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At London Chess Classic 2014, England

10-12.2014 - Round One
GM Vladimir Kramnik (RUS,2769) ½-½ GM Viswanathan Anand (IND,2793)
GM Hikaru Nakamura (USA,2775) ½-½ GM Anish Giri (NED,2768)
GM Michael Adams (ENG,2745) 1-0 GM Fabiano Caruana (ITA,2829)

11-12.2014 - Round Two
GM Viswanathan Anand (IND,2793) ½-½ GM Fabiano Caruana (ITA,2829)
GM Anish Giri (NED,2768) 1-0 GM Michael Adams (ENG,2745)
GM Vladimir Kramnik (RUS,2769) 1-0 GM Hikaru Nakamura (USA,2775)

12-12.2014 - Round Theee
GM Hikaru Nakamura (USA,2775) ½-½ GM Viswanathan Anand (IND,2793)
GM Michael Adams (ENG,2745) ½-½ GM Vladimir Kramnik (RUS,2769)
GM Fabiano Caruana (ITA,2829) ½-½ GM Anish Giri (NED,2768)

13-12.2014 - Round Four
GM Viswanathan Anand (IND,2793) ½-½ GM Anish Giri (NED,2768)
GM Vladimir Kramnik (RUS,2769) ½-½ GM Fabiano Caruana (ITA,2829)
GM Hikaru Nakamura (USA,2775) 1-0 GM Michael Adams (ENG,2745)

14-12.2014 - Round Five
GM Michael Adams (ENG,2745) 0-1 GM Viswanathan Anand (IND,2793)
GM Fabiano Caruana (ITA,2829) ½-½ GM Hikaru Nakamura (USA,2775)
GM Anish Giri (NED,2768) ½-½ GM Vladimir Kramnik (RUS,2769)

Viswanathan Anand wins the 6th London Chess Classic on tie-break from Vladimir Kramnik and Anish Giri after defeating Michael Adams with the black pieces in the final round ... After his World championship match Anand was playing in London Chess Classic ... After playing four rounds Anand was still searching for first win though he managed to draw all his games.

Final scores in tie-break order - 1 Anand 7 (win with black pieces), 2 Kramnik 7 (win with white pieces), 3 Giri 7 (win with white pieces), 4 Nakamura 6, 5 Adams 4, 6 Caruana 4.