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Carlsen wins London Chess Classic!
The London Chess Classic 2009, the highest level tournament held in London for the last 25 years, took place at the Olympia Conference Center in London from December 7th to December 16th 2009.
England's four leading grandmasters, Nigel Short, Michael Adams, Luke McShane and David Howell, faced a world class field that included former world champion Vladimir Kramnik, 18 year old Magnus Carlsen ranked world number two and widely seen a future holder of the world crown, one of China's finest players, Ni Hua and US Champion Hikaru Nakamura.
Magnus Carlsen is the winner of the tournament, after scoring 3 wins (one crucial win against Kramnik in the 1st round) and 4 draws), while Kramnik took second place. Howell and Adams scored the same points but Howell finally took third place because of better tie-break criteria.
Final standings after round 7 (3 pts for win, 1 pt for draw):
1. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2801 13pts
2. Kramnik, Vladimir g RUS 2772 12pts
3. Howell, David g ENG 2597 9pts
4. Adams, Michael g ENG 2698 9pts
5. McShane, Luke g ENG 2615 7pts
6. Ni Hua g CHN 2665 6pts
7. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2715 6pts
8. Short, Nigel g ENG 2707 5pts
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Round 1, December 8th 2009
Carlsen, Magnus - Kramnik, Vladimir 1-0
Howell, David - Adams, Michael 1/2
McShane, Luke - Short, Nigel 1-0
Nakamura, Hikaru - Ni Hua 1/2
Round 2, December 9th 2009
Carlsen, Magnus - McShane, Luke 1-0
Adams, Michael - Nakamura, Hikaru 1/2
Kramnik, Vladimir - Ni Hua 1-0
Short, Nigel - Howell, David 1/2
Round 3, December 10th 2009
Howell, David - Carlsen, Magnus 1/2
McShane, Luke - Kramnik, Vladimir 0-1
Nakamura, Hikaru - Short, Nigel 1/2
Ni Hua - Adams, Michael 1/2
Round 4, December 12th 2009
Carlsen, Magnus - Nakamura, Hikaru 1/2
Kramnik, Vladimir - Adams, Michael 1/2
McShane, Luke - Howell, David 1/2
Short, Nigel - Ni Hua 1/2
Round 5, December 13th 2009
Adams, Michael - Short, Nigel 1/2
Howell, David - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2
Nakamura, Hikaru - McShane, Luke 0-1
Ni Hua - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1
Round 6, December 14th 2009
Carlsen, Magnus - Adams, Michael 1/2
Howell, David - Nakamura, Hikaru 1/2
Kramnik, Vladimir - Short, Nigel 1-0
McShane, Luke - Ni Hua 0-1
Round 7, December 15th 2009
Adams, Michael - McShane, Luke 1-0
Nakamura, Hikaru - Kramnik, Vladimir 1/2
Ni Hua - Howell, David 0-1
Short, Nigel - Carlsen, Magnus 1/2
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