James v John at the Classic
Hackney CC club member James Corrigan works for the charity Chess in Schools and Communities and at the London Chess Classic he bravely took on John Nunn in the GM’s simul. Nice try James!
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Hackney CC well represented at London Chess Classic
This year’s London Chess Classic was won by GM Fabio Caruana after a play-off against GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (see photo above). GM Magnus Carlsen won the overall Grand Chess Tour title after securing a last-round win against Levon Aronian. Super GMs apart, there was plenty of action in the huge Festival Hall with our first teamers Richard Bates and Jonathan
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