Anand wins 2014 London Chess Classic!

Viswanathan Anand won the 2014 London Classic by pipping the field in the last round. Anand’s win over Michael Adams gave him a joint tie for 1st on 7/15 points (or 3/5 conventional). His victory is by the virtue of him winning with the black pieces.

Michael Adams – Viswanathan Anand, 0-1.
Photo by Ray Morris-Hill.

The classical tournament concludes a week of event including a rapid (won by Nakamura), blitz (won by Adams) and the classical (won by Anand). There was also a Pro-Biz Cup which paired the GMs with a business professional as part of a team tournament. This innovative tournament was won by Anish Giri and Rajko Vujatovic.

IM Malcolm Pein’s initiative is designed to aid his Chess in Schools and Communities (CSC) and featured a number of events open to the public. The Gawain Jones-Romain Edouard six-game match was taken by the English player who won the opening game and held thereafter.

2014 London Chess Classic December 6-14, 2014 2014 (Olympia Conference Centre, London, England)
Players (Elite Six)
#	Name	Flag	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	Pts.
1	GM Viswanathan Anand		2793		1	1	1	1	3	7
2	GM Vladimir Kramnik		2769	1		1	3	1	1	7
3	GM Anish Giri		2768	1	1		1	1	3	7
4	GM Hikaru Nakamura		2775	1	0	1		1	3	6
5	GM Fabiano Caruana		2829	1	1	1	1		0	4
6	GM Michael Adams		2745	0	1	0	0	3		4
(Games, Results)