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2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic

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10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 Nov 2025 to 05 Dec 2025 in London, England. 10 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2668, and top seed was Alireza Firouzja (🇫🇷 FRA, GM, 2762).

Nodirbek Abdusattorov (🇺🇿 UZB, GM, 2750) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Alireza Firouzja (5.5) and Nikita Vitiugov (5.0). Abdusattorov won solo starting round 3.

Location
🇬🇧London, England
Dates
26 Nov 2025 → 05 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇫🇷GMAlireza Firouzja2762
Avg top 10
2,668
Participants
10
Titled players · 10
GM×10
Federations · 6 represented
🇬🇧England×4
🇺🇸United States of America×2
🇺🇿Uzbekistan×1
🇬🇷Greece×1
🇫🇷France×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 10 · 9 rounds

GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov led from R3 onwards, the title was decided early.

Co-leaders
10
3
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1
1
1
1
1
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#1#2#5#10R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R3–R9 · LEAD HELD

GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.

R6 · DECISIVE LEAD01 Dec

GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: GM Alireza Firouzja); the title is out of reach before R9.

R8 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov drew with GM Alireza Firouzja (Black).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo12345678910PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇺🇿GMAbdusattorov, Nodirbek2750*½111½1½117.531.0037.5+18.72932
2🇫🇷GMFirouzja, Alireza2762½*½½11½½½½5.524.0039.5-2.72737
3🇬🇧GMVitiugov, Nikita26570½*½½1½½½15.019.7540.0+6.52712
4🇬🇧GMAdams, Michael26350½½*½½½½½14.518.0040.5+4.52671
5🇬🇧GMMcShane, Luke J261500½½*½11½½4.517.5040.5+7.42674
6🇺🇦GMEljanov, Pavel2656½00½½*½1½½4.017.0041.0-3.52626
7🇬🇷GMTheodorou, Nikolas26560½½½0½*1½½4.016.2541.0-3.52626
9🇬🇧GMMaroroa Jones, Gawain C B2655½½½½000*1½3.516.2541.5-8.42589
8🇺🇸GMMishra, Abhimanyu26420½½½½½½0*½3.515.2541.5-6.52591
10🇺🇸GMShankland, Sam26490½00½½½½½*3.012.5042.0-12.52545

Key insights

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