London Chess Classic 2012 Round 3: Adams Beats Polgar, Carlsen Escapes Kramnik
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Hi everyone,
The London Chess Classic 2012 Round 3 had plenty at stake - all for pawns really. On the one hand, World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen pulled off a draw against former World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik despite being pawn down. On the other, World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand had nothing to make with his pawn advantage and had to settle for a draw against gritty play by World No. 2 Levon Aronian. Michael Adams used his rolling pawn to ground down Judit Polgar in the only decisive game of the day. The fourth game was theoretical endgame between Gawain Jones and Hikaru Nakamura - also a draw.
Hi everyone,
The London Chess Classic 2012 Round 3 had plenty at stake - all for pawns really. On the one hand, World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen pulled off a draw against former World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik despite being pawn down. On the other, World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand had nothing to make with his pawn advantage and had to settle for a draw against gritty play by World No. 2 Levon Aronian. Michael Adams used his rolling pawn to ground down Judit Polgar in the only decisive game of the day. The fourth game was theoretical endgame between Gawain Jones and Hikaru Nakamura - also a draw.
Round 3: Monday, Dec. 3rd, 2012
Levon Aronian ½-½ Vishy Anand
Vladimir Kramnik ½-½ Magnus Carlsen
Levon Aronian ½-½ Vishy Anand
Vladimir Kramnik ½-½ Magnus Carlsen
Gawain Jones ½-½ Hikaru Nakamura
Michael Adams 1-0 Judit Polgar
Luke McShane (bye) – assisting commentary
Round 4: Tuesday, Dec. 4th, 2012
Hikaru Nakamura - Michael Adams
Magnus Carlsen - Gawain Jones
Vishy Anand - Vladimir Kramnik
Luke McShane - Levon Aronian
Judit Polgar (bye) – assisting commentary
Michael Adams 1-0 Judit Polgar
Luke McShane (bye) – assisting commentary
Enjoy all the games of Round 3 with Chess King. Just click on the link of the game you want to view.
Round 4: Tuesday, Dec. 4th, 2012
Hikaru Nakamura - Michael Adams
Magnus Carlsen - Gawain Jones
Vishy Anand - Vladimir Kramnik
Luke McShane - Levon Aronian
Judit Polgar (bye) – assisting commentary
Standings after Round 3
1. Magnus Carlsen 7 / 3
Vladimir Kramnik
3. Michael Adams 6 / 2
4. Hikaru Nakamura 4 / 3
5. Viswanathan Anand 2 / 2
6. Gawain Jones 2 / 3
7. Luke McShane 1 / 2
8. Judit Polgar 1 / 3
Levon Aronian
1. Magnus Carlsen 7 / 3
Vladimir Kramnik
3. Michael Adams 6 / 2
4. Hikaru Nakamura 4 / 3
5. Viswanathan Anand 2 / 2
6. Gawain Jones 2 / 3
7. Luke McShane 1 / 2
8. Judit Polgar 1 / 3
Levon Aronian
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Labels: 2012, gawain jones, Hikaru nakamura, levon aronian, london chess classic, luke mcshane, Magnus Carlsen, michael ajudit polgar, Viswanathan Anand, vladimir kramnik
posted by Chess Blog Admin @ 12:17 PM
5 Comments:
At December 5, 2012 at 2:36 AM ,
srinivas said...
carlsen is going to run away with this i think
At December 5, 2012 at 5:21 AM ,
keith larkins, manchester said...
great game by michael
At December 5, 2012 at 8:23 AM ,
ali, dubai said...
carlsen is playing exceptionally well though sometimes i think he is more lucky and his opponent is more scared than should be
At December 5, 2012 at 8:29 AM ,
Amrit Puri, Knights Chess Club, New Delhi said...
come on anand
At December 5, 2012 at 9:16 AM ,
Chris, NY said...
oh his name is Adams - i thought there was double s typo in headline. Thanks for all the nice updates on the London Chess Classic. I just love the Chess King applet.
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