Breaking Chess News: Magnus Carlsen Wins 4th London Chess Classic Ahead of Vladimir Kramnik
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone,
World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen has won the London Chess Classic 2012 as former World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik drew with Michael Adams. This meant, Carlsen's result in the last-round game with World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand would not affect the final standings. In fact, Carlsen would win the tournament even if he lost the game to Anand!
This was because Kramnik and Carlsen came to the last round with 15 and 17 points each. Kramnik had to win to at least draw level as the scoring is the 3-1-0 system in London. Kramnik finished the last round with a draw with Adams so managed a total of 16 points only.
Winning the 4th London Chess Classic means Carlsen's live rating is in the region of 2862.4 - the highest ever achieved by a human! Though, the next rating list is due January 1, 2013.
Round 9: Monday, Dec. 10th, 2012
Michael Adams - Vladimir Kramnik 1/2-1/2
Judit Polgar - Levon Aronian 1/2-1/2
Hikaru Nakamura - Luke McShane 1-0
Magnus Carlsen - Vishy Anand 1/2-1/2
Gawain Jones (bye) – assisting commentary
The 2012 London Chess Classic was held in the beautiful Olympia Conference Centre from Saturday, December 1st until Monday, December 10th. Time controls were classical forty moves in two hours, then twenty moves in one hour and thirty minutes for the rest of the game. A win was counted as three points, a draw as one, and a loss zero.
From Alexandra Kosteniuk's
www.chessblog.com
Also see her personal blog at
www.chessqueen.com
Don't miss Chess Queen™
YouTube Channel
Labels: london chess classic 2012, Magnus Carlsen, vladimir kramnik
London Chess Classic 2012 Round 8: Carlsen Set for Title; Can Kramnik Stop Him Today?
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone,
US Champion Hikaru Nakamura - Game of the day versus Viswanathan Anand
The exciting chess tournament of December - the London Chess Classic 2012 - is coming to an end. Fantastic chess was on display at the Olympia theatre on Sunday in Round 8 - the penultimate round. It was a fantastic round with US Chess Champion Hikaru Nakamura missing a win against World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand in a nervous endgame. Former World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik displayed his usual steady chess to win his games against Gawain Jones and stay in the hunt for the title. The win also takes the Russian Grandmaster to the second spot in the chess ratings. GM Judit Polgar picked up her first win in the tournament with a victory of Luke McShane. You can run through all the games with Chess King, just click on the links:
Round 8: Sunday, Dec. 9th, 2012
Vishy Anand ½-½ Hikaru Nakamura
Luke McShane 0-1 Judit Polgar
Levon Aronian ½-½ Michael Adams
Vladimir Kramnik 1-0 Gawain Jones
Magnus Carlsen (bye) – assisting commentary
Round 9: Monday, Dec. 10th, 2012, 12:00h
Michael Adams - Vladimir Kramnik
Judit Polgar - Levon Aronian
Hikaru Nakamura - Luke McShane
Magnus Carlsen - Vishy Anand
Gawain Jones (bye) – assisting commentary
Standings after Round 8
Name, Rating, Points, Tiebreak Points
1 GM Magnus Carlsen NOR 2848 17 3044
2 GM Vladimir Kramnik RUS 2795 15 2981
3 GM Michael Adams ENG 2710 12 2853
4 GM Hikaru Nakamura USA 2760 10 2806
5 GM Viswanathan Anand IND 2775 8 2735
6 GM Levon Aronian ARM 2815 7 2699
7 GM Luke McShane ENG 2713 5 2598
8 GM Judit Polgar HUN 2705 5 2591
9 GM Gawain Jones ENG 2644 3 2514
From Alexandra Kosteniuk's
www.chessblog.com
Also see her personal blog at
www.chessqueen.com
Don't miss Chess Queen™
YouTube Channel
Labels: london chess classic 2012, Magnus Carlsen, vladimir kramnik
London Chess Classic 2012 Round 7: Carlsen Leads After Draw with Nakamura
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012Hi everyone,
The one unique thing about Round 7 at the London Chess Classic 2012 was that all games were drawn - for a change. You can click on each of the game links to replay the game with Chess King. Michael Adams missed a win against Luke McShane. Carlsen also came close to beating Nakamura, but the game petered out into a draw.
Gawain Jones v Levon Aronian ½-½
Mickey Adams v Luke McShane ½-½
Judit Polgar v Vishy Anand ½-½
Hikaru Nakamura v Magnus Carlsen ½-½
Vladimir Kramnik (assisting commentary)
Magnus Carlsen continues to lead with 17 points out of seven games. The only other player who has played seven games so far is Gawain Jones with three points. Everyone else has played six games, in which, Vladimir Kramnik is right behind Carlsen with 12 points, Michael Adams has 11, Hikaru Nakamura has nine points. They are followed by World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand with seven points, Levon Aronian with six points, Luke McShane has five points. Judit Polgar is at the end of the table with two points out of six games.
Two more rounds are to be played and can be watched live at the official website.
Labels: Hikaru nakamura, london chess classic 2012, Magnus Carlsen
London Chess Classic 2012 Round 6: Carlsen Beats Polgar; Anand Blunders Against Adams
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone,
MIke Basman starts the game for Magnus Carlsen as Malcolm Pein put forth the microphone.
The sixth round of the London Chess Classic 2012 would be remembered more for World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand's horrible blunder against Michael Adams instead of Magnus Carlsen's devastating win over Judit Polgar. The win takes Carlsen to a live rating of 2864. Meanwhile, Luke McShane beat Gawain Jones and Levon Aronian held Vladimir Kramnik to a draw.
Replay each of the games with Chess King:
As regards the standings, Magnus Carlsen leads with 16 points, followed by Vladimir Kramnik with 12 points. Bot have played six games. Michael Adams 10 points, Hikaru Nakamura eight points, Vishy Anand six points, Levon Aronian five points, Luke McShane four points, have all played five games. Gawain Jones has two points in six games. Judit Polgar has one point in five games.
Labels: london chess classic 2012, Magnus Carlsen, Viswanathan Anand
Weekend Chess News Updates from Around the World
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone,
Everyone seems to be focused on the exciting London Chess Classic. So, here's a quick compilation of some chess news links that you could browse while watching the London Chess Classic Round 7 live at the official website.
Meanwhile, here are some of the top chess news links this weekend:
Astana Chess Federation holds chess tournament for veterans: The Astana Chess Federation is now actively popularizing chess in the capital. This time, veterans of war and labour clashed in the mind battle on the black-and-white board. Recently, the Federation has been organizing chess tournaments among students and government employees. The tournament, which was held under the Swiss system included seven rounds, was attended by more than a dozen of veterans of the Almaty district of the capital. The winners of the tournament sere awarded with diplomas and valuable gifts. The winner also gained the grand prize, the First Place Cup.
Chess champ gives back to the game he loves: Prescott - Tom Green learned how to play chess in the fourth grade, but it wasn't until a year later while living in Oregon that he became enamored with the game. At the time, Green's uncle was serving in the Navy and stationed in the western Pacific American territory of Guam. Green's aunt was there, too, and she mailed him a letter asking him a basic question. "She said, 'You send me the money and I can get you either a mahjong set (Chinese board game) or a chess set. Which would you like?' " Green recalled Thursday. Green, who had saved some cash that he earned from picking berries in an orchard as a youngster, didn't hesitate. He sent his aunt $42.50 for a hand-carved ivory chess set, and he's been playing ever since. Today, Green is a 65-year-old gifted veteran player from Prescott who teaches a Chess Fundamentals class that's part of a special interest group in the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Yavapai College.
Lunch with the FT: Magnus Carlsen: The 22-year-old Norwegian is set to become the highest-rated chess player of all time. Martin Sandbu meets him in a Lebanese restaurant in London. High quality global journalism requires investment. It had not occurred to me that diet could be an important part of success at chess before I had lunch with the world’s number one chess player. But Magnus Carlsen’s nutritional needs caused some headaches. The first choice, a Chinese restaurant that is apparently one of Carlsen’s London favourites, turned out to be closed. The second, another Chinese in Soho the FT proposed as a substitute, was rejected by Carlsen the day before the lunch.
6-8 February 2013, Moscow (Russia): Objective: To educate and certify Organizers on an international basis. The seminar is organized during the Moscow Chess Open by the FIDE Events’ Commission (EVE), the Russian State Social University (RSSU) and the Moscow Chess Federation with the support of the Russian Chess Federation.
Labels: chess news, london chess classic 2012, Magnus Carlsen
London Chess Classic 2012 Round 5: Carlsen Holds on to Lead; Kramnik, Anand, Nakamura Win
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone,
The 2012 London Chess Classic is being held from December 1 - 10. All games were decisive in Round 5 at the London Chess Classic 2012. Vladimir Kramnik played a brilliant game to beat Luke McShane. World chess champion Viswanathan Anand scored his first win of the tournament as Gawain Jones decided to self-destruct in a slightly advantageous position with White. Magnus Carlsen beat Michael Adams to take his live rating to 2860.5. Nakamura held on to beat Judit Polgar in a marathon endgame.
Click on the games to replay the Round 5 games with Chess King.
Labels: gawain jones, Hikaru nakamura, Judit Polgar, levon aronian, london chess classic 2012, luke mcshane, Magnus Carlsen, michael adams, Viswanathan Anand, vladimir kramnik
London Chess Classic 2012 Round 4: Carlsen Leads, Round 5 Resumes Today
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone,
There were two very exciting games during Round 4 at the London Chess Classic 2012. On the one hand, Gawain Jones tried all the fireworks - including a daring Queen sac - against Carlsen. On the other, Levon Aronian put up a spectacular fight against Luke McShane's rolling pawns. Both Carlsen and Aronian won. The other two games were drawn. You can check out the games with Chess King by clicking on the links below:
Round 4: Tuesday, Dec. 4th, 2012
Hikaru Nakamura ½-½ Michael Adams
Magnus Carlsen 1-0 Gawain Jones
Vishy Anand ½-½ Vladimir Kramnik
Luke McShane 0-1 Levon Aronian
Judit Polgar (bye) – assisting commentary
Standings after Round 4
Points - Games
1. Magnus Carlsen 10 - 4
2. Vladimir Kramnik 8 - 4
3. Michael Adams 7 - 3
4. Hikaru Nakamura 5 - 4
5. Levon Aronian 4 - 4
6. Viswanathan Anand 3 - 3
7. Gawain Jones 2 - 4
8. Luke McShane 1 - 3
Judit Polgar 1 - 3
Round 5: Thursday, Dec. 6th, 2012
Vladimir Kramnik - Luke McShane
Gawain Jones - Vishy Anand
Michael Adams - Magnus Carlsen
Judit Polgar - Hikaru Nakamura
Levon Aronian (bye) – assisting commentary
From Alexandra Kosteniuk's
www.chessblog.com
Also see her personal blog at
www.chessqueen.com
Don't miss Chess Queen™
YouTube Channel
Labels: levon aronian, london chess classic 2012, Magnus Carlsen
London Chess Classic 2012 Begins with Exciting Games
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012Hi everyone,
The London Chess Classic 2012 - the fourth edition of the event - began with an explosive set of games. All four games played in the first round on Saturday were decisive. First, former World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik beat Judit Polgar. Soon after, thanks to a blunder, Levon Aronian went down fighting against Hikaru Nakamura. Also, Gawain Jones lost to Michael Adams. In fact, three of the four decisive games were victories by Black.
Replay all the games with Chess King, your partner in super chess training:
Levon Aronian - Hikaru Nakamura 0-1
Luke McShane - Magnus Carlsen 0-1
Gawain Jones - Michael Adams 0-1
Vladimir Kramnik - Judit Polgar
Sunday's pairings of the second round are as follows: (The player with a bye spends the day in the commentary room)
Hikaru Nakamura - Vladimir Kramnik
Judit Polgar - Gawain Jones
Magnus Carlsen - Levon Aronian
Vishy Anand - Luke McShane
From Alexandra Kosteniuk's
www.chessblog.com
Also see her personal blog at
www.chessqueen.com
Don't miss Chess Queen™
YouTube Channel
Labels: gawain jones, Hikaru nakamura, Judit Polgar, levon aronian, london chess classic 2012, luke mcshane, Magnus Carlsen, michael adams, vladimir kramnik
London Chess Classic 2012: Entry Free for Children
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012Hi everyone,
The 4th London Chess Classic will again be offering free admission to children for the duration of the event that will run from December 1st to 10th 2012. And by popular demand, the organizers are again offering a comprehensive program of schools activities for children. Adult and junior ticket holders will receive admission to the tournament, being staged at London’s prestigious Olympia Conference Centre, plus a guaranteed seat in the auditorium and access to the Commentary Room, where some of the UK’s leading Grandmasters will be giving their insights on each day’s play and also answering spectator questions on the game.
Read more »Labels: children chess, london chess classic 2012
London Chess Grand Prix R9: Mamedyarov Takes Lead; Grischuk Beats Gelfand (Updated)
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone,
The First FIDE Chess Grand Prix is taking place from September 21 to October 3 in Simpson’s-in-the-Strand, London. A very exciting Round 9 took place with Shakhriyar Mamedyarov taking over the lead from Boris Gelfand. The latter has led so far for most of the tournament. Here is the official report by GM Robert Fontaine. The tournament has a prize fund of 240,000 Euros.
Round 9 Results
Wang Hao 2742 - Leko Peter 2737
½-½
Mamedyarov Shakhriyar 2729 - Dominguez Perez Leinier 2725
1-0
Ivanchuk Vassily 2769 - Topalov Veselin 2752
0-1
Adams Michael 2722 - Nakamura Hikaru 2783
1-0
Giri Anish 2730 - Kasimdzhanov Rustam 2684
½-½
Grischuk Alexander 2754 - Gelfand Boris 2738
1-0
Boris Gelfand was still leading with 5,5/8 after eight rounds just ahead of Shakhriyar Mamedyarov with 5/8. On Monday, Alexander Grischuk arrived just before the Zero tolerance kicked in and almost lost the game before it started! The Russian player decided to go for a rare and close Sicilian, to avoid the Sveshnikov of Boris. Right after the opening, Grischuk converted his development advantage into a clear pawn up. On move 23, Grischuk decided to go for a direct attack, sacrificing a piece on e6, giving a winning position. Boris blundered with 24…Kd7?? Allowing 25.Qg4. Boris lost the lead! See the game with Chess King.
Read more »Labels: alexander grischuk, Boris gelfand, london chess classic 2012
London Chess Grand Prix R2: Kasimdzhanov Loses to Nakamura
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012Hi everyone,
The players arrived in high spirits, chatting together and joking, thanks probably to the beautiful weather we have here in London.
Gelfand, the only winner in yesterday's round and current leader of the tournament, faced today the former FIDE World Champion (2005), Veselin Topalov from Bulgaria. Queens were very quickly exchanged and white found a comfortable position. The black's bishop was controlled by the strong pawn chain g2-f3-e4. Pressure on Black was not enough and the game eventually was drawn.
Vasily Ivanchuk started his tournament with the black pieces twice in a row. The Ukrainian GM decided to go for the "French defence". It's well known that Vasily can play any opening against anyone! By taking the control of the "d4" square, it appeared that Leko had the situation under control. Peter mentioned after the game that the decisive mistakes of Ivanchuk were 32...Kf7 and 33...hxg5. The position was hopeless for Ivanchuk who resigned after 42 moves.
Hikaru Nakamura, who tweeted yesterday "Losing is fun when you decide to fall asleep and blunder right before the time control", felt the need to recover quickly from his loss against the Uzbek player Rustam Kasimdzhanov. Anyhow, the American player was clearly in a fighting mood using the King's Indian. 18...bxc5 seemed to be a novelty. The jumping knights of Hikaru started to create problems for white. On move 59, Rustam made a mistake but the next move was worse with a terrible blunder allowing black to mate in 2! Hikaru is coming back with 50%. Today Hikaru adjusted yesterday's Tweet with "Winning is fun, losing is fun. Playing interesting games of chess with both colours is what makes it all worthwhile."
Adams against Mamedyarov fell into a very interesting fight of style. Mickey has a very positionnal style of play while "Shak" is known to be an active and agressive player. "Shak" suprised his opponent by choosing the Caro Kann defence, avoiding any home preparation from his opponent. The Azeri player decided to stick to his reputation and made a crazy move with 20...Rd3!? giving away a full piece for the attack. The combination ended in a drawn endgame with an exchange up for white.
The young Dutch talent Anish Giri was playing the Chinese player Wang Hao today, who said that he was still suffering from jet lag. The youngest players of the tournament went for a solid Slav opening. Position was very close and eventually equal very quickly. The only open file "c" got blocked by the black Knight on "c4". It turned out that both players agreed for a repetition of moves on move 30.
Alexander Grischuk decided to go today for the English opening and had his white rook on the "c5" square only after 20 moves. The Russian player managed to create a passed pawn on the "d" file, increasing slowly the pressure on black side. Grischuk tried to bring his king into the action but Dominguez found a great way to cut the action with 53...Qc5! The game finished in a rook endgame with a pawn up for white, which was not enough to win. Draw.
From Alexandra Kosteniuk's
www.chessblog.com
Also see her personal blog at
www.chessqueen.com
Don't miss
Labels: london chess classic 2012
London Chess Classic 2012-Hikaru Nakamura Completes Line-up
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone,
Reigning US Chess Champion GM Hikaru Nakamura has also confirmed his participation in the London Chess Classic 2012. This completes the nine-player line-up for the mega chess festival to be held December 1-10, Kensington Olympia, London.
He joins World No 1 Magnus Carlsen, World Champion Vishy Anand, world No 2 Levon Aronian, the defending champion Vladimir Kramnik, the UK No 1 Mickey Adams, the UK No 2 Luke McShane, Women’s World No 1 Judit Polgar, and newly-crowned British Champion Gawain Jones, who will all battle it out for the year-ending elite spectacular in London.
Three-time US champion Hikaru Nakamura is nicknamed the ‘H Bomb’ for his totally explosive and uncompromising style of play - not only that, but he always gives fan value by playing for a win either face to face or online and invariably will shun any draw offers. His fondness for double-edged moves once prompted Garry Kasparov, when he was acting as his coach, to urge him to play more solidly. But taming Nakamura is “like tethering a wild stallion,” according to chess columnists Harold Dondis and Patrick Wolff of The Boston Globe.
He’s now though firmly established himself as a member of the World Top-10 (currently No. 7), having first exploded into the elite club after he sensationally won the 73rd Tata Steel tournament in Wijk aan Zee in 2011, ahead of Anand, Aronian, Carlsen and Kramnik! This was the biggest success of his career and according to Kasparov was "the best result achieved by an American in 100 years.”
Hikaru Nakamura has broken every Bobby Fischer age-group record in the US save for that of being the youngest US champion. Naturally, comparisons with the late great American world champion have been made - and in late September, he finally gets his chance to follow in Fischer’s footsteps by being the top seed in the London Grand Prix, the first of six series that kicks off the next World Chess Championship Cycle.
From Alexandra Kosteniuk's
www.chessblog.com
Also see her personal blog at
www.chessqueen.com
Labels: Hikaru nakamura, london chess classic 2012
British Chess Champion Gawain Jones Signs Up for London Chess Classic 2012
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012Hi everyone,
Last Saturday, Gawain Jones was celebrating the win of his first British Chess Championship title in North Shields - but the popular young English grandmaster turned it into a double celebration with the confirmation of his invitation to play at the London Chess Classic, at Kensington Olympia, 1-10 December, 2012.
This is the biggest event of Gawain Jones’s career, and he now joins World No 1 Magnus Carlsen, World Champion Vishy Anand, World No 2 Levon Aronian, the defending champion Vladimir Kramnik, the UK No 1 Mickey Adams, and Women’s World No 1 Judit Polgar in the confirmed line-up so far for the year-ending elite spectacular in London.
Yorkshire-born Jones, 24, has risen rapidly through the junior ranks to mature into one of England’s best young hopefuls in the game today, who along with Luke McShane and David Howell are all vying to replace the long-standing top dogs of Adams and Nigel Short. The latest Fide world rankings also shows him established in the world top 100.
And while the London Chess Classic will see him rise onto the elite stage for the first time, he will certainly be no pushover, as some may think, judging by his past results: He top-scored with 75 percent for the England team in the 2010 Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansisk, and then went on to take first equal with GM Simon Williams at the London Chess Classic Open, ahead of Boris Avrukh and Abhijeet Gupta; in 2011, he won the Bunratty Masters, ahead of former world championship challenger Short, whom he defeated; also in the same year, he won the Commonwealth Championship title. And now, he’s the new 2012 British Champion and voted the English Chess Federation's Player of the Year.
From Alexandra Kosteniuk's
www.chessblog.com
Also see her personal blog at
www.chessqueen.com Labels: gawain jones, london chess classic 2012
Kramnik to Defend his London Chess Classic Title in Dec 2012
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone,
 |
| Vladimir Kramnik |
The former world chess champion, Vladimir Kramnik, becomes the fifth player to confirm his invitation for the 4th London Chess Classic, at Kensington Olympia, 1-10 December, 2012. Kramnik, who will be back to defend his title, having won the 2011 edition of the London Chess Classic, joins World No 1 Magnus Carlsen, World Champion Vishy Anand, World No 2 Levon Aronian and the UK No 1 Mickey Adams as the five players confirmed so far in a line up that's shaping up to be the mega event of the year.
And London is becoming something of a happy hunting ground for Kramnik. Not only did he win here last year, but back in 2000, he shocked everyone by beating Garry Kasparov in a title match at the Riverside Theatre that saw him being crowned the 14th World Champion in a heritage line that stretches back to Wilhelm Steinitz in 1886.
Another happy hunting ground for Kramnik is Dortmund in Germany, where today (Friday, 13 July) he not only starts the defence of his Sparkassen Chess-Meeting title but will be looking for a 10th title to break his own record of nine wins in the same elite tournament!
From Alexandra Kosteniuk's
www.chessblog.com
Also see her personal blog at
www.chessqueen.com Labels: london chess classic 2012, vladimir kramnik
4th London Chess Classic Invitations Sent to Top Players
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012Hi everyone,
The 4th London Chess Classic is scheduled to be played at the traditional venue of Olympia in Kensington, London from December 1-10, 2012.
Invitations have been sent to World Chess Champion Vishy Anand, World No.1 Magnus Carlsen, defending champion Vladimir Kramnik, Levon Aronian, Hikaru Nakamura, Judit Polgar, Michael Adams, Luke McShane and Gawain Jones. Over the next week or so, the players are expected to accept or decline the invitation. The tournament will be a nine-player all-play-all event and carry forward the excitement and thrill of strong chess like last year!
There will be plenty of side chess events for amateurs, children, and others. Chess in Schools and Communities will organise free classes and tournaments for schools as well as courses for potential chess teachers. The opening ceremony will take place on November 30 and the traditional fund-raising dinner for CSC will be on December 10.
Do you remember who is the defending champion?
Labels: london chess classic 2012
London Chess Classic from Dec 1-10, 2012
Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012
Hi everyone,
IM Malcolm Pein looks on as Member of Parliament Yasmin Qureshi makes the opening move in Luke's game against the World Champion. Photo © Ray Morris-Hill. | http://www.londonchessclassic.com
According to the latest announcement, the 4th London Chess Classic will be held from December 1st -10th, 2012. The tournament will again be a nine player all play all. The tournament should be at least as strong as the 3rd London Chess Classic and will run along broadly similar lines to the previous edition. There will be play on two weekends and other weekend and FIDE rated side events. Chess in Schools and Communities will organise free classes and tournaments for schools as well as courses for potential chess teachers. The opening ceremony will take place on November 30th and the fund raising dinner for CSC will be on December 10th. More details to be announced later.
From Alexandra Kosteniuk's
www.chessblog.com
Also see her personal blog at
www.chessqueen.com Labels: london chess classic 2012
|
|
