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2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Round Robin 1

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6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Nov 2025 to 01 Dec 2025 in London, England. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2064, and top seed was Tom Farrand (🇬🇧 ENG, 2078).

Lion Lebedev (🇬🇧 ENG, CM, 2066) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Samuel A Walker (3.0) and Mei-Xian Eunice Hng (2.0). Lebedev won solo starting round 2.

Location
🇬🇧London, England
Dates
27 Nov 2025 → 01 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 80 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /
System
Round-robin · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇬🇧Tom Farrand2078
Avg top 10
2,064
Participants
6
Titled players · 3
CM×2
WFM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇬🇧England×5
🇸🇬Singapore×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

CM Lion Lebedev led from R2 onwards, the title was decided early.

Co-leaders
3
1
1
1
1
#1#2#3#6R1R2R3R4R5
Lebedev#1Walker#2Hng#3Farrand#4Green#5Yu#6
R2–R5 · LEAD HELD

CM Lion Lebedev never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.

R4 · DECISIVE LEAD30 Nov

CM Lion Lebedev opens a +2.0-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Samuel A Walker); the title is out of reach before R5.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

CM Lion Lebedev beat Samuel A Walker (White).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo123456PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇬🇧CMLebedev, Lion2066*111115.010.0010.0+99.62864
2🇬🇧Walker, Samuel A20470*½½113.05.0012.0+13.02140
3🇸🇬WFMHng, Mei-Xian Eunice20670½*½102.04.0013.0-10.41992
4🇬🇧Farrand, Tom20780½½*012.04.0013.0-12.41990
5🇬🇧Green, Michael20730001*½1.52.7513.5-21.41914
6🇬🇧CMYu, Rock20550010½*1.52.7513.5-37.21917

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

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