Central London Chess Congress 2025 - Open
38 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 07 Nov 2025 to 09 Nov 2025 in London SW7, England. 3 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2151, and top seed was Szidonia Lazarne Vajda (🇭🇺 HUN, IM, 2294).
Manmay Chopra (🇮🇳 IND, CM, 2142) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Alistair Hill (4.0) and David Tran (4.0). Chopra shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Domenico Napolitano (1847) beat Ethan Sanitt (2113), a +266-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R3; 4 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
CM Manmay Chopra held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
4 players finish on 4.0/5. Chopra takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.5).
CM Manmay Chopra drew with Alistair Hill (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMManmay Chopra | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2Alistair Hill | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3David Tran | ½ | — | * | 1 |
| 4Andy Hill | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manmay ChopraCM | 2142 | IND | +6N | +11B | +20N | =3B | =2N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 12.50 | 2238 | +24.8 |
| 2 | Hill, Alistair | 2087 | ENG | +28B | +8N | =5B | +15N | =1B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 10.75 | 2255 | +21.2 |
| 3 | Tran, David | 2230 | HUN | +36B | +4N | =15B | =1N | +16B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 9.75 | 2273 | +11.2 |
| 4 | Hill, Andy | 1994 | ENG | +24N | −3B | +31N | +20B | +26N | 4.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 2127 | +10.2 |
| 5 | Dignam, MatthewCM | 2214 | IRL | +38N | +12B | =2N | =10B | =14N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 8.00 | 2155 | -6.2 |
| 6 | Kukreja, Karan | 1875 | ENG | −1B | +34N | +13B | =17N | +15B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.75 | 2170 | +30.2 |
| 7 | Bathula, Abhinav Reddy | 1989 | IND | F | +22N | =23B | +8N | +9B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.00 | 2409 | +30.6 |
| 8 | Avinash Vaidyanathan | 1949 | IND | +35N | −2B | +21N | −7B | +24N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1787 | -11.8 |
| 9 | Xian, Junhao | 2166 | CHN | +25B | −15N | +27N | +19B | −7N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 6.50 | 2022 | -17.2 |
| 10 | Alizada, Eldar | 1976 | ENG | +21N | F | =16B | =5N | +17B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.50 | 2212 | +25.4 |
| 11 | Santos Ruiz, Adrian | 1950 | MEX | +34B | −1N | +22B | −16N | +20B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1917 | -6.0 |
| 12 | Jain, Gautam | 1988 | ENG | +31B | −5N | +18B | −23N | +25B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.50 | 2067 | +7.2 |
| 13 | Sanitt, Ethan | 2113 | ENG | −20N | +33B | −6N | +27B | +30N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1932 | -20.8 |
| 14 | Stewart, Ashley | 2063 | ENG | +37B | =23N | +26N | F | =5B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.75 | 2229 | +18.4 |
| 15 | Chauhan, Pranay | 1975 | ENG | +29N | +9B | =3N | −2B | −6N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 6.00 | 1994 | +3.4 |
| 16 | Mesropyan, Hayk | 2136 | ENG | +18B | F | =10N | +11B | −3N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 7.00 | 2101 | -6.0 |
| 17 | Allorant, Adrien | 2068 | FRA | +33N | −20B | +24N | =6B | −10N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 4.25 | 1779 | -30.4 |
| 18 | Mohnblatt, Nicolas | 1868 | FRA | −16N | +29B | −12N | +21B | =19N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.25 | 1874 | +1.2 |
| 19 | Xaxiris, E. | 1976 | GRE | −22B | +28N | +35B | −9N | =18B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.75 | 1943 | -2.8 |
| 20 | Napolitano, Domenico | 1847 | ENG | +13B | +17N | −1B | −4N | −11N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 5.50 | 1981 | +15.8 |
| 21 | Gunawardana, Thivan Manamperi | 1659 | ENG | −10B | +25N | −8B | −18N | +32B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1828 | +19.6 |
| 22 | Wang, Yong Gui | 0 | ENG | +19N | −7B | −11N | −30B | +34B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1759 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Lazarne Vajda, SzidoniaIM | 2294 | HUN | F | =14B | =7N | +12B | F | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.25 | 2138 | -5.1 |
| 24 | Moh, Hon Meng | 1671 | SGP | −4B | +36N | −17B | +34N | −8B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1789 | 0.0 |
| 25 | De Rooij, Paul | 1889 | ENG | −9N | −21B | +33N | +29B | −12N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1766 | -33.2 |
| 26 | Jezierski, Colum | 1927 | ENG | F | +30N | −14B | +32N | −4B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1942 | +1.4 |
| 27 | Rubeck, Jonathan | 1921 | ENG | F | +32N | −9B | −13N | +37B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1951 | +2.8 |
| 28 | Avinash Reddy | 1793 | MAS | −2N | −19B | −29N | =33B | +35B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.25 | 1538 | -23.8 |
| 29 | Juesas Rodriguez, Pablo | 1613 | ESP | −15B | −18N | +28B | −25N | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1689 | +11.2 |
| 30 | Voiculescu-Holvad, Stefan | 1893 | FRA | F | −26B | F | +22N | −13B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1220 | -13.4 |
| 31 | FIDE 527054926 | 0 | — | −12N | F | −4B | +35N | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1191 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Tso, Chi Wai | 1817 | ENG | F | −27B | +37N | −26B | −21N | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1611 | -42.8 |
| 33 | Takvorian, Sebouh | 1764 | ENG | −17B | −13N | −25B | =28N | F | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.75 | 1644 | -21.6 |
| 34 | FIDE 499161 | 0 | — | −11N | −6B | F | −24B | −22N | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 1113 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 343483607 | 0 | — | −8B | F | −19N | −31B | −28N | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1106 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Alldritt, Nigel R E | 1917 | ENG | −3N | −24B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1431 | -2.8 |
| 37 | Farahmandpour, Ehsan | 1708 | ENG | −14N | F | −32B | F | −27N | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1134 | -13.8 |
| 38 | Rahman, K Azizur | 1914 | ENG | −5B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1414 | -3.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Bathula, Abhinav ReddyIND+30.63.5 pts · #10
- 2Kukreja, KaranENG+30.23.5 pts · #12
- 3Alizada, EldarENG+25.43.0 pts · #7
- 1Tso, Chi WaiENG-42.81.0 pts · #27
- 2De Rooij, PaulENG-33.22.0 pts · #18
- 3Allorant, AdrienFRA-30.42.5 pts · #23
- R1+266 Elo gap
- R2+246 Elo gap
- R3+238 Elo gap