London Chess Classic 2009 Round 2 Results and Standings:
The number in front of the player's names is their seeding for the tournament.
- 2 GM Kramnik, Vladimir RUS 1-0 6 GM Ni, Hua CHN
- 5 GM Adams, Michael ENG 1/2-1/2 3 GM Nakamura, Hikaru USA
- 4 GM Short, Nigel ENG 1/2-1/2 8 GM Howell, David ENG
- 1 GM Carlsen, Magnus NOR 1-0 7 GM McShane, Luke ENG
Standings after Round 2 with new pt system:
- 1. 6.0 GM Magnus Carlsen 2801 (NOR)
- 2-3 3.0 GM Vladimir Kramnik 2772 (RUS)
- 2-3 3.0 GM Luke McShane 2615 (ENG)
- 4-6 2.0 GM Hikaru Nakamura 2715 (USA)
- 4-6 2.0 GM Michael Adams 2698 (ENG)
- 4-6 2.0 GM David Howell 2597 (ENG)
- 7-8 1.0 GM Nigel Short 2707 (ENG)
- 7-8 1.0 GM Ni Hua 2665 (CHN)
Round 3 Results. The Nakamura-Short game was interesting.
- 7 GM Luke McShane ENG 0-1 2 GM Vladimir Kramnik RUS
- 8 GM David Howell ENG 1/2-1/2 1 GM Magnus Carlsen NOR
- 3 GM Hikaru Nakamura USA 1/2-1/2 4 GM Nigel Short ENG
- 6 GM Ni Hua CHN 1/2-1/2 5 GM Michael Adams ENG
Round 4 Results Dec 12, 2009 (Saturday) 8am EST 1400 GMT
- 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
GM Magnus Carlsen VS GM Luke McShane Round 2
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