LCC R1: Carlsen, Nakamura, Kramnik, Adams win

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12/1/2012 – The 4th London Chess Classic started with a bang. Sadly for Judit Polgar, she still hasn't solved the Kramnik Theorem. Nakamura defeated Aronian, Mickey Adams beat Gawain Jones, while Magnus Carlsen came back from a near loss to Luke McShane and used his endgame magic to equal Garry Kasparov’s record 2851! Round one report with postgame analysis of the stars.

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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...

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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
McShane,L-Carlsen,M-0–12012C674th London Chess Classic1.1
Kramnik,V-Polgar,J-1–02012A344th London Chess Classic1.2
Aronian,L-Nakamura,H-0–12012A304th London Chess Classic1.3
Jones,G-Adams,M-0–12012E464th London Chess Classic1.4


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

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