В Лондоне с 11 по 15 декабря проходит традиционный турнир London Chess Classic. В этом году он имеет нетрадиционный формат: 16 гроссмейстеров играют в быстрые шахматы. Четыре групповых турнира определят восемь шахматистов, которые продолжат борьбу за главные призы в стадии плей-офф.
Состав: В. Крамник, Х. Накамура, Ф. Каруана, Б. Гельфанд, В. Ананд, П. Свидлер, М. Адамс, Ю. Полгар, Л. МакШейн, Н. Шорт, Г. Джонс, М. Садлер, Д. Хауэлл, Д. Роусон
Контроль времени: 25 минут на партию + 10 секунд добавления на ход
Игровые дни: 11-13 декабря — групповые турниры. 14 декабря — четвертьфиналы. 15 декабря — полуфиналы и финал.
Время начала партий: 17.00 по Москве. Партии финального дня начнутся в 16.00.
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London Chess Classic Super Sixteen Draw
The draw for the group stages of the London Chess Classic took place on Wednesday 4th December at Ravenscroft Primary School in Newham. Pupils at the school conducted the draw in the presence of Malcolm Pein and deputy arbiter David Sedgwick.
The players were divided into four pools on the basis of their FIDE Rapidplay ratings, using Standard play ratings for players without Rapidplay Ratings. These resulted in the following pools:
Pool 1: Hikaru Nakamura, Vishy Anand, Peter Svidler, Fabiano Caruana
Pool 2: Vladimir Kramnik, Michael Adams, Boris Gelfand, Nigel Short
Pool 3: Luke McShane, Judit Polgar, David Howell, Matthew Sadler
Pool 4: Gawain Jones, Jonathan Rowson, Qualifier 1, Qualifier 2
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Qualifier 1 will be the qualifier with the higher score from the first four rounds of the Open, or the qualifier with the higher rating if both have the same score.
One player from each pool was placed into each group and a subsidiary draw determined each player’s position within the group. The outcome was as follows:
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D | |
| Luke McShane | Vladimir Kramnik | Boris Gelfand | Nigel Short | |
| Andrei Istratescu | Jonathan Rowson | Gawain Jones | Fabiano Caruana | |
| Michael Adams | Matthew Sadler | Hikaru Nakamura | Emil Sutovsky | |
| Vishy Anand | Peter Svidler | Judit Polgar | David Howell |
The pairings for each round are the standard Berger pairings, with the customary switch of the last two rounds to avoid any player having three consecutive games with the same colour. The full schedule for the first three days of play is shown below.
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Wednesday 11th December |
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Round 1 |
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| 14:00 | Group A | Luke McShane | v | Vishy Anand | Andrei Istratescu | v | Michael Adams | |
| Group B | Vladimir Kramnik | v | Peter Svidler | Jonathan Rowson | v | Matthew Sadler | ||
| 15:30 | Group C | Boris Gelfand | v | Judit Polgar | Gawain Jones | v | Hikaru Nakamura | |
| Group D | Nigel Short | v | David Howell | Fabiano Caruana | v | Emil Sutovsky | ||
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Round 2 |
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| 18:00 | Group A | Vishy Anand | v | Michael Adams | Luke McShane | v | Andrei Istratescu | |
| Group B | Peter Svidler | v | Matthew Sadler | Vladimir Kramnik | v | Jonathan Rowson | ||
| 19:30 | Group C | Judit Polgar | v | Hikaru Nakamura | Boris Gelfand | v | Gawain Jones | |
| Group D | David Howell | v | Emil Sutovsky | Nigel Short | v | Fabiano Caruana | ||
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Thursday 12th December |
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Round 3 |
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| 14:00 | Group C | Gawain Jones | v | Judit Polgar | Hikaru Nakamura | v | Boris Gelfand | |
| Group D | Fabiano Caruana | v | David Howell | Emil Sutovsky | v | Nigel Short | ||
| 15:30 | Group A | Andrei Istratescu | v | Vishy Anand | Michael Adams | v | Luke McShane | |
| Group B | Jonathan Rowson | v | Peter Svidler | Matthew Sadler | v | Vladimir Kramnik | ||
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Round 4 |
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| 18:00 | Group C | Judit Polgar | v | Boris Gelfand | Hikaru Nakamura | v | Gawain Jones | |
| Group D | David Howell | v | Nigel Short | Emil Sutovsky | v | Fabiano Caruana | ||
| 19:30 | Group A | Vishy Anand | v | Luke McShane | Michael Adams | v | Andrei Istratescu | |
| Group B | Peter Svidler | v | Vladimir Kramnik | Matthew Sadler | v | Jonathan Rowson | ||
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Friday 13th December |
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Round 5 |
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| 14:00 | Group A | Luke McShane | v | Michael Adams | Vishy Anand | v | Andrei Istratescu | |
| Group B | Vladimir Kramnik | v | Matthew Sadler | Peter Svidler | v | Jonathan Rowson | ||
| 15:30 | Group C | Boris Gelfand | v | Hikaru Nakamura | Judit Polgar | v | Gawain Jones | |
| Group D | Nigel Short | v | Emil Sutovsky | David Howell | v | Fabiano Caruana | ||
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Round 6 |
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| 18:00 | Group A | Michael Adams | v | Vishy Anand | Andrei Istratescu | v | Luke McShane | |
| Group B | Matthew Sadler | v | Peter Svidler | Jonathan Rowson | v | Vladimir Kramnik | ||
| 19:30 | Group C | Hikaru Nakamura | v | Judit Polgar | Gawain Jones | v | Boris Gelfand | |
| Group D | Emil Sutovsky | v | David Howell | Fabiano Caruana | v | Nigel Short | ||
David Sedgwick
Deputy Arbiter
4th December 2013
