London Chess Classic
The London Chess Classic is a chess tournament that has been held every December since 2009 in the Olympia Conference Center in Kensington . The organizer is Malcolm Pein .
Tournament mode
Until 2012, four or five invited grandmasters of the world's best and the four best English players played in a one-round tournament with a classic time limit (2 hours for 40 moves, 1 hour for the following 20 moves and 15 minutes plus 30 seconds per move for the rest the lot). The Sofia rule and a three-point rule applied (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw , 0 points for a defeat). In 2013, the mode was changed to a rapid chess tournament with 16 participants who play in four preliminary groups and a subsequent knockout system . The games are broadcast on the Internet with live commentary.
In addition to the grand master’s tournament , numerous supporting events take place, including an open, a women's tournament, blitz tournaments , simultaneous performances and lectures.
Results
| Surname | Victories | Years |
|---|---|---|
 Magnus Carlsen
|
4th | 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015 |
 Hikaru Nakamura
|
2 | 2013 (rapid chess), 2018 |
 Vladimir Kramnik
|
1 | 2011 |
 Viswanathan Anand
|
1 | 2014 |
|
Wesley So
|
1 | 2016 |
|
Fabiano Caruana
|
1 | 2017 |
2009 tournament
The premiere of the tournament from December 8th to 15th 2009 was won by Carlsen ahead of Kramnik. The best English player was surprisingly Howell, who had the lowest Elo rating of all participants with 2597 . With an Elo average of 2696, it was the best-attended tournament in England since the Phillips & Drew Kings London 1984. The prize fund was 125,000 euros .
| space | Surname | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnus Carlsen | 13 (+3 = 4 −0) |
| 2 | Vladimir Kramnik | 12 (+3 = 3 −1) |
| 3 | David Howell | 9 (+1 = 6 −0) |
| 4th | Michael Adams | 9 (+1 = 6 −0) |
| 5 | Luke McShane | 7 (+2 = 1 −4) |
| 6th | Ni Hua | 6 (+1 = 3 −3) |
| 7th | Hikaru Nakamura | 6 (+0 = 6 −1) |
| 8th | Nigel Short | 5 (+0 = 5 −2) |
2010 tournament
The tournament took place from December 8th to 15th, 2010. Carlsen won again, despite losing two games, ahead of world champions Anand and McShane. The Elo average of the tournament was 2729. The prize fund amounted to 145,000 euros, 50,000 of which went to the tournament winner.
| space | Surname | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnus Carlsen | 13 (+4 = 1 −2) |
| 2 | Viswanathan Anand | 11 (+2 = 5 −0) |
| 3 | Luke McShane | 11 (+2 = 5 −0) |
| 4th | Hikaru Nakamura | 10 (+2 = 4 −1) |
| 5 | Vladimir Kramnik | 10 (+2 = 4 −1) |
| 6th | Michael Adams | 8 (+1 = 5 −1) |
| 7th | David Howell | 4 (+0 = 4 −3) |
| 8th | Nigel Short | 2 (+0 = 2 −5) |
2011 tournament
The tournament took place from December 3 to 12, 2011, this time with nine participants. Tournament winner was Kramnik ahead of Nakamura and world number one Carlsen. Best English player was again McShane. The Elo average of the tournament was 2748. The prize fund amounted to 160,000 euros, of which 50,000 for first place.
| space | Surname | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Kramnik | 16 (+4 = 4 −0) |
| 2 | Hikaru Nakamura | 15 (+4 = 3 −1) |
| 3 | Magnus Carlsen | 14 (+3 = 5 −0) |
| 4th | Luke McShane | 13 (+3 = 4 −1) |
| 5 | Viswanathan Anand | 9 (+1 = 6 −1) |
| 6th | Levon Aronjan | 9 (+1 = 6 −1) |
| 7th | Nigel Short | 6 (+1 = 3 −4) |
| 8th | David Howell | 4 (+0 = 4 −4) |
| 9 | Michael Adams | 3 (+0 = 3 −5) |
2012 tournament
The fourth edition of the tournament took place from December 1 to 10, 2012 and was won by Magnus Carlsen, who increased his Elo rating by 13 points and set a new record.
| space | Surname | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnus Carlsen | 18 (+5 = 3 −0) |
| 2 | Vladimir Kramnik | 16 (+4 = 4 −0) |
| 3 | Hikaru Nakamura | 13 (+3 = 4 −1) |
| 4th | Michael Adams | 13 (+3 = 4 −1) |
| 5 | Viswanathan Anand | 9 (+1 = 6 −1) |
| 6th | Levon Aronjan | 8 (+1 = 5 −2) |
| 7th | Judit Polgár | 6 (+1 = 3 −4) |
| 8th | Luke McShane | 5 (+1 = 2 −5) |
| 9 | Gawain Jones | 3 (+0 = 3 −5) |
Tournament 2013
The fifth edition of the tournament took place from December 7th to 15th, 2013. The main event was a rapid chess tournament with 16 participants. While the new world champion Magnus Carlsen canceled his participation, ex-world champion Viswanathan Anand was at the start. Other top ten players included Wladimir Kramnik , Hikaru Nakamura , Fabiano Caruana and Boris Gelfand . First of all, eight places were played out in four preliminary groups for a tournament according to the knockout system . The three-point rule was applied in the group stage . The thinking time was 25 minutes per game plus 10 seconds per move.
It won Nakamura, who prevailed against Gelfand in the final. The prize fund was 150,000 euros, of which the winner received 50,000.
2014 tournament
The 2014 tournament took place as Super Six from December 10-14, 2014. Six participants completed a round-robin tournament, which reached category 22 for the first time . The prize fund amounted to 90,000 euros, of which the winner received 50,000.
| space | Surname | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viswanathan Anand | 7 (+1 = 4 −0) |
| 2 | Vladimir Kramnik | 7 (+1 = 4 −0) |
| 3 | Anish Giri | 7 (+1 = 4 −0) |
| 4th | Hikaru Nakamura | 6 (+1 = 3 −1) |
| 5 | Michael Adams | 4 (+1 = 1 −3) |
| 6th | Fabiano Caruana | 4 (+0 = 4 −1) |
Anand is in first place because he has a victory for Black. Between Adams and Caruana, the number of wins decided.
Tournament 2015
From December 4 to 13, 2015, the seventh edition of the tournament took place as a one-round tournament with 10 participants. Invited were Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Wesselin Topalow, Alexander Grischuk, Viswanathan Anand, Anish Giri, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Lewon Aronjan and Michael Adams. Carlsen won the tournament after a playoff against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.
| space | player | ELO | Points | Victories | Sonneborn Berger |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Magnus Carlsen
|
2834 | 5.5 | 2 | 24.00 |
| 2 |
 Anish Giri
|
2784 | 5.5 | 2 | 23.00 |
| 3 |
 Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
|
2773 | 5.5 | 2 | 22.75 |
| 4th |
 Levon Aronian
|
2788 | 5 | 1 | 21.25 |
| 5 |
Alexander Grischuk
|
2747 | 4.5 | 1 | 19.25 |
| 6th |
Fabiano Caruana
|
2787 | 4.5 | 0 | 20.25 |
| 6th |
 Michael Adams
|
2737 | 4.5 | 0 | 20.25 |
| 8th |
Hikaru Nakamura
|
2793 | 4th | 1 | 16.75 |
| 9 |
Viswanathan Anand
|
2796 | 3.5 | 0 | 15.00 |
| 10 |
 Veselin Topalov
|
2803 | 2.5 | 0 | 11.50 |
If the points are tied for places two to ten, the number of wins, the direct comparison and the detailed evaluation will decide. If there is a tie for first place, rapid chess games are used to bring about the decision. Since 3 players were tied here, Giri first played against Vachier-Lagrave. Vachier-Lagrave won this. In the final he then met Carlsen, to which he was defeated 0.5-1.5.
There were several side tournaments: The British Knockout Championship was won by David Howell , the CSC London Chess Classic FIDE Open was won by Benjamin Bok and the Super Rapidplay Open was won by Luke McShane .
Tournament 2016
As in the previous year, the tournament took place from December 9th to 18th, 2016 as a one-round tournament with 10 participants. The winner was Wesley So, who was the twelfth person to achieve a rating of over 2800.
| space | player | ELO | Points | Victories | Sonneborn Berger |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Wesley So
|
2794 | 6th | 3 | 25.00 |
| 2 |
Fabiano Caruana
|
2823 | 5.5 | 2 | 23.25 |
| 3 |
Vladimir Kramnik
|
2809 | 5 | 1 | 21.00 |
| 3 |
Viswanathan Anand
|
2779 | 5 | 2 | 20.50 |
| 3 |
Hikaru Nakamura
|
2779 | 5 | 3 | 19.75 |
| 6th |
Anish Giri
|
2771 | 4.5 | 0 | 20.25 |
| 7th |
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
|
2804 | 4th | 1 | 17.50 |
| 7th |
Levon Aronjan
|
2785 | 4th | 1 | 19.50 |
| 7th |
Michael Adams
|
2748 | 4th | 1 | 16.50 |
| 10 |
Veselin Topalov
|
2760 | 2 | 1 | 8.25 |
There were again several side tournaments: the British Knockout Championship won Nigel Short , the CSC London Chess Classic FIDE Open , the French divided Etienne Bacrot and Sébastien Mazé the first place and in the Super Rapid Play Open won Valentina Gunina .
Tournament 2017
In 2017 the tournament took place from December 1st to 11th. The tiebreaker between the same points lying in the lead players Fabiano Caruana could decide for themselves.
| space | player | ELO | Points | Victories |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Fabiano Caruana
|
2780 | 6th | 3 |
| 2 |
Jan Nepomnyashchi
|
2764 | 6th | 3 |
| 3 |
Magnus Carlsen
|
2874 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 |
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
|
2804 | 5 | 1 |
| 3 |
Wesley So
|
2784 | 5 | 1 |
| 6th |
Hikaru Nakamura
|
2806 | 4.5 | 0 |
| 7th |
Levon Aronjan
|
2805 | 4th | 0 |
| 8th |
Sergei Karjakin
|
2782 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 9 |
Viswanathan Anand
|
2770 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 |
Michael Adams
|
2727 | 3 | 0 |
The British Knockout Championship was won by Luke McShane , the CSC London Chess Classic FIDE Open was won by Russian Alexander Motyljow .
Tournament 2018
In 2018 the tournament took place from December 11th to 17th and represented the final of the Grand Chess Tour . The four best players of the tour competed against each other in the knockout system in three different time periods. After seven draws at the beginning of the final against Vachier-Lagrave, Nakamura won the tournament in the fourth and final blitz game.
| Semifinals | final | |||||||
| 1 |
Hikaru Nakamura
|
18th | ||||||
| 4th |
Fabiano Caruana
|
10 | ||||||
|
Hikaru Nakamura
|
15th | |||||||
|
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
|
13 | |||||||
| 2 |
Levon Aronian
|
10 | ||||||
| 3 |
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
|
18th | ||||||
Web links
- Homepage (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Final Standings. London Chess Classic website, 2015, accessed December 18, 2016 .
- ^ Bobby Ang: Wesley joins 2800 club. In: Business World Online. December 15, 2016, accessed December 18, 2016 .
- ^ GCT Standings & Games. London Chess Classic website, December 18, 2016, accessed December 18, 2016 .
- ↑ 8th CSC London Chess Classic FIDE Open. In: Chess-Results.com. December 16, 2016, accessed December 18, 2016 .
- ↑ 8th CSC London Chess Classic Super Rapidplay. In: Chess-Results.com. December 18, 2016, accessed December 18, 2016 .
- ^ Round 9 Report: Fabiano takes the Tournament and Magnus wins the Tour. London Chess Classic website, December 2017, accessed January 26, 2018 .
- ^ GCT Standings & Games. London Chess Classic website, December 2017, accessed January 26, 2018 .
- ^ British Knockout Championship Results & Games. London Chess Classic website, December 2017, accessed January 26, 2018 .
- ↑ 9th CSC London Chess Classic FIDE Open. In: Chess-Results.com. December 10, 2017, accessed January 26, 2018 .
- ↑ London again. In: chessbase.com. December 10, 2018, accessed April 10, 2019 .
- ^ Johannes Fischer: London Classic: Nakamura and Vachier-Lagrave advance to final . December 14, 2018. Retrieved on December 18, 2018: "" Vachier-Lagrave qualified to the finals and the remaining two games served to entertain the spectators. The players traded points, leaving the final tally in the match at 18:10 the same as the score between Nakamura and Caruana. ""
- ↑ Antonio Pereira: Nakamura deservedly wins the 2018 Grand Chess Tour . December 17, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2018.