2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Round Robin 2
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6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Nov 2025 to 01 Dec 2025 in London, England. Top 10 Elo average was 1978, and top seed was Rohan Shiatis (🇬🇧 ENG, 1992).
Rohan Shiatis (🇬🇧 ENG, 1992) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Advait Keerthi Kumar (4.0) and Gautam Jain (3.0). Shiatis took the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
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
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇧England×6
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsRohan Shiatis led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE30 Nov
Rohan Shiatis takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Rohan Shiatis beat Advait Keerthi Kumar (White).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Advait Keerthi Kumar won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇬🇧Shiatis, Rohan | 1992 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 8.00 | 11.0 | +55.2 | 2215 |
| 2 | 🇬🇧Keerthi Kumar, Advait | 1968 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 7.00 | 11.0 | +63.6 | 2220 |
| 3 | 🇬🇧Jain, Gautam | 1988 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 4.50 | 12.0 | +8.4 | 2048 |
| 4 | 🇬🇧Kilambi, Venkata Ananth Akshay | 1991 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 4.50 | 12.0 | +15.6 | 2048 |
| 5 | 🇬🇧Willis, Richard | 1965 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 14.0 | -55.6 | 1741 |
| 6 | 🇬🇧Saidmurodov, Shahjahon | 1965 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 15.0 | -47.8 | 1181 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Keerthi Kumar, AdvaitENG+63.64.0 pts · #2
- 2Shiatis, RohanENG+55.24.0 pts · #1
- 3Kilambi, Venkata Ananth AkshayENG+15.63.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Willis, RichardENG-55.61.0 pts · #5
- 2Saidmurodov, ShahjahonENG-47.80.0 pts · #6
- 3Jain, GautamENG8.43.0 pts · #3