Michael Adams wins 13th London Chess Classic 2023, Gukesh third
52-year-old legend, Michael Adams won the 13th London Chess Classic 2023. He drew his final round game against fellow compatriot - IM Shreyas Royal to become the first English player to win the event. Adams scored an unbeaten 6/9, performed at 2770 and finished a half point ahead of the field. M Amin Tabatabaei (IRI) drew against Jules Moussard (FRA) to finish sole second scoring 5.5/9. D Gukesh suffered a loss against Hans Niemann. He finished third and his journey towards the Candidates 2024 still continues at the next event. It has been an outstanding year for Adams who won Cambridge Open in February, English Open in May, British Championship in July, World Senior 50+ Championship in November and now London Classic. English prodigy Shreyas Royal scored his second GM-norm. Photo: Tao Bhokanandh
Shreyas Royal secures his second GM-norm
"I think it's huge because to win any tournament at the age of 52 is just really amazing. This one is completely different level to the other successes I had this year. In many ways, it's probably my best ever result, because all the tournament that I have won were when I was in my prime as a player. It's completely different now, completely different challenge to play, when you are playing against someone younger than yourself. All the other competitors were basically much younger." - GM Michael Adams on where does this triumph rank among the tournaments he had won in the last ten years.
The Tournament Organizer - IM FST Malcolm Pein tweeted his joy
English GM Daniel Gormally's prediction came true
Anish Giri rightly tweeted - This man is a legend.
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.
Prizes
1st £15000, 2nd £10000, 3rd £7500 and 4th £6000
Replay Round 9 games
Round 9 Results
Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
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1 | 5 | 2631 | GM | Mcshane, Luke J | ½ - ½ | GM | Volokitin, Andrei | 2659 | 10 | PGN | ||
2 | 6 | 2438 | IM | Royal, Shreyas | ½ - ½ | GM | Adams, Michael | 2661 | 4 | PGN | ||
3 | 7 | 2692 | GM | Tabatabaei, M. Amin | ½ - ½ | GM | Moussard, Jules | 2635 | 3 | PGN | ||
4 | 8 | 2667 | GM | Niemann, Hans Moke | 1 - 0 | GM | Gukesh, D | 2720 | 2 | PGN | ||
5 | 9 | 2659 | GM | Bartel, Mateusz | ½ - ½ | GM | Vitiugov, Nikita | 2704 | 1 |
Final standings
Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | ||
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1 | 4 | GM | Adams, Michael | ENG | 2661 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 26,50 | |
2 | 7 | GM | Tabatabaei, M. Amin | IRI | 2692 | 5,5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 22,75 | |
3 | 2 | GM | Gukesh, D | IND | 2720 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 22,00 | |
4 | 10 | GM | Volokitin, Andrei | UKR | 2659 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 21,25 | |
5 | 9 | GM | Bartel, Mateusz | POL | 2659 | 4,5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17,25 | |
6 | 8 | GM | Niemann, Hans Moke | USA | 2667 | 4,5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 20,00 | |
7 | 6 | IM | Royal, Shreyas | ENG | 2438 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 18,25 | |
8 | 3 | GM | Moussard, Jules | FRA | 2635 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17,50 | |
9 | 1 | GM | Vitiugov, Nikita | ENG | 2704 | 3,5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16,00 | |
10 | 5 | GM | Mcshane, Luke J | ENG | 2631 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13,50 |