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 50 OF 55 ·  Later Kibitzing> Dec-12-11    SteinitzLives: Nakas' and Adams' performances were the two surprises. Kramnik was due a win. McShanes' performance was in line with his capabilities if not his rating. Gotta love those Kings Gambits! Dec-12-11    visayanbraindoctor: <Atking> Glad you're alright. I know Japan badly needs nuclear power because of her limited natural resources. You could join me in the twinlark chessforum if you want to discuss these things. I do know from internet sources that China is planning to build lots of 4th generation nuclear plants. This would very much affect our region of the world in the future. Dec-12-11    kia0708: But Germany also has limited resources in terms of energy and they are moving away from the nukes. I don't understand. Dec-12-11    Marmot PFL: They don't need to kill whales for "research" though. Dec-12-11    visayanbraindoctor: <kia0708> Discussing nuclear power is always a tricky thing. I think we are on the wrong page for this. <Marmot PFL> Wrong page for whales too. Even if big Vlad had a whale of a performance. Dec-12-11    SatelliteDan: This was a very good and entertaining tournament. Dec-12-11    frogbert: <Naka was never lost, after all he was playing human not computer> hehe. funny. :o) Dec-12-11    bronkenstein: <Atking: Congratulations to Kramnik's victory and his coming back to the 2800 club!> + getting to Elo No3 and displaying wonderfull rabbitkilling performances in the process(the way to go!) , also GZ to Naka for 2nd , great fighting spirit and few highly entertaining games , and MC for his trademark resilience that enabled him to finish on 3rd spot while surpassing his old Elo peak :) Dec-12-11    virginmind: congratulations to kramnik for winning this super strong tournament! Dec-12-11    frogbert: <They don't need to kill whales for "research" though.> where did the whales come from? did anyone try a whale-burger at mcwhale's Dec-12-11    dejavu: Anand---invariably lives in Drawville Aronian---just happy with not losing--may soon join Anand in Drawville Kramnik---left Drawland to revive his game Carlsen---needs overhaul of his black pieces Adams---needs to hang'em gloves Short---didn't come short in the end;but his hay days are gone McCShane---braver than his talents & played the big guys better than Carlsen Howell---out of league Nakamura---fortune favors the brave; has something to write home about--see ya later allegator Dec-12-11    knighterrant999: Is it at all ironic that Kramnik wins the London Classic by beating up on all the Brits? Kramnik 4, Brits 0. Dec-12-11    BadKnight: Naka's play is a bit of a gambling. On a bad day 3-0 could easily have been 0-3. Its hard for me to imagine him succeed playing like this in the long run. Dec-12-11    jussu: England seems to have a clear leader now. Not only did McShane finish way ahead of his compatriots, but he was also the only one of them who wasn't just butchered by Kramnik. Of course, I am severely violating my own observation that merely one tournament means close to nothing :) Dec-12-11    Riverbeast: <England seems to have a clear leader now. Not only did McShane finish way ahead of his compatriots, but he was also the only one of them who wasn't just butchered by Kramnik. Of course, I am severely violating my own observation that merely one tournament means close to nothing> McShane was the top British finisher in last year's tournament also And he also was threatening to win it or tie for first going into the last round in 2010...If my memory serves correctly Didn't the three witches say it in that Shakepeare play? 'MacShane'? "MacShane...You will be the King of Scotland" Dec-12-11    Mr. Bojangles: <but he was also the only one of them who wasn't just butchered by Kramnik.> Lol@butchered Dec-12-11    Rolfo: <England seems to have a clear leader now.> Have you checked the opinion of Sarkocy and Merkel? :) Dec-12-11    NGambit: It's amazing how UK continues to be the world leader in organizing world class sports events. A list from top of my mind, 1) London Chess Classic (definitely one of the year's top chess tournaments) 2) The open (one of the four majors in Golf) 3) All England Open Badminton Championships (one of the world's oldest and most prestigious badminton tournaments) 4) Wimbledon (again the most important tennis tournament of the year) 5) The premier league (the most followed domestic soccer league) 6) The British Grand Prix at Silverstone 7) Plus, they are going to host 2012 Olympics! Impressive work Brits! Dec-12-11    jussu: <Have you checked the opinion of Sarkocy and Merkel?> Oops, forgot to. Will consult them ASAP. This will not cause an ugly quarrel in the English Chess Federation, will it? Dec-12-11    hellopolgar: 1, kramnik demolished the british players and drew the other players to win this tourney. 2, Nakamura handed Anand's only loss, and Aronian's. Nakamura is the true winner of this tourney imo. 3, Luke is definitely a very strong player, although his loss against Kramnik shows his lack of experience. 4, Carlsen might have Naka's number now http://www.chessgames.com/perl/ches... but i hope and i believe that Naka will become a better player eventually. Dec-12-11    theodor: <<dejavu>: Anand---invariably lives in Drawville Aronian---just happy with not losing--may soon join Anand in Drawville Kramnik---left Drawland to revive his game Carlsen---needs overhaul of his black pieces Adams---needs to hang'em gloves Short---didn't come short in the end;but his hay days are gone McCShane---braver than his talents & played the big guys better than Carlsen Howell---out of league Nakamura---fortune favors the brave; has something to write home about--see ya later allegator> drawville is about to be renamed in anandville. Dec-12-11    Whitehat1963: <Whitehat1963: I figured the usual suspects would outperform the Englishmen, and they have, but I didn't figure Michael Adams would end up at the bottom of the table with a -4!> Silly me. Did I say -4? I meant -5!! Dec-12-11    jussu: Yay, we have found the True Winner[TM]. Next in schedule: the Absolute Winner and the Real Winner. Dec-12-11    Shams: <hellopolgar> <Carlsen might have Naka's number now... but i hope and i believe that Naka will become a better player eventually.> Is the belief founded upon anything but the hope? <Nakamura handed Anand's only loss, and Aronian's. Nakamura is the true winner of this tourney imo.> Oh come on. Ridiculous. Dec-12-11    vsaluki: kia0708: "I don't understand." Dumb move by Germany. Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 55) < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 50 OF 55 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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