2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Round Robin 4
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6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Nov 2025 to 01 Dec 2025 in London, England. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1907, and top seed was Christof Brixel (🇩🇪 GER, 1926).
Andrew Ponting (🇬🇧 ENG, 1901) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Jacob Liu (3.0) and Anthony Hughes (2.5). Ponting won solo starting round 4.
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
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇬🇧England×4
🇬🇧Wales×1
🇩🇪Germany×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAndrew Ponting led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE30 Nov
Andrew Ponting takes the sole lead (3.0/4).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Andrew Ponting beat Jacob Liu (Black).
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
Andrew Ponting went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇬🇧Ponting, Andrew | 1901 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4.0 | 9.25 | 11.0 | +31.2 | 2148 |
| 2 | 🇬🇧Liu, Jacob | 1902 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 6.00 | 12.0 | +21.6 | 1979 |
| 3 | 🇬🇧CMHughes, Anthony | 1914 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 2.5 | 4.75 | 12.5 | -1.2 | 1905 |
| 4 | 🇬🇧Wigbout, Rod | 1883 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 2.0 | 4.75 | 13.0 | -6.2 | 1839 |
| 5 | 🇬🇧Ding, Yiwen | 1914 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 2.0 | 4.50 | 13.0 | -22.4 | 1833 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Brixel, Christof, Dr. | 1926 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1.5 | 4.25 | 13.5 | -23.4 | 1754 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ponting, AndrewENG+31.24.0 pts · #1
- 2Liu, JacobENG+21.63.0 pts · #2
- 3Hughes, AnthonyCMWLS-1.22.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Brixel, Christof, Dr.GER-23.41.5 pts · #6
- 2Ding, YiwenENG-22.42.0 pts · #5
- 3Wigbout, RodENG-6.22.0 pts · #4