13th London Chess Classic 2023 R6: Gukesh beats McShane, Jules loses a winning game against Adams

by Shahid Ahmed - 08/12/2023

D Gukesh scored a fine victory against Luke McShane (ENG) in the sixth round of 13th London Chess Classic 2023. The England no.4 made an incorrect exchange in the endgame which turned things in Gukesh's favor. Jules Moussard (FRA) miscalculated in a winning position against the legend, Michael Adams (ENG). He found the resource and Jules ended up losing the game. English prodigy, IM Shreyas Royal managed to defend well and salvage a draw against GM Nikita Vitiugov, despite the former being worse for the better part of the game. Adams continues his sole lead 4.5/6, followed by Gukesh 4/6 and Tabatabaei 3.5/6. Round 7 starts today at 2 p.m. local time, 7:30 p.m. IST. Follow the action live on FM WIM Anna-Maja Kazarian's twitch channel. Photos: Tao Bhokanandh

Shreyas Royal salvages a draw against Nikita Vitiugov

14-year-old IM Shreyas Royal is making the most of his opportunity. He navigated a difficult queen and bishop endgame which was the major part of the game, showed his grit and eventually managed to secure a draw.

D Gukesh scored his third win of the event so far

Gukesh - McShane: 1-0

D Gukesh (2720) faced Luke McShane (ENG, 2631) for the first time in any form of rated game. The England no.4 blundered when he exchanged the knight.

Position after 36...Nxf4+

36...Nxf4+?? 37.exf4+- now the queen is an overworked piece as it defends both rook and the e6-pawn. 37...Qe8 is forced to keep both defended. 38.Rxd8 Bxd8 Black saves material momentarily. 39.Qd4 e5 40.Qd5+ Kh8 41.fxe5 and it's over.

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GM D Gukesh - GM Luke McShane (ENG): 1-0

Jules - Adams

Position after 31...Rxf7

In a completely winning position, Jules Moussard (FRA, 2635) blundered 32.Qe6?? Michael Adams (ENG, 2661) had no trouble spotting Be7 to prevent any further attack. 32.f4 Qg4 33.Rb8+ Rf8 34.Qd5+ would have been winning for White.

GM Jules Moussard (FRA) - GM Michael Adams (ENG): 0-1

GM Andrei Volokitin (UKR) - GM Hans Niemann (USA): 1-0

GM Mateusz Bartel (POL) - GM M Amin Tabatabaei (IRI): 0-1

Despite being worse for the majority of the game, IM Shreyas Royal (ENG) defended well and managed to salvage a draw against GM Nikita Vitiugov (ENG)

Tournament organizer IM FST Malcolm Pein observes Volokitin-Hans game

Schedule

There are one round each day starting from 2 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Rest day is on Wednesday 6th December 2023.

13th London Chess Classic will take place 1st to 10th December 2023

Prizes

1st £15000, 2nd £10000, 3rd £7500 and 4th £6000

Replay Round 6 games

Round 6 Results

Bo.	No.	Rtg		Name	Result		Name	Rtg	No.	PGN
1	10	2659	GM	Volokitin, Andrei	1 - 0	GM	Niemann, Hans Moke	2667	8	PGN
2	9	2659	GM	Bartel, Mateusz	0 - 1	GM	Tabatabaei, M. Amin	2692	7	PGN
3	1	2704	GM	Vitiugov, Nikita	½ - ½	IM	Royal, Shreyas	2438	6	PGN
4	2	2720	GM	Gukesh, D	1 - 0	GM	Mcshane, Luke J	2631	5	PGN
5	3	2635	GM	Moussard, Jules	0 - 1	GM	Adams, Michael	2661	4	PGN

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Standings after Round 6

Rk.	SNo		Name	FED	Rtg	TB1
1	4	GM	Adams, Michael	ENG	2661	4,5
2	2	GM	Gukesh, D	IND	2720	4
3	7	GM	Tabatabaei, M. Amin	IRI	2692	3,5
4	3	GM	Moussard, Jules	FRA	2635	3
	8	GM	Niemann, Hans Moke	USA	2667	3
	9	GM	Bartel, Mateusz	POL	2659	3
	10	GM	Volokitin, Andrei	UKR	2659	3
8	1	GM	Vitiugov, Nikita	ENG	2704	2,5
9	6	IM	Royal, Shreyas	ENG	2438	2
10	5	GM	Mcshane, Luke J	ENG	2631	1,5

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Round 7 pairings

Bo.	No.	Rtg		Name	Result		Name	Rtg	No.	PGN
1	4	2661	GM	Adams, Michael		GM	Volokitin, Andrei	2659	10
2	5	2631	GM	Mcshane, Luke J		GM	Moussard, Jules	2635	3
3	6	2438	IM	Royal, Shreyas		GM	Gukesh, D	2720	2
4	7	2692	GM	Tabatabaei, M. Amin		GM	Vitiugov, Nikita	2704	1
5	8	2667	GM	Niemann, Hans Moke		GM	Bartel, Mateusz	2659	9

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