London Chess League FIDE Weekender - 25-27 July - U2000
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39 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 25 Jul 2025 to 27 Jul 2025 in London W6, England. 6 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1779, and top seed was Ruhao Liu (🇨🇳 CHN, 1866).
Madhav Kaushik (🇬🇧 ENG, 1829) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Mark Croasdale (4.0) and Liam Clery (3.5). Kaushik shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Peter Kasprowicz (1550) beat Bartolomeo Fortunato (1710), a +160-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧London W6, England
Dates
25 Jul 2025 → 27 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 6 represented
🇬🇧England×34
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇲🇾Malaysia×1
🇨🇳China×1
🇵🇱Poland×1
🇬🇧Wales×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMadhav Kaushik led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
16
6
1
3
1
R5 · LEADER CHANGE27 Jul
Madhav Kaushik takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Mark Croasdale 4 wins (R2–R5)Joshua Burnton 3 wins (R1–R3)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaushik, Madhav | 1829 | ENG | +27B | +11N | =3B | +14N | +4B | 4.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 12.25 | 2091 | +52.0 |
| 2 | Croasdale, Mark | 1688 | ENG | −15B | +32N | +22B | +26N | +8B | 4.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 7.50 | 2522 | +32.8 |
| 3 | Clery, Liam | 1768 | ENG | +36N | +10B | =1N | −7B | +17N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 7.75 | 1819 | +10.0 |
| 4 | Llewellyn, Julian D | 1764 | ENG | +20B | +22N | =9B | +23N | −1N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 7.50 | 1750 | -1.2 |
| 5 | Mayers, Tom | 0 | ENG | −7N | +16B | =10N | +36B | +14B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.50 | 1722 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Burnton, Joshua | 1769 | ENG | +32B | +15N | +8B | =9N | F | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 8.00 | 2025 | +37.6 |
| 7 | Thorogood, Luca | 1703 | ENG | +5B | −9N | +20B | +3N | −11B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 9.00 | 1716 | +2.8 |
| 8 | Killick, Tristan | 1831 | ENG | +17N | +29B | −6N | +12B | −2N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 1754 | -18.8 |
| 9 | Parikh, Naavya | 1770 | ENG | +16N | +7B | =4N | =6B | F | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 9.00 | 1916 | +30.0 |
| 10 | Eagle, Joe | 1692 | ENG | +33B | −3N | =5B | =18N | +22B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 5.50 | 1643 | -4.0 |
| 11 | Sweetnam, James William Ian | 1675 | ENG | F | −1B | +29N | +28B | +7N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.00 | 1933 | +54.4 |
| 12 | Kasprowicz, Peter | 1550 | ENG | +21B | −23N | +24B | −8N | +20B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 1914 | +37.6 |
| 13 | De Rooij, Paul | 0 | ENG | +24B | =14N | −23B | =21N | +26B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 5.75 | 1749 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Witkiewicz, Mateusz | 1754 | POL | +19N | =13B | +28N | −1B | −5N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 5.50 | 1847 | +14.4 |
| 15 | Stell, Edmund | 0 | ENG | +2N | −6B | F | =19N | +21B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.25 | 1717 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Kota, Ashwath Kumar | 1658 | ENG | −9B | −5N | +27B | +24N | =18B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.75 | 1776 | +25.2 |
| 17 | Ananda, Sanjesh | 1672 | ENG | −8B | +38N | =21B | +33N | −3B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1701 | +7.6 |
| 18 | Horwood, Torrey | 1582 | ENG | −28B | +27N | =30N | =10B | =16N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 1682 | +27.6 |
| 19 | Sengupta, Sohana | 1641 | ENG | −14B | =31N | +37N | =15B | =29B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.75 | 1595 | -6.4 |
| 20 | Gilbertson, Cindy | 1650 | ENG | −4N | +34B | −7N | +30B | −12N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1607 | -12.0 |
| 21 | Walia, Michael Kanishk | 1692 | ENG | −12N | +36B | =17N | =13B | −15N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.75 | 1418 | -28.8 |
| 22 | Sng, Matthew | 0 | ENG | +34N | −4B | −2N | +37B | −10N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.50 | 1511 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Chen, Eng Jie | 0 | ENG | F | +12B | +13N | −4B | F | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.00 | 1657 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Fortunato, Bartolomeo | 1710 | ENG | −13N | +37B | −12N | −16B | +36N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 804 | -51.2 |
| 25 | Liu, Ruhao | 1866 | CHN | +31B | =28N | =26B | F | F | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.00 | 1808 | -4.2 |
| 26 | Amabile, Domenico | 1681 | ITA | F | +30B | =25N | −2B | −13N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1753 | +5.6 |
| 27 | George, Naveen Daniel | 1661 | MAS | −1N | −18B | −16N | =32N | +37B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.50 | 1359 | -28.2 |
| 28 | Ward-Riggs, Samuel | 1696 | ENG | +18N | =25B | −14B | −11N | −31B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1561 | -18.4 |
| 29 | Brod, Oliver | 1731 | ENG | +38B | −8N | −11B | F | =19N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.25 | 1609 | -28.0 |
| 30 | Morgan, David | 1704 | WLS | F | −26N | =18B | −20N | +32B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.25 | 1555 | -17.0 |
| 31 | OGorman, Brendan | 1673 | ENG | −25N | =19B | F | F | +28N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.75 | 1734 | +4.6 |
| 32 | Pride, Stephen C | 1657 | ENG | −6N | −2B | =34N | =27B | −30N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1459 | -24.0 |
| 33 | Royce, Anastasija | 1578 | ENG | −10N | F | F | −17B | =35N | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.25 | 1353 | -15.8 |
| 34 | Sood, Vineet | 1674 | ENG | −22B | −20N | =32B | F | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 1460 | -11.2 |
| 35 | Pollack, Maximo | 1516 | ENG | F | F | F | F | =33B | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1577 | +3.2 |
| 36 | Chan, Ryames | 0 | ENG | −3B | −21N | F | −5N | −24B | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 923 | 0.0 |
| 37 | V, Krish | 0 | ENG | F | −24N | −19B | −22N | −27N | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 870 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Bhaduri, Aviraj | 1639 | ENG | −29N | −17B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 902 | -32.8 |
| 39 | Zaman, Nadim | 0 | ENG | F | F | −?B | F | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 616 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sweetnam, James William IanENG+54.43.0 pts · #4
- 2Kaushik, MadhavENG+52.04.5 pts · #1
- 3Burnton, JoshuaENG+37.63.5 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Fortunato, BartolomeoENG-51.22.0 pts · #38
- 2Bhaduri, AvirajENG-32.80.0 pts · #39
- 3Walia, Michael KanishkENG-28.82.0 pts · #31
Biggest upsets
- R3+160 Elo gap
- R5+143 Elo gap
- R1+142 Elo gap