London Classic: The Pairings

The pairings have been announced for the London Chess Classic.

Round 1: December 3rd, starting at 14.00

Vladimir Kramnik v Hikaru Nakamura,

Levon Aronian v Luke McShane,

Magnus Carlsen v David Howell,

Michael Adams v Viswanathan Anand.

Nigel Short bye, assisting the commentary

Round two: December 4th, starting at 14.00

David Howell v Michael Adams

Luke McShane v Magnus Carlsen

Hikaru Nakamura v Levon Aronian

Nigel Short v Vladimir Kramnik

Viswanathan Anand bye, assisting the commentary

Round three: December 5th, starting at 14.00

Levon Aronian v Nigel Short

Magnus Carlsen v Hikaru Nakamura

Michael Adams v Luke McShane

Viswanathan Anand v David Howell

Vladimir Kramnik bye, assisting the commentary

Round four: December 6th, starting at 16.00

Magnus Carlsen v Vladimir Kramnik

Michael Adams v Nigel Short

Viswanathan Anand v Hikaru Nakamura

David Howell v Luke McShane

Levon Aronian bye, assisting the commentary

Rest day: December 7th

Round five: December 8th, starting at 14.00

Hikaru Nakamura v David Howell

Nigel Short v Viswanathan Anand

Vladimir Kramnik v Michael Adams

Levon Aronian v Magnus Carlsen

Luke McShane bye, assisting the commentary

Round six: December 9th, starting at 14.00

Michael Adams v Levon Aronian

Viswanathan Anand v Vladimir Kramnik

David Howell v Nigel Short

Luke McShane v Hikaru Nakamura

Magnus Carlsen bye, assisting the commentary

Round seven: December 10th, starting at 14.00

Nigel Short v Luke McShane

Vladimir Kramnik v David Howell

Levon Aronian v Viswanathan Anand

Magnus Carlsen v Michael Adams

Hikaru Nakamura bye, assisting the commentary

Round eight: December 11th, starting at 14.00

Viswanathan Anand v Magnus Carlsen

David Howell v Levon Aronian

Luke McShane v Vladimir Kramnik

Hikaru Nakamura v Nigel Short

Michael Adams bye, assisting the commentary

Round nine: December 12th, starting at 12.00

Luke McShane v Viswanathan Anand

Hikaru Nakamura v Michael Adams

Nigel Short v Magnus Carlsen

Vladimir Kramnik v Levon Aronian

David Howell bye, assisting the commentary

Nigel Short and Magnus Carlsen will meet in the last round for the third consecutive Classic!