Carlsen,M (2801) - Kramnik,V (2772)
Chess Classic (London ENG), 12/08/2009
Round 1

1.c4 Nf6 2.Nc3 e5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.g3 d5 5.cxd5 Nxd5 6.Bg2 Nb6 7.O-O Be7 8.a3 O-O 9.b4 Be6 10.Rb1 f6 11.d3 a5 12.b5 Nd4 13.Nd2 Qc8 14.e3 Nf5 15.Qc2 Rd8 16.Bb2 a4 17.Rfc1 Nd6 18.Nde4 Ne8 19.Qe2 Bf8 20.f4 exf4 21.gxf4 Qd7 22.d4 c6 23.Nc5 Bxc5 24.dxc5 Nc4 25.Rd1 Qc7 26.Bc1 Na5 27.bxc6 bxc6 28.Nxa4 Rxd1+ 29.Qxd1 Rd8 30.Qc2 Qf7 31.Nc3 Qh5 32.Ne2 Bf5 33.e4 Bg4 34.Ng3 Qf7 35.Bf1 Be6 36.Qc3 Ra8 37.Rb4 Qd7 38.f5 Bf7 39.Bf4 Qd1 40.Kf2 Nb3 41.Be2 Qb1 42.Bc4 Rxa3 43.Ne2 1-0

Nakamura,Hi (2715) - Ni Hua (2665)
Chess Classic (London ENG), 12/08/2009
Round 1

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 a6 5.Bd2 e6 6.Qc2 Nbd7 7.Nc3 dxc4 8.a4 c5 9.Bxc4 cxd4 10.exd4 Be7 11.O-O O-O 12.Rac1 Nb6 13.Bd3 h6 14.Qb3 Nbd5 15.Nxd5 Nxd5 16.Bc4 Bd7 17.Bxd5 exd5 18.Ne5 Bf6 19.Ba5 Qe8 20.Bb4 Bxa4 21.Qa3 Bxe5 22.dxe5 Bb5 23.Rfe1 d4 24.Bxf8 Qxf8 25.Qxf8+ Kxf8 26.f4 d3 27.Red1 g5 28.g3 gxf4 29.gxf4 Ke7 30.Rc7+ Ke6 31.Rxb7 Rc8 32.Kf2 Rc2+ 33.Kg3 Re2 34.Rb6+ Kd5 35.Rxb5+ axb5 36.Rxd3+ Ke4 37.Rd7 Rxb2 38.Rxf7 b4 39.Rf8 Rc2 40.Kg4 Rc7 41.e6 b3 42.Rb8 Rg7+ 43.Kh5 Re7 44.Kg4 Rg7+ 45.Kh5 Re7 46.Kg4 1/2-1/2

Howell,D (2597) - Adams,Mi (2698)
Chess Classic (London ENG), 12/08/2009
Round 1

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Be3 Qf6 6.c3 Nge7 7.Bc4 b6 8.O-O O-O 9.Qd2 Qg6 10.f3 a5 11.Nb5 Ne5 12.Be2 Bxe3+ 13.Qxe3 c6 14.Nd4 c5 15.Nb5 Bb7 16.Nd2 d5 17.f4 Qh6 18.exd5 Nxd5 19.Qxe5 Rae8 20.Qh5 Nxf4 21.Qxh6 Nxe2+ 22.Kh1 gxh6 23.Nd6 Rd8 24.Rf6 Nf4 25.Nxb7 Rxd2 26.Rxf4 Rb8 27.Nxc5 bxc5 28.b3 Rc2 29.Ra4 Rxc3 30.Rxa5 Rc2 31.h3 Rd8 32.Ra4 Rdd2 33.Rg4+ Kf8 34.a4 Rc3 35.Rc4 Rg3 36.Rg1 Rxb3 37.Rxc5 Rbb2 38.a5 Ra2 39.Rf5 Kg8 40.Kh2 Kg7 41.Rb5 Rd6 42.Rgb1 Rdd2 43.Rg1 Rd6 44.Rgb1 Rdd2 45.Rg1 1/2-1/2

McShane,L (2615) - Short,N (2707)
Chess Classic (London ENG), 12/08/2009
Round 1

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Bc5 5.Nxc6 Qf6 6.Qf3 bxc6 7.Nc3 d6 8.Qg3 Qg6 9.Bd3 a5 10.Bd2 Nf6 11.f3 Ba6 12.Ne2 Nd7 13.Bxa6 Rxa6 14.Qxg6 hxg6 15.Nf4 Bd4 16.Nd3 c5 17.c3 Bf6 18.O-O-O a4 19.Kc2 g5 20.h3 Be7 21.Nf2 Nf8 22.Ng4 Ne6 23.Ne3 f6 24.Nc4 Kf7 25.Be1 Nf4 26.Rd2 g6 27.Bg3 Nh5 28.Bh2 Ng7 29.Bg3 Nh5 30.Bh2 Ng7 31.Re1 Rb8 32.Rdd1 Rba8 33.Rd2 Rb8 34.Ra1 Rba8 35.Rc1 Rb8 36.Bg3 Nh5 37.Bh2 Ng7 38.Rg1 Rh8 39.Rf1 Rh7 40.Rd3 Rh8 41.Rdd1 Ne6 42.Rh1 Ng7 43.Rhe1 Rha8 44.Bg1 Ne6 45.Rd2 Rh8 46.Be3 Bf8 47.Rh1 Bg7 48.Rd5 Ke7 49.Rh2 Raa8 50.Rh1 Ra6 51.Rd2 Raa8 52.Re1 Ra6 53.Bf2 Raa8 54.Bg3 Ra6 55.Ne3 Kf7 56.Rd5 Bf8 57.Rdd1 Bg7 58.Rh1 Raa8 59.Rh2 Ra6 60.Rdh1 Raa8 61.h4 gxh4 62.Rxh4 Rxh4 63.Rxh4 Ra7 64.Rh1 Ra8 65.Bf2 Nf8 66.Be1 Ra7 67.Bd2 Ne6 68.Bc1 Ra8 69.Bd2 Rd8 70.Bc1 Re8 71.Rh4 Ra8 72.Kd3 Ra6 73.g3 Nf8 74.f4 Nd7 75.Rh2 Ra7 76.Bd2 Rb7 77.Be1 Bf8 78.g4 Kg7 79.Bg3 c6 80.f5 g5 81.Rd2 Nb6 82.Ke2 Rd7 83.b3 d5 84.c4 axb3 85.axb3 dxe4 86.Rxd7+ Nxd7 87.Bc7 Kf7 88.Nd1 Ke8 89.Nc3 Be7 90.Nxe4 Bd8 91.Nd6+ Ke7 92.Nc8+ Ke8 93.Nd6+ Ke7 94.Nc8+ Ke8 95.Bg3 Nb6 96.Nd6+ Kf8 97.Nb7 Ke8 98.Nxc5 Be7 99.Ne4 Kd8 100.Be1 Nd7 101.Bc3 c5 102.Bb2 Ke8 103.Kf2 Kd8 104.Kg2 Ke8 105.Kh3 Kf7 106.Kg3 Ke8 107.Bc3 Kd8 108.Kh3 Kc7 109.Bb2 Kc6 110.Nc3 Nb6 111.Kg3 Bd8 112.Kf3 Be7 113.Ke3 Bd8 114.Kd3 Be7 115.Ke4 Bd8 116.Nd5 Nd7 117.Bc3 Kd6 118.Be1 Kc6 119.Bg3 Nf8 120.Kd3 Nd7 121.Kc2 Nf8 122.Be1 Nd7 123.Bg3 Nf8 124.Kb2 Nd7 125.Ka3 Ba5 126.Ne7+ Kb6 127.Bd6 Ka6 128.Nd5 Bd8 129.Bg3 Ba5 130.Ka4 Bd2 131.Bc7 Bc1 132.Bd8 Bb2 133.b4 Bd4 134.b5+ Kb7 135.Kb3 Be5 136.Kc2 Bd4 137.Kb3 Be5 138.Be7 Bd4 139.Bd6 Bf2 140.Kc2 Ka7 141.Kd3 Kb7 142.Ke4 Bd4 143.Be7 Be5 144.Ne3 Bf4 145.Ng2 Bg3 146.Kd5 Bf2 147.Ke6 Ne5 148.Bxf6 Nxc4 149.Bxg5 Na3 150.f6 Bd4 151.f7 Bg7 152.Bf6 Bf8 153.Be7 Bg7 154.Bxc5 Nxb5 155.f8=Q Nc7+ 156.Kf7 Bxf8 157.Bxf8 Kc6 158.Nf4 Kd7 159.g5 Nb5 160.g6 Nd4 161.g7 Nf5 162.g8=Q Nh6+ 163.Bxh6 1-0