London Chess Classic 2023

[Ian Thompson]

Hans Niemann warms up for the Classic by winning an all-play-all three points clear of the other nine GMs!
https://chess-results.com/tnr852516.asp ... =1&flag=30

Ivan Sokolov's thoughts on this:

"It is hard to fight 98 accuracy.
"There are (apart delay) no anti cheating measures. Not even a scan"

[Matt Mackenzie]

I think the latter claim has been challenged, but yes that is an example of the sort of thing I was getting at.

[LawrenceCooper]

Pairings/Results
Round 1
Bo. No. Rtg Name Result Name Rtg No.
1 1 2704 GM Vitiugov, Nikita GM Volokitin, Andrei 2659 10
2 2 2720 GM Gukesh, D GM Bartel, Mateusz 2659 9
3 3 2635 GM Moussard, Jules GM Niemann, Hans Moke 2667 8
4 4 2661 GM Adams, Michael GM Tabatabaei, M. Amin 2692 7
5 5 2631 GM Mcshane, Luke J IM Royal, Shreyas 2438 6
Round 2
Bo. No. Rtg Name Result Name Rtg No.
1 10 2659 GM Volokitin, Andrei IM Royal, Shreyas 2438 6
2 7 2692 GM Tabatabaei, M. Amin GM Mcshane, Luke J 2631 5
3 8 2667 GM Niemann, Hans Moke GM Adams, Michael 2661 4
4 9 2659 GM Bartel, Mateusz GM Moussard, Jules 2635 3
5 1 2704 GM Vitiugov, Nikita GM Gukesh, D 2720 2
Round 3
Bo. No. Rtg Name Result Name Rtg No.
1 2 2720 GM Gukesh, D GM Volokitin, Andrei 2659 10
2 3 2635 GM Moussard, Jules GM Vitiugov, Nikita 2704 1
3 4 2661 GM Adams, Michael GM Bartel, Mateusz 2659 9
4 5 2631 GM Mcshane, Luke J GM Niemann, Hans Moke 2667 8
5 6 2438 IM Royal, Shreyas GM Tabatabaei, M. Amin 2692 7
Round 4
Bo. No. Rtg Name Result Name Rtg No.
1 10 2659 GM Volokitin, Andrei GM Tabatabaei, M. Amin 2692 7
2 8 2667 GM Niemann, Hans Moke IM Royal, Shreyas 2438 6
3 9 2659 GM Bartel, Mateusz GM Mcshane, Luke J 2631 5
4 1 2704 GM Vitiugov, Nikita GM Adams, Michael 2661 4
5 2 2720 GM Gukesh, D GM Moussard, Jules 2635 3
Round 5
Bo. No. Rtg Name Result Name Rtg No.
1 3 2635 GM Moussard, Jules GM Volokitin, Andrei 2659 10
2 4 2661 GM Adams, Michael GM Gukesh, D 2720 2
3 5 2631 GM Mcshane, Luke J GM Vitiugov, Nikita 2704 1
4 6 2438 IM Royal, Shreyas GM Bartel, Mateusz 2659 9
5 7 2692 GM Tabatabaei, M. Amin GM Niemann, Hans Moke 2667 8
Round 6
Bo. No. Rtg Name Result Name Rtg No.
1 10 2659 GM Volokitin, Andrei GM Niemann, Hans Moke 2667 8
2 9 2659 GM Bartel, Mateusz GM Tabatabaei, M. Amin 2692 7
3 1 2704 GM Vitiugov, Nikita IM Royal, Shreyas 2438 6
4 2 2720 GM Gukesh, D GM Mcshane, Luke J 2631 5
5 3 2635 GM Moussard, Jules GM Adams, Michael 2661 4
Round 7
Bo. No. Rtg Name Result Name Rtg No.
1 4 2661 GM Adams, Michael GM Volokitin, Andrei 2659 10
2 5 2631 GM Mcshane, Luke J GM Moussard, Jules 2635 3
3 6 2438 IM Royal, Shreyas GM Gukesh, D 2720 2
4 7 2692 GM Tabatabaei, M. Amin GM Vitiugov, Nikita 2704 1
5 8 2667 GM Niemann, Hans Moke GM Bartel, Mateusz 2659 9
Round 8
Bo. No. Rtg Name Result Name Rtg No.
1 10 2659 GM Volokitin, Andrei GM Bartel, Mateusz 2659 9
2 1 2704 GM Vitiugov, Nikita GM Niemann, Hans Moke 2667 8
3 2 2720 GM Gukesh, D GM Tabatabaei, M. Amin 2692 7
4 3 2635 GM Moussard, Jules IM Royal, Shreyas 2438 6
5 4 2661 GM Adams, Michael GM Mcshane, Luke J 2631 5
Round 9
Bo. No. Rtg Name Result Name Rtg No.
1 5 2631 GM Mcshane, Luke J GM Volokitin, Andrei 2659 10
2 6 2438 IM Royal, Shreyas GM Adams, Michael 2661 4
3 7 2692 GM Tabatabaei, M. Amin GM Moussard, Jules 2635 3
4 8 2667 GM Niemann, Hans Moke GM Gukesh, D 2720 2
5 9 2659 GM Bartel, Mateusz GM Vitiugov, Nikita 2704 1

[NickFaulks]

"It is hard to fight 98 accuracy.

Sokolov should be concerned more with his own accuracy.

[LawrenceCooper]

Online commentary arrangements: https://twitter.com/AMKazarian/status/1 ... 6225371227

[LawrenceCooper]

Online commentary arrangements: https://twitter.com/AMKazarian/status/1 ... 6225371227

https://www.twitch.tv/annamaja

[Mick Norris]

Wins for Gukesh and Adams

Shreyas needs 4/9 for a GM norm?

[John Moore]

Good win by Adams - very much in his old style.

[Christopher Kreuzer]

Niemann drew? But how is this possible?

[NickFaulks]

Niemann drew? But how is this possible?

I'm guessing that it was a game of suspiciously high accuracy. Absolutely nothing happened.

[Christopher Kreuzer]

In round 2, Adams and Niemann drew. Vitiugov and Gukesh drew. McShane and Royal both lost (to Tabatabaei and Volokitin respectively). In the other game, Bartel beat Moussard.

[John Moore]

Rd 3 Mickey Adams wins against Bartel to move to 2.5 out of 3 whilst Shreyas Royal has excellent winning chances against the 2692 rated Tabatabaei.

[Christopher Kreuzer]

Shreyas now has a completely winning position and Gukesh has won (against Volokitin) to join Mickey in the lead. Vitiugov in trouble against Moussard. Another draw for Niemann (against McShane).

[LawrenceCooper]

Shreyas wins! https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tourn ... 2023/3/1/5

[John Moore]

Shreyas wins. Great result and well done. Tabby did seem to rather ask for it in the ending with 44 ...g5. You have to just sit and wait for White to find the winning plan in endings such as this but it's very unpleasant.