The London Chess Classic is the final stage of the Grand Chess Tour held in London from 11th to 17th of December 2018, with a rest day on December 14.
Official site
Players:
- Fabiano Caruana (Classical #2, 2832; Rapid #10, 2789; Blitz #16, 2767)
- Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (Classical #6, 2778; Rapid #11, 2786; Blitz #2, 2937)
- Levon Aronian (Classical #11, 2765; Rapid #7, 2802; Blitz #3, 2889)
- Hikaru Nakamura (Classical #17, 2746; Rapid #2, 2844; Blitz #4, 2858)
After two Classical games on December 11-12, games of rapid and blitz will be played on Dec. 13. The winners then go through to the 3-day Final, held at the traditional Olympia London venue on December 15-16 (Classical) & 17 (Rapid & Blitz). There will also be a Third Place Playoff.
The 1st prize is $120,000, $80,000 for 2nd, $60,000 for 3rd and $40,000 for 4th
Schedule in UTC:
Round 1 Classic Dec 11, 2018 14:00
Round 2 Classic Dec 12, 2018 14:00
Round 1 Rapid Dec 13, 2018 14:00
Round 2 Rapid Dec 13, 2018 15:30
Round 1 Blitz Dec 13, 2018 17:00
Round 2 Blitz Dec 13, 2018 17:30
Round 3 Blitz Dec 13, 2018 18:00
Round 4 Blitz Dec 13, 2018 18:30
Round 1 Classic Dec 15, 2018 14:00
Round 2 Classic Dec 15, 2018 14:00
Round 1 Rapid Dec 15, 2018 14:00
Round 2 Rapid Dec 16, 2018 15:30
Round 1 Blitz Dec 17, 2018 17:00
Round 2 Blitz Dec 16, 2018 17:30
Round 3 Blitz Dec 17, 2018 18:00
Round 4 Blitz Dec 17, 2018 18:30
Watch the games of the London Chess Classic 2018 with computer analysis LIVE on ChessBomb and
on https://www.chess.com/events/2018-london-chess-classic via Chess.com with commentary by GMs Yasser Seirawan, Cristian Chirila, Alejandro Ramirez and WGM Jennifer Shahade.
Read Mike Klein's comments at Chess.com
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Read the Grand Chess Tour recaps
2018 London Chess Classic – Recap Day 5
2018 London Chess Classic – Recap Day 4
2018 London Chess Classic – Recap Day 3
2018 London Chess Classic – Recap Day 2
2018 London Chess Classic – Recap Day 1
Watch the Grand Chess Tour Video Recaps of the 2018 London Chess Classic
Video Recap Day 1; Video Recap Day 2; Recap Day 3; Recap Day 4; Recap Day 5;
