12/11/2017 – Ian Nepomniachtchi and Fabiano Caruana tied for first place after nine rounds, leading to a blitz playoff, won by Caruana. But Magnus Carlsen took the Grand Chess Tour as a whole. The GCT finale was the 9th London Chess Classic, a 10-player round-robin, with a prize fund of USD $300,000. The LCC will return in 2018 with a new format.
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Tiebreak
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.
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Games and commentary
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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Final standings
Results of Round 8
Bo.
No.
Rtg
Name
Result
Name
Rtg
No.
1
1
2837
GM
Carlsen Magnus
0 - 1
GM
Nepomniachtchi Ian
2729
9
2
10
2715
GM
Adams Michael
½ - ½
GM
Aronian Levon
2805
2
3
7
2781
GM
Nakamura Hikaru
½ - ½
GM
Caruana Fabiano
2799
3
4
5
2788
GM
So Wesley
½ - ½
GM
Karjakin Sergey
2760
8
5
4
2789
GM
Vachier-Lagrave Maxime
½ - ½
GM
Anand Viswanathan
2782
6
British Knockout Championship
Finals — McShane turns the tables in rapid
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.
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