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The London Chess Classic Thread

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Re: The London Chess Classic Thread

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[pgn]
[Event "7th London Classic 2015"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2015.12.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"]
[Black "Carlsen, Magnus"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B33"]
[WhiteElo "2765"]
[BlackElo "2850"]
[Annotator "Robot 9"]
[PlyCount "56"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:3600+30"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nc6 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} 3. d4 {[%emt 0:00:17]} cxd4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. Nxd4 {[%emt 0:
00:02]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 6.
Ndb5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 7. Bg5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} a6 {[%emt 0:
00:07]} 8. Na3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 9. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:29]} Be7
{[%emt 0:00:09]} 10. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:38]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:00:09]} 11. c3 {
[%emt 0:00:52]} O-O {[%emt 0:01:25]} 12. Nc2 {[%emt 0:00:11]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:00:
05]} 13. a4 {[%emt 0:16:06]} bxa4 {[%emt 0:01:25]} 14. Ncb4 {[%emt 0:00:41]}
Nxb4 {[%emt 0:05:57]} 15. cxb4 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:07:41]} 16. Rxa4 {
[%emt 0:03:13]} Qc8 {[%emt 0:12:17]} 17. Nxf6+ {[%emt 0:24:39]} gxf6 {[%emt 0:
00:02]} 18. Bd3 {[%emt 0:00:17]} Bc6 {[%emt 0:26:42]} 19. Rxa6 {[%emt 0:00:46]}
Rxb4 {[%emt 0:01:40]} 20. O-O {[%emt 0:00:39]} Rd4 {[%emt 0:00:26]} 21. Qf3 {
[%emt 0:06:15]} Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:44]} 22. Bxe4 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Qxa6 {[%emt 0:
00:01]} 23. Qg4+ {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 24. Qf5 {[%emt 0:00:05]}
Rxe4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 25. Qxf6+ {[%emt 0:00:04]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 26. Qg5+
{[%emt 0:00:03]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 27. Qf6+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:
00:05]} 28. Qg5+ {[%emt 0:00:03]} Kh8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 1/2-1/2
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Re: The London Chess Classic Thread

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[pgn]
[Event "7th London Classic 2015"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2015.12.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Anand, Viswanathan"]
[Black "Adams, Michael"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "A29"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[Annotator "Robot 9"]
[PlyCount "51"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:3600+30"]

1. c4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 2. g3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:
00:06]} 3. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} d5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:24]}
Nxd5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 5. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:33]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 6. Nf3 {
[%emt 0:00:28]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 7. O-O {[%emt 0:00:10]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:
13]} 8. d3 {[%emt 0:01:19]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:21]} 9. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:14]} Re8 {
[%emt 0:01:17]} 10. Rc1 {[%emt 0:03:15]} Bf8 {[%emt 0:03:29]} 11. Ne4 {[%emt 0:
07:35]} Nd4 {[%emt 0:25:30]} 12. Qd2 {[%emt 0:16:19]} a5 {[%emt 0:04:51]} 13.
Nc5 {[%emt 0:11:08]} Nxf3+ {[%emt 0:05:15]} 14. Bxf3 {[%emt 0:00:51]} Nd5 {
[%emt 0:00:12]} 15. a3 {[%emt 0:02:49]} b6 {[%emt 0:10:57]} 16. Na4 {[%emt 0:
06:15]} Bb7 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 17. Rfe1 {[%emt 0:07:01]} Rb8 {[%emt 0:03:25]} 18.
Bg2 {[%emt 0:03:00]} Qd7 {[%emt 0:03:08]} 19. Nc3 {[%emt 0:01:09]} Nxe3 {
[%emt 0:11:56]} 20. Qxe3 {[%emt 0:00:30]} Bc5 {[%emt 0:01:10]} 21. Qg5 {
[%emt 0:01:20]} h6 {[%emt 0:02:36]} 22. Qh5 {[%emt 0:01:22]} Bxg2 {[%emt 0:01:
42]} 23. Kxg2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} Bd4 {[%emt 0:00:32]} 24. Rc2 {[%emt 0:05:29]}
Bxc3 {[%emt 0:05:11]} 25. Rxc3 {[%emt 0:00:10]} c5 {[%emt 0:00:37]} 26. Rec1 {
[%emt 0:02:10]} 1/2-1/2

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Re: The London Chess Classic Thread

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Hikaru missed a win, still held the draw.

[pgn]
[Event "7th London Classic 2015"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2015.12.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Grischuk, Alexander"]
[Black "Nakamura, Hikaru"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C67"]
[WhiteElo "2750"]
[BlackElo "2793"]
[Annotator "Robot 9"]
[PlyCount "76"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:3600+30"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nc6 {
[%emt 0:00:06]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:19]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 4. O-O {[%emt 0:
00:18]} Nxe4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 5. d4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nd6 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 6.
Bxc6 {[%emt 0:00:03]} dxc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 7. dxe5 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Nf5 {
[%emt 0:00:08]} 8. Qxd8+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} Kxd8 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 9. h3 {[%emt 0:
00:44]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 10. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:15]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 11.
g4 {[%emt 0:01:08]} Ne7 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 12. Nd4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Bd7 {[%emt 0:
00:12]} 13. Kh2 {[%emt 0:04:38]} c5 {[%emt 0:40:30]} 14. Ndb5 {[%emt 0:05:18]}
Kd8 {[%emt 0:02:40]} 15. Be3 {[%emt 0:22:11]} a6 {[%emt 0:12:22]} 16. Na3 {
[%emt 0:00:57]} b6 {[%emt 0:00:17]} 17. Ne4 {[%emt 0:27:59]} h5 {[%emt 0:16:32]
} 18. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:51]} hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 19. hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Bc6
{[%emt 0:00:04]} 20. Ng5 {[%emt 0:13:22]} Ke8 {[%emt 0:00:18]} 21. f4 {[%emt 0:
02:24]} f5 {[%emt 0:01:48]} 22. Rad1 {[%emt 0:07:44]} g6 {[%emt 0:04:48]} 23.
Ne6 {[%emt 0:15:50]} fxg4 {[%emt 0:07:55]} 24. Nxc7+ {[%emt 0:00:48]} Kf7 {
[%emt 0:00:24]} 25. e6+ {[%emt 0:00:26]} Kg8 {[%emt 0:19:56]} 26. Kxg4 {
[%emt 0:03:13]} Ra7 {[%emt 0:00:45]} 27. Rd7 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nf5 {[%emt 0:00:
46]} 28. Bf2 {[%emt 0:00:34]} Nh6+ {[%emt 0:01:38]} 29. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:35]}
Nf5+ {[%emt 0:00:16]} 30. Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:02]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:51]} 31. Rfd1 {
[%emt 0:01:46]} Nh6+ {[%emt 0:00:01]} 32. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nf5+ {[%emt 0:
00:02]} 33. Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:06]} Nh6+ {[%emt 0:04:46]} 34. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:07]}
Rh7 {[%emt 0:00:55]} 35. Nc4 {[%emt 0:02:20]} Nf5+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 36. Kg4 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} Nh6+ {[%emt 0:00:02]} 37. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nf5+ {[%emt 0:
00:21]} 38. Kg4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Nh6+ {[%emt 0:00:16]} 1/2-1/2

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Re: The London Chess Classic Thread

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Nice game/win by Anish Giri!

[pgn]
[Event "7th London Classic 2015"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2015.12.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Topalov, Veselin"]
[Black "Giri, Anish"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "D71"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]
[BlackElo "2778"]
[Annotator "Robot 9"]
[PlyCount "80"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:3600+30"]

1. d4 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 2. c4 {[%emt 0:00:13]} g6 {[%emt 0:
00:04]} 3. g3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} c6 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 4. Bg2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} d5 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} 5. Qa4 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Nfd7 {[%emt 0:04:48]} 6. cxd5 {[%emt 0:
00:17]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:00:25]} 7. Qd1 {[%emt 0:00:11]} cxd5 {[%emt 0:00:31]} 8.
Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:22]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:03:04]} 9. e3 {[%emt 0:00:20]} Bg7 {[%emt 0:
01:48]} 10. Nge2 {[%emt 0:00:13]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:04]} 11. O-O {[%emt 0:00:14]}
Re8 {[%emt 0:04:25]} 12. b3 {[%emt 0:03:13]} e5 {[%emt 0:03:00]} 13. dxe5 {
[%emt 0:13:15]} Nxe5 {[%emt 0:06:16]} 14. h3 {[%emt 0:13:11]} Bf5 {[%emt 0:02:
49]} 15. Nd4 {[%emt 0:09:08]} Bd3 {[%emt 0:08:13]} 16. Re1 {[%emt 0:03:46]} Ba6
{[%emt 0:02:12]} 17. Qd2 {[%emt 0:09:30]} Nd3 {[%emt 0:03:50]} 18. Rd1 {
[%emt 0:00:28]} Bxd4 {[%emt 0:05:34]} 19. exd4 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Qf6 {[%emt 0:
00:09]} 20. a4 {[%emt 0:11:52]} Qxd4 {[%emt 0:03:27]} 21. a5 {[%emt 0:24:40]}
Nd7 {[%emt 0:04:43]} 22. Ra4 {[%emt 0:01:04]} Qe5 {[%emt 0:30:32]} 23. Nxd5 {
[%emt 0:00:31]} Nxc1 {[%emt 0:05:02]} 24. Rxc1 {[%emt 0:03:02]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:
00:11]} 25. Nc7 {[%emt 0:08:06]} Rad8 {[%emt 0:04:17]} 26. Qf4 {[%emt 0:00:25]}
g5 {[%emt 0:04:48]} 27. Qb4 {[%emt 0:04:49]} Qb2 {[%emt 0:01:11]} 28. Raa1 {
[%emt 0:01:29]} Re2 {[%emt 0:00:59]} 29. Qc5 {[%emt 0:01:38]} h6 {[%emt 0:00:
46]} 30. Nxa6 {[%emt 0:00:40]} bxa6 {[%emt 0:00:29]} 31. Rab1 {[%emt 0:02:27]}
Qd2 {[%emt 0:04:24]} 32. Bf3 {[%emt 0:02:06]} Ne4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} 33. Qxa7 {
[%emt 0:00:55]} Nxf2 {[%emt 0:04:58]} 34. Bxe2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Nxh3+ {[%emt 0:
00:04]} 35. Kf1 {[%emt 0:00:12]} Qd5 {[%emt 0:00:11]} 36. Bh5 {[%emt 0:00:33]}
Qh1+ {[%emt 0:02:18]} 37. Ke2 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qg2+ {[%emt 0:00:17]} 38. Ke1 {
[%emt 0:00:07]} Re8+ {[%emt 0:00:35]} 39. Kd1 {[%emt 0:00:01]} Nf2+ {[%emt 0:
00:18]} 40. Kc2 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Ne4+ {[%emt 0:00:00]} 0-1

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Re: The London Chess Classic Thread

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[pgn]
[Event "7th London Classic 2015"]
[Site "London"]
[Date "2015.12.04"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "C84"]
[WhiteElo "2787"]
[BlackElo "2781"]
[Annotator "Robot 9"]
[PlyCount "101"]
[EventDate "2015.??.??"]
[EventCountry "ENG"]
[TimeControl "40/7200:3600+30"]

1. e4 {[%emt 0:00:04]} e5 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 2. Nf3 {[%emt 0:00:03]} Nc6 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} 3. Bb5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} a6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 4. Ba4 {[%emt 0:00:
04]} Nf6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 5. O-O {[%emt 0:00:06]} Be7 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 6. d3 {
[%emt 0:00:09]} b5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} 7. Bb3 {[%emt 0:00:06]} O-O {[%emt 0:00:17]
} 8. Nc3 {[%emt 0:00:18]} d6 {[%emt 0:00:08]} 9. a3 {[%emt 0:00:04]} Na5 {
[%emt 0:00:04]} 10. Ba2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Be6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 11. d4 {[%emt 0:
02:59]} Bxa2 {[%emt 0:00:12]} 12. Rxa2 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Nc6 {[%emt 0:00:06]}
13. d5 {[%emt 0:04:38]} Nb8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 14. Be3 {[%emt 0:00:36]} Qc8 {
[%emt 0:03:21]} 15. Qe2 {[%emt 0:28:06]} Nbd7 {[%emt 0:01:47]} 16. Rd1 {
[%emt 0:00:20]} Qb7 {[%emt 0:05:44]} 17. Raa1 {[%emt 0:03:33]} Rfc8 18. h3 {
[%emt 0:10:37]} Rab8 {[%emt 0:15:34]} 19. Nh2 {[%emt 0:03:14]} h5 {[%emt 0:20:
44]} 20. Nf3 {[%emt 0:09:45]} Nb6 {[%emt 0:12:25]} 21. Bg5 {[%emt 0:14:13]} g6
{[%emt 0:00:13]} 22. Na2 {[%emt 0:04:51]} c6 {[%emt 0:04:41]} 23. dxc6 {
[%emt 0:00:45]} Rxc6 {[%emt 0:02:34]} 24. Bxf6 {[%emt 0:07:23]} Bxf6 {[%emt 0:
00:31]} 25. Nb4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Rc4 {[%emt 0:02:02]} 26. Nd5 {[%emt 0:00:12]}
Be7 {[%emt 0:04:09]} 27. Nxb6 {[%emt 0:01:32]} Qxb6 {[%emt 0:00:06]} 28. c3 {
[%emt 0:00:41]} a5 {[%emt 0:09:25]} 29. Rd5 {[%emt 0:03:44]} Rc5 {[%emt 0:02:
04]} 30. Rad1 {[%emt 0:01:07]} b4 {[%emt 0:02:23]} 31. Rxc5 {[%emt 0:02:22]}
Qxc5 {[%emt 0:00:10]} 32. Rd5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} Qa7 {[%emt 0:04:23]} 33. axb4 {
[%emt 0:01:30]} axb4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 34. c4 {[%emt 0:00:09]} Rc8 {[%emt 0:08:
41]} 35. b3 {[%emt 0:03:42]} Rc5 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 36. Rxc5 {[%emt 0:05:12]}
Qxc5 {[%emt 0:03:46]} 37. g3 {[%emt 0:00:16]} Bd8 {[%emt 0:01:57]} 38. Qd2 {
[%emt 0:02:30]} Bb6 {[%emt 0:01:41]} 39. Kg2 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Kg7 {[%emt 0:00:
24]} 40. Ne1 {[%emt 0:00:00]} Qc7 {[%emt 0:00:00]} 41. Nc2 {[%emt 0:05:59]} Bc5
{[%emt 0:01:21]} 42. Ne3 {[%emt 0:00:08]} Bxe3 {[%emt 0:02:32]} 43. Qxe3 {
[%emt 0:00:05]} Qc6 {[%emt 0:00:50]} 44. g4 {[%emt 0:01:56]} hxg4 {[%emt 0:01:
26]} 45. hxg4 {[%emt 0:00:05]} Qc8 {[%emt 0:03:07]} 46. Kg3 {[%emt 0:00:16]}
Qc5 {[%emt 0:00:47]} 47. Qxc5 {[%emt 0:00:07]} dxc5 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 48. g5 {
[%emt 0:00:48]} Kf8 {[%emt 0:00:05]} 49. f4 {[%emt 0:00:25]} Ke7 {[%emt 0:00:
04]} 50. f5 {[%emt 0:00:48]} Kd6 {[%emt 0:00:27]} 51. f6 {[%emt 0:00:04]}
1/2-1/2

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Re: The London Chess Classic Thread

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[pgn]
[Event "7th London Classic 2015"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Giri,A"]
[Black "Adams,Mi"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2744"]
[ECO "E37"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[WhiteElo "2778"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 Ne4 7.Qc2 c5 8.dxc5 Nc6 9.Nf3 Qa5+ 10.Bd2 Qxc5 11.e3 Nxd2 12.Nxd2 dxc4 13.Bxc4 O-O 14.b4 Qe7 15.Bd3 h6 16.Qc3 a6 17.O-O Bd7 18.Nc4 Rab8 19.Nb6 Rfd8 20.Rac1 Be8 21.Be4 Na7 22.a4 Qd6 23.Nc4 Qe7 24.Nb6 Qd6 25.Nc4 Qe7 26.Nb6 Qd6 1/2-1/2

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Re: The London Chess Classic Thread

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[pgn]
[Event "7th London Classic 2015"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Topalov,V"]
[Black "Grischuk,A"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2750"]
[ECO "C65"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[Mark "1"]
[WhiteElo "2803"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 Bc5 5.c3 O-O 6.Nbd2 d6 7.h3 a6 8.Bxc6 bxc6 9.O-O Re8 10.Re1 h6 11.Nf1 Bb6 12.Ng3 Bd7 13.Be3 Qb8 14.Qd2 Bxe3 15.Rxe3 a5 16.d4 exd4 17.cxd4 Qb4 18.b3 Qxd2 19.Nxd2 a4 20.a3 axb3 21.Rxb3 Ra4 22.Rb7 Rxd4 23.Nf3 Ra4 24.Rxc7 Rc8 25.Rxc8+ Bxc8 26.e5 dxe5 27.Nxe5 c5 28.Rc1 Rxa3 29.Rxc5 Be6 30.Rc1 Ra8 31.Nf3 Rc8 32.Rxc8+ Bxc8 33.Nd4 1/2-1/2

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Re: The London Chess Classic Thread

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[pgn]
[Event "7th London Classic 2015"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Aronian,L"]
[Black "Anand,V"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2803"]
[ECO "D38"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[Mark "1"]
[WhiteElo "2781"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.Bd2 O-O 6.e3 c5 7.a3 Bxc3 8.Bxc3 Ne4 9.Qc2 Nxc3 10.bxc3 Nd7 11.Bd3 h6 12.cxd5 exd5 13.Qb2 Qe7 14.O-O Nf6 15.Rfb1 c4 16.Bc2 Ne4 17.a4 Re8 18.a5 Nd6 19.Qb4 Be6 20.Re1 Bf5 21.Bxf5 Nxf5 22.Qxe7 Rxe7 23.h4 h5 24.g3 Nd6 25.Reb1 Rc8 26.Kg2 f6 27.Ng1 g5 28.Nf3 Ne4 29.Ra3 Rf8 30.Rb5 Rd7 31.Rb2 Rg7 32.Rb5 Rd7 33.Rb2 Rg7 34.Rb5 1/2-1/2

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Re: The London Chess Classic Thread

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[Event "7th London Classic 2015"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "2015.12.05"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Carlsen,M"]
[Black "Caruana,F"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[BlackElo "2787"]
[ECO "C67"]
[EventDate "2015.12.03"]
[WhiteElo "2850"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4 5.Re1 Nd6 6.Nxe5 Be7 7.Bf1 Nxe5 8.Rxe5 O-O 9.Nc3 Ne8 10.Nd5 Bd6 11.Re1 c6 12.Ne3 Be7 13.c4 Nc7 14.d4 d5 15.cxd5 Nxd5 16.Nxd5 cxd5 17.Bf4 Bf6 18.Be5 Bxe5 19.Rxe5 Re8 20.Rxe8+ Qxe8 21.Qb3 Qc6 22.Bb5 Qb6 23.Qxd5 a6 24.Bd3 Be6 25.Qe4 g6 26.d5 Bf5 27.Qe2 Bxd3 28.Qxd3 Qxb2 29.Re1 Rd8 30.d6 Rd7 31.g3 Qf6 32.Rd1 Qe5 33.Qa3 a5 34.f4 Qe2 35.Qc1 Qe6 36.Qc5 b5 37.Qxb5 Rxd6 38.Qb8+ Kg7 39.Qxd6 Qe3+ 40.Kg2 Qe2+ 41.Kg1 Qe3+ 42.Kg2 Qe2+ 1/2-1/2

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"Good decisions come from experience, and experience comes from bad decisions."
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