2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Round Robin 9
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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 1688, and top seed was Eva Megias (🇬🇧 ENG, 1698).
Devina Bedi (🇬🇧 ENG, 1661) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Gautam Sriram (3.0) and Adam Rogers (3.0). Bedi led wire-to-wire.
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
🇬🇧Scotland×1
🇧🇪Belgium×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsDevina Bedi led from R1 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R1–R5 · LEAD HELD
Devina Bedi never relinquished the lead after R1; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Devina Bedi drew with Adam Rogers (Black).
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
Devina Bedi went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇬🇧Bedi, Devina | 1661 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 8.75 | 11.0 | +68.8 | 1933 |
| 3 | 🇬🇧Sriram, Gautam | 1698 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 3.0 | 6.50 | 12.0 | +16.8 | 1757 |
| 2 | 🇧🇪Rogers, Adam | 1687 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 6.00 | 12.0 | +20.0 | 1759 |
| 4 | 🇬🇧Adams, Chris | 1695 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 2.0 | 3.75 | 13.0 | -22.8 | 1614 |
| 5 | 🇬🇧Pride, Stephen C | 1687 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1.5 | 4.50 | 13.5 | -19.6 | 1539 |
| 6 | 🇬🇧Megias, Eva | 1698 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1.5 | 3.00 | 13.5 | -21.8 | 1536 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bedi, DevinaENG+68.84.0 pts · #1
- 2Rogers, AdamBEL+20.03.0 pts · #2
- 3Sriram, GautamENG+16.83.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Adams, ChrisSCO-22.82.0 pts · #4
- 2Megias, EvaENG-21.81.5 pts · #6
- 3Pride, Stephen CENG-19.61.5 pts · #5