Carlsen catches Anand and McShane at London Chess Classic

Thanks to a win against David Howell, Magnus Carlsen caught Luke McShane and Vishy Anand in the standings in London today. The drama continued Nigel Short, who lost to Hikaru Nakamura. For now the games, later more.

General info

The second London Chess Classic takes place December 8-15 at the Olympiad Conference Centre on Hammersmith Road in Kensington, London. Besides the Classic itself there’s a big open, a women’s invitational, rapid and blitz events, simuls by Viktor Kortchnoi, lectures by GMs Boris Avrukh and Jacob Aagaard, and more. This wonderful fresh tradition in the capital of the United Kingdom anticipates a FIDE World Championship in 2012 and supports chess in schools and communities at the same time. In the top group Anand, Carlsen, Kramnik, Nakamura, Adams, Short, McShane and Howell play. More info here.

London Chess Classic 2010 | Pairings & results

London Chess Classic 2010 | Round 5 standings