page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 36  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Carlsen vs D Howell 1-0 40 2011 London Chess Classic C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 2. Adams vs Anand ½-½ 49 2011 London Chess Classic B92 Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation 3. Kramnik vs Nakamura ½-½ 45 2011 London Chess Classic E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 4. Aronian vs McShane ½-½ 42 2011 London Chess Classic D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 5. Nakamura vs Aronian 1-0 54 2011 London Chess Classic D31 Queen's Gambit Declined 6. Short vs Kramnik 0-1 43 2011 London Chess Classic C48 Four Knights 7. D Howell vs Adams ½-½ 35 2011 London Chess Classic C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed 8. McShane vs Carlsen ½-½ 83 2011 London Chess Classic C78 Ruy Lopez 9. Carlsen vs Nakamura 1-0 41 2011 London Chess Classic C53 Giuoco Piano 10. Adams vs McShane 0-1 61 2011 London Chess Classic C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 11. Anand vs D Howell ½-½ 65 2011 London Chess Classic D16 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 12. Aronian vs Short 1-0 60 2011 London Chess Classic E15 Queen's Indian 13. D Howell vs McShane 0-1 37 2011 London Chess Classic C45 Scotch Game 14. Anand vs Nakamura 0-1 49 2011 London Chess Classic E97 King's Indian 15. Carlsen vs Kramnik ½-½ 55 2011 London Chess Classic E20 Nimzo-Indian 16. Adams vs Short 0-1 71 2011 London Chess Classic C03 French, Tarrasch 17. Short vs Anand 0-1 62 2011 London Chess Classic B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack 18. Kramnik vs Adams 1-0 55 2011 London Chess Classic E00 Queen's Pawn Game 19. Nakamura vs D Howell 1-0 38 2011 London Chess Classic A22 English 20. Aronian vs Carlsen ½-½ 39 2011 London Chess Classic D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 21. Adams vs Aronian ½-½ 34 2011 London Chess Classic C67 Ruy Lopez 22. McShane vs Nakamura ½-½ 31 2011 London Chess Classic B40 Sicilian 23. Anand vs Kramnik ½-½ 39 2011 London Chess Classic D37 Queen's Gambit Declined 24. D Howell vs Short ½-½ 36 2011 London Chess Classic B22 Sicilian, Alapin 25. Aronian vs Anand ½-½ 25 2011 London Chess Classic D37 Queen's Gambit Declined  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 36    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 11 OF 55 ·  Later Kibitzing> Dec-04-11    visayanbraindoctor: <WannaBe: Anand's yellow would have gone well with a Star Trek emblem,> Regarding dress codes, I am constantly amazed at old pre-WW2 pictures of chess players in chess tournaments. They are all almost invariably dressed in the most formal of attires. Coats and ties are neatly donned, and even their mustaches look stylishly groomed. Why don't they look more informal? In these old pictures, are they intentionally posing for the camera? Or was the dress code in the old days stricter than nowadays? Dec-04-11    HeMateMe: Looks like Magnus Carlsen's raiding London is just a tradition being passed along: "Harald's realm was mainly a South Norwegian coastal state. Harald Fairhair ruled with a strong hand and, according to the sagas, many Norwegians left the country to live in Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and parts of Britain and Ireland. The modern-day Irish cities of Dublin, Limerick, and Waterford were founded by Norwegian (and Danish) settlers.[19] Norse traditions were slowly replaced by Christian ones in the 10th and 11th Centuries. This is largely attributed to the missionary kings Olav Tryggvasson and St. Olav. Haakon the Good was Norway's first Christian king, in the mid 10th century, though his attempt to introduce the religion was rejected. Born sometime in between 963–969, <Olav Tryggvasson set off raiding in England with 390 ships.> He attacked London during this raiding." Perhaps today McShane can turn back the Viking menace? Dec-04-11    Domdaniel: What happened to Nigel Short? Wasn't he meant to be in this year's line-up? Dec-04-11    shivasuri4: The tournament has a different system,<domdaniel>. There are an odd number of players; so each gets a rest every round.Today is Anand's off day, yesterday was Short's.It's not complete rest though, for the concerned player assists in commentary. Dec-04-11    AlanPardew: Short is utterly ruthless at the board. Yesterday he beat a man with crutches. Dec-04-11    zluria: Carlsen's playing the Shirov system. I bet he wants a sharp, unbalanced system that'll enable him to take revenge for their last encounter: McShane vs Carlsen, 2010 Nigel, as is his custom, has found an ancient weapon against the Berlin wall. However, the position on the board after 10 moves is looking even more drawish than the main line! Adams is trying hard to win against young David Howell. He's played a risky pawn sac that doesn't usually pay off for Black - it's a kind of inferior Marshall gambit. Naka is his usual, enterprising self. He's advanced his h pawn to h5 and seems to be aiming for a Kingside bind. Dec-04-11    Pyke: <AlanPardew: Short is utterly ruthless at the board. Yesterday he beat a man with crutches.> That was just Boris B., so it hardly counts ... ;-) Dec-04-11    HeMateMe: The Short/Becker game went down to 2R + PPs, Boris was only down one pawn. Is he a player, or was Short just taking it easy on "Boom Boom" Boris? Dec-04-11    Pyke: <HeMateMe> You be the judge: B Becker vs Kasparov, 2000 Dec-04-11    zluria: Hm. That's a truly awful game by Becker. Maybe he got better since then? Dec-04-11    bubuli55: Could Naka be playing blitz tactics on regular controls? Dec-04-11    Hesam7: Kramnik has a winning position, so given his recent form I expect him to blunder and draw. Dec-04-11    Penguincw: Live games: http://www.londonchessclassic.com/l.... Dec-04-11    GBKnight: <Hesam7> how so? Dec-04-11    zluria: I don't know if Kramnik is winning, but the position is certainly quite unpleasant for short, due to his doubled pawns. However, stubborn defence may see him through. I'd say that K has a 50% chance of winning this now. Dec-04-11    Kinghunt: I think Kramnik has to win. Short's bishop on b3 is not just out of play, it's permanently out of play for the rest of the game, period. White has absolutely no way to ever get it out. No way Short survives playing a piece down. Dec-04-11    whiteshark: Is it possible for Nakamura to win Aronian's g4 with 20.Ke2, 21.Kf3, 22.Kxg4 ? There are no flight squares, or are there? Dec-04-11    Kinghunt: Current position in Short-Kramnik: click for larger view Kramnik just played d5!, permanently sealing in the white bishop on b3. Dec-04-11    Pyke: The commentators took a lot of delight in pointing out how bad Short's position was. Seems to be quite hopeless. Dec-04-11    Pyke: Anand on the Short - Kramnik game: <"White is simply lost."> Dec-04-11    Domdaniel: <Shivasuri> Thanks -- I eventually realized why Short was missing from the tournament table above. As he hadn't actually played a game, the CG computer didn't acknowledge his existence. But now everything is clear. C'mon, Nigel ... you're only as old as you think you are. Dec-04-11    Kinghunt: Current position in Short-Kramnik: click for larger view Kramnik just played Bg6! Short's one idea to activate his Bb3 was to play Ba2 and sacrifice a pawn with c4, followed by c3 and Bb1. This is now going to cost him at least two pawns. Dec-04-11    zluria: It looks like something has gone wrong for Carlsen, he is a pawn down without compensation. Can Luke repeat last year's feat? Or will his game destruction meet? Dec-04-11    abuzic: <whiteshark: Namakura-Aronian> There aren't, but there is better compensation for black after 20.Ke2 f6 21.e6 <no better is 21.Kf3 fxe5 22.Kxg4 e4> 21...Qxe6 22.Kf3 Nxe3 23.Nxe3 d4 and black looks better. Dec-04-11    zluria: The win is still not simple for Kramnik. Consider: He is effectively a piece up, but if he tries for a break on the queenside then Black's bishop will break free. He therefore has to win on the Kingside. To do that, he pretty much has to make a queen. Since both sides have 3 pawns on the K-side, that means Black has to win a pawn. h2 and f2 can be defended by the Dark-squared Bishop, so that leaves the f3 pawn. In order to win it Black has to attack it with his King and Bishop, but the dark squared Bishop controls f4. In short, Kramnik's win is not so easy! Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 55) < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 11 OF 55 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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