13th London Chess Classic 2023 R4: Jules shocks Gukesh
D Gukesh was cruising towards victory against Jules Moussard (FRA) until he made a huge blunder. It cost the teenager the game. Jules is a very strong player. He does not miss these tactical opportunities. Michael Adams (ENG) drew against Nikita Vitiugov (ENG) to emerge sole leader 3/4. He is followed by Gukesh, Jules and Hans Niemann (USA) at 2.5/3 each. Hans defeated IM Shreyas Royal (ENG) by making a double exchange sacrifice. Gukesh will face Adams in the fifth round. Round 5 starts today at 2 p.m. local time, 7:30 p.m. IST. Follow the action live on FM WIM Anna-Maja Kazarian's twitch channel. Photos: Tao Bhokanandh
Adams gains sole lead
The AP (Arithmetic Progression) pattern got disrupted. Both colors - white and black pieces won two games each and the fifth game ended in a draw.
Gukesh - Jules: 0-1
D Gukesh (2720) faced Jules Moussard (FRA, 2635) for the first time in a Classical rated game. It seemed like he was going to win the game until he blundered.
26.Qd4!? would have maintained the upper hand for White. However, 26.Rd2?? allowed Black to turn things in his favor. Try to find out why it was a huge mistake.
Try solving various questions asked by IM Sagar Shah from Gukesh-Jules' game in an interactive form on ChessRanga.
Anish Giri and Hans Niemann banter continues on twitter
Schedule
There are one round each day starting from 2 p.m. local time, 6:30 p.m. IST. Rest day is on Wednesday 6th December 2023.
Prizes
1st £15000, 2nd £10000, 3rd £7500 and 4th £6000
Replay Round 4 games
Round 4 Results
Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
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1 | 10 | 2659 | GM | Volokitin, Andrei | 0 - 1 | GM | Tabatabaei, M. Amin | 2692 | 7 | |||
2 | 8 | 2667 | GM | Niemann, Hans Moke | 1 - 0 | IM | Royal, Shreyas | 2438 | 6 | |||
3 | 9 | 2659 | GM | Bartel, Mateusz | 1 - 0 | GM | Mcshane, Luke J | 2631 | 5 | |||
4 | 1 | 2704 | GM | Vitiugov, Nikita | ½ - ½ | GM | Adams, Michael | 2661 | 4 | |||
5 | 2 | 2720 | GM | Gukesh, D | 0 - 1 | GM | Moussard, Jules | 2635 | 3 |
Standings after Round 4
Rk. | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | TB1 | ||
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1 | 4 | GM | Adams, Michael | ENG | 2661 | 3 | |
2 | 2 | GM | Gukesh, D | IND | 2720 | 2,5 | |
3 | GM | Moussard, Jules | FRA | 2635 | 2,5 | ||
8 | GM | Niemann, Hans Moke | USA | 2667 | 2,5 | ||
5 | 7 | GM | Tabatabaei, M. Amin | IRI | 2692 | 2 | |
9 | GM | Bartel, Mateusz | POL | 2659 | 2 | ||
7 | 1 | GM | Vitiugov, Nikita | ENG | 2704 | 1,5 | |
6 | IM | Royal, Shreyas | ENG | 2438 | 1,5 | ||
10 | GM | Volokitin, Andrei | UKR | 2659 | 1,5 | ||
10 | 5 | GM | Mcshane, Luke J | ENG | 2631 | 1 |
Round 5 pairings
Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | PGN | ||||
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1 | 3 | 2635 | GM | Moussard, Jules | GM | Volokitin, Andrei | 2659 | 10 | ||||
2 | 4 | 2661 | GM | Adams, Michael | GM | Gukesh, D | 2720 | 2 | ||||
3 | 5 | 2631 | GM | Mcshane, Luke J | GM | Vitiugov, Nikita | 2704 | 1 | ||||
4 | 6 | 2438 | IM | Royal, Shreyas | GM | Bartel, Mateusz | 2659 | 9 | ||||
5 | 7 | 2692 | GM | Tabatabaei, M. Amin | GM | Niemann, Hans Moke | 2667 | 8 |