Carlsen, Kramnik, Anand, Nakamura won 5th round, LCC2012

7 Dec 2012, Kuala Lumpur – In London, the London Chess Classic 2012 has entered its 6th round tonight. Last night, 6th December 2012, the fifth round was played and four decisive games emerged. Carlsen, Kramnik, Anand and Nakamura all won their respective games. Aronian had a bye round in the fifth.

 

Watch Nakamura’s 5th round game against Judit Polgar. Nakamura had Judit in a mating net by move 47. The Week in Chess reported that Hikaru Nakamura surprised Judit Polgar with his opening choice, got an initiative and finally found a mating net.

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Official website: http://www.londonchessclassic.com

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Replay: Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 5 Round 6 Round 7 Round 8 Round 9

Results and Standings

(Picture by Ray Morris-Hill)