Magnus will be stopped from winning only for the 3rd time at the London Classic. This time, it will be because of a bye. He will finish the tournament with white against Anand.
Round 8, Sun Dec 9th, 14.00
Vishy Anand – Hikaru Nakamura
Luke McShane – Judit Polgar
Levon Aronian – Mickey Adams
Vladimir Kramnik – Gawain Jones Magnus
Carlsen (bye) – assisting commentary
Official website: http://londonchessclassic.com
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Nakamura will catch Carlsen.
Interestingly, Kramnik and Carlsen have scored the same number of points against their common opponents. If they continue to do so, they will tie.
Kramnik drew against Anand. Carlsen has Anand as his final opponent.
Carlsen won against Gawain Jones and Mickey Adams. Those are Kramnik’s remaining opponents.
In the rye, if anything 🙂