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2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Open

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119 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 26 Nov 2025 to 02 Dec 2025 in London, England. 96 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2596, and top seed was Praggnanandhaa R (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2768).

Praggnanandhaa R (🇮🇳 IND, GM, 2768) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Velimir Ivic (7.0) and Ameet K Ghasi (7.0). R shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Oscar Pollack (2099) beat Sven Tica (IM, 2441), a +342-point gap.

Location
🇬🇧London, England
Dates
26 Nov 2025 → 02 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90min/40moves+30min/end+30sec increment per move starting from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇮🇳GMPraggnanandhaa R2768
Avg top 10
2,596
Participants
119
Titled players · 96
GM×27
IM×24
FM×27
CM×13
WGM×1
WFM×4
Federations · 8 represented
🇬🇧England×40
🇮🇳India×11
🇫🇷France×9
🇮🇱Israel×8
🇮🇪Ireland×6
🇩🇪Germany×5
🇺🇦Ukraine×5
🇷🇴Romania×4
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 3 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 8 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders
51
15
2
8
1
2
6
1
3
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Praggnanandhaa takes lead
R8 · LEADER CHANGE02 Dec

GM Praggnanandhaa R takes the sole lead (6.5/8).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 7.0/9. R takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (49.5).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

GM Praggnanandhaa R won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1GMAmeet K Ghasi*
½
2GMPraggnanandhaa R*
½
½
3GMVelimir Ivic
½
½
*
1
4GMPranav Anand
½
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Praggnanandhaa RGM2768IND+68N+21B+13N=4B=6N+20B=2N+12B=5N7.049.553.540.252730-2.5
2Ivic, VelimirGM2618SRB+56B=64N+26B+15N=9B+4N=1B=3N+14B7.048.552.540.502732+12.6
3Ghasi, Ameet KGM2500ENG+102N=114B=49N+78B=22N+24B+10N=2B+8N7.040.542.032.752630+14.9
4Pranav AnandGM2581IND+87N+105B+40N=1N+11B2B+13N=8B=10N6.546.548.532.002704+15.0
5Smirin, IliaGM2554ISR+52B26N+44N+74B+40N=13B=6N+20B=1B6.545.048.533.252637+10.2
6Fodor, Tamas Jr.GM2508HUN+67B=16N+48B+64N=1B=9N=5B=35N+19B6.544.548.533.252648+17.1
7Wadsworth, Matthew JGM2487ENG+60N+45B=9B=19N=14B=11N=15B+48N+35B6.544.048.533.752627+17.4
8Fernandez, Daniel HowardGM2501ENG+24B+63N=11B=10B+17N=12B+9N=4N3B6.049.053.033.752619+14.7
9Sanal, VahapGM2546TUR+80N+33B=7N+18B=2N=6B8B+42N=15B6.048.552.033.002589+5.4
10Iniyan, PaGM2601IND=41B+93N+16B=8N+28B=35N3B+26N=4B6.046.549.531.252559-3.4
11Yuffa, DaniilGM2618ESP+58N+22B=8N+38B4N=7B=21N+64B=13N6.045.549.531.002593-2.6
12Gavrilescu, DavidGM2542ROU+75B+32N=25B=17N+79B=8N+28B1N=16B6.045.048.529.752591+5.7
13Chasin, NicoGM2512USA+77N+74B1B+42N+25B=5N4B+49N=11B6.044.548.028.252608+11.6
14Cornette, MatthieuGM2517FRA+117N=47B=23N+49B=7N=22B+31N+36B2N6.044.545.527.252568+6.4
15Mikhalevski, VictorGM2504ISR+46N=49B+114N2B+69N=23B=7N+21B=9N6.044.045.527.252561+7.2
16Kanyamarala, TarunIM2376IRL+90N=6B10N+53B=18N=17B+79N+38B=12N6.043.546.528.252551+21.3
17Czopor, MaciejIM2463POL+98N+92B=20N=12B8B=16N=39B+41N+37B6.041.544.527.252455+0.9
18Bazakutsa, SvyatoslavIM2478UKR+84B=39N+76B9N=16B=48N+50B=37N+43B6.039.543.026.752423-4.9
19Jumabayev, RinatGM2560KAZ+43N=23B+47N=7B=27N=21B=22N+32B6N5.545.550.529.752512-5.0
20Rozen, EytanIM2515ISR+108B+42N=17B=25N+26B1N+63B5N=23B5.545.047.025.002536+2.8
21Gasanov, EldarGM2447UKR+95B1N+51B=24N+50B=19N=11B15N+48B5.543.546.525.002503+6.9
22Aizenberg, BennyIM2444ISR+103B11N+43B+84N=3B=14N=19B+28NF5.543.545.525.252554+12.4
23Kovchan, AlexanderGM2440UKR+61B=19N=14B=55N+59B=15N=27B=25N=20N5.543.047.528.252486+7.0
24Kazarian, Anna-MajaFM2224NED8N+112B+83N=21B+33B3N=29B+63N=25B5.542.544.022.752485+60.6
25Greenfeld, AlonGM2465ISR+73N+91B=12N=20B13N=57B+45N=23B=24N5.542.045.025.502456+0.1
26Harvey, Marcus RIM2438ENG+70N+5B2N+91B20N=66B+65N10B+51N5.541.544.524.002467+4.7
27Royal, ShreyasGM2495ENG+101B=50N=39B+80N=19B28N=23N+44B=31N5.540.042.524.002459-3.6
28Willow, Jonah BIM2472ENG=71N+88B+99N+36B10N+27B12N22B+49N5.540.042.523.002475+2.3
29Siva MahadevanIM2424IND=37BF+88N+87N+41B36B=24N+59B=40N5.537.040.024.252460+4.3
30Magold, FilipIM2465ROU+66B=76N+37B35N63B+52N48B+58N+57B5.536.039.524.252368-9.6
31Schmider, NiklasIM2423GER76B99B+98N+97N+51B+67N14B+39N=27B5.534.537.022.252355-6.5
32Tulchynskyi, FeliksIM2409ISR+113N12B+111N+68B36N+91B=38N19N+54B5.534.536.017.002441+4.9
33Wang, Hao(ZJ)IM2424CHN+118N9N=75B+65B24N=46B=77N+101B+53N5.534.535.017.502334-9.4
34Efroimski, MarselIM2384ISR+100B35N84B+70N+80B=37N54B+75B+62N5.533.536.020.502291-9.3
35Maze, SebastienGM2534FRA+65N+34B=79N+30BF=10B=36N=6B7N5.042.542.525.502563+3.0
36Kraemer, MartinGM2571GER=51B+85N+50B28N+32B+29N=35B14NF5.042.045.523.752500-6.7
37Kanyamarala, TrishaWGM2149IRL=29N+57B30N=44B+78N=34B+69N=18B17N5.042.045.523.002448+65.8
38Grieve, HarryIM2491ENG+81B=48N+41B11N+47B=63N=32B16N=42B5.041.044.523.002417-8.8
39Banerjee, SupratitFM2323ENG+119N=18B=27N40B+89N=64B=17N31B+65N5.039.039.017.752398+19.2
40Travadon, LoicIM2492FRA+111N+78B4B+39N5BF=44N+54N=29B5.038.038.019.752456-2.4
41Vijayakumar, RishiFM2300SCO=10N+71B38N+92B29N+82B=83N17B+63B5.037.540.519.252388+20.4
42Korshunov, Sergey And.FM2377FID+106N20B+90N13B=46N+103B+66N9B=38N5.036.538.516.002362-2.2
43Vu Dinh, AdrienFM2281FRA19B+61N22N90B+70N+73B+91N+83B18N5.036.039.019.002358+31.3
44Hebden, Mark LGM2355ENG=89B+104N5B=37N=84B+90N=40B27N+67B5.035.537.517.252300-5.4
45Negrean, AndreiFM2334ROU+94B7N55B=93N+53B+84N25B=66N+86B5.035.038.018.002243-19.6
46Gallana, Marco2225ITA15B=54N=94B+110N=42B=33N=68N+74B=79N5.035.036.517.752345+27.0
47Bhagat KushFM2381IND+107N=14N19B+101B38N65B+89N+77B=72N5.033.535.516.002379+0.2
48Coicev, Matei-AndreiFM2332ROU+82N=38B6N=89B+106N=18B+30N7B21N4.541.543.518.002351+6.2
49Flear, Glenn CGM2376ENG+115B=15N=3B14N=81B+75N+72N13B28B4.541.542.516.752403+3.6
50Li, Guohao2348CHN+62N=27B36N+99B21N+55B18N=65B=66B4.539.041.518.252309-8.2
51Haydon, David LFM2284ENG=36N=72B21N+113B31N+71B=74N+69B26B4.537.038.515.752390+24.4
52Kalavannan, KobyFM2275ENG5N70B=86N+95B+62N30B55N+73B+90N4.535.538.516.252203-16.8
53Xian, Junhao2166CHN64B=56N+85B16N45N+102B+82N+78B33B4.535.538.015.252307+32.4
54Han, QixiangFM2104ENG114N=46B=77N=111B+88N+58B+34N40B32N4.534.035.518.502315+92.0
55Hanache, KaiCM2122ENG74N+117B+45N=23B72B50N+52B57N+101B4.534.035.015.752341+96.4
56Balaji, AaravamudhanIM2305ENG2N=53B=71N66B=61N+116B+103N=79B=83N4.533.034.013.002279-7.4
57Wells, Peter KGM2321ENG=104B37N+100B=76N+105B=25N64N+55B30N4.532.534.514.502261-6.4
58Koster, RamonFM2302NED11B103N=95B+60N+99B54N+93B30B+100N4.531.533.514.002235-16.8
59Houska, JovankaIM2320ENG+86N79B=92N+82B23NF+67B29N+89B4.531.531.515.502266-4.1
60Badrinath, S.CM2200IND7B=94N69N58B+112N=92B=96N+82B+75N4.531.032.513.002213+2.0
61Yoon, Jacob DCM2160ENG23N43B=102N=85N=56B+111B78N+104B+77N4.530.031.512.252252+21.6
62Pollack, Oscar2099ENG50B+102B91N=108N52B+85N+81B+105N34B4.529.031.012.502299+45.0
63Willems, NielsFM2368FRA+112N8B=106N+103B+30N=38B20N24B41N4.036.538.012.502277-10.0
64Roberson, Peter TIM2447ENG+53N=2B+89N6BF=39N+57B11NF4.036.536.518.002429-0.3
65Krishnan, RitvikFM2265IND35B=100N+115B33N+93B+47N26B=50N39B4.036.037.012.502271+1.2
66Roe, Simon J2172ENG30N=69BF+56N+109B=26N42B=45B=50N4.036.036.016.002377+41.4
67Khoo-Thwe, LouisFM2225NOR6N90B+112N+96B+74N31B59N+71B44N4.035.036.512.002233+2.4
68Badacsonyi, StanleyFM2316ENG1B+95N+110B32N83B+100N=46B72B=70N4.034.536.011.502268-13.0
69Kanov, NikolaIM2418BUL93B=66N+60B+75N15B+81N37B51N=97B4.034.037.015.002191-25.9
70Vortmeier, Jan2152GER26B+52N74N34B43B+115N=80B+112N=68B4.033.034.010.752242+40.8
71Fellowes, BillyCM2184ENG=28B41N=56B105N+115B51N+76B67N+106B4.031.032.011.502225+15.8
72Conquest, Stuart CGM2521ENG=85B=51N=87BF+55NF49B+68N=47B4.029.529.516.752339-14.7
73Kapechun, MikhailoCM2174UKR25B110N+118B83N+119B43N+92B52N+105B4.025.525.55.502203+11.2
74Sammed Jaykumar, SheteIM2377IND+55B13N+70B5N67B+94N=51B46NF3.537.537.513.752227-15.5
75Itkin, David2272CAN12N+107B=33N69B+92N49B+106B34N60B3.535.037.09.752218-14.4
76Manmay ChopraCM2142IND+31N=30B18N=57B91N77B71N=92N+112B3.535.036.513.502211+24.4
77Sivanandan, BodhanaFM2233ENG13B=115N=54B=94N=100B+76N=33B47N61B3.534.535.511.752149-43.6
78Otsuka, ShouFM2335JPN+96B40N+93B3N37B=101N+61B53NF3.534.534.511.752196-29.6
79Gordon, Stephen JGM2465ENG+97B+59N=35BF12NF16B=56N=46B3.534.034.014.752355-9.5
80Noy, EyalFM2275ISR9B+118N+105N27B34N89B=70N90B+94N3.532.032.57.502194-21.0
81Li, Harry2206ENG38N82B+119N+86B=49N69B62N=94B=96N3.531.031.08.752102-26.8
82Hryshchenko, KamilaWFM2066ENG48B+81N=109B59N+108B41N53B60N+115B3.530.531.57.502166+21.2
83Brunner, NicolasIM2420FRA=99NF24B+73B+68NF=41B43N=56B3.530.530.514.002248-15.5
84Laurent, Julien G.FM2189FRA18N+119B+34N22B=44N45B+94NFF3.530.030.011.002302+19.2
85Dobrosmyslov, ArtemFM2254FRA=72N36B53N=61B=113N62B+116N96B+110N3.528.529.57.502138-30.4
86Hagesather, Arne1975NOR59B=97N=52B81N=116BF+95N+87B45N3.528.028.010.752199+41.0
87Panjer, SidneyFM2287GER4B+116N=72N29B103NF+99B86N+95B3.528.028.08.502224-14.8
88Kovalskyi, Roman2208UKRF28N29B+104N54B99N+110B=93N+107B3.526.526.57.002138-33.2
89Panda, Barnabas2099HUN=44NF64B=48N39B+80N47B+91B59N3.037.040.011.252258+56.0
90Rushbrooke, Remy2119ENG16B+67N42B+43NF44B101N+80N52B3.035.535.512.502210+16.8
91Abdulla, MuradFM2324SCO+110B25N+62B26N+76B32N43B89NF3.034.034.09.502162-34.2
92Verbytski, Oleg2092ENG+109B17N=59B41N75B=60N73N=76B=102N3.033.535.59.502145+20.4
93Farberov, Maxim2133USA+69N10B78N=45B65N+98B58N=88BF3.033.533.511.252234+16.6
94Hill, Alistair2087ENG45N=60B=46N=77B+111N74B84B=81N80B3.032.033.59.752125+7.8
95Deepak Ambattu, RithvikCM2168SCO21N68B=58N52N=104B+110N86B+113B87N3.029.030.56.252073-46.0
96Abhyuday, SanthoshCM2094IND78N111BF67N=97B=108N=60B+85N=81B3.025.525.510.002144+18.0
97Harley, Andrew DFM2182ENG79N=86BF31B=96NF=100B+99N=69N3.024.524.59.002184-1.8
98O`cuilleanain, Oisin2170IRL17B109N31B+107N=110B93N112B+116N=104N3.023.524.54.752074-24.6
99Mesropyan, Hayk2136ENG=83B+31N28B50N58N+88B87N97BF2.533.533.510.752189+16.4
100Kudaibergen, Nurlykhan2127KAZ34N=65B57N+117B=77N68B=97NF58B2.531.032.06.252140+2.4
101Dignam, MatthewCM2214IRL27NF+104B47NF=78B+90B33N55N2.529.029.06.752164-11.0
102Richardson, John RFM2224ENG3B62N=61B=115NF53N=113B=107N=92B2.528.028.06.002033-42.0
103Carroll, PeterFM2165IRL22N+58BF63N+87B42N56BFF2.029.529.58.002222+8.2
104Hariharan, ShambaviWFM1988ENG=57N44B101N88B=95N=107BF61N=98B2.028.028.06.252022+8.8
105Tica, SvenIM2441CRO+116N4N80B+71B57NFF62B73N2.028.028.05.002099-30.4
106Stone, Andrew M2122ENG42B+108N=63B=109N48BF75NF71N2.025.025.05.002142+2.0
107Hng, Mei-En EmmanuelleWFM2125SGP47B75N108B98BF=104N+111N=102B88N2.023.023.03.752018-22.0
108Shubin, DanielCM2235USA20N106B+107N=62B82N=96BFFF2.020.520.55.752045-31.0
109Langheinrich, FerencIM2334GER92N+98B=82N=106B66NFFFF2.015.515.55.752052-18.3
110Varney, ZoeWFM2062ENG91N+73B68N46B=98N95B88NF85B1.529.030.55.501979-15.2
111Aditya Kunal PatilCM2208IND40B+96N32B=54N94B61N107BFF1.529.029.05.251980-81.6
112Khachatouri, Saro2100AUT63B24N67B=118N60BF+98N70B76N1.529.029.03.251952-28.0
113Willmoth, Robert FCM2130ENG32BFF51N=85BF=102N95N=116B1.520.020.03.502057-11.0
114Golding, AlexIM2370ENG+54B=3N15BFFFFFF1.517.517.58.002369+0.4
115Figeac, Aurelien2121FRA49N=77B65N=102B71N70BFF82N1.026.026.03.001905-33.2
116Gurevich, Artjom2163CAN105B87BFF=86N56N85B98B=113N1.021.521.52.501914-39.4
117Lau, Lut Yin LukeCM2243HKG14B55NF100NFF+118BFF1.013.513.50.502035-22.4
118Smith, Andrew PhilipFM2145IRL33B80B73N=112BFF117NFF0.515.515.50.751877-27.4
119Sefton, Adam2035ENG39B84N81BF73NFFFF0.016.016.00.001423-41.2

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