2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Round Robin 11
Round-RobinStandard
6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Nov 2025 to 01 Dec 2025 in London, England. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1566, and top seed was Mia Mouskos (🇬🇧 ENG, 1606).
Prakhar Saxena (🇬🇧 ENG, 1552) won with 3.0/5, ahead of Cecil Sloan (2.5) and Krish V (2.0). Saxena won solo starting round 3.
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 · 2 represented
🇬🇧England×5
🇮🇪Ireland×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsPrakhar Saxena led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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1
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R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Prakhar Saxena held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Prakhar Saxena lost to Cecil Sloan (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇬🇧Saxena, Prakhar | 1552 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 3.0 | 3.75 | 8.0 | +24.4 | 1642 |
| 2 | 🇮🇪Sloan, Cecil | 1603 | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | — | 2.5 | 6.00 | 8.5 | +3.8 | 1643 |
| 3 | 🇬🇧V, Krish | 1552 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | — | 2.0 | 4.00 | 9.0 | +1.6 | 1561 |
| 4 | 🇬🇧Vijay, Kayal | 1546 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | — | 2.0 | 3.75 | 9.0 | +3.6 | 1562 |
| 5 | 🇬🇧Skurko, Victor | 1539 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | — | 1.5 | 4.00 | 9.5 | -14.4 | 1477 |
| 6 | 🇬🇧Mouskos, Mia | 1606 | 0 | — | — | — | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 11.0 | -22.8 | 753 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Saxena, PrakharENG+24.43.0 pts · #1
- 2Sloan, CecilIRL+3.82.5 pts · #2
- 3Vijay, KayalENG+3.62.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Mouskos, MiaENG-22.80.0 pts · #6
- 2Skurko, VictorENG-14.41.5 pts · #5
- 3V, KrishENG1.62.0 pts · #3