4 Draws in London

4 draws at the London Chess Classic today in Round 7

In LCC Round 7, there were 4 draws, increasing the draw rate to 43% (12/28).  Mickey Adams held a distinct advantage against Luke McShane, but missed a win and McShane held the draw.

Round 7 Results:

Jones - Aronian 1/2

Adams - McShane 1/2

Polgar - Anand 1/2

Nakamura - Carlsen 1/2 (GOTD)

Standings after Round 7 of 9:
3-1-0 Scoring:
1. Magnus Carlsen 17.0/7
2. Vladimir Kramnik 12.0/6
3. Mickey Adams 11.0/6
4. Hikaru Nakamura 9.0/6
5. Vishy Anand 7.0/6
6. Levon Aronian 6.0/6
7. Luke McShane 5.0/6
8. Gawain Jones 3.0/7
9. Judit Polgar 2.0/6

Traditional Scoring:
1. Carlsen 6.0/7 (+5)
2. Kramnik 4.5/6 (+3)
3. Adams 4.0/6 (+2)
4. Nakamura 3.5/6 (+1)
5. Anand 3.0/6 (=)
6. Aronian 2.5/6 (-1)
7. McShane 2.0/6 (-2)
8. Jones 1.5/7 (-4)
9. Polgar 1.0/6 (-4)

Performance Ratings:
1. Carlsen 3045
2. Kramnik 2960
3. Adams 2861
4. Nakamura 2811
5. Anand 2731
6. Aronian 2698
7. McShane 2645
8. Jones 2536
9. Polgar 2476

Live FIDE Ratings:
World #1 Magnus Carlsen 2862.4
World #2 Vladimir Kramnik 2807.9
World #3 Levon Aronian 2805.1
World #7 Vishy Anand 2771.3
World #11 Hikaru Nakamura 2764.4
World #26 Mickey Adams 2720.1
World #39 Luke McShane 2706.3
Judit Polgar ~2689
Gawain Jones ~2635

Round 8 Pairings:
Anand - Nakamura
McShane - Polgar
Aronian - Adams
Kramnik - Jones
Bye - Carlsen

Final Round 9 Pairings:
Adams - Kramnik
Polgar - Aronian
Nakamura - McShane
Carlsen - Anand
Bye - Jones