Round 5 results
David Howell 0-1 Magnus Carlsen
Vishy Anand ½-½ Luke McShane
Michael Adams ½-½ Vladimir Kramnik
Hikaru Nakamura 1-0 Nigel Short
Scores after round 5:
Magnus Carlsen, Vishy Anand, Luke McShane 9
Vladimir Kramnik, Hikaru Nakamura 8
Mickey Adams 6
David Howell 2
Nigel Short 1
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Can the organizer expel Short?
Why expel Short? Every tourney needs a chump to be given the ‘wooden spoon’.
No. Short is short on points, so it would be short of the organizers to short Short due to his short status.
Please. Short is a british chess legend who even now can beat anybody. He’s playing very entertaining chess and is a cool guy. He has played very well lately, but very bad in this tourney – with his risky openings. The organizers in London love to have him there,of course.