London Chess Classic 2017

The London Chess Classic 2017 took place in England 1st-11th December. Rest Days - 2nd and 7th December. 10 players, Round Robin.
1-2. Fabiano Caruana, Ian Nepomniachtchi - 6 out of 9 scores, 3-5. Magnus Carlsen, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Wesley So - 5, 6. Hikaru Nakamura - 4.5, 7. Levon Aronian - 4, 8. Sergey Karjakin - 3.5, 9-10. Viswanathan Anand, Michael Adams - 3. Playoff: Nepomniachtchi - Caruana 1.5-2.5. Fabiano Caruana wins the London Chess Classic 2017. Magnus Carlsen wins the Grand Chess Tour 2017.

Playoff Games Nepomniachtchi vs Caruana, London Chess Classic 2017

Round 9, 11.12.2017
Nepomniachtchi - Vachier-Lagrave 1/2. The English Opening. A quick draw.
Anand - So 0-1. The Italian Game.
Karjakin - Nakamura 1/2. The Queen's Gambit Declined.
Caruana - Adams 1-0. The English Opening. Fabiano outplayed the rival in the rook endgame.
Aronian - Carlsen 0-1. The Benoni Defence. Magnus obtained a clear advantage.
Round 9 Games, London Chess Classic 2017

Round 8, 10.12.2017
Carlsen - Nepomniachtchi 0-1. The Queen's Pawn Game. As usual Ian grabbed a pawn and then won, here after Magnus's fatal mistake 36.Qc6?. 30.cxb6 was better.
Adams - Aronian 1/2. The Spanish Game.
Nakamura - Caruana 1/2. The Nimzo-Indian Defence.
So - Karjakin 1/2. The Bogo-Indian Defence.
Vachier-Lagrave - Anand 1/2. The Italian Game.
Round 8 Games, London Chess Classic 2017

Round 7, 9.12.2017
Nepomniachtchi - Anand 1-0. The English Opening. Ian tried to attack in the opening with 7.g4. A complicated game. Here Ian grabbed a pawn in the middlegame and won again.
Karjakin - Vachier-Lagrave 0-1. The Sicilian Defence. Maxime outplayed the rival in the ending.
Caruana - So 1/2. The Spanish Game.
Aronian - Nakamura 1/2. The Queen's Gambit Declined. Levon had a strong knight in the centre, so somewhat better chances.
Carlsen - Adams 1-0. The Bird Opening 1.f4, something like the Dutch Defence. Michael could have played 13...Rec8, or 14...Rac8, with a clear edge. However, after mistakes he got a good endgame. But Magnus equalized the game with 36.Ne3 and even won after an error, 51...Kb8?, 51...Kc6 was better.
Round 7 Games, London Chess Classic 2017

Round 6, 8.12.2017
Adams - Nepomniachtchi 0-1. The Sicilian Defence. Ian grabbed a pawn in the endgame.
Nakamura - Carlsen 1/2. The Scotch Game. Hikaru won a knight.
So - Aronian 1/2. The Spanish Game. 30...Qc2 was better.
Vachier-Lagrave - Caruana 1/2. The Russian Defence.
Anand - Karjakin 1/2. The English Opening.
Round 6 Games, London Chess Classic 2017

Round 5, 6.12.2017
Nepomniachtchi - Karjakin 1/2. The Nimzo-Indian Defence.
Caruana - Anand 1-0. The Spanish Game. A sharp fight: Fabiano attacked on the kingside, Vishy counterattacked on the queenside. But after mistakes Anand lost.
Aronian - Vachier-Lagrave 1/2. The Gruenfeld Defence. Maxime sacrificed a pawn and had slightly better chances.
Carlsen - So 1/2. The Spanish Game. Magnus obtained a small advantage in the endgame.
Adams - Nakamura 1/2. The Sicilian Defence.
Round 5 Games, London Chess Classic 2017

Round 4, 5.12.2017
Nakamura - Nepomniachtchi 1/2. The Sicilian Defence.
So - Adams 1/2. The Reti Opening.
Vachier-Lagrave - Carlsen 1/2. The Italian Game. Perpetual check.
Anand - Aronian 1/2. The Spanish Game.
Karjakin - Caruana 0-1. The Sicilian Defence. Fabiano had two strong passed pawns in the centre.
Round 4 Games, London Chess Classic 2017

Round 3, 4.12.2017
Nepomniachtchi - Caruana 1/2. The Reti Opening.
Aronian - Karjakin 1/2. The Bogo-Indian Defence.
Carlsen - Anand 1/2. The Catalan Opening. Anand had good counterplay.
Adams - Vachier-Lagrave 1/2. The Sicilian Defence. Maxime grabbed a pawn.
Nakamura - So 1/2. The English Opening or the Sicilian Defence.
Round 3 Games, London Chess Classic 2017

Round 2, 3.12.2017
So - Nepomniachtchi 1/2. The King's Indian Saemisch System. Wesley took the initiative on the king's wing and had two bishops.
Vachier-Lagrave - Nakamura 1/2. The Sicilian Defence. Maxime attacked on the kingside with 15.g4.
Anand - Adams 1/2. The Spanish Game.
Karjakin - Carlsen 1/2. The Italian Game. A draw in 30 moves.
Caruana - Aronian 1/2. The Spanish Game.
Round 2 Games, London Chess Classic 2017

Round 1, 1.12.2017
Nepomniachtchi - Aronian 1/2. The Spanish Game. A draw by threefold repetition.
Carlsen - Caruana 1/2. The Queen's Gambit Accepted. Magnus obtained an edge in the endgame, and 46.Kd2 was better.
Adams - Karjakin 1/2. Of course, the English Opening, this is logical in London. Michael had a small advantage.
Nakamura - Anand 1/2. The Reti Opening. A sharp fight, 33...Nxg5 and 41...Kg7 were better.
So - Vachier-Lagrave 1/2. The English Opening. Maxime equalized.
Round 1 Games, London Chess Classic 2017

Games LCC 2017 (49, pgn)

London Chess Classic 2017 is one of the five tournaments of the 2017 Grand Chess Tour (other tournaments: Paris, Leuven, Sinquefield Cup 2017, Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz 2017).

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