London Chess 2016 starts with the participation of Levon Aronian, Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, Veselin TOpalov, Vladimir Kramnik, Michael Adams, Viswanathan Anand, Anish Giri, and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.
Already in round 1 when Hikaru Nakamura takes on Sinquefield Cup winner Wesley So with the white pieces. Nakamura is the only player who can still catch So in the overall Grand Chess Tour standings, which awards the winner $100,000 and $50,000 for the runner-up. Find the full schedule below.
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| Round 1 |
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| Friday 9 Dec, 16.00-22.30 |
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| Levon Aronian |
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Michael Adams |
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| Hikaru Nakamura |
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Wesley So |
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| Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |
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Anish Giri |
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| Fabiano Caruana |
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Viswanathan Anand |
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| Vladimir Kramnik |
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Veselin Topalov |
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| Round 2 |
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| Saturday 10 Dec, 14.00-20.30 |
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| Vladimir Kramnik |
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Levon Aronian |
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| Veselin Topalov |
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Fabiano Caruana |
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| Viswanathan Anand |
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Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |
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| Anish Giri |
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Hikaru Nakamura |
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| Wesley So |
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Michael Adams |
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| Round 3 |
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| Sunday 11 Dec, 14.00-20.30 |
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| Levon Aronian |
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Wesley So |
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| Michael Adams |
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Anish Giri |
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| Hikaru Nakamura |
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Viswanathan Anand |
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| Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |
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Veselin Topalov |
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| Fabiano Caruana |
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Vladimir Kramnik |
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| Round 4 |
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| Monday 12 Dec, 16.00-22.30 |
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| Fabiano Caruana |
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Levon Aronian |
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| Vladimir Kramnik |
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Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |
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| Veselin Topalov |
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Hikaru Nakamura |
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| Viswanathan Anand |
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Michael Adams |
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| Anish Giri |
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Wesley So |
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| Round 5 |
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| Tuesday 13 Dec, 16.00-22.30 |
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| Levon Aronian |
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Anish Giri |
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| Wesley So |
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Viswanathan Anand |
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| Michael Adams |
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Veselin Topalov |
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| Hikaru Nakamura |
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Vladimir Kramnik |
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| Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |
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Fabiano Caruana |
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| Rest Day |
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| Wednesday 14 Dec |
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| Round 6 |
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| Thursday 15 Dec, 16.00-22.30 |
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| Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |
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Levon Aronian |
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| Fabiano Caruana |
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Hikaru Nakamura |
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| Vladimir Kramnik |
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Michael Adams |
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| Veselin Topalov |
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Wesley So |
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| Viswanathan Anand |
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Anish Giri |
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| Round 7 |
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| Friday 16 Dec, 16.00-22.30 |
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| Levon Aronian |
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Viswanathan Anand |
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| Anish Giri |
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Veselin Topalov |
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| Wesley So |
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Vladimir Kramnik |
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| Michael Adams |
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Fabiano Caruana |
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| Hikaru Nakamura |
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Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |
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| Round 8 |
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| Saturday 17 Dec, 14.00-20.30 |
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| Hikaru Nakamura |
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Levon Aronian |
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| Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |
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Michael Adams |
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| Fabiano Caruana |
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Wesley So |
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| Vladimir Kramnik |
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Anish Giri |
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| Veselin Topalov |
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Viswanathan Anand |
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| Round 9 |
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| Sunday 18 Dec, 14.00-20.30 |
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| Levon Aronian |
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Veselin Topalov |
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| Viswanathan Anand |
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Vladimir Kramnik |
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| Anish Giri |
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Fabiano Caruana |
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| Wesley So |
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Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |
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| Michael Adams |
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Hikaru Nakamura |
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