Carlsen wins the 4th London Classic
Magnus Carlsen of Norway has won the 4th London Classic in style, irrespective of the result of his final game. Magnus’ Live rating, currently 2862.4 is an all time record and has surpassed Garry Kasparov’s record of 2851 which stood for 13 years. The new rating list will be published on January 1st 2013. Magnus became world number one at the London Chess Classic and he has made history again here. We look forward to seeing him in London again in 2013 when he begins his world title attempt in the Candidates Matches. He truly is at the top of the chess world.
Final round results
Magnus Carlsen – Vishy Anand ½-½
Judit Polgar – Levon Aronian ½-½
Mickey Adams – Vladimir Kramnik ½-½
Hikaru Nakamura – Luke McShane 1-0
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Just a matter of time before Kasparov says that the achievement is inaccurate because of rating inflation…..