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Anand wins 2014 London Chess Classic!

Dec 16th, 2014 by Daaim Shabazz

Viswanathan Anand won the 2014 London Classic by pipping the field in the last round. Anand’s win over Michael Adams gave him a joint tie for 1st on 7/15 points (or 3/5 conventional). His victory is by the virtue of him winning with the black pieces.

Michael Adams - Viswanathan Anand, 0-1. Photos by Ray Morris-Hill.

Michael Adams – Viswanathan Anand, 0-1.
Photo by Ray Morris-Hill.

The classical tournament concludes a week of event including a rapid (won by Nakamura), blitz (won by Adams) and the classical (won by Anand). There was also a Pro-Biz Cup which paired the GMs with a business professional as part of a team tournament. This innovative tournament was won by Anish Giri and Rajko Vujatovic.

IM Malcolm Pein’s initiative is designed to aid his Chess in Schools and Communities (CSC) and featured a number of events open to the public. The Gawain Jones-Romain Edouard six-game match was taken by the English player who won the opening game and held thereafter.

2014 London Chess Classic December 6-14, 2014 2014 (Olympia Conference Centre, London, England)
Players (Elite Six)
#	Name	Flag	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	Pts.
1	GM Viswanathan Anand		2793		1	1	1	1	3	7
2	GM Vladimir Kramnik		2769	1		1	3	1	1	7
3	GM Anish Giri		2768	1	1		1	1	3	7
4	GM Hikaru Nakamura		2775	1	0	1		1	3	6
5	GM Fabiano Caruana		2829	1	1	1	1		0	4
6	GM Michael Adams		2745	0	1	0	0	3		4
*(Games, Results)*

2014 London Chess Classic

December 6-14, 2014 2014
(Olympia Conference Centre, London, England)

Players (Elite Six)

# Name Flag Rating
1

2

3

4

5

6

Pts.

1 GM Viswanathan Anand 2793
1

1

1

1

3

7

2 GM Vladimir Kramnik 2769
1

1

3

1

1

7

3 GM Anish Giri 2768
1

1

1

1

3

7

4 GM Hikaru Nakamura 2775
1

0

1

1

3

6

5 GM Fabiano Caruana 2829
1

1

1

1

0

4

6 GM Michael Adams 2745
0

1

0

0

3

4

(Games, Results)

Posted in England, Games, London Classic, Media Stories, Tournaments | 2 Comments

2 Responses to “Anand wins 2014 London Chess Classic!”

on 18 Dec 2014 at 12:04 pm1Mikhail Patzerinski

I must admit I’m a little surprised at Anand. Maybe I shouldn’t be. I wonder if this will push him back over 2800.
on 23 Dec 2014 at 6:57 pm2Quentin

Mikhail,
Anand may not be world champ anymore, but is still a force to be reckoned with. Good to see him still playing and winning.

Quentin