Thursday, December 10, 2009

Round 3 pairings and Round 2 results of London Chess Classic 2009

After 2 rounds at the London Chess Classic 2009, GM Magnus Carlsen 2801 is living up to his rating and has sole lead with 6 points.  Remember the different scoring system, 3 pts for a win, 1 pt for a draw and 0 for a loss.  GM Kramnik made up for his first round loss by posting a win and is at 3 pts with GM Luke McShane who lost.  Here are the current standings.  I will post the Magnus Carlsen game as well.

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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