London Chess Classic 2015 Preview and Puzzles
 The Players:
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Nine players compete in all three Grand Chess Tour events: Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Veselin Topalov, Alexander Grischuk, Vishy Anand, Anish Giri, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Levon Aronian. The London Chess Classic organisers have nominated Michael Adams as the tenth player.
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Magnus Carlsen World Champion |
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Fabiano Caruana World No.6 |
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Hikaru Nakamura US Number 1 |
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Vishy Anand Former World Ch. |
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Anish Giri World No.9 |
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Levon Aronian World No.7 |
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Veselin Topalov               Alexander Grischuk        Michael Adams
  World No.2                     World No.14           England No. 1
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
World No.12
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For more information please visit the tournament website
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What's at Stake:
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It's the final leg of the 2015 Grand Chess Tour which pits 9 top chess players against each other. Here's the current standings.Â
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Who are these guys?
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