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Ian Nepomniachtchi made a draw with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in under 30 minutes to guarantee a share of first place. Fabiano Caruana equaled his score with a 6+ hour win over Micky Adams. They played two 10 minute plus 5 second delay playoff games to a draw, and two 5 minute plus 3 second games, won by Caruana, who became the winner of the London Chess Classic.
| No. | Name | FED | Rtg |
| 1 | Carlsen Magnus | NOR | 2837 |
| 2 | Aronian Levon | ARM | 2805 |
| 3 | Caruana Fabiano | USA | 2799 |
| 4 | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | FRA | 2789 |
| 5 | So Wesley | USA | 2788 |
| 6 | Anand Viswanathan | IND | 2782 |
| 7 | Nakamura Hikaru | USA | 2781 |
| 8 | Karjakin Sergey | RUS | 2760 |
| 9 | Nepomniachtchi Ian | RUS | 2729 |
| 10 | Adams Michael | ENG | 2715 |
| Bo. | Rtg | Name | vs. | Name | Rtg |
| 1 | 2729 | Nepomniachtchi Ian | ½ | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | 2789 |
| 2 | 2782 | Anand Viswanathan | 0-1 | So Wesley | 2788 |
| 3 | 2760 | Karjakin Sergey | ½ | Nakamura Hikaru | 2781 |
| 4 | 2799 | Caruana Fabiano | 1-0 | Adams Michael | 2715 |
| 5 | 2805 | Aronian Levon | 0-1 | Carlsen Magnus | 2837 |
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Commentary by GM Yasser Seirawan, WGM Jennifer Shahade and GM Cristian Chirila, with GM Maurice Ashley reporting from London | Source: Saint Louis Chess Club on YouTube
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| Bo. | No. | Name | Result | Name | No. |
| 1 | 1 | Carlsen Magnus | 0 - 1 | Nepomniachtchi Ian | 9 |
| 2 | 10 | Adams Michael | ½ - ½ | Aronian Levon | 2 |
| 3 | 7 | Nakamura Hikaru | ½ - ½ | Caruana Fabiano | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | So Wesley | ½ - ½ | Karjakin Sergey | 8 |
| 5 | 4 | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | ½ - ½ | Anand Viswanathan | 6 |
British Knockout Championship
John Saunders reports: Luke McShane wins the British Knock-Out Championship, and with it a cheque for £19,500, while David Howell had to settle for £10,500. A great result for McShane, whose opportunities to play chess are limited by his professional work commitments, but a disappointment for David Howell who had to be satisfied with the runner-up prize for the second successive year.
Armenian grandmasters Hrant Melkumyan and Gabriel Sargissian claimed top honours in the FIDE Open with 7.½ / 8, joined by French GM Sebastian Maze!
| Rk. | Name | Rtg | Pts. | ||
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GM | Sargissian Gabriel | 2672 | 7,5 |
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GM | Melkumyan Hrant | 2633 | 7,5 | |
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GM | Maze Sebastien | 2614 | 7,5 | |
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GM | Motylev Alexander | 2675 | 7,0 |
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GM | Nabaty Tamir | 2657 | 7,0 | |
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GM | Grandelius Nils | 2647 | 7,0 | |
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GM | Cornette Matthieu | 2606 | 7,0 | |
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GM | Donchenko Alexander | 2569 | 7,0 | |
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GM | Kotronias Vasilios | 2524 | 7,0 | |
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GM | Jones Gawain | 2654 | 6,5 |
