Pairings London Chess Classic already announced
The organizers of the London Chess Classic today announced the full pairings of the third edition which takes place 3-12 December in London.
The third London Chess Classic will be the strongest tournament in the history of British chess. It will be complemented by a chess festival with tournaments for all levels and of course free chess coaching for schools.
The festival runs from 3-12 December 2011 and falls on two weekends. Again there will be many side events such as a FIDE Open, weekend tournaments, blitz tournaments every evening and a Women’s all-play-all.
Viktor Korchnoi has agreed to come back again as guest of honour and will give two simultaneous displays.
There will also be training courses for chess teachers and for those who would like to become chess teachers, both organised by the charity Chess in Schools and Communities (CSC).
Participants
| Name | Title | Country | Rating (1/11/2011) | World Ranking (1/11/2011) | D.O.B.(dd/mm/yy) |
| Carlsen, Magnus | grandmaster | NOR | 2826 | 1 | 30.11.1990 |
| Anand, Viswanathan | world champion | IND | 2811 | 2 | 11.12.1969 |
| Aronian, Levon | grandmaster | ARM | 2802 | 3 | 06.10.1982 |
| Kramnik, Vladimir | ex-world champion | RUS | 2800 | 4 | 25.06.1975 |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | grandmaster | USA | 2758 | 10 | 09.12.1987 |
| Adams, Michael | grandmaster | ENG | 2734 | 17 | 17.11.1971 |
| Short, Nigel | grandmaster | ENG | 2698 | 48 | 01.06.1965 |
| McShane, Luke | grandmaster | ENG | 2671 | 74 | 07.01.1984 |
| Howell, David | grandmaster | ENG | 2633 | 139 | 14.11.1990 |
The average rating of the 2011 London Chess Classic (November 2011 list) is over 2730, making it comfortably the strongest event ever held in the UK.
London Chess Classic 2011 | Full pairings
| Round 1 | 03.12.11 | 15:00 CET | Round 2 | 04.12.11 | 15:00 CET | |
| Kramnik | - | Nakamura | Howell | - | Adams | |
| Aronian | - | McShane | McShane | - | Carlsen | |
| Carlsen | - | Howell | Nakamura | - | Aronian | |
| Adams | - | Anand | Short | - | Kramnik | |
| Short | bye | Assisting the commentary | Anand | bye | Assisting the commentary | |
| Round 3 | 05.12.11 | 15:00 CET | Round 4 | 06.12.11 | 17:00 CET | |
| Aronian | - | Short | Carlsen | - | Kramnik | |
| Carlsen | - | Nakamura | Adams | - | Short | |
| Adams | - | McShane | Anand | - | Nakamura | |
| Anand | - | Howell | Howell | - | McShane | |
| Kramnik | bye | Assisting the commentary | Aronian | bye | Assisting the commentary | |
| Round 5 | 08.12.11 | 15:00 CET | Round 6 | 09.12.11 | 15:00 CET | |
| Nakamura | - | Howell | Adams | - | Aronian | |
| Short | - | Anand | Anand | - | Kramnik | |
| Kramnik | - | Adams | Howell | - | Short | |
| Aronian | - | Carlsen | McShane | - | Nakamura | |
| McShane | bye | Assisting the commentary | Carlsen | bye | Assisting the commentary | |
| Round 7 | 10.12.11 | 15:00 CET | Round 8 | 11.12.11 | 15:00 CET | |
| Short | - | McShane | Anand | - | Carlsen | |
| Kramnik | - | Howell | Howell | - | Aronian | |
| Aronian | - | Anand | McShane | - | Kramnik | |
| Carlsen | - | Adams | Nakamura | - | Short | |
| Nakamura | bye | Assisting the commentary | Adams | bye | Assisting the commentary | |
| Round 9 | 12.12.11 | 13:00 CET | ||||
| McShane | Anand | |||||
| Nakamura | - | Adams | ||||
| Short | - | Carlsen | ||||
| Kramnik | - | Aronian | ||||
| Howell | bye | Assisting the commentary |
For clarification: As the lowest rated player has pairing number 7, according to the tournament regulations, the round this player has the “bye” has been moved to be played as round 9.
Albert Vasse IA – Chief Arbiter
Timetable, course details and tickets are available here: www.londonchessclassic.com
