The world champion Viswanathan Anand from India will be playing in the second London Chess Classic tournament in December 2010. This is something of a coup for the organisers who have built upon the successful format of the inaugural tournament last December. The tournament comprises four top British players with four of the top players in the world. The British players are the two veteran grandmasters over the last two decades, Nigel Short and Michael Adams and two up-and-coming grandmasters: Luke McShane and David Howell. In addition to the reigning world champion, the world players are the former world champion, Vladimir Kramnik from Russia, the USA champion, Hikaru Nakamura, and the highest graded player in the world, Magnus Carlsen from Norway.

The first London Classic in 2009 was won by Magnus Carlsen with Kramnik as runner up. The line-up includes the same players as last year with the exception that the Chinese champion, Ni Hua, is replaced by the World Champion.

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