London Chess League FIDE Weekender 26-28 September - U2000
24 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 26 Sept 2025 to 28 Sept 2025 in London W6, England. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1715, and top seed was Julian D Llewellyn (🇬🇧 ENG, 1756).
Julian D Llewellyn (🇬🇧 ENG, 1756) won with 4.0/6, ahead of Stephen C Pride (3.5) and Djan Sennaroglu (3.5). Llewellyn won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Gesneria-Codruta Cepoi (1584) beat Oliver Brod (1705), a +121-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsJulian D Llewellyn led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Julian D Llewellyn held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.
Julian D Llewellyn drew with Djan Sennaroglu (Black).
Mark Croasdale won 3 in a row (R3–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Julian D Llewellyn | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Djan Sennaroglu | ½ | * | — | ½ |
| 3Mark Croasdale | — | — | * | — |
| 4Stephen C Pride | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Llewellyn, Julian D | 1756 | ENG | =18N | +8B | +16B | =3N | +5B | F | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 8.75 | 1924 | +20.0 |
| 2 | Pride, Stephen C | 1674 | ENG | =14N | =9B | +8N | +10B | =3N | F | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.50 | 1841 | +22.6 |
| 3 | Sennaroglu, Djan | 1682 | ENG | +19B | +23N | =7N | =1B | =2B | F | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 1832 | +40.4 |
| 4 | Croasdale, Mark | 1719 | ENG | −17B | =6N | +15N | +23B | +13B | F | 3.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 4.25 | 1955 | +19.2 |
| 5 | Hayes, Christopher | 1706 | ENG | +22B | F | +20N | +7B | −1N | F | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 1854 | +31.2 |
| 6 | Czarnuch, Dominic | 1647 | ENG | −8N | =4B | =19N | =9B | +17N | F | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 1617 | -7.6 |
| 7 | Braine, Anthony | 1725 | ENG | +24B | +17N | =3B | −5N | F | F | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.75 | 1672 | -8.8 |
| 8 | Sood, Vineet | 1663 | ENG | +6B | −1N | −2B | F | +22N | F | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1642 | -2.0 |
| 9 | Li, Yueci | 1731 | ENG | F | =2N | −10B | =6N | +18B | F | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 1667 | -14.0 |
| 10 | Bhaduri, Aviraj | 1650 | ENG | F | F | +9N | −2N | +14B | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 1839 | +30.4 |
| 11 | Ward-Riggs, Samuel | 1687 | ENG | =13N | +15B | −12B | =22N | F | F | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 1608 | -8.2 |
| 12 | Hill, Callum | 1671 | ENG | F | +13B | +11N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 2487 | +41.6 |
| 13 | Gilbertson, Cindy | 1687 | ENG | =11B | −12N | F | +17B | −4N | F | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1420 | -19.4 |
| 14 | OGorman, Brendan | 1737 | ENG | =2B | −16N | +18B | F | −10N | F | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.75 | 1586 | -17.2 |
| 15 | Cepoi, Gesneria-Codruta | 1584 | ENG | F | −11N | −4B | =18N | +19N | F | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1615 | +5.2 |
| 16 | Bending, Peter R | 1672 | ENG | F | +14B | −1N | =19B | F | F | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1732 | +5.0 |
| 17 | Madavan, Bathuman | 0 | ENG | +4N | −7B | F | −13N | −6B | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1502 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Bloom, Paul | 1697 | ENG | =1B | −20N | −14N | =15B | −9N | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1456 | -29.8 |
| 19 | Brod, Oliver | 1705 | ENG | −3N | F | =6B | =16N | −15B | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1453 | -52.4 |
| 20 | Singha, Swati | 1672 | ENG | F | +18B | −5B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1701 | +1.6 |
| 21 | Omarov, Murat | 0 | KAZ | F | F | F | F | F | +23N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2358 | +3.6 |
| 22 | V, Krish | 1493 | ENG | −5N | F | F | =11B | −8B | F | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1412 | -10.0 |
| 23 | Avlonitis, Vassilios | 1558 | ENG | F | −3B | F | −4N | F | −21B | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 942 | -32.0 |
| 24 | Mouskos, Mia | 1629 | ENG | −7N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 925 | -14.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Hill, CallumENG+41.62.0 pts · #10
- 2Sennaroglu, DjanENG+40.43.5 pts · #2
- 3Hayes, ChristopherENG+31.23.0 pts · #5
- 1Brod, OliverENG-52.41.0 pts · #16
- 2Avlonitis, VassiliosENG-32.00.0 pts · #23
- 3Bloom, PaulENG-29.81.0 pts · #20
- R5+121 Elo gap