12/11/2011 – It was a dramatic round with two of the leaders, Kramnik and McShane, facing each other, while fellow leader Carlsen had to contend with Anand. Though he made a go for it, Carlsen was unable to do better than a draw, while McShane tried hard to force things in his favor, which turned out to be a mistake as Kramnik neutralized all attempts to confuse the issue. Report and videos.
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London Chess Classic 2011
The 2011 London Chess Classic is taking place in the Olympia
Conference Centre from Saturday, December 3rd until Monday, December 12th,
starting at 14:00h London time each day (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 then
5) an 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. The total prize fund is €160,000
before tax.
Round eight
Round
8: Sunday, December 11, 2011
Vishy Anand
½-½
Magnus Carlsen
David Howell
½-½
Levon Aronian
Luke McShane
0-1
Vladimir Kramnik
Hikaru Nakamura
½-½
Nigel Short
Michael Adams (bye) –
assisting commentary
The starts lined up for Vladimir Kramnik as he took what is most likely a decisive lead in the London Chess Classic. With three players sharing the lead, Magnus Carlsen, Luke McShane, and Vladimir Kramnik, plus Hikaru Nakamura with chances too, the penultimate round could easily be decisive in the final standings and it was.
Carlsen's chances of scoring a draw and a win seemed the greatest as he faced Anand in round eight, where a draw seemed likely, and struggling Short in round nine. Sure enough, his result against Anand was no big surprise.
Carlsen and Anand take a look at their tussle
The much tougher game was between McShane and Kramnik, two of the three leaders, and promised to be a make or break game. The young Englishman, also facing the prospect of Anand in the last round, decided to gamble against Kramnik and took serious chances in an attempt to take his fate into his own hands. Unfortunately for the English contingent rooting for him, he failed to recognize the moment to call it a day, and accept a draw, and suddenly he was in danger. Kramnik proceeded to grind down the Englishman with great technique, and took home a crucial win. This win was all the more critical, since according to the tiebreak rules, his number of wins with Black will be decisively in his favor should he hold Aronian to a draw.
David Howell and Levon Aronian analyze... McShane-Kramnik before their own game!
Hikaru Nakamura and Nigel Short played a long game in which the center became completely blocked with both trying to get something on the wings, but eventually it became clear neither would obtain anything.
Standings after eight rounds (traditional scoring)
Schedule and results
Round
1: Saturday, December 3, 2011
Vladimir Kramnik
½-½
Hikaru Nakamura
Levon Aronian
½-½
Luke McShane
Magnus Carlsen
1-0
David Howell
Michael Adams
½-½
Vishy Anand
Nigel Short (bye) – assisting
commentary
Round
2: Sunday, December 4, 2011
David Howell
½-½
Michael Adams
Luke McShane
½-½
Magnus Carlsen
Hikaru Nakamura
1-0
Levon Aronian
Nigel Short
0-1
Vladimir Kramnik
Vishy Anand (bye) – assisting
commentary
Round
3: Monday, December 5, 2011
Levon Aronian
1-0
Nigel Short
Magnus Carlsen
1-0
Hikaru Nakamura
Michael Adams
0-1
Luke McShane
Vishy Anand
½-½
David Howell
Vladimir Kramnik (bye) –
assisting commentary
Round
4: Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Magnus Carlsen
½-½
Vladimir Kramnik
Michael Adams
0-1
Nigel Short
Vishy Anand
0-1
Hikaru Nakamura
David Howell
0-1
Luke McShane
Levon Aronian (bye) –
assisting commentary
Wednesday,
December 7, 2011Rest day
Round
5: Thursday, December 8, 2011
Hikaru Nakamura
1-0
David Howell
Nigel Short
0-1
Vishy Anand
Vladimir Kramnik
1-0
Michael Adams
Levon Aronian
½-½
Magnus Carlsen
Luke McShane (bye) – assisting
commentary
Round
6: Friday, December 9, 2011
Michael Adams
½-½
Levon Aronian
Vishy Anand
½-½
Vladimir Kramnik
David Howell
½-½
Nigel Short
Luke McShane
½-½
Hikaru Nakamura
Magnus Carlsen (bye) –
assisting commentary
Round
7: Saturday, December 10, 2011
Nigel Short
0-1
Luke McShane
Vladimir Kramnik
1-0
David Howell
Levon Aronian
½-½
Vishy Anand
Magnus Carlsen
1-0
Michael Adams
Hikaru Nakamura (bye) –
assisting commentary
Round
8: Sunday, December 11, 2011
Vishy Anand
½-½
Magnus Carlsen
David Howell
½-½
Levon Aronian
Luke McShane
0-1
Vladimir Kramnik
Hikaru Nakamura
½-½
Nigel Short
Michael Adams (bye) –
assisting commentary
Round
9: Monday, December 12, 2011
Luke McShane
Vishy Anand
Hikaru Nakamura
Michael Adams
Nigel Short
Magnus Carlsen
Vladimir Kramnik
Levon Aronian
David Howell (bye) – assisting
commentary
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