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Re: The London Chess Classic Thread

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Magnus Wins the London Chess Classic.
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[Event "7th London Classic 2015 TB"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2015.12.14"]
[Round "11.2"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A34"]
[WhiteElo "2773"]
[BlackElo "2834"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[TimeControl "1500+5"]

1. c4 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 2. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:00]} c5 {
[%emt 0:00:02]} 3. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:11]} e6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 4. e4 {[%emt 0:00:
17]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 5. Be2 {[%emt 0:00:01]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 6. d3 {
[%emt 0:00:13]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 7. a3 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:26]}
8. b4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} b6 {[%emt 0:01:27]} 9. O-O {[%emt 0:00:28]} O-O {
[%emt 0:00:04]} 10. Rb1 {[%emt 0:02:52]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:02:09]} 11. bxc5 {
[%emt 0:00:01]} bxc5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 12. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:40]} Be6 {[%emt 0:01:
16]} 13. Rb7 {[%emt 0:00:23]} Nd7 {[%emt 0:01:17]} 14. Bxe7 {[%emt 0:00:32]}
Qxe7 {[%emt 0:00:03]} 15. Qa4 {[%emt 0:02:21]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:07:23]} 16. Qa6 {
[%emt 0:00:02]} Bc8 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 17. Rxe7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Bxa6 {[%emt 0:
00:01]} 18. Rb1 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Rfb8 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 19. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:56]}
Kf8 {[%emt 0:03:14]} 20. Rc7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ne6 {[%emt 0:00:49]} 21. Rc6 {
[%emt 0:00:02]} Rd8 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 22. a4 {[%emt 0:02:29]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:
10]} 23. Rcxb6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} axb6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 24. Rxb6 {[%emt 0:00:01]}
Bc8 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 25. Bd1 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Ra6 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 26. Rb2 {
[%emt 0:00:08]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 27. g3 {[%emt 0:00:52]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:
08]} 28. Ke1 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rda8 {[%emt 0:00:16]} 29. Ra2 {[%emt 0:00:10]}
Rb6 {[%emt 0:00:21]} 30. Kd2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} g6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 31. Kc1 {
[%emt 0:00:22]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} 32. Nd2 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Rb4 {[%emt 0:00:
11]} 33. Rb2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Rab8 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 34. Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:05]}
Rxb2 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 35. Kxb2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 36. Kc3 {
[%emt 0:00:15]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 37. f4 {[%emt 0:00:11]} f6 {[%emt 0:00:44]
} 38. Nf1 {[%emt 0:00:32]} exf4 {[%emt 0:00:40]} 39. gxf4 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ne6
{[%emt 0:00:25]} 40. f5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} gxf5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 41. Ne3 {
[%emt 0:00:36]} Nf4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 42. exf5 {[%emt 0:01:52]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:00:
02]} 43. d4 {[%emt 0:00:21]} Be4 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 44. d5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Ng2 {
[%emt 0:00:10]} 45. Nxg2 {[%emt 0:00:58]} Bxg2 {[%emt 0:00:02]} 46. Bc2 {
[%emt 0:00:23]} Bf3 {[%emt 0:00:42]} 47. Kb3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Ra8 {[%emt 0:00:
07]} 48. Nc7 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Ra7 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 49. Nb5 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ra8
{[%emt 0:00:01]} 50. Nc7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Ra7 {[%emt 0:00:01]} 51. Nb5 1/2-1/2




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Re: The London Chess Classic Thread

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Every position from the London Chess Classic 2015 analyzed:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ae4w1w4k7n1yb ... on.7z?dl=0
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Re: The London Chess Classic Thread

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Dann Corbit wrote:Every position from the London Chess Classic 2015 analyzed:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ae4w1w4k7n1yb ... on.7z?dl=0
Thanks Dann! :)
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