2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Round Robin 3
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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 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1943, and top seed was Matthew Peat (🇬🇧 ENG, 1958).
Archie Flavell (🇬🇧 ENG, 1955) won with 3.0/5, ahead of Robert Collopy (3.0) and Jose Luis Marin Aso (2.5). Flavell won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
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 · 3 represented
🇬🇧England×4
🇪🇸Spain×1
🇵🇹Portugal×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsRobert Collopy led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE30 Nov
Robert Collopy takes the sole lead (3.0/4).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Robert Collopy lost to Archie Flavell (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 🇬🇧Flavell, Archie | 1955 | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3.0 | 6.50 | 11.0 | +16.4 | 2013 |
| 1 | 🇬🇧Collopy, Robert | 1931 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 3.0 | 6.25 | 11.0 | +12.0 | 2018 |
| 3 | 🇪🇸Marin Aso, Jose Luis | 1939 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 2.5 | 6.00 | 11.5 | +0.8 | 1944 |
| 5 | 🇵🇹Santos, Joao Artur Almeida | 1938 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | — | 2.0 | 5.25 | 12.0 | +0.2 | 1941 |
| 4 | 🇬🇧Patel, Devan | 1938 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 2.0 | 4.00 | 12.0 | -9.2 | 1872 |
| 6 | 🇬🇧Peat, Matthew | 1958 | 0 | ½ | 1 | — | 0 | * | 1.5 | 4.00 | 12.5 | -12.0 | 1854 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Flavell, ArchieENG+16.43.0 pts · #2
- 2Collopy, RobertENG+12.03.0 pts · #1
- 3Marin Aso, Jose LuisESP+0.82.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Peat, MatthewENG-12.01.5 pts · #6
- 2Patel, DevanENG-9.22.0 pts · #4
- 3Santos, Joao Artur AlmeidaPOR0.22.0 pts · #5