London Chess Classic 2012 Round 4: Carlsen Leads, Round 5 Resumes Today

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There were two very exciting games during Round 4 at the London Chess Classic 2012. On the one hand, Gawain Jones tried all the fireworks - including a daring Queen sac - against Carlsen. On the other, Levon Aronian put up a spectacular fight against Luke McShane's rolling pawns. Both Carlsen and Aronian won. The other two games were drawn. You can check out the games with Chess King by clicking on the links below:

Round 4: Tuesday, Dec. 4th, 2012
Hikaru Nakamura ½-½ Michael Adams
Magnus Carlsen 1-0 Gawain Jones
Vishy Anand ½-½ Vladimir Kramnik
Luke McShane 0-1 Levon Aronian
Judit Polgar (bye) – assisting commentary

Standings after Round 4

Points - Games
1. Magnus Carlsen 10 - 4
2. Vladimir Kramnik 8 - 4
3. Michael Adams 7 - 3
4. Hikaru Nakamura 5 - 4
5. Levon Aronian 4 - 4
6. Viswanathan Anand 3 - 3
7. Gawain Jones 2 - 4
8. Luke McShane 1 - 3
Judit Polgar  1 - 3

Round 5: Thursday, Dec. 6th, 2012
Vladimir Kramnik - Luke McShane

Gawain Jones - Vishy Anand
Michael Adams - Magnus Carlsen
Judit Polgar - Hikaru Nakamura
Levon Aronian (bye) – assisting commentary

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