Taking place at Olympia Conference Centre, 3-12 Dec 2011. Players: Carlsen, Anand, Aronian, Kramnik, Nakamura, Short, Adams, McShane and Howell. Many side events too. http://www.londonchessclassic.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:09:11 +0000 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 20:30:36 +0000 FeedForAll v2.0 (2.0.3.1) http://www.feedforall.com Many congratulations to Vladimir Kramnik of Russia, who has won the third London Chess Classic. If you needed someone to save your life by getting a draw with White, Kramnik would be most people’s first choice. He was solidity personified against Levon Aronian, rapidly liquidating to a level bishop ending. That gave him the point he needed to take the trophy. http://www.londonchessclassic.com/index.htm 24166CC0-137C-4DBC-AFD5-A7F6F890AA24 Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:04:44 +0000 Nakamura was the leader by two points before round seven, when he had the bye, but no fewer than three players leapfrogged over him by winning their games. Luke McShane is the new leader on tie-break with two rounds to go, by virtue of his wins with Black. He beat English colleague http://www.londonchessclassic.com/index.htm 09EDF87B-EA55-445E-A002-C0CA9724BB80 Sat, 10 Dec 2011 22:19:33 +0000 Hikaru Nakamura took over the sole lead with 10 points after defeating David Howell in the fifth round. Magnus Carlsen is second after withstanding steady pressure to draw with Levon Aronian. The two other English players also lost, Michael Adams for the third time in a row, to Kramnik, while Nigel Short went wrong on move 34 against Vishy Anand, who thus wins his first game in a long time. McShane (who didn't play) and Kramnik are joint second but with a game in hand on the players ahead of them. http://www.londonchessclassic.com/classic.standings.htm 115A99C3-B8DE-48A4-A1CC-E21A093F2211 Fri, 9 Dec 2011 10:29:00 +0000 500 school children visited the London Chess Classic for free chess coaching on Tuesday 6th December. Professional chess coaches were on hand to give individual or group lessons or to answer questions. There were lessons prepared for all levels from absolute beginners upwards. Pupils and teachers were also welcome to stay and spectate in the afternoon. http://www.londonchessclassic.com/photos.schools_visits_2011.htm 873D7327-C9D8-471C-9743-5F5864D0A5EA Thu, 8 Dec 2011 10:26:55 +0000 England’s Luke McShane leads world number one Magnus Carlsen on the ‘black wins’ tie-break after the pulsating fourth round of play at Olympia on 6 December. Football is always pinching chess metaphors so it’s time to get our own back: all the games featured ‘end to end stuff’ while Anand-Nakamura was a game of two halves. http://www.londonchessclassic.com/report_rd04.htm B106E6B4-340D-4739-A388-2BB2D01BA646 Wed, 7 Dec 2011 10:25:36 +0000 If Magnus Carlsen kept a diary... “Got up. Had breakfast. Looked at some chess games. Had lunch. Played chess with Hikaru. Beat him (again). Went to a football match. Fulham won 1-0. Nice day.” http://www.londonchessclassic.com/report_rd03.htm 5872D5F4-F049-4100-815A-B6DC0B54E343 Tue, 6 Dec 2011 10:23:47 +0000 Guest of Honour the great Viktor Korchnoi is giving two simultaneous displays during the London Chess Classic 2011. http://www.londonchessclassic.com/korchnoi_simuls.htm E4F794C4-BC97-4D60-B3BB-F578AF0865EE Tue, 6 Dec 2011 10:22:36 +0000 Rd2 pairings: Howell v Adams; McShane v Carlsen; Nakamura v Aronian; Short v Kramnik; Anand (bye). http://www.londonchessclassic.com/classic.htm#pairings2011 6456817F-4495-4FB7-A6D3-9D4DF780C92C Sat, 3 Dec 2011 23:26:24 +0000 Kramnik ½-½ Nakamura; Aronian ½-½ McShane; Carlsen 1-0 Howell; Adams ½-½ Anand; Short (bye). http://www.londonchessclassic.com/classic.htm#pairings2011 98D9778D-FD91-40BF-8D67-A61FA4925457 Sat, 3 Dec 2011 23:23:50 +0000 Festival entries 654 @ 30 Nov. This the final web update until the events begin. http://www.londonchessclassic.com/festival_entries.htm FB4EFB1D-6276-4792-98B0-0AE4BECD1081 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:22:40 +0000 The pairing schedule is now published. Nigel Short will sit out the first round and be the first player to assist the commentary team http://www.londonchessclassic.com/classic.htm#pairings2011 77A6694A-BEAF-4342-94BA-0A5C9B81FCEF Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:32:49 +0000 Please note: The online entry option for tournaments is now closed. http://www.londonchessclassic.com/entry_and_info.htm 2CD6A493-0A39-4EC4-B8AA-C17C185335B4 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:03:10 +0000 Please note: Advanced ticket sales online are no longer available but tickets will be available on the door. http://www.londonchessclassic.com/tickets.htm 0E09255D-BD83-40C6-8107-31CAEDCFFCD5 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:02:14 +0000 Festival entries have now reached 482 @ 26 Nov. 13 GM's, 22 IM's, 16 FM's ... http://www.londonchessclassic.com/festival_entries.htm 918B235A-C70D-4568-83E4-EB94F38F6AF2 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 20:31:14 +0000 The schedule of events has been published for this year's London Chess Classic at Olympia. http://www.londonchessclassic.com/schedules.htm 68F8CB22-1B25-453A-9D4C-61C44E402C43 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:14:40 +0100 The dates for the London Chess Classic 2011 have been confirmed and the tournament will be held from December 3-12 at the Olympia Conference Centre in Kensington. The tournament will change format slightly with the addition of one more player, making the UK’s most prestigious tournament even stronger. http://www.londonchessclassic.com/ 4194574E-1280-4889-A3A3-E2954E4068BF Sat, 26 Mar 2011 11:53:45 +0100