Carlsen leads London Chess Classic

Carlsen defeated 2012 British Champion Gawain Jones and is in clear first in the LCC

In Round 4 of the London Chess Classic, World #1 Carlsen and World #2 Aronian defeated their respective opponents, reigning British Champion Gawain Jones (2644) and English #1 Luke McShane (2713), the world's highest rated chess amateur (McShane is a financial trader).  Carlsen's current live rating of 2857.4 is the highest in chess history.  He is 50 points ahead of World #2 (Aronian) and 100 points ahead of World #13 (Morozevich). Today was a rest day, and Round 5 (of 9) will be tomorrow.  Here are the Round 4 results:

Nakamura - Adams 1/2
Carlsen - Jones 1-0
Anand - Kramnik 1/2
McShane - Aronian 0-1
Bye - Polgar

Standings after Round 4 (note that Adams, Anand, McShane and Polgar have already received their byes).
3-1-0 Scoring:
1. Carlsen 10.0/4
2. Kramnik 8.0/4
3. Adams 7.0/3
4. Nakamura 5.0/4
5. Aronian 4.0/4
6. Anand 3.0/3
7. Jones 2.0/4
8-9. McShane, Polgar 1.0/3

Traditional Scoring:
1. Carlsen 3.5/4
2. Kramnik 3.0/4
3. Adams 2.5/3
4. Nakamura 2.0/4
5. Anand 1.5/3
6. Aronian 1.5/4
7. Jones 1.0/4
8-9. McShane, Polgar 0.5/3

Performance Ratings:
1. Carlsen 3079
2. Adams 2982
3. Kramnik 2962
4. Anand 2775
5. Nakamura 2741
6. Aronian 2686
7. Jones 2565
8. McShane 2534
9. Polgar 2437

Live Ratings:
Carlsen 2857.4 (#1, broke Kasparov's World FIDE Rating Record after Round 2)
Aronian 2807.7 (#2)
Kramnik 2803.7 (#3)
Anand 2775 (#6)
Nakamura 2759 (#12)
Adams 2727.3 (#28)
McShane 2706.2 (#39)
Polgar 2695
Jones 2640

Tomorrow's Round 5 pairings:
Kramnik - McShane
Jones - Anand
Adams - Carlsen
Polgar - Nakamura
Bye - Aronian

Stay posted for future reports.