London Chess Classic 2018
Dec 11, 2018 – Dec 18, 2018The London Chess Classic is the final stage of the Grand Chess Tour held in London from 11th to 7th of December.
- Fabiano Caruana (Classical #2, 2832; Rapid #10, 2789; Blitz #16, 2767)
- Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (Classical #6, 2778; Rapid #11, 2786; Blitz #2, 2937)
- Levon Aronian (Classical #11, 2765; Rapid #7, 2802; Blitz #3, 2889)
- Hikaru Nakamura (Classical #17, 2746; Rapid #2, 2844; Blitz #4, 2858)
After two Classical games on December 11-12, games of rapid and blitz will be played on Dec. 13. The winners then go through to the 3-day Final, held at the traditional Olympia London venue on December 15-16 (Classical) & 17 (Rapid & Blitz). There will also be a Third Place Playoff.
1st prize of $120,000, $80,000 for 2nd, $60,000 for 3rd and $40,000 for 4th
Schedule in UTC:
Round 1 Classic Dec 11, 2018 14:00
Round 2 Classic Dec 12, 2018 14:00
Round 1 Rapid Dec 13, 2018 14:00
Round 2 Rapid Dec 13, 2018 15:30
Round 1 Blitz Dec 13, 2018 17:00
Round 2 Blitz Dec 13, 2018 17:30
Round 3 Blitz Dec 13, 2018 18:00
Round 4 Blitz Dec 13, 2018 18:30
Round 1 Classic Dec 15, 2018 14:00
Round 2 Classic Dec 15, 2018 14:00
Round 1 Rapid Dec 15, 2018 14:00
Round 2 Rapid Dec 16, 2018 15:30
Round 1 Blitz Dec 17, 2018 17:00
Round 2 Blitz Dec 16, 2018 17:30
Round 3 Blitz Dec 17, 2018 18:00
Round 4 Blitz Dec 17, 2018 18:30