Viswanathan Anand wriggled out of an inferior position against David Howell in the third round of the London Chess Classic at the Olympia Media Centre in London on Monday night. It was the 12th consecutive draw for the Indian Grandmaster and he is in the sixth position in the nine-player Category 20 championship. Magnus Carlsen, the highest-ranked player, beat Hikaru Nakamura in a scintillating game to emerge leader with seven points.In an all-English affair, Michael Adams played disastrously to lose to Luke McShane while Levon Aronian beat Nigel Short. Vladimir Kramnik had a bye.McShane is in second place with five points and Aronian, Kramnik and Nakamura are next with four points each. Anand, Adams and Howell have two points each while Short s yet to open his account. Anand has a vast opening repertoire and one always wonders whether the world champion would open with the King Pawn or the Queen Pawn. Anand stuck to the Queen Pawn opening against Howell.Howell opted for the Slav Defence and the game went more or less along equal lines till Anand made it interesting with a sacrifice on the 15th turn.Howell nullified the attack but Anand erred on the 29th turn, opening up promising continuations for his opponent.Howell missed way and during the first time control of 40 moves, the game appeared heading for a draw.Peace was signed on the 65th move by repetition
of moves when the players were left with a queen
and two pawns each.
Results: 3rd round: Levon Aronian (5) beat Nigel Short (0),Magnus Carlsen (7) beat Hikaru Nakamura (4), Michael Adams (2) lost to Luke McShane (5), Vishy Anand (2) drew with David Howell (2), Vladimir Kramnik (4, bye)
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Viswanathan Anand drawsagain
Viswanathan Anand wriggled out of an inferior position against David Howell in the third round of the London Chess Classic at the Olympia Media Centre in London on Monday night. It was the 12th consecutive draw for the Indian Grandmaster and he is in the sixth position in the nine-player Category 20 championship. Magnus Carlsen, the highest-ranked player, beat Hikaru Nakamura in a scintillating game to emerge leader with seven points.In an all-English affair, Michael Adams played disastrously to lose to Luke McShane while Levon Aronian beat Nigel Short. Vladimir Kramnik had a bye.McShane is in second place with five points and Aronian, Kramnik and Nakamura are next with four points each. Anand, Adams and Howell have two points each while Short s yet to open his account. Anand has a vast opening repertoire and one always wonders whether the world champion would open with the King Pawn or the Queen Pawn. Anand stuck to the Queen Pawn opening against Howell.Howell opted for the Slav Defence and the game went more or less along equal lines till Anand made it interesting with a sacrifice on the 15th turn.Howell nullified the attack but Anand erred on the 29th turn, opening up promising continuations for his opponent.Howell missed way and during the first time control of 40 moves, the game appeared heading for a draw.Peace was signed on the 65th move by repetition
of moves when the players were left with a queen
and two pawns each.
Results: 3rd round: Levon Aronian (5) beat Nigel Short (0),Magnus Carlsen (7) beat Hikaru Nakamura (4), Michael Adams (2) lost to Luke McShane (5), Vishy Anand (2) drew with David Howell (2), Vladimir Kramnik (4, bye)London Chess Classic 2010
The field for the 2nd London
Chess Classic has been
strengthened again this year with
the addition of World Champion
and number one Viswanathan
Anand. Returning is world
number two Magnus Carlsen,
former World Champion
Vladimir Kramnik, US Number
One Hikaru Nakamura and the
top English players Michael
Adams, Nigel Short, Luke
McShane and David Howell.
There will be many events
alongside this major tournament.
As a special treat Garry Kasparov
will be the guest commentator
on the day of the final round 7
(December 15th).
Magnus Carlsen in last year's
Classic against Vladimir Kramnik
who he beat in a good game.
Photo © John Saunders |
World School Championship – Oh the intensity!
There is something
very special about children
playing chess. Especially when it's
many hundreds of them, from
scores of different countries. This
truly edifying event is taking
place in the central Anatolian
city of Kayseri (Turkey) and we
are lucky to have a dedicated
and ambitious photographer at
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