After London Chess Classic round 4, Magnus Carlsen is leading the tournament with 8 points, followed by Luke McShane with equal number of points.

In the 4th round, Carlsen tied the game with Vladimir Kramnik of Russia; Luke McShane beat David Howell.

Aronian, 5th with 4 points, was assisting the commentary team in round 4.

5th round pairings are as follows: Levon Aronian v Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura v David Howell, Nigel Short v Vishy Anand, Vladimir Kramnik v Michael Adams.