Chess Update: London Classic, GP, WWCC

Anna Ushenina (R) won on tiebreaks in the Finals to become Women's World Champion

Ukrainian IM Anna Ushenina won the Women's World Chess Championship by defeating GM Antoaneta Stefanova, an ex-Women's World Champion (2004-6),  in the rapid chess tiebreaks of the final match.  With this title, Ushenina also receives the GM Title.  She is the 16th Women's World Champion.

GMs Mamedyarov and Dominguez, in =1st and Last Place, respectively

In the FIDE Grand Prix, Alexander Morozevich and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov lead with 6.0/10.

In Round 7, there were 2 decisive results:

Mamedyarov 2764 - Kamsky 2762 1/2

Ponomariov 2741 - Gelfand 2751 1/2

Dominguez 2726 - Caruana 2786 0-1

Karjakin 2775 - Morozevich 2748 1-0

Wang Hao 2737 - Svidler 2747 1/2

Kasimdzhanov 2696 - Leko 2732 1/2

In Round 8, there was 1 decisive result:

Kamsky - Leko 0-1

Svidler - Kasimdzhanov 1/2

Morozeivhc - Wang Hao 1/2

Caruana - Karjain 1/2

Gelfand - Dominguez 1/2

Mamedyarov - Ponomariov 1/2

In Round 9, there was 1 decisive result:

Ponomariov - Kamsky 1/2

Dominguez - Mamedyarov 1/2

Karjakin - Gelfand 1/2

Wang Hao - Caruana 1-0

Kasimdzhanov - Morozevich 1/2

Leko - Svidler 1/2

In Round 10 (today), there were 3 decisive results:

Kamsky - Svidler 1/2

Morozevich - Leko 1-0

Caruana - Kasimdzhanov 1/2

Gelfand - Wang Hao 1/2

Mamedyarov - Karjakin 1-0

Ponomariov - Dominguez 1-0

Standings after 10 rounds (out of 11):

1-2. Morozevich, Mamedyarov (6.0/10) (+2)

3-7. Caruana, Ponomariov, Karjakin, Wang Hao, Kasimdzhanov (5.5/10) (+1)

8-9. Svidler, Leko (5.0/10) (=)

10. Gelfand (4.0/10) (-2)

11. Kamsky (3.5/10) (-3)

12. Dominguez (3.0/10) (-4)

Tomorrow's Round 11 Pairings (Final):

Dominguez - Kamsky

Karjakin - Ponomariov

Wang Hao - Mamedyarov

Kasimdzhanov - Gelfand

Leko - Caruana

Svidler - Morozevich

Performance Ratings:

1. Morozevich 2817

2. Mamedyarov 2816

3. Kasimzhanov 2786
4-5. Ponomariov, Karjakin 2779
6. Wang Hao 2781
7. Caruana 2780
8. Svidler 2747
9. Leko 2744
10. Gelfand 2682
11. Kamsky 2641
12. Dominguez 2601

FIDE Live Ratings after Round 10:

Caruana: 2781.4 (#5)

Karjakin: 2775.8 (#6)

Mamedyarov: 2771.8 (#8)

Morozevich: 2757.8 (#13)

Svidler: 2747 (#14)

Kamsky: 2745 (#15)

Wang Hao: 2743.2 (#16)

Gelfand: 2741.2 (#17)

Ponomariov: 2737.5 (#20)

Leko: 2733.7 (#22)

Dominguez: 2717 (#27)

Kasimdzhanov: 2697.5 (#49)

Kramnik and Carlsen, after winning rounds 1 & 2, drew their Round 3 encounter

The 4th London Chess Classic is taking place at the Olympia Conference Center in London.  There are 9 elite players, constituting a 2752 average rating.

The 9 players:

World #1 Magnus Carlsen (2848)

World #2 Levon Aronian (2815)

World #3 and ex-World Champion Vladimir Kramnik (2795)

World #6 and current World Champion Viswanathan Anand (2775)

World #13 and US #1 Hikaru Nakamura (2760)

World #29 and England #1 Luke McShane (2713)

World #33 and England #2 Michael Adams (2710)

World #41 and #1 Female ever Judit Polgar (2705)

World #112 and England #4 Gawain Jones (2644)

The London Chess Classic uses the 3-1-0 scoring system (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 for a loss), which will promote less draws in this elite event, as evident by the results of Round 1.  Since there is an odd number of players, only 8 will play each day, with the ninth receiving a bye providing live commentary during the round. This unique system will also keep the results less predictable until the very end of the tournament.

Round 1 Results (4 decisive results!):

McShane - Carlsen 0-1

Aronian - Nakamura 0-1 GOTD

Kramnik - Polgar 1-0

Jones - Adams 0-1

Bye - Anand

Round 2 Results:

Polgar - Jones 1/2 GOTD

Nakamura - Kramnik 0-1

Carlsen - Aronian 1-0

Anand - McShane 1/2

Bye - Adams

Round 3 (today) Results:

Aronian - Anand 1/2

Kramnik - Carlsen 1/2

Jones - Nakamura 1/2

Adams - Polgar 1-0 GOTD

Bye - McShane

3-1-0 Results after Round 3 (remember that Adams, Anand, McShane have only played 2 rounds):

1-2. Kramnik, Carlsen 7.0/3

3. Adams 6.0/2

4. Nakamura 4.0/3

5. Anand 2.0/2

6. Jones 2.0/3

7. McShane 1.0/2

8-9. Aronian, Polgar 1.0/3

Traditional Results after Round 3:

1-2. Kramnik, Carlsen 2.5/3

3. Adams 2.0/2

4. Nakamura 1.5/3

5. Anand 1.0/2

6. Jones 1.0/3

7. McShane 0.5/2

8-9. Aronian, Polgar 0.5/3

Tomorrow's Round 4 Pairings:

Nakamura - Adams

Carlsen - Jones

Anand - Kramnik

McShane - Aronian

Bye - Polgar

Performance Ratings after Round 3:

1. Adams 3474

2. Carlsen 3053

3. Kramnik 3050

4. Anand 2764

5. Nakamura 2752

6. McShane 2621

7. Jones 2605

8. Aronian 2515

9. Polgar 2437

Live Ratings after Round 3:

Carlsen 2855 (#1)

Aronian 2804.1 (#2)

Kramnik 2804 (#3)

Anand 2774.7 (#7)

Nakamura 2759.7 (#12)

Adams 2716.6 (#28)

McShane 2709.8 (#36)

Polgar 2695 (#52)

Jones 2642 (#114)