London Chess Classic: Carlsen Again; Nakamura Falls With White

In a brutal display of accuracy, Carlsen pushed Ni Hua off the board after Ni Hua ducked the Najdorf with 3.Bb5. See the game below. McShane had better luck against Nakamura with the King's Indian than against Carlsen, and he took the whole point. The other two games ended in draws. 

 

Nr.	Title	Name	Fed.	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Score	TPR
1	GM	Carlsen, Magnus	NOR	2801		1	½	½	1			1	11	2913
7	GM	McShane, Luke J	ENG	2615	0		½	1			1	0	7	2718
8	GM	Howell, David W L	ENG	2597	½	½				½	½	½	5	2719
3	GM	Nakamura, Hikaru	USA	2715	½	0			½	½	½		4	2625
6	GM	Ni, Hua	CHN	2665	0			½		½	½	0	3	2590
5	GM	Adams, Michael	ENG	2698			½	½	½		½	½	5	2691
4	GM	Short, Nigel D	ENG	2707		0	½	½	½	½			4	2586
2	GM	Kramnik, Vladimir	RUS	2772	0	1	½		1	½			8	2747

London Chess Classic: Carlsen over Kramnik

Carlsen was the big winner at the London Chess Classic today turning in a clean, convincing performance against Kramnik. There were no fireworks in the game, but rather one accurate move after another until Kramnik folded. Impressive. McShane also won, but I haven't found the energy to look more closely at this 163-move glacier. There could be some good chess in there. Disappointingly, Nakamura let a win slip through his fingers against Ni Hua. Adams and Howell drew after some fighting chess.