Carlsen got off to a good start in the London classic by defeating his main rival Kramnik in the very first round. In his six remaining games he has white against McShane (who won a marathon 163-move game against Nigel Short), Nakamura, Adams, and black against Howell, Hua, and Short.
The favorable draw gives Carlsen good chances to score the needed 4.5/7 (or 5.0/7) and hold on to the #1 ranking.
Thank goodness we live in an era without adjournments, under the old time control of 40 moves in 150 minutes, 16 moves in 60 minutes, there would have been adjournments after 40, 72, 104, and 136 moves. A 163-move game could have taken five days to play!
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