London Chess Classic

(1) Carlsen,M (2801) - Adams,Mi (2698) [E46] Chess Classic London ENG (6), 14.12.2009 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 0-0 5.Nge2 d5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.g3 Re8 8.Bg2 Bf8 9.0-0 Na6 10.a3 c6 11.f3 c5 12.g4 h6 13.h3 b6 14.Ng3 Bb7 15.f4 Rc8 16.g5 hxg5 17.fxg5 Ne4 18.Ncxe4 dxe4 19.Qg4 g6 20.Nxe4 Bxe4 21.Bxe4 cxd4 22.Bb7 Rc2 23.Bxa6 Qc7 24.Qf4 Bd6 25.Qf3 Bc5 26.Qf4 Bd6 27.Qf3 Bc5 28.Qf4 Qxf4 29.Rxf4 dxe3 30.Kf1 e2+ 31.Ke1 Rd8 32.Bxe2 Re8 33.Bd2 Rxd2 34.Kxd2 Be3+ 35.Kc2 Bxf4 36.Bc4 Bxg5 37.Rg1 Re5 38.h4 Bxh4 39.Rxg6+ Kf8 40.Rd6 Re7 41.Bb5 Rc7+ 42.Rc6 Re7 43.Rd6 Re5 44.Bc4 Rf5 45.b4 Ke7 46.Rd5 Rf2+ 47.Rd2 Rf4 48.Bb5 Ke6 49.Re2+ Kf6 50.Rd2 Ke6 51.Re2+ Kf6 52.Rd2 Bf2 53.Rd7 a5 54.bxa5 bxa5 55.a4 Bc5 56.Rd5 Bb4 57.Kd3 Ke6 58.Rd4 Rf3+ 59.Ke2 Ra3 60.Bc4+ Ke5 61.Rd3 Rxd3 1/2-1/2

(2) Kramnik,V (2772) - Short,N (2707) [D38] Chess Classic London ENG (6), 14.12.2009 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Qb3 c5 6.cxd5 exd5 7.dxc5 Nc6 8.Bg5 Be6 9.0-0-0 Qa5 10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.Nxd5 0-0-0 12.e4 f5 13.Bc4 Bxc5 14.Ng5 fxe4 15.Nxe4 Bd4 16.Ndc3 Rhe8 17.Bxe6+ Rxe6 18.f3 Ne5 19.Nb5 Rb6 20.Qc2+ Rc6 21.Nec3 Bxc3 22.Rxd8+ Kxd8 23.Nxc3 Kc7 24.Rd1 a6 25.Qxh7 Kb8 26.Kb1 Nc4 27.Qh8+ Rc8 28.Qd4 Qb4 29.b3 a5 30.Ka1 Na3 31.Qxb4 axb4 32.Nd5 Rc2 33.Nxb4 Rxg2 34.Rh1 Ka7 35.h4 Kb6 36.h5 Ka5 37.h6 Kxb4 38.h7 Nc2+ 39.Kb1 Na3+ 40.Kc1 1-0

(3) McShane,L (2615) - Ni Hua (2665) [C07] Chess Classic London ENG (6), 14.12.2009 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.Ngf3 cxd4 5.Nxd4 Nf6 6.exd5 Qxd5 7.Nb5 Na6 8.c4 Qc6 9.a3 Be7 10.b4 0-0 11.Qf3 Nb8 12.Rb1 a5 13.bxa5 Qxf3 14.Nxf3 Rxa5 15.Be2 Nbd7 16.0-0 b6 17.Bd2 Ra4 18.Bb4 Nc5 19.Rfd1 Bb7 20.Ne5 Ba8 21.f3 Rb8 22.Rd2 Ne8 23.Nd7 Rb7 24.Rbd1 g5 25.Nxc5 bxc5 26.Bc3 Rb8 27.Be5 Rc8 28.Rd7 Bf6 29.Nd6 Bc6 30.Nxc8 Bxd7 31.Bxf6 Nxf6 32.Nb6 Ra7 33.a4 Kf8 34.Nxd7+ Nxd7 35.Ra1 Ke7 36.Kf2 Ne5 37.Ke3 Nc6 38.Kd3 Rb7 39.Kc3 Na5 40.Bd3 Rb3+ 41.Kc2 h5 42.g3 g4 43.f4 f5 44.Re1 Kd6 45.Rd1 Kc7 46.Re1 Rb6 47.Kc3 Nb3 48.Bc2 Nd4 49.Ra1 Rb8 50.Bd1 Rh8 51.Kd2 h4 52.Ra3 Kb6 53.a5+ Ka6 54.Ke1 hxg3 55.hxg3 Rh1+ 56.Kd2 Rg1 57.Ba4 Rg2+ 58.Ke1 Kxa5 59.Bc6+ Kb4 60.Ra4+ Kb3 61.Bxg2 Kxa4 62.Bb7 Kb4 63.Ba6 Ka5 64.Bc8 Kb6 65.Kd2 Kc7 66.Ba6 Nc6 67.Bb5 Na7 68.Ba4 Nc8 69.Ke3 Nd6 70.Kf2 Kd8 71.Bc2 Ke7 72.Bd3 Kd7 73.Kg2 Kc6 74.Bf1 Kb6 75.Kf2 Ne4+ 76.Kg2 Ka5 77.Bd3 Nd6 78.Kf2 Kb4 79.Bb1 Kc3 80.Kg2 Ne4 0-1

(4) Howell,D (2597) - Nakamura,Hi (2715) [C03] Chess Classic London ENG (6), 14.12.2009 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Be7 4.Ngf3 Nf6 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bd3 c5 7.c3 Nc6 8.0-0 g5 9.dxc5 Nxc5 10.Bb5 h6 11.Qe2 Qc7 12.c4 Bd7 13.cxd5 exd5 14.Nb3 Ne6 15.Rd1 a6 16.Bxc6 bxc6 17.Be3 g4 18.Nfd4 Qxe5 19.Qxg4 h5 20.Qg3 Qxg3 21.hxg3 h4 22.gxh4 Rxh4 23.Rac1 Rc8 24.Nf5 Ra4 25.Nxe7 Kxe7 26.a3 Rb8 27.Nc5 Nxc5 28.Bxc5+ Kd8 29.Rd4 Rxd4 30.Bxd4 Rb3 31.Kf1 Ke7 32.Rc3 Rxc3 33.Bxc3 c5 34.b4 Kd6 35.bxc5+ Kxc5 36.Ke2 Kc4 37.Bb4 d4 38.Kd2 f5 39.f3 Bc8 40.Bd6 a5 41.Bc7 1/2-1/2