The No.1 UK player, Michael “Mickey” Adams joins World No 1, Magnus Carlsen, World Champion Vishy Anand, and the World No 2, Levon Aronian in becoming the latest player to confirm his invitation for the 4th London Chess Classic, at Kensington Olympia, 1-10 December, 2012. At 17, Adams became one of the youngest players to [...]

It’s shaping up to be the bumper event of the year, as the World No.2, Levon Aronian, of Armenia, joins World No 1 Magnus Carlsen and World Champion Vishy Anand in becoming the third player this week to confirm his invitation for the 4th London Chess Classic, at Kensington Olympia, 1-10 December, 2012. At 29 [...]

Magnus Carlsen recently topped the Fide July rating list with a personal best of 2837, just 14-points off of the all-time 2851 record set by Garry Kasparov – and the young Norwegian World No 1 could be on-course to break that record in London, as he now joins World Champion Vishy Anand in being the [...]