Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian will face off against Luke McShane (England) in the first round of London Chess Classic to be held from December 3 to 12.

Other board pairings are as follows: Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) - Hikaru Nakamura (U.S.), Magnus Carlsen (Norway) – David Howell (England), Michael Adams (England) – Viswanathan Anand (India), Nigel Short (England) – Boris Becker (Germany).