30 November 2017
London Chess Classic Starts with ProBlitzCup
The main event is the final leg of the Grand Chess Tour.
Photo: Official website
On November 30, the 9th edition of London Chess Classic has started with a ProBlitzCup which brought leading business minds and the world’s leading grandmasters together in a fun knock-out tournament to raise money for the UK charity, Chess in Schools and Communities (CSC). The event was won by Rajko Vujatovic & Ian Nepomniachtchi team - 2.5 points out of 3. 2-4 places were shared by Terry Chapman & Garry Kasparov, Lee Green & Hikaru Nakamura, and Ali Mortazavi & Dave Norwood - 2/3.
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The main event - the final leg of the Grand Chess Tour 2017 - will start on December 1.
Round 1 parings:
Nepomniachtchi - Aronian, Carlsen - Caruana, Adams - Karjakin, Nakamura - Anand, So - Vachier-Lagrave.
Time control: 100 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 60 minutes for the remainder of the game with a 30 second delay per move from move 1.
Schedule: December 1, 3-6, 8-11. Free days: December 2 and 7.
The festival also includes the British Knockout Championship, FIDE Open, Rapid tournaments, Super Blitz tournament and many other events.
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