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2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Round Robin 10

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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 1362, and top seed was Cindy Gilbertson (🇬🇧 ENG, 1655).

Ryames Chan (🇬🇧 ENG, 0) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Cindy Gilbertson (3.5) and Chris Lynch (2.5). Chan 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
🇬🇧Cindy Gilbertson1655
Avg top 10
1,362
Participants
6
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇧England×6
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Ryames Chan led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders
2
1
1
1
1
#1#2#3#6R1R2R3R4R5
Chan#1Gilbertson#2Lynch#3Gilbert#4Sengupta#5Kilambi#6
R2–R5 · LEAD HELD

Ryames Chan never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R4 · DECISIVE LEAD30 Nov

Ryames Chan opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Cindy Gilbertson); the title is out of reach before R5.

R1 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Ryames Chan beat Cindy Gilbertson (White).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo123456PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇬🇧Chan, Ryames0*111115.010.0010.00.01735
2🇬🇧Gilbertson, Cindy16550*1½113.55.5011.5+27.61967
3🇬🇧Lynch, Chris161100*1½12.53.0012.5+25.61735
4🇬🇧Gilbert, David J16440½0*½12.02.7513.0-1.41633
5🇬🇧Sengupta, Sohana163800½½*12.02.2513.0-0.81635
6🇬🇧Kilambi, Aahna162600000*0.00.0015.0-77.2838

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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