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Valentina Gunina wins the 1st Cairns Cup
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1st Cairns Cup Round 4
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1st Cairns Cup Round 1
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Magnus Carlsen wins the Tata Steel Chess 2019
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Tata Steel Chess 2019 Round 10
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Tata Steel Chess 2019 Round 7
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Tata Steel Chess 2019 Round 3
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Tata Steel Chess 2019 Round 1
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Hikaru Nakamura wins the London Chess Classic 2018
Posted by 365Chess.com on December 17, 2018 in Chess news
Final Standings
| Pos | Name | Fed | Rtg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nakamura, Hikaru | USA | 2746 | 15 |
| 2 | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | FRA | 2835 | 13 |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime (2795) – Nakamura, Hikaru (2803) [C67]
10th London Classic 2018 London ENG (2.3), 2018-12-17
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Ne2 b6 12. Bg5 c5 13. Nc3 Bb7 14. Rfd1 Bxf3 15. gxf3 c6 16. Rd3 Be7 17. Ne4 Rd8 18. Rad1 Rxd3 19. Rxd3 Bxg5 20. Nxg5 Ke7 21. Kf1 h4 22. f4 f6 23. Ne4 Ke6 24. Nd6 Ne7 25. f5+ Nxf5 26. Nxf5 Kxf5 27. exf6 gxf6 28. Rd7 Ra8 29. Rc7 Rd8 30. Ke2 Re8+ 31. Kf1 Rd8 32. Ke2 Re8+ 33. Kf1 ½ – ½ (view game)
Nakamura, Hikaru (2803) – Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime (2795) [A34]
10th London Classic 2018 London ENG (2.4), 2018-12-17
1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e3 Nxc3 6. bxc3 g6 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Be2 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. d4 Bc6 11. Ba3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Re8 13. Ne5 Qa5 14. Qb3 Bxe5 15. dxe5 Qxe5 16. Bc4 Rf8 17. f4 Qe4 18. Rf2 Nd7 19. Rd1 b5 20. Be2 Qa4 21. Qxa4 bxa4 22. Rc1 Bd5 23. Ba6 Rab8 24. Rd2 Be6 25. Bxe7 Rfe8 26. Bd6 Rb6 27. Bf1 Bf5 28. Bc7 Rb7 29. Ba6 Rb4 30. Ba5 Rbb8 31. Bc7 Rb4 32. Ba5 Rbb8 33. h3 h5 34. Bc7 Rb4 35. Ba5 Rbb8 36. Bc7 Rb4 37. Bd6 Rb6 38. Bc8 Nf6 39. Bxf5 gxf5 40. Be5 Ne4 41. Rd7 a6 42. Bd4 Rbb8 43. Rc6 Re6 44. Rcc7 Rf8 45. Rd5 Ng3 46. Kf2 h4 47. Kf3 a3 48. Rdd7 Ne4 49. Rd5 Ng3 50. Rdd7 Ne4 51. Ke2 Rg6 52. Kf1 Rb8 53. Rb7 Rc8 54. Rdc7 Rc6 55. Rxc6 Rxc6 56. Rb8+ Kh7 57. Rh8+ Kg6 58. Rg8+ Kh6 59. Rh8+ Kg6 60. Rg8+ Kh6 61. Rh8+ ½ – ½ (view game)
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime (2795) – Nakamura, Hikaru (2803) [A17]
10th London Classic 2018 London ENG (2.5), 2018-12-17
1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e3 Be7 5. Be2 O-O 6. O-O c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. b3 Nxc3 10. dxc3 b6 11. Rd1 Qc7 12. e4 Bb7 13. g3 Rad8 14. Bf4 Qc8 15. h4 Rxd1+ 16. Rxd1 Rd8 17. e5 Rxd1+ 18. Qxd1 Bd8 19. Bd3 h6 20. Be4 Bc7 21. Qd3 Ne7 22. h5 Bc6 23. c4 Qa8 24. Bxc6 Qxc6 25. g4 Qa8 26. Kg2 g5 27. Qd7 Qd8 28. Qxd8+ Bxd8 29. Bd2 Nc6 30. Bc3 Bc7 31. Kf1 f6 32. exf6 Kf7 33. Ke2 e5 34. Kd3 Kxf6 35. Ke4 Ke6 36. Nd2 Nb8 37. Kd3 Nd7 38. Ne4 Nf6 39. Nxf6 Kxf6 40. Ke4 Ke6 41. b4 Bd6 42. b5 Bc7 43. a4 Bd6 44. a5 Bc7 45. a6 Bd6 46. Bd2 Be7 47. Ba5 Bd8 48. Bc3 Bc7 49. f3 Bd6 50. Be1 Bb8 51. Bd2 Bd6 52. Be3 Be7 53. Bc1 Bd6 54. Bd2 Be7 55. Ba5 Bd8 56. Be1 Be7 57. Bf2 Bd6 58. Bg3 Bc7 59. Be1 Bd6 60. Bd2 Be7 61. Be3 ½ – ½ (view game)
Nakamura, Hikaru (2803) – Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime (2795) [A34]
10th London Classic 2018 London ENG (2.6), 2018-12-17
1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e3 Nxc3 6. bxc3 g6 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Be2 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. d4 Bc6 11. Ba3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Re8 13. Ne5 Qa5 14. Nxc6 Qxa3 15. Ne5 Bxe5 16. dxe5 e6 17. Rb1 Nc6 18. Rxb7 Qxa2 19. f4 Red8 20. Qe1 Rab8 21. Rxb8 Rxb8 22. Bf3 Ne7 23. Qc3 Rc8 24. Qd3 Nd5 25. Bxd5 exd5 26. Rd1 Rc5 27. Qd4 Qc4 28. Ra1 a5 29. h3 Qxd4 30. exd4 Rc4 31. Rxa5 Rxd4 32. g3 h5 33. h4 Rd2 34. Ra7 d4 35. Ra8+ Kg7 36. Rd8 Rd1+ 37. Kf2 Rd2+ 38. Kf3 Rd3+ 39. Kf2 Rd2+ 40. Kf3 Rd3+ 41. Kf2 Rd2+ ½ – ½ (view game)
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime (2795) – Nakamura, Hikaru (2803) [C67]
10th London Classic 2018 London ENG (2.7), 2018-12-17
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nf5 8. Nf3 d5 9. d4 O-O 10. g3 Re8 11. Nc3 Be6 12. Ne2 g5 13. Bg2 h6 14. c3 Bf8 15. Nd2 Qd7 16. Nf1 Bg7 17. Ne3 Nxe3 18. Bxe3 Ne7 19. Nc1 Nf5 20. Bd2 b6 21. Nd3 f6 22. Qb3 c6 23. a4 Nd6 24. Qd1 Bg4 25. f3 Bf5 26. Nf2 Nc4 27. b3 Rxe1+ 28. Qxe1 Re8 29. Qc1 Nxd2 30. Qxd2 Qe7 31. Bf1 Qd6 32. Bd3 Bd7 33. Re1 Rxe1+ 34. Qxe1 Qe6 35. Qxe6+ Bxe6 36. Nd1 Bf8 37. Kf2 f5 38. f4 Kf7 39. Ne3 Kf6 40. Ng2 Ba3 41. Ke2 Bf7 42. Kd2 Bd6 43. Ke3 Bh5 44. Be2 Bf7 45. Bd3 Bh5 46. Be2 Bf7 47. Bd3 ½ – ½ (view game)
Nakamura, Hikaru (2803) – Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime (2795) [A34]
10th London Classic 2018 London ENG (2.8), 2018-12-17
1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e3 Nxc3 6. bxc3 g6 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Be2 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. d4 Bc6 11. Ba3 cxd4 12. cxd4 Re8 13. Rc1 Qa5 14. Qb3 Nd7 15. Bb4 Qf5 16. Bd3 Qh5 17. e4 e6 18. h3 Rad8 19. Rfe1 a5 20. Bd2 a4 21. Qb1 Rc8 22. Be2 Bf6 23. Rcd1 Red8 24. Ng5 Qh4 25. g3 Qh6 26. Nxf7 Qxh3 27. Bf1 Qh5 28. Be2 Qh3 29. Bg4 1 – 0 (view game)
Final Standings
| Pos | Name | Fed | Rtg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caruana, Fabiano | USA | 2832 | 16 |
| 2 | Aronian, Levon | ARM | 2832 | 12 |
Aronian, Levon (2793) – Caruana, Fabiano (2795) [D37]
10th London Classic 2018 London ENG (2.3), 2018-12-17
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. Qc2 Nc6 9. Rd1 Qa5 10. a3 Rd8 11. Nd2 d4 12. Nb3 Qb6 13. Na4 Bb4+ 14. axb4 Qxb4+ 15. Nd2 Qa5 16. Qb3 e5 17. Bg5 Nb4 18. Be2 Bd7 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Ra1 dxe3 21. fxe3 b5 22. O-O bxa4 23. Qc3 f5 24. Nf3 f6 25. Nh4 Nc6 26. Qa3 e4 27. Bd1 Ne5 28. Bxa4 Qxa4 29. Qxa4 Bxa4 30. Rxa4 f4 31. Rxf4 Rd1+ 32. Rf1 Rxf1+ 33. Kxf1 Rb8 34. b4 Nxc4 35. Nf5 Rb5 36. g4 h5 37. h3 hxg4 38. hxg4 Ne5 39. Rxa7 Rxb4 40. Kg2 Rb1 41. Re7 Rb2+ 42. Kh3 Rf2 43. Re8+ Kh7 44. Re7+ Kg8 45. Re8+ Kh7 46. Re7+ Kg8 ½ – ½ (view game)
Caruana, Fabiano (2795) – Aronian, Levon (2793) [C65]
10th London Classic 2018 London ENG (2.4), 2018-12-17
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d5 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. Bc4 Qd6 8. b4 Bb6 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. a4 Bf5 11. Ba3 e4 12. dxe4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Bxe4 14. Qxd6 cxd6 15. O-O-O Rac8 16. Bd5 Bxd5 17. Rxd5 Ne5 18. Nxe5 dxe5 19. Kb2 Bxf2 20. Rxe5 Bh4 21. Rd1 Bf6 22. Re3 Rc7 23. b5 Rfc8 24. Bb4 h5 25. Kb3 b6 26. Rdd3 g6 27. Re4 Bg7 28. Rde3 f5 29. Re8+ Rxe8 30. Rxe8+ Kf7 31. Ra8 g5 32. c4 Be5 33. h3 g4 34. a5 f4 35. hxg4 hxg4 36. Rf8+ Ke6 37. Bd2 f3 38. gxf3 g3 39. axb6 axb6 40. Be3 Rd7 41. Re8+ Kf5 42. Bxb6 Rd3+ 43. Kb4 Rxf3 44. Rf8+ Ke4 45. Rxf3 Kxf3 46. Bg1 Kg2 47. Bc5 Kf3 48. b6 Ke4 49. b7 g2 50. Kb5 Bf4 51. Bg1 Bg3 52. Kc6 Be5 53. Kd7 1 – 0 (view game)
Aronian, Levon (2793) – Caruana, Fabiano (2795) [A45]
10th London Classic 2018 London ENG (2.5), 2018-12-17
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 d5 3. e3 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nd2 Qb6 6. Qb3 Nh5 7. Qxb6 axb6 8. Bc7 cxd4 9. exd4 e5 10. Bxe5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Bc5 12. g3 O-O 13. Be2 g6 14. Bxh5 gxh5 15. Ngf3 f6 16. b4 Be7 17. e6 Bxe6 18. Nd4 Bd7 19. N2b3 f5 20. f4 Bf6 21. Kd2 Rfe8 22. Rhe1 Re4 23. h4 Kf7 24. Re3 Ra3 25. Nc2 Ra8 26. Nbd4 Kg6 27. Rd3 Rae8 28. Re1 Rxe1 29. Nxe1 Ra8 30. Ndc2 Rxa2 31. Rxd5 Bc6 32. Rd6 Kf7 33. Rd3 Ke6 34. Kc1 Be4 35. Re3 Kd6 36. Kb1 Ra8 37. Kb2 Kc6 38. Na3 Rd8 39. Kc1 b5 40. Nf3 h6 41. Nc2 Ra8 42. Nfd4+ Kb6 43. Kb2 Rd8 44. Nb3 Be7 45. Ncd4 Bd6 46. Nc5 Bxc5 47. bxc5+ Ka7 48. Nxb5+ Kb8 49. Nd6 Rg8 50. Nxe4 fxe4 51. c4 Kc7 52. Kc3 Kc6 53. Kd4 Rd8+ 54. Kxe4 Kxc5 55. Rb3 Rd7 56. Rc3 Rd2 57. Kf5 Kb4 58. Rc1 Rg2 59. Kg6 Rxg3+ 60. Kxh5 Rf3 61. Kxh6 Rxf4 62. Kg5 Rf2 63. h5 Rg2+ 64. Kf6 Rf2+ 65. Kg6 Rg2+ 66. Kf6 Rf2+ 67. Kg7 Rg2+ 68. Kh7 Kc5 69. h6 b6 70. Kh8 Rg6 71. h7 Rg2 72. Rb1 Rg4 73. Rb5+ Kc6 74. Rf5 Rxc4 75. Kg7 Rh4 76. Rf6+ 1 – 0 (view game)
Caruana, Fabiano (2795) – Aronian, Levon (2793) [C63]
10th London Classic 2018 London ENG (2.6), 2018-12-17
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d3 fxe4 5. dxe4 Nf6 6. O-O d6 7. Bc4 Bg4 8. h3 Bh5 9. Nc3 Nd4 10. g4 Nxf3+ 11. Qxf3 Bg6 12. Be6 c6 13. Be3 Qe7 14. Bb3 Bf7 15. Rfd1 a6 16. Qg3 b5 17. f4 Bxb3 18. axb3 g6 19. b4 Qe6 20. Qf3 exf4 21. Bxf4 Nd7 22. e5 d5 23. Rd4 Bg7 24. Bg3 Bxe5 25. Rd3 Bxg3 26. Qxg3 O-O 27. Re1 Qf6 28. Rd2 Rae8 29. Rxe8 Rxe8 30. Rf2 Qe5 31. Qxe5 Rxe5 32. Ne2 c5 33. bxc5 Nxc5 34. Nd4 Kg7 35. Kg2 Ne6 36. Nxe6+ Rxe6 37. Rd2 Rd6 38. Kf3 Kf6 39. c3 Ke5 40. Re2+ Kf6 41. Re8 d4 42. cxd4 Rxd4 43. Ra8 Rd6 44. Ke4 Kg5 45. Rh8 Rd7 46. Ra8 Rd6 47. Rh8 h6 48. b4 Rc6 49. Kd5 Rc4 50. Ra8 Rxb4 51. Rxa6 Rb3 52. h4+ Kxg4 53. Rxg6+ Kh5 54. Rb6 b4 55. Ke4 Rh3 56. Rb5+ Kg6 57. Rb6+ Kg7 58. Rb7+ Kf8 59. Kf5 Rxh4 60. Kf6 Ke8 61. Ke6 Re4+ 62. Kf5 Rc4 63. Rb6 h5 64. Ke6 Kd8 65. Kd6 Kc8 66. Kd5 Kc7 67. Rh6 Rh4 68. Kc5 Kd7 69. Kd5 b3 70. Rh7+ Kc8 71. Kc6 Rc4+ 72. Kd5 Rb4 73. Kc6 Rc4+ 74. Kd5 b2 75. Kxc4 b1=Q 76. Rxh5 Qc2+ 77. Kd4 Qd1+ 0 – 1 (view game)
Aronian, Levon (2793) – Caruana, Fabiano (2795) [A45]
10th London Classic 2018 London ENG (2.7), 2018-12-17
1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 c5 3. d5 b5 4. f3 e6 5. e4 c4 6. a4 exd5 7. exd5 Bb4+ 8. c3 Qe7+ 9. Qe2 Bc5 10. d6 Qxe2+ 11. Nxe2 b4 12. Nd2 Ba6 13. cxb4 Bxb4 14. Nc3 O-O 15. Rc1 Re8+ 16. Kd1 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Nd5 18. Bg3 Ne3+ 19. Ke2 Nc6 20. Ne4 Nxf1 21. Kxf1 Na5 22. Kf2 Nb3 23. Rc2 Bb7 24. Nd2 Bd5 25. Rd1 Nc5 26. Kg1 Bc6 27. Rb2 Nxa4 28. Rc2 Nc5 29. Ra2 Re2 30. Kf1 Re6 31. Rb1 h5 32. Ra5 Nb7 33. Rxh5 Nxd6 34. Ra5 Nb7 35. Ra3 d5 36. Bf2 a5 37. Rb6 a4 38. Bd4 Na5 39. f4 Bd7 40. Rxe6 fxe6 41. Nf3 Rb8 42. Ne5 Be8 43. Ra2 Rb1+ 44. Ke2 Nb3 45. Be3 Kh7 46. h3 Bb5 47. Kf2 d4 48. Bxd4 Nxd4 49. cxd4 c3 50. Nf3 Rb2+ 0 – 1 (view game)
Caruana, Fabiano (2795) – Aronian, Levon (2793) [B06]
10th London Classic 2018 London ENG (2.8), 2018-12-17
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 c6 5. a4 d5 6. h3 dxe4 7. Nxe4 Bf5 8. Ng3 Be6 9. Nf3 Nf6 10. Be2 Nd5 11. Bd2 Qc7 12. Qc1 h6 13. c4 Nf6 14. O-O Nbd7 15. a5 g5 16. Bd3 g4 17. hxg4 Bxg4 18. Bf4 Qc8 19. Nh4 Nh5 20. Nxh5 Bxh5 21. Nf5 Bf6 22. Re1 Kd8 23. Qe3 Nf8 24. Nxe7 Qd7 25. Nf5 Ng6 26. Bh2 Bg4 27. Nd6 Bg5 28. Qe4 Nh4 29. Nxf7+ Qxf7 30. Qxg4 Rf8 31. Bg3 Nf5 32. Bxf5 Qxf5 33. Qxf5 Rxf5 34. a6 b5 35. Re6 bxc4 36. Rd6+ Ke8 37. Re1+ Kf8 38. Rxc6 Rb5 39. Rxc4 Rxb2 40. d5 Ra2 41. Rc6 Rd8 42. d6 Ra4 43. Rb1 Rd7 44. Rb7 Rxa6 45. Rc8+ 1 – 0 (view game)
London Chess Classic 2018 Finals – Round 2
Posted by 365Chess.com on December 16, 2018 in Chess news
Partial Standings
| Pos | Name | Fed | Rtg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | FRA | 2835 | 6 |
| 2 | Nakamura, Hikaru | USA | 2746 | 6 |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime (2795) – Nakamura, Hikaru (2803) [C67]
10th London Classic 2018 London ENG (2.2), 2018-12-16
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Ke8 10. Nc3 h5 11. Bf4 Be7 12. Rad1 Be6 13. Ng5 Rh6 14. Rfe1 Bb4 15. a3 Bxc3 16. bxc3 h4 17. Ne4 Rg6 18. g4 hxg3 19. fxg3 Bd5 20. g4 Bxe4 21. Rxe4 Ne7 22. e6 f5 23. Re5 Nd5 24. Rxf5 Nxf4 25. Rxf4 Rxe6 26. Rdf1 Kd7 27. Rf7+ Re7 28. h4 Rh8 29. h5 Ke8 30. Rxe7+ Kxe7 31. Kg2 g6 32. hxg6 Rg8 33. Rf7+ Ke6 34. Rxc7 Rxg6 35. Kg3 Rg5 36. Kh4 Rc5 37. g5 Rxc3 38. g6 Rxc2 39. Kg5 Rg2+ 40. Kh6 Rh2+ 41. Kg7 Ra2 42. Kf8 Rxa3 43. Rxb7 Rf3+ 44. Rf7 Rb3 45. Rc7 Rb8+ 46. Kg7 Kd5 47. Rxa7 c5 48. Kf7 c4 49. g7 c3 50. Rc7 Kd4 51. Rxc3 Kxc3 52. g8=Q Rxg8 53. Kxg8 ½ – ½ (view game)
Partial Standings
| Pos | Name | Fed | Rtg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caruana, Fabiano | USA | 2832 | 6 |
| 2 | Aronian, Levon | ARM | 2832 | 6 |
Aronian, Levon (2793) – Caruana, Fabiano (2795) [C42]
10th London Classic 2018 London ENG (2.2), 2018-12-16
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nd7 9. O-O-O c6 10. Kb1 d5 11. Bd3 Nc5 12. h4 Nxd3 13. Qxd3 Qd6 14. c4 Rd8 15. cxd5 Qxd5 16. Qxd5 cxd5 17. Nd4 Bd7 18. Nb3 Bf5 19. Nd4 Bd7 20. Nb3 Bf5 21. Nd4 ½ – ½ (view game)
London Chess Classic 2018 Finals – Round 1
Posted by 365Chess.com on December 15, 2018 in Chess news
Partial Standings
| Pos | Name | Fed | Rtg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | FRA | 2835 | 3 |
| 2 | Nakamura, Hikaru | USA | 2746 | 3 |
Nakamura, Hikaru (2803) – Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime (2795) [D86]
10th London Classic 2018 London ENG (2.1), 2018-12-15
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. Qd2 e6 13. Rfd1 Rc8 14. f3 cxd4 15. cxd4 Qd6 16. Bh6 Bxh6 17. Qxh6 Na5 18. Bd3 Rxc1 19. Qxc1 Rc8 20. Qd2 e5 21. d5 Nc4 22. Bxc4 Rxc4 23. Qe3 Rc2 24. a3 Ba6 25. Ng3 Qc5 26. Qxc5 Rxc5 27. d6 Rc8 28. a4 Bc4 29. a5 bxa5 30. d7 Rd8 31. Rc1 Be6 32. Ra1 Rxd7 33. Rxa5 f6 34. Nf1 Rd1 35. Kf2 a6 36. Ne3 Rd2+ 37. Kg1 Rd6 38. h4 Kf7 39. g4 Bd7 40. g5 Bb5 41. Kf2 Ke6 42. gxf6 Kxf6 43. Nd5+ Kf7 44. Nc7 Rb6 45. Ke3 h6 46. Kf2 h5 47. Kg3 Be2 48. Kf2 Bb5 49. Kg3 Be2 50. Kf2 Bb5 ½ – ½ (view game)
Partial Standings
| Pos | Name | Fed | Rtg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caruana, Fabiano | USA | 2832 | 3 |
| 2 | Aronian, Levon | ARM | 2832 | 3 |
Caruana, Fabiano (2795) – Aronian, Levon (2793) [C65]
10th London Classic 2018 London ENG (2.1), 2018-12-15
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d5 6. exd5 Qxd5 7. Bc4 Qd6 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. b4 Bb6 10. a4 a5 11. b5 e4 12. Ba3 Bc5 13. dxe4 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Bxc5 Qxc5 16. Qe2 Re8 17. f3 Be6 18. Bxe6 Rxe6 19. Rc1 Nd7 20. Nb3 Qa3 21. Rb1 Nc5 22. Nxc5 Qxc5 23. Rd1 f5 24. Rd4 Qxc3+ 25. Qd2 Qa1+ 26. Qd1 Qc3+ 27. Qd2 Qa1+ 28. Qd1 Qc3+ ½ – ½ (view game)
London Chess Classic 2018 Semi-Finals
Posted by 365Chess.com on December 13, 2018 in Chess news
Final Standings
| Pos | Name | Fed | Rtg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nakamura, Hikaru | USA | 2746 | 16 |
| 2 | Caruana, Fabiano | USA | 2832 | 10 |
Nakamura, Hikaru (2746) – Caruana, Fabiano (2832) [A20]
10th London Classic 2018 London ENG (1.3), 2018-12-13
1. c4 e5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. Nf3 e4 5. Nd4 Qb6 6. Nc2 d5 7. O-O dxc4 8. Nc3 Na6 9. d3 exd3 10. exd3 Be7 11. Re1 Be6 12. dxc4 O-O 13. Be3 Qa5 14. Bd2 Qb6 15. Na4 Qd8 16. b3 Re8 17. Bc3 Nc5 18. Bxf6 Qxd1 19. Raxd1 gxf6 20. Nc3 f5 21. Ne2 Bf6 22. Ned4 Rad8 23. Bh3 f4 24. Nxe6 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Nxe6 26. Bxe6 Rxe6 27. Kf1 b5 28. cxb5 cxb5 29. gxf4 Re4 30. f5 Kg7 31. Rd5 a6 32. Rd6 Rh4 33. Ne3 a5 34. Ra6 a4 35. bxa4 bxa4 36. Kg2 Rd4 37. Kf3 h5 38. Ra5 Rh4 39. Kg2 Rf4 40. Kg3 Rb4 41. Nd5 Bh4+ 42. Kg2 Rd4 43. f6+ Kg6 44. Kf3 Bg5 45. h3 h4 46. Rb5 Bxf6 47. Ke3 Rd1 48. Nf4+ Kg7 49. Ra5 Rh1 50. Kf3 Rh2 51. Nh5+ Kg6 52. Nf4+ Kg7 53. Rxa4 Be5 54. Kg4 Rxf2 55. Nd3 Rg2+ 56. Kf5 Bg3 57. Nf4 Rf2 58. Kg4 Bxf4 59. Rxf4 Rxa2 60. Kxh4 Ra6 61. Rg4+ Kh7 62. Rf4 Kg7 63. Rg4+ Kh7 64. Rf4 ½ – ½ (view game)
Caruana, Fabiano (2832) – Nakamura, Hikaru (2746) [D37]
10th London Classic 2018 London ENG (1.4), 2018-12-13
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 Qxd5 9. Bd3 Qa5+ 10. Kf1 Ba6 11. Bxc7 Bxd3+ 12. Qxd3 Na6 13. Bg3 Nb4 14. Qe2 Rfc8 15. a3 Qa4 16. Kg1 Na2 17. h3 Nc1 18. Qf1 Qc2 19. Kh2 Ne2 20. Be5 Qxb2 21. d5 Nc3 22. dxe6 fxe6 23. Rd1 Qxa3 24. Rd7 Nd5 25. Nd4 Bf6 26. Bg3 Bxd4 27. exd4 Qa4 28. Rd6 Rc6 29. Rd7 Rcc8 30. Rd6 Qe8 31. Qa6 Rc6 32. Ra1 Rxd6 33. Bxd6 Qd7 34. Be5 Nb4 35. Qe2 Nc6 36. Bg3 Qd5 37. Qa6 Nxd4 38. Rc1 Nf5 39. Rc8+ Rxc8 40. Qxc8+ Kf7 41. Qc7+ Kf6 42. Bf4 e5 43. Bc1 h6 44. Bb2 Qc5 45. Qb8 a5 46. f4 Kg6 47. Bxe5 Qc6 48. Qa7 h5 49. h4 a4 50. Qa6 Kh7 51. Qd3 Qg6 52. g3 Nh6 53. Qc4 Ng4+ 54. Kh3 Qb1 0 – 1 (view game)
Nakamura, Hikaru (2746) – Caruana, Fabiano (2832) [A06]
10th London Classic 2018 London ENG (1.5), 2018-12-13
1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. b3 e6 4. c4 Be7 5. Bb2 O-O 6. Nc3 c5 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8. Be2 b6 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. d4 a5 11. dxc5 bxc5 12. O-O Be6 13. Bb5 Qb6 14. Qe2 Nc6 15. Rac1 Rac8 16. Ne5 Nxe5 17. Bxe5 Rfd8 18. Rfd1 h6 19. h3 Bf8 20. Bd3 g6 21. Bf6 Rd7 22. Bb5 Ra7 23. Ba1 Bg7 24. Bxg7 Kxg7 25. Qb2+ Kg8 26. Be2 a4 27. Bf3 Rd8 28. Qf6 axb3 29. axb3 Rad7 30. Qc3 Rc8 31. Ra1 d4 32. exd4 Rxd4 33. Rab1 Rb4 34. Bd5 Bxd5 35. Rxd5 c4 36. Rbd1 Rxb3 37. Qe5 c3 38. Qe7 Rb1 39. Kh2 Rxd1 40. Rxd1 c2 41. Rd7 Qb8+ 42. g3 Qb3 43. Rd8+ Rxd8 44. Qxd8+ Kg7 45. Qd4+ Kh7 46. Qf4 Kg8 47. Qd2 Qb2 0 – 1 (view game)
Caruana, Fabiano (2832) – Nakamura, Hikaru (2746) [D37]
10th London Classic 2018 London ENG (1.6), 2018-12-13
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. Rc1 Ba6 8. Qa4 dxc4 9. Bxc4 Bb7 10. O-O a6 11. Be2 Nbd7 12. Rfd1 b5 13. Qc2 Rc8 14. Ne5 c5 15. dxc5 Rxc5 16. Qb1 Qe8 17. Nxd7 Nxd7 18. Ne4 Rxc1 19. Rxc1 Qa8 20. Bf3 Rc8 21. Rd1 Nf6 22. Ng5 h6 23. Bxb7 Qxb7 24. Nf3 Qe4 25. Be5 Qxb1 26. Rxb1 Ne4 27. Ne1 f6 28. Bg3 Rd8 29. Nf3 Rc8 30. Ne1 e5 31. f3 Nd2 32. Rd1 Nc4 33. Rd7 Bc5 34. b3 Nxe3 35. Bf2 Nf5 36. g4 Nd4 37. Kf1 Ne6 38. h4 Bxf2 39. Kxf2 Nf4 40. Rd6 a5 41. Ra6 Rd8 42. Rxa5 Rd2+ 43. Kf1 Nh3 44. Nd3 Rxd3 45. Rxb5 Rxf3+ 46. Ke1 Rf2 47. a4 Ra2 48. a5 Nf4 49. Kd1 e4 50. Kc1 e3 0 – 1 (view game)
Nakamura, Hikaru (2803) – Caruana, Fabiano (2795) [A06]
10th London Classic 2018 London ENG (1.6), 2018-12-13
1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. b3 Bf5 5. Bb2 e6 6. Nc3 h6 7. d4 Be7 8. Bd3 O-O 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Qc2 Bg4 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 Nd7 13. h3 Bh5 14. g4 Bg6 15. Bxg6 fxg6 16. Qxg6 Rf7 17. Ne2 Nf8 18. Qc2 Rc8 19. Rad1 Bc5 20. Kg2 Qh4 21. Bd4 Be7 22. f4 Bb4 23. cxd5 exd5 24. f5 h5 25. Rf4 Nh7 26. Ng3 c5 27. gxh5 Qd8 28. Bb2 d4 29. e6 Rfc7 30. Qc4 b5 31. e7+ bxc4 32. exd8=Q+ Rxd8 33. bxc4 d3 34. h6 gxh6 35. Rg4+ Kf8 36. Ne4 Ng5 37. Nxg5 hxg5 38. Rxg5 d2 39. Kf3 Rh7 40. Rg3 Rdd7 41. Be5 Rh5 42. Kg4 Rdh7 43. Bf6 R5h6 44. Bg5 Ra6 45. e4 Rxa2 46. Rd3 Rc2 47. Bxd2 Rxc4 48. Rd8+ Kf7 49. Bxb4 Rxe4+ 50. Kf3 Re7 51. Bxc5 Rxh3+ 52. Kg4 1 – 0 (view game)
Final Standings
| Pos | Name | Fed | Rtg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | FRA | 2835 | 16 |
| 2 | Aronian, Levon | ARM | 2832 | 10 |
Aronian, Levon (2765) – Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime (2781) [A34]
10th London Classic 2018 London ENG (1.3), 2018-12-13
1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e3 Nxc3 6. bxc3 g6 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Be2 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. d4 Nc6 11. Rb1 Qc7 12. e4 Bg4 13. d5 Ne5 14. c4 b6 15. Nxe5 Bxe2 16. Qxe2 Bxe5 17. f4 Bd4+ 18. Kh1 e6 19. e5 exd5 20. cxd5 Qd7 21. Qc4 Rad8 22. d6 Rfe8 23. Bb2 Bxb2 24. Rxb2 Qe6 25. Qa4 Qd7 26. Qa6 f6 27. Re2 Re6 28. a4 Qf7 29. Rd2 fxe5 30. fxe5 Qg7 31. d7 Rxe5 32. Qxa7 Qf6 33. Kg1 Qc6 34. Rb1 Re7 35. Qxb6 Qxb6 36. Rxb6 Rexd7 37. Rxd7 Rxd7 38. a5 c4 39. a6 c3 40. Rc6 Ra7 41. h3 c2 42. Rxc2 Rxa6 43. Kh2 Ra7 44. Rc1 Kg7 45. Rc2 Kg8 46. Rc1 Kg7 47. Rc2 Kg8 ½ – ½ (view game)
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime (2781) – Aronian, Levon (2765) [C67]
10th London Classic 2018 London ENG (1.4), 2018-12-13
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. h3 Be7 10. Nc3 Nh4 11. Nxh4 Bxh4 12. Re1 b6 13. g4 Be7 14. Be3 Bd7 15. Rad1 Kc8 16. Ne2 Re8 17. Nf4 Bf8 18. Bc1 g6 19. Re2 Bg7 20. Rde1 Kb7 21. e6 fxe6 22. Nxe6 Bf6 23. c3 c5 24. Bf4 Bxe6 25. Rxe6 Rf8 26. R1e4 Rf7 27. g5 Bd8 28. h4 b5 29. c4 bxc4 30. Be3 Rb8 31. Bxc5 Kc8 32. Bd4 Rb5 33. Rc6 Kd7 34. Rxc4 c6 35. a4 Rb3 36. Bxa7 Rxb2 37. Bd4 Rd2 38. Be3 Rd5 39. Rb4 Bc7 40. Kg2 Rf8 41. Rb7 c5 42. a5 Kc6 43. a6 Ra8 44. Re6+ Bd6 45. Rxh7 Rxa6 46. Rxg6 c4 47. Rg8 Rf5 48. g6 Be5 49. g7 1 – 0 (view game)
Aronian, Levon (2765) – Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime (2781) [B51]
10th London Classic 2018 London ENG (1.5), 2018-12-13
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Ne5 6. Be2 Nxf3+ 7. Bxf3 e5 8. d4 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Be3 b6 11. Nd2 Qc7 12. Re1 Bd7 13. a4 a6 14. b4 cxd4 15. cxd4 Rfc8 16. h3 b5 17. axb5 Bxb5 18. Nb3 Qc2 19. d5 Qxd1 20. Rexd1 Rc4 21. Na5 Rxb4 22. Rdc1 Ra4 23. Nc6 Rxa1 24. Rxa1 Kf8 25. g3 Bd3 26. Bg5 h6 27. Bxf6 Bxf6 28. Ra3 Bb5 29. Bg4 Bd8 30. h4 Bb6 31. Rf3 Be2 32. Rb3 Bxf2+ 33. Kxf2 Bxg4 34. Ra3 Bd7 35. Na5 Ke7 36. Rc3 Rc8 37. Rb3 Bb5 38. Rb2 Rc3 39. Nb3 g6 40. g4 Rh3 41. Nd2 Rxh4 42. Kg3 Rh1 43. Rc2 Kd7 44. Nf3 Rb1 45. Nd2 Rb4 46. Kf3 a5 47. Ke3 a4 48. Ra2 Ke7 49. Ra1 Bd7 50. Kf3 h5 51. gxh5 gxh5 52. Ra3 f5 53. exf5 Bxf5 54. Nf1 Be4+ 55. Ke2 Bxd5 0 – 1 (view game)
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime (2781) – Aronian, Levon (2765) [B06]
10th London Classic 2018 London ENG (1.6), 2018-12-13
1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bc4 e6 5. Bb3 Ne7 6. c3 b6 7. O-O Bb7 8. Re1 Nd7 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Nf1 c5 11. Ng3 Qc7 12. Bg5 Nc6 13. Qd2 Rac8 14. Bh6 Na5 15. Bxg7 Kxg7 16. Rad1 Nxb3 17. axb3 Nf6 18. e5 dxe5 19. dxe5 Ng8 20. Ng5 Rcd8 21. Qf4 Rd5 22. c4 Rd7 23. h4 Rfd8 24. Rd6 Rxd6 25. exd6 Rxd6 26. Nxf7 Rd7 27. Ne5 Rd4 28. Qg5 Qe7 29. Nf3 Qxg5 30. Nxg5 Bc8 31. Nxe6+ Bxe6 32. Rxe6 Kf7 33. Re4 Rd1+ 34. Kh2 Rd2 35. Re2 Rd3 36. Re3 Rd2 37. Re2 Rd4 38. Ne4 h6 39. Kg3 Ne7 40. Kf3 Nf5 41. g3 Rd3+ 42. Kf4 Rxb3 43. g4 Nxh4 44. Nd6+ Kf6 45. Ne8+ Kf7 46. Nd6+ Kf8 47. Ke5 Ke7 48. f4 Nf3+ 49. Kd5+ Kd7 50. Nf7 Nd4 51. Rh2 Rd3 52. Ne5+ 1 – 0 (view game)
Aronian, Levon (2793) – Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime (2795) [B51]
10th London Classic 2018 London ENG (1.6), 2018-12-13
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Nd7 4. c3 Nf6 5. Bd3 Ne5 6. Be2 Nxf3+ 7. Bxf3 e5 8. d4 Be7 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Qxd8+ Bxd8 11. Nd2 Be6 12. Be2 Bc7 13. f3 Ke7 14. a4 h5 15. h4 Rhd8 16. Nc4 Ne8 17. Be3 b6 18. Bf2 f6 19. O-O g6 20. Rfc1 Nd6 21. Ne3 f5 22. Nd5+ Bxd5 23. exd5 c4 24. Be3 Kd7 25. Rab1 Rf8 26. b3 f4 27. Bf2 e4 28. fxe4 Rae8 29. bxc4 Nxe4 30. c5 Nxc3 31. Rxc3 Rxe2 32. d6 Bd8 33. c6+ Kc8 34. a5 Rxf2 35. Kxf2 Rf5 36. c7 Bxh4+ 37. Kf3 Rd5 38. axb6 1 – 0 (view game)
London Chess Classic 2018 Semi-Finals Round 2
Posted by 365Chess.com on December 12, 2018 in Chess news
Partial Standings
| Pos | Name | Fed | Rtg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caruana, Fabiano | USA | 2832 | 6 |
| 2 | Nakamura, Hikaru | USA | 2746 | 6 |
Nakamura, Hikaru (2746) – Caruana, Fabiano (2832) [C42]
10th London Classic 2018 London ENG (1.2), 2018-12-12
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nd7 9. O-O-O c6 10. h4 d5 11. Kb1 Re8 12. Bd3 Bc5 13. Bd4 Bxd4 14. cxd4 Nf6 15. Rde1 Ne4 16. Qf4 Qf6 17. Qxf6 Nxf6 18. Kc1 Rxe1+ 19. Rxe1 Kf8 20. Kd2 h6 21. Ne5 Ng4 22. Nxg4 Bxg4 23. c3 Re8 24. Rxe8+ Kxe8 25. Ke3 g5 26. hxg5 hxg5 27. f3 Be6 28. f4 f6 29. g3 Ke7 30. a3 Bd7 31. Bc2 Be6 32. Bd3 Bd7 33. Bc2 Be6 ½ – ½ (view game)
Partial Standings
| Pos | Name | Fed | Rtg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | FRA | 2835 | 6 |
| 2 | Aronian, Levon | ARM | 2832 | 6 |
Aronian, Levon (2765) – Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime (2781) [A34]
10th London Classic 2018 London ENG (1.2), 2018-12-12
1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nb4 6. Bc4 Nd3+ 7. Ke2 Nf4+ 8. Kf1 Ne6 9. d4 cxd4 10. Bxe6 Bxe6 11. Nxd4 Nc6 12. Nxe6 Qxd1+ 13. Nxd1 fxe6 14. Bd2 e5 15. f3 e6 16. Be3 Bb4 17. Nf2 Ba5 18. Ke2 Bb6 19. Rhd1 Bxe3 20. Kxe3 Ke7 21. Rac1 Rhd8 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. Nd3 Kd6 24. Nc5 Rb8 25. h4 Nb4 26. a3 b6 27. Nxe6 Na2 28. Ra1 Kxe6 29. Rxa2 Rc8 30. Kd2 Rd8+ 31. Ke2 Rc8 32. b3 Rc1 33. Rd2 Ra1 34. a4 Rb1 35. Rd3 Rb2+ 36. Kf1 a6 37. Kg1 b5 38. Rd8 bxa4 39. bxa4 Ra2 40. Rh8 h6 41. Re8+ Kf6 42. Rb8 Rxa4 43. Rb6+ Kf7 44. h5 a5 45. Ra6 Ra2 46. Kh2 a4 47. Kh3 a3 48. g3 Ra1 49. Kg4 a2 50. Kf5 Rf1 51. Rxa2 Rxf3+ 52. Kxe5 Rxg3 53. Ra7+ Kg8 54. Kd6 g6 55. Ra8+ Kf7 56. Ra7+ Kg8 57. Ra8+ Kf7 58. Ra7+ ½ – ½ (view game)
London Chess Classic 2018 Semi-Finals Round 1
Posted by 365Chess.com on December 11, 2018 in Chess news
Partial Standings
| Pos | Name | Fed | Rtg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caruana, Fabiano | USA | 2832 | 3 |
| 2 | Nakamura, Hikaru | USA | 2746 | 3 |
Caruana, Fabiano (2795) – Nakamura, Hikaru (2803) [D37]
10th London Classic 2018 London ENG (1.1), 2018-12-11
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 b6 7. Qc2 Bb7 8. Rd1 Bd6 9. Bg3 Nbd7 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. e4 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Bxg3 13. hxg3 e5 14. Bb5 c6 15. Be2 Qc7 16. g4 Rfe8 17. g5 Rad8 18. Kf1 b5 19. Rh4 a6 20. a4 Qa5 21. g6 hxg6 22. Ng5 Nf8 23. Rd3 Bc8 24. Qb3 Qc7 25. axb5 axb5 26. Rf3 Be6 27. d5 cxd5 28. exd5 Rxd5 29. Nxe6 fxe6 30. Rfh3 e4 31. Rxe4 Ra8 32. g3 Qc5 33. Re3 Ra3 34. Qb2 Qd6 35. Rh4 Ra4 36. Rhe4 Qa3 37. Qxa3 Rxa3 38. Bg4 Rc5 39. Bxe6+ Nxe6 40. Rxe6 Raxc3 41. Rxc3 Rxc3 42. Rxg6 b4 43. Rb6 b3 44. Kg2 Kf7 45. f4 g5 46. fxg5 Rc2+ 47. Kf3 b2 48. Kg4 Kg7 49. Rb7+ Kg6 50. Rb6+ Kg7 51. Rb7+ Kg6 ½ – ½ (view game)
Partial Standings
| Pos | Name | Fed | Rtg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | FRA | 2835 | 3 |
| 2 | Aronian, Levon | ARM | 2832 | 3 |
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime (2795) – Aronian, Levon (2793) [C88]
10th London Classic 2018 London ENG (1.1), 2018-12-11
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. Re1 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. a4 b4 9. a5 d6 10. d3 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Nbd2 Qb8 13. Nb3 Nd8 14. d4 exd4 15. Qxd4 c5 16. Qc4 Nd7 17. Be3 Bf6 18. Ra2 Re8 19. Nbd2 Nf7 20. Qb3 Qb5 21. Rd1 Nde5 22. Nxe5 Nxe5 23. Qa4 Qxa4 24. Rxa4 Rac8 25. h3 g5 26. c3 d5 27. exd5 exd5 28. cxb4 Nd3 29. Bxc5 Nxb2 30. Raa1 Nxd1 31. Rxd1 Bc3 32. Nf3 d4 33. Nxg5 Rb8 34. Nf3 Bxb4 35. Bb6 Re4 36. Nxd4 Re1+ 37. Rxe1 Bxe1 38. Ne6 Re8 39. Nc5 Rc8 40. Nxa6 Bxa5 41. Bxa5 Ra8 42. Bd2 Rxa6 43. g4 Kf7 44. Kg2 Kg6 45. Be3 h5 46. f4 hxg4 47. hxg4 Rf6 48. Kf3 Rf7 49. Bc5 Rf6 50. Bb4 Rf7 51. Ke4 Rb7 52. Bc5 Rb3 53. Be3 Rb4+ 54. Ke5 Kf7 55. Kf5 Rb5+ 56. Ke4 Kf6 57. Bd2 Rc5 58. Be1 Rc4+ 59. Kf3 Rc5 60. Bh4+ Kg6 61. Be7 Ra5 62. Kg3 Kf7 63. Bd6 Kg6 64. Kh4 Ra1 65. Bc5 Rd1 66. f5+ Kf6 67. Be3 Rh1+ 68. Kg3 Rb1 69. Bc5 Rb5 70. Bd4+ Kg5 71. Be3+ Kf6 72. Bd4+ Kg5 73. Be3+ Kf6 74. Bd4+ ½ – ½ (view game)
Magnus Carlsen defeats Fabiano Caruana to retain World Chess Championship
Posted by 365Chess.com on November 28, 2018 in Chess news
Final Standings
| Pos | Name | Fed | Rtg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlsen, Magnus | NOR | 2835 | 9 |
| 2 | Caruana, Fabiano | USA | 2832 | 6 |
Carlsen,Magnus (2835) – Caruana,Fabiano (2832) [A22]
WCh Rapid TB 2018 London ENG (1), 2018-11-28
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 Bb4 4. e4 O-O 5. Nge2 c6 6. Bg2 a6 7. O-O b5 8. d4 d6 9. a3 Bxc3 10. Nxc3 bxc4 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Na4 Be6 13. Qxd8 Rxd8 14. Be3 Nbd7 15. f3 Rab8 16. Rac1 Rb3 17. Rfe1 Ne8 18. Bf1 Nd6 19. Rcd1 Nb5 20. Nc5 Rxb2 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. Bxc4 Nd4 23. Bxd4 exd4 24. Bxe6+ Kf8 25. Rxd4 Ke7 26. Rxd7+ Rxd7 27. Bxd7 Kxd7 28. Rd1+ Ke6 29. f4 c5 30. Rd5 Rc2 31. h4 c4 32. f5+ Kf6 33. Rc5 h5 34. Kf1 Rc3 35. Kg2 Rxa3 36. Rxc4 Ke5 37. Rc7 Kxe4 38. Re7+ Kxf5 39. Rxg7 Kf6 40. Rg5 a5 41. Rxh5 a4 42. Ra5 Ra1 43. Kf3 a3 44. Ra6+ Kg7 45. Kg2 Ra2+ 46. Kh3 Ra1 47. h5 Kh7 48. g4 Kg7 49. Kh4 a2 50. Kg5 Kf7 51. h6 Rb1 52. Ra7+ Kg8 53. Rxa2 Rb5+ 54. Kg6 Rb6+ 55. Kh5 1 – 0 (view game)
Caruana,Fabiano (2832) – Carlsen,Magnus (2835) [B33]
WCh Rapid TB 2018 London ENG (2), 2018-11-28
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Ne7 9. c4 Ng6 10. Qa4 Bd7 11. Qb4 Qb8 12. h4 h5 13. Be3 a6 14. Nc3 a5 15. Qb3 a4 16. Qd1 Be7 17. g3 Qc8 18. Be2 Bg4 19. Rc1 Bxe2 20. Qxe2 Qf5 21. c5 O-O 22. c6 bxc6 23. dxc6 Rfc8 24. Qc4 Bd8 25. Nd5 e4 26. c7 Bxc7 27. Nxc7 Ne5 28. Nd5 Kh7 0 – 1 (view game)
Carlsen,Magnus (2835) – Caruana,Fabiano (2832) [B40]
WCh Rapid TB 2018 London ENG (3), 2018-11-28
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bc5 6. Nc2 Nf6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Be3 b6 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Qe7 11. Qd2 Rfd8 12. Rfd1 Ne5 13. Bxc5 bxc5 14. f4 Ng6 15. Qe3 d6 16. Rd2 a6 17. Rad1 Qc7 18. b3 h6 19. g3 Rd7 20. Bf3 Re8 21. Qf2 Ne7 22. h3 Red8 23. Bg2 Nc6 24. g4 Qa5 25. Na4 Qc7 26. e5 dxe5 27. Nxc5 Rxd2 28. Rxd2 Rxd2 29. Qxd2 Ba8 30. fxe5 Qxe5 31. Nd7 Qb2 32. Qd6 Nxd7 33. Qxd7 Qxc2 34. Qe8+ Kh7 35. Qxa8 Qd1+ 36. Kh2 Qd6+ 37. Kh1 Nd4 38. Qe4+ f5 39. gxf5 exf5 40. Qe3 Ne6 41. b4 Ng5 42. c5 Qf6 43. c6 Ne6 44. a4 Nc7 45. Qf4 Ne6 46. Qd6 Qa1+ 47. Kh2 Nd4 48. c7 Qc3 49. Qc5 Qe3 50. c8=Q f4 51. Qg4 1 – 0 (view game)
World Championship Match 2018, tiebreaks next Wednesday
Posted by 365Chess.com on November 26, 2018 in Chess news
Partial Standings
| Pos | Name | Fed | Rtg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlsen, Magnus | NOR | 2835 | 6 |
| 2 | Caruana, Fabiano | USA | 2832 | 6 |
Caruana, Fabiano (2832) – Carlsen, Magnus (2835) [B33]
World Championship Match 2018 London ENG (12), 2018-11-26
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Ne7 9. c4 Ng6 10. Qa4 Bd7 11. Qb4 Bf5 12. h4 h5 13. Qa4 Bd7 14. Qb4 Bf5 15. Be3 a6 16. Nc3 Qc7 17. g3 Be7 18. f3 Nf8 19. Ne4 Nd7 20. Bd3 O-O 21. Rh2 Rac8 22. O-O-O Bg6 23. Rc2 f5 24. Nf2 Nc5 25. f4 a5 26. Qd2 e4 27. Be2 Be8 28. Kb1 Bf6 29. Re1 a4 30. Qb4 g6 31. Rd1 Ra8 ½ – ½ (view game)
World Championship Match 2018 Round 11
Posted by 365Chess.com on November 24, 2018 in Chess news
Partial Standings
| Pos | Name | Fed | Rtg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlsen, Magnus | NOR | 2835 | 5.5 |
| 2 | Caruana, Fabiano | USA | 2832 | 5.5 |
Carlsen, Magnus (2835) – Caruana, Fabiano (2832) [C42]
World Championship Match 2018 London ENG (11), 2018-11-24
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Be3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nd7 9. O-O-O Nf6 10. Bd3 c5 11. Rhe1 Be6 12. Kb1 Qa5 13. c4 Qxd2 14. Bxd2 h6 15. Nh4 Rfe8 16. Ng6 Ng4 17. Nxe7+ Rxe7 18. Re2 Ne5 19. Bf4 Nxd3 20. Rxd3 Rd7 21. Rxd6 Rxd6 22. Bxd6 Rd8 23. Rd2 Bxc4 24. Kc1 b6 25. Bf4 Rxd2 26. Kxd2 a6 27. a3 Kf8 28. Bc7 b5 29. Bd6+ Ke8 30. Bxc5 h5 31. Ke3 Kd7 32. Kd4 g6 33. g3 Be2 34. Bf8 Kc6 35. b3 Bd1 36. Kd3 Bg4 37. c4 Be6 38. Kd4 bxc4 39. bxc4 Bg4 40. c5 Be6 41. Bh6 Bd5 42. Be3 Be6 43. Ke5 Bd5 44. Kf4 Be6 45. Kg5 Bd5 46. g4 hxg4 47. Kxg4 Ba2 48. Kg5 Bb3 49. Kf6 Ba2 50. h4 Bb3 51. f4 Ba2 52. Ke7 Bb3 53. Kf6 Ba2 54. f5 Bb1 55. Bf2 Bc2 ½ – ½ (view game)
World Championship Match 2018 Round 10
Posted by 365Chess.com on November 22, 2018 in Chess news
Partial Standings
| Pos | Name | Fed | Rtg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlsen, Magnus | NOR | 2835 | 5 |
| 2 | Caruana, Fabiano | USA | 2832 | 5 |
Caruana, Fabiano (2832) – Carlsen, Magnus (2835) [B33]
World Championship Match 2018 London ENG (10), 2018-11-22
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Nb8 9. a4 Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Nd7 12. b4 a6 13. Na3 a5 14. bxa5 Rxa5 15. Nc4 Ra8 16. Be3 f5 17. a5 f4 18. Bb6 Qe8 19. Ra3 Qg6 20. Bc7 e4 21. Kh1 b5 22. Nb6 Nxb6 23. Bxb6 Qg5 24. g3 b4 25. Rb3 Bh3 26. Rg1 f3 27. Bf1 Bxf1 28. Qxf1 Qxd5 29. Rxb4 Qe6 30. Rb5 Bd8 31. Qe1 Bxb6 32. axb6 Rab8 33. Qe3 Qc4 34. Rb2 Rb7 35. Rd1 Qe2 36. Re1 Qxe3 37. Rxe3 d5 38. h4 Rc8 39. Ra3 Kf7 40. Kh2 Ke6 41. g4 Rc6 42. Ra6 Ke5 43. Kg3 h6 44. h5 Kd4 45. Rb5 Rd6 46. Ra4+ Ke5 47. Rab4 Ke6 48. c4 dxc4 49. Rxc4 Rdxb6 50. Rxe4+ Kf7 51. Rf5+ Rf6 52. Rxf6+ Kxf6 53. Kxf3 Kf7 54. Kg3 ½ – ½ (view game)
World Championship Match 2018 Round 9
Posted by 365Chess.com on November 21, 2018 in Chess news
Partial Standings
| Pos | Name | Fed | Rtg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlsen, Magnus | NOR | 2835 | 4.5 |
| 2 | Caruana, Fabiano | USA | 2832 | 4.5 |
Carlsen, Magnus (2835) – Caruana, Fabiano (2832) [A29]
World Championship Match 2018 London ENG (9), 2018-11-21
1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. g3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Bc5 7. O-O O-O 8. d3 Re8 9. Bg5 Nxc3 10. bxc3 f6 11. Bc1 Be6 12. Bb2 Bb6 13. d4 Bd5 14. Qc2 exd4 15. cxd4 Be4 16. Qb3+ Bd5 17. Qd1 Bxf3 18. Qb3+ Kh8 19. Bxf3 Nxd4 20. Bxd4 Qxd4 21. e3 Qe5 22. Bxb7 Rad8 23. Rad1 Qe7 24. h4 g6 25. h5 gxh5 26. Qc4 f5 27. Bf3 h4 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. gxh4 Rg8+ 30. Kh1 Qf6 31. Qf4 Bc5 32. Rg1 Rxg1+ 33. Kxg1 Bd6 34. Qa4 f4 35. Qxa7 fxe3 36. Qxe3 Qxh4 37. a4 Qf6 38. Bd1 Qe5 39. Qxe5+ Bxe5 40. a5 Kg7 41. a6 Bd4 42. Kg2 Kf6 43. f4 Bb6 44. Kf3 h6 45. Ke4 Ba7 46. Bg4 Bg1 47. Kd5 Bb6 48. Kc6 Be3 49. Kb7 Bb6 50. Bh3 Be3 51. Kc6 Bb6 52. Kd5 Ba7 53. Ke4 Bb6 54. Bf1 Ke6 55. Bc4+ Kf6 56. Bd3 Ke6 ½ – ½ (view game)
World Championship Match 2018 Round 8
Posted by 365Chess.com on November 19, 2018 in Chess news
Partial Standings
| Pos | Name | Fed | Rtg | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlsen, Magnus | NOR | 2835 | 4 |
| 2 | Caruana, Fabiano | USA | 2832 | 4 |
Caruana, Fabiano (2832) – Carlsen, Magnus (2835) [B33]
World Championship Match 2018 London ENG (8), 2018-11-19
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Nd5 Nxd5 8. exd5 Nb8 9. a4 Be7 10. Be2 O-O 11. O-O Nd7 12. Bd2 f5 13. a5 a6 14. Na3 e4 15. Nc4 Ne5 16. Nb6 Rb8 17. f4 exf3 18. Bxf3 g5 19. c4 f4 20. Bc3 Bf5 21. c5 Nxf3+ 22. Qxf3 dxc5 23. Rad1 Bd6 24. h3 Qe8 25. Nc4 Qg6 26. Nxd6 Qxd6 27. h4 gxh4 28. Qxf4 Qxf4 29. Rxf4 h5 30. Re1 Bg4 31. Rf6 Rxf6 32. Bxf6 Kf7 33. Bxh4 Re8 34. Rf1+ Kg8 35. Rf6 Re2 36. Rg6+ Kf8 37. d6 Rd2 38. Rg5 ½ – ½ (view game)