikaru Nakamura |
|
Vladimir Kramnik |
| Magnus Carlsen |
|
Levon Aronian |
| Vishy Anand |
|
Luke McShane |
Michael Adams (bye) –
assisting commentary |
|
| Round
3: Monday, Dec. 3rd, 2012, 14:00h |
| Levon Aronian |
|
Vishy Anand |
| Vladimir Kramnik |
|
Magnus Carlsen |
| Gawain Jones |
|
Hikaru Nakamura |
| Michael Adams |
|
Judit Polgar |
Luke McShane (bye) – assisting
commentary |
|
| Round
4: Tuesday, Dec. 4th, 2012, 16:00h |
| Hikaru Nakamura |
|
Michael Adams |
| Magnus Carlsen |
|
Gawain Jones |
| Vishy Anand |
|
Vladimir Kramnik |
| Luke McShane |
|
Levon Aronian |
Judit Polgar (bye) – assisting
commentary |
|
| Wednesday,
Dec. 5th, 2012 Rest day |
|
| Round
5: Thursday, Dec. 6th, 2012, 14:00h |
| Vladimir Kramnik |
|
Luke McShane |
| Gawain Jones |
|
Vishy Anand |
| Michael Adams |
|
Magnus Carlsen |
| Judit Polgar |
|
Hikaru Nakamura |
Levon Aronian (bye) –
assisting commentary |
|
| Round
6: Friday, Dec. 7th, 2012, 14:00h |
| Magnus Carlsen |
|
Judit Polgar |
| Vishy Anand |
|
Michael Adams |
| Luke McShane |
|
Gawain Jones |
| Levon Aronian |
|
Vladimir Kramnik |
Hikaru Nakamura (bye) –
assisting commentary |
|
| Round
7: Saturday, Dec. 8th, 2012, 14:00h |
| Gawain Jones |
|
Levon Aronian |
| Michael Adams |
|
Luke McShane |
| Judit Polgar |
|
Vishy Anand |
| Hikaru Nakamura |
|
Magnus Carlsen |
Vladimir Kramnik (bye) –
assisting commentary |
|
| Round
8: Sunday, Dec. 9th, 2012, 14:00h |
| Vishy Anand |
|
Hikaru Nakamura |
| Luke McShane |
|
Judit Polgar |
| Levon Aronian |
|
Michael Adams |
| Vladimir Kramnik |
|
Gawain Jones |
Magnus Carlsen (bye) –
assisting commentary |
|
| Round
9: Monday, Dec. 10th, 2012, 12:00h |
| Michael Adams |
|
Vladimir Kramnik |
| Judit Polgar |
|
Levon Aronian |
| Hikaru Nakamura |
|
Luke McShane |
| Magnus Carlsen |
|
Vishy Anand |
Gawain Jones (bye) – assisting
commentary |
|
The games – except for rounds four and nine – start at 2 p.m.
or 14:00h British time = 15:00h CET, 17:00h Moscow, 7:30 p.m. Chennai, 22:00h
Beijing, 01:00 a.m. Melbourne, 03:00 a.m. Auckland, 6 a.m. San José,
9 a.m. New York. You can check your location here.
Naturally the games will be covered live on the official web site (below) and
on Playchess. The games of round four begin two hours later, those of the final
round two hours earlier.
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