London

Here are various photographs taken during our trip to London in December 2009 to watch the London Chess Classic Tournament which featured the world's highest ranked player (Magnus Carlsen), a former world champion (Vladimir Kramnik), the leading United States player (Hikaru Nakamura), a leading Chinese player (Ni Hua) and the top four British players (Nigel Short, Michael Adams, Luke McShane and David Howell).

houses of parliament
millenium bridge
tower bridge
tower of london
canary wharf
covent garden
victoria and albert museum - Giambologna's Samson slaying a Philistine
victoria and albert museum
Victoria and Albert Museum - Japanese Collection
victoria and albert museum
natural history museum
magnus carlsen
Vladimir Kramnik
michael adams
david howell
nigel short
lizzie cundy
david haye
st trinians premiere
st trinians premiere