London Chess Classic Round 4 results and Standings

 Here are the results (so far, last game may finish by the time I'm ready to post) of Round 4 of the London Chess Classic 2009 and the standings for the tournament.  Remember the tournament uses a scoring system of 3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 for a loss.  This is to try to get more fighting chess during tournaments rather than early draws, it also uses the Sofia Rules, no early draws, draws accepted by arbiter if shown to be perpetual check (or repetition), a theoretically drawn endgame, or just plain down to King vs King.

Round 4 Results

• 2  GM Vladimir Kramnik RUS  1/2-1/2   5  GM Michael Adams ENG 
• 4  GM Nigel Short ENG  1/2-1/2   6  GM Ni Hua CHN
• 1  GM Magnus Carlsen NOR  1/2-1/2   3  GM Hikaru Nakamura USA
• 7  GM Luke McShane ENG  1/2-1/2   8  GM David Howell ENG

Standings after Round 4

1   8.0   GM Magnus Carlsen NOR 2801
2   7.0   GM Vladimir Kramnik RUS 2772
3-6  4.0  GM Luke McShane ENG 2615
3-6  4.0  GM Hikaru Nakamura USA 2715
3-6  4.0  GM Michael Adams ENG 2698
3-6  4.0  GM David Howell ENG 2597
7-8  3.0  GM Nigel Short ENG 2707
7-8  3.0  GM Ni Hua CHN 2665

Round 5 Pairings  Sunday Dec 13, 2009  8:00am EST  14:00 GMT

• 8  GM David Howell ENG  *  2 GM Vladimir Kramnik RUS
• 3  GM Hikaru Nakamura USA  *  7 GM Luke McShane ENG
• 6  GM Ni Hua CHN  *  1 GM Magnus Carlsen NOR
• 5  GM Michael Adams ENG  *  4 GM Nigel Short ENG
  

 
Round 6 Pairings Monday Dec 14, 2009  8:00am EST  14:00 GMT

• 2  GM Vladimir Kramnik RUS  *  4  GM Nigel Short ENG
• 1  GM Magnus Carlsen NOR  * 5  GM Michael Adams ENG
• 7  GM Luke McShane ENG  * 6  GM Ni Hua CHN
• 8  GM David Howell ENG  *  3  GM Hikaru Nakamura USA

Round 7 Pairings Tuesday Dec 14, 2009  8:00am EST  14:00 GMT

• 3  GM Hikaru Nakamura USA  *  2  GM Vladimir Kramnik RUS
• 6 GM Ni Hua CHN * 8  GM David Howell ENG
• 5 GM Michael Adams ENG  *  7  GM Luke McShane ENG
• 4 GM Nigel Short ENG  *  1  GM Magnus Carlsen NOR

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