London Chess League FIDE Weekender - January 2026 - Open
27 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 16 Jan 2026 to 18 Jan 2026 in London, England. 4 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2034, and top seed was Junhao Xian (🇨🇳 CHN, 2202).
Manmay Chopra (🇮🇳 IND, CM, 2138) won with 4.5/6, ahead of Lukasz Domanski (4.0) and Alex Freeland (3.5). Chopra won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Maria-Alexandra Ciocan (WCM, 1982) beat Junhao Xian (2202), a +220-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsCM Manmay Chopra led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
CM Manmay Chopra held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.
CM Manmay Chopra beat Lukasz Domanski (White).
CM Manmay Chopra 4 wins (R1–R4)Alex Freeland 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMManmay Chopra | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Lukasz Domanski | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Alex Freeland | ½ | — | * | 1 |
| 4CMAaron Rich | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manmay ChopraCM | 2138 | IND | +12B | +11N | +2B | +5N | =3N | F | 4.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 12.75 | 2322 | +16.6 |
| 2 | Domanski, Lukasz | 1985 | POL | +16N | +17B | −1N | +7B | +9B | F | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 9.50 | 2141 | +18.8 |
| 3 | Freeland, Alex | 2036 | WLS | F | +8N | +6B | +4N | =1B | F | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 10.75 | 2389 | +32.0 |
| 4 | Xian, Junhao | 2202 | CHN | +7N | +13B | −5N | −3B | +15N | F | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 7.00 | 1994 | -22.8 |
| 5 | Ciocan, Maria-AlexandraWCM | 1982 | ROU | +18B | +20N | +4B | −1B | −10N | F | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 2027 | +5.4 |
| 6 | Rich, AaronCM | 2028 | ENG | =8B | +25N | −3N | =14B | +13N | F | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.75 | 1984 | -5.2 |
| 7 | Napolitano, Domenico | 1863 | ENG | −4B | +21N | +26B | −2N | +11B | F | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1974 | +10.6 |
| 8 | Garnett, John S | 1843 | ENG | =6N | −3B | +22N | −10N | +12B | F | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 2004 | +20.8 |
| 9 | Ellson, Louie | 1815 | ENG | F | +14N | =10B | +13B | −2N | F | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.25 | 2066 | +26.4 |
| 10 | Grose, Kameron | 2051 | ENG | F | F | =9N | +8B | +5B | F | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.75 | 2153 | +13.2 |
| 11 | Sklavounos, Grigoris | 1919 | GRE | +15N | −1B | −17N | +25B | −7N | F | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.50 | 1832 | -12.4 |
| 12 | De Rooij, Paul | 1856 | ENG | −1N | −15B | +18N | +21B | −8N | F | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1707 | -32.4 |
| 13 | Lampou, MariantaWCM | 1899 | GRE | +21B | −4N | +20B | −9N | −6B | F | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1838 | -19.2 |
| 14 | Ward, Cian | 1948 | ENG | F | −9B | +15N | =6N | =16B | F | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 1879 | -15.2 |
| 15 | Lampos, Charalampos | 1832 | GRE | −11B | +12N | −14B | +26N | −4B | F | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1789 | -11.6 |
| 16 | Lee, Yuk Hei | 1841 | ENG | −2B | +22N | =19B | F | =14N | F | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.75 | 1965 | +26.4 |
| 17 | Papneja, Vedant | 1851 | ENG | +22B | −2N | +11B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 2109 | +20.4 |
| 18 | Pires, Jonathan | 0 | ENG | −5N | −19N | −12B | +20B | =25N | F | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.25 | 1705 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Li, Harvey | 1879 | ENG | −20N | +18B | =16N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.50 | 1586 | -30.4 |
| 20 | Sood, Vineet | 1717 | ENG | +19B | −5B | −13N | −18N | −22B | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1759 | +3.0 |
| 21 | Sennaroglu, Djan | 1789 | ENG | −13N | −7B | F | −12N | F | +23B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1073 | -46.0 |
| 22 | Mellis, Alexander | 2047 | USA | −17N | −16B | −8B | F | +20N | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1620 | -86.4 |
| 23 | Saull, Oliver | 0 | ENG | F | F | F | F | +?B | −21N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1779 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Williams, Joseph | 0 | ENG | F | F | F | F | F | +?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1523 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Saxena, Advik | 1835 | ENG | F | −6B | F | −11N | =18B | F | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 1174 | -25.6 |
| 26 | FIDE 343488560 | 0 | — | F | F | −7N | −15B | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1048 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 343483615 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 888 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Freeland, AlexWLS+32.03.5 pts · #3
- 2Lee, Yuk HeiENG+26.42.0 pts · #10
- 3Ellson, LouieENG+26.42.5 pts · #7
- 1Mellis, AlexanderUSA-86.41.0 pts · #20
- 2Sennaroglu, DjanENG-46.01.0 pts · #27
- 3De Rooij, PaulENG-32.42.0 pts · #22
- R3+220 Elo gap
- R2+206 Elo gap
- R3+204 Elo gap