The eighth round:
White | Country | Rating | Result | Black | Country | Rating | Moves | Opening details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David Howell | ENG | 2633 | 0.5-0.5 | Levon Aronian | ARM | 2802 | 54 | Pirc Defence (Austrian) |
Viswanathan Anand | IND | 2811 | 0.5-0.5 | Magnus Carlsen | NOR | 2826 | 33 | Queen's Gambit Declined (Tartakower) |
Hikaru Nakamura | USA | 2758 | 0.5-0.5 | Nigel Short | ENG | 2698 | 90 | English Opening |
Luke McShane | ENG | 2671 | 0-1 | Vladimir Kramnik | RUS | 2800 | 69 | Spanish with d3 |
Michael Adams (England, 2734) sat out the eighth round whilst helping out with the live commentary.
Here is the table after eight rounds:
Rank | Name | Country | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Total (3, 1, 0) | Total (standard) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Vladimir Kramnik | RUS | 2800 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | . | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5½ |
2 | Magnus Carlsen | NOR | 2826 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | . | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 |
3 | Luke McShane | ENG | 2671 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | . | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4½ |
4 | Hikaru Nakamura | USA | 2758 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | . | 12 | 4½ |
5 | Levon Aronian | ARM | 2802 | . | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 8 | 3½ |
6 | Viswanathan Anand | IND | 2811 | ½ | ½ | . | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 8 | 3½ |
7 | Nigel Short | ENG | 2698 | 0 | . | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 5 | 2 |
8 | David Howell | ENG | 2633 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 4 | 2 |
9 | Michael Adams | ENG | 2734 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 3 | 1½ |
Further statistics:
Position | Name | Country | Rating (1/11/2011) | World Ranking (1/11/2011) | Age | Games played | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Vladimir Kramnik | RUS | 2800 | 4 | 36 | 7 | 15 |
2 | Magnus Carlsen | NOR | 2826 | 1 | 21 | 7 | 13 |
3-4 | Luke McShane | ENG | 2671 | 74 | 27 | 7 | 12 |
3-4 | Hikaru Nakamura | USA | 2758 | 10 | 24 | 7 | 12 |
5-6 | Levon Aronian | ARM | 2802 | 3 | 29 | 7 | 8 |
5-6 | Viswanathan Anand | IND | 2811 | 2 | 42 | 7 | 8 |
7 | Nigel Short | ENG | 2698 | 48 | 46 | 7 | 5 |
8 | David Howell | ENG | 2633 | 139 | 21 | 8 | 4 |
9 | Michael Adams | ENG | 2734 | 17 | 40 | 7 | 3 |
There are 3 points for a win and 1 for a draw in London.
The details of the earlier rounds follow on below.
First round:
White | Country | Rating | Result | Black | Country | Rating | Moves | Opening details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vladimir Kramnik | RUS | 2800 | 0.5-0.5 | Hikaru Nakamura | USA | 2758 | 45 | Catalan with ...dxc4 |
Levon Aronian | ARM | 2802 | 0.5-0.5 | Luke McShane | ENG | 2671 | 42 | Chebanenko Slav |
Magnus Carlsen | NOR | 2826 | 1-0 | David Howell | ENG | 2633 | 40 | Spanish with d3 |
Michael Adams | ENG | 2734 | 0.5-0.5 | Viswanathan Anand | IND | 2811 | 49 | Sicilian Najdorf |
Second round:
White | Country | Rating | Result | Black | Country | Rating | Moves | Opening details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nigel Short | ENG | 2698 | 0-1 | Vladimir Kramnik | RUS | 2800 | 43 | Four Knights Rubinstein |
Hikaru Nakamura | USA | 2758 | 1-0 | Levon Aronian | ARM | 2802 | 54 | Queen's Gambit 3...Be7 |
Luke McShane | ENG | 2671 | 0.5-0.5 | Magnus Carlsen | NOR | 2826 | 79 | Spanish Neo-Archangel |
David Howell | ENG | 2633 | 0.5-0.5 | Michael Adams | ENG | 2734 | 35 | Spanish Anti-Marshall |
Third round:
White | Country | Rating | Result | Black | Country | Rating | Moves | Opening details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Levon Aronian | ARM | 2802 | 1-0 | Nigel Short | ENG | 2698 | 60 | Queen's Indian Defence |
Magnus Carlsen | NOR | 2826 | 1-0 | Hikaru Nakamura | USA | 2758 | 41 | Quiet Italian |
Michael Adams | ENG | 2734 | 0-1 | Luke McShane | ENG | 2671 | 61 | Spanish with d3 |
Viswanathan Anand | IND | 2811 | 0.5-0.5 | David Howell | ENG | 2633 | 65 | Slav Defence |
Fourth round:
White | Country | Rating | Result | Black | Country | Rating | Moves | Opening details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Adams | ENG | 2734 | 0-1 | Nigel Short | ENG | 2698 | 71 | French Tarrasch |
Magnus Carlsen | NOR | 2826 | 0.5-0.5 | Vladimir Kramnik | RUS | 2800 | 55 | Nimzoindian with g3. |
David Howell | ENG | 2633 | 0-1 | Luke McShane | ENG | 2671 | 37 | Scotch Opening |
Viswanathan Anand | IND | 2811 | 0-1 | Hikaru Nakamura | USA | 2758 | 49 | King's Indian Classical Bayonnet |
Fifth round:
White | Country | Rating | Result | Black | Country | Rating | Moves | Opening details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vladimir Kramnik | RUS | 2800 | 1-0 | Michael Adams | ENG | 2734 | 55 | Bogoljubov Defence |
Levon Aronian | ARM | 2802 | 0.5-0.5 | Magnus Carlsen | NOR | 2826 | 55 | Chebanenko Slav |
Hikaru Nakamura | USA | 2758 | 1-0 | David Howell | ENG | 2633 | 38 | English Opening |
Nigel Short | ENG | 2698 | 0-1 | Viswanathan Anand | IND | 2811 | 62 | Sicilian Moscow Variation |
Sixth round:
White | Country | Rating | Result | Black | Country | Rating | Moves | Opening details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Viswanathan Anand | IND | 2811 | 0.5-0.5 | Vladimir Kramnik | RUS | 2800 | 39 | Queen's Gambit Declined 5.Bf4 |
Michael Adams | ENG | 2734 | 0.5-0.5 | Levon Aronian | ARM | 2802 | 34 | Spanish Berlin |
Luke McShane | ENG | 2671 | 0.5-0.5 | Hikaru Nakamura | USA | 2758 | 31 | Sicilian 3.g3 |
David Howell | ENG | 2633 | 0.5-0.5 | Nigel Short | ENG | 2698 | 36 | French Tarrasch |
Seventh round:
White | Country | Rating | Result | Black | Country | Rating | Moves | Opening details |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Levon Aronian | ARM | 2802 | 0.5-0.5 | Viswanathan Anand | IND | 2811 | 25 | Queen's Gambit Declined 5.Bf4 |
Magnus Carlsen | NOR | 2826 | 1-0 | Michael Adams | ENG | 2734 | 34 | Nimzoindian Defence |
Nigel Short | ENG | 2698 | 0-1 | Luke McShane | ENG | 2671 | 36 | King's Gambit |
Vladimir Kramnik | RUS | 2800 | 1-0 | David Howell | ENG | 2633 | 36 | Queen's Gambit Accepted |
The playing schedule (local time):
Rounds 1 to 3, the 3rd to 5th of December at 2pm.
Round 4 on the 6th of December at 4pm.
(Rest day on the 7th of December)
Rounds 5-8, the 8th to the 11th of December at 2pm.
Round 9 will be on the 12th of December at 12 noon.
For Los Angeles subtract eight hours.
For New York subtract five hours.
For Paris and Madrid, add one hour.
For Moscow add three hours.
For Mumbai add five-and-a-half hours.
For Sydney add eleven hours.
More information from the official site: http://www.londonchessclassic.com/classic.htm