London Chess League FIDE Weekender - January 2026 - U2000
28 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 16 Jan 2026 to 18 Jan 2026 in London, England. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1805, and top seed was Paul J Colburn (🇬🇧 ENG, 1895).
Joseph Williams (🇬🇧 ENG, 0) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Mark Croasdale (3.5) and Richard Rawson (3.5).
The biggest upset came in round 3: Krish V (1521) beat Oliver Finnegan (1843), a +322-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 4 players tied at 3.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
4 players finish on 3.5/5. Williams takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.5).
Richard Rawson 3 wins (R3–R5)Mark Croasdale 3 wins (R2–R4)Julian D Llewellyn 3 wins (R3–R5)
Richard Rawson was #11 at R3, climbed to #1 over the final stretch.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Richard Rawson | * | — | — | — |
| 2Mark Croasdale | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Julian D Llewellyn | — | — | * | — |
| 4Joseph Williams | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams, Joseph | 0 | ENG | −13B | +22N | +14N | +6B | =2B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 8.25 | 1804 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Croasdale, Mark | 1728 | ENG | −16N | +20B | +17N | +9B | =1N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 8.25 | 2351 | +16.2 |
| 3 | Rawson, Richard | 0 | ENG | F | =11B | +19N | +5B | +8N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 9.25 | 1775 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Llewellyn, Julian D | 1787 | ENG | =20N | −5B | +23N | +16B | +11N | 3.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 6.25 | 1738 | -5.0 |
| 5 | Cepoi, Gesneria-Codruta | 1581 | ENG | F | +4N | +13B | −3N | +12B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 8.50 | 2631 | +96.4 |
| 6 | Sweetnam, James William Ian | 1753 | ENG | +9N | +14B | −12N | −1N | +25B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 6.50 | 1923 | +35.6 |
| 7 | Saxena, Reyansh | 1638 | ENG | F | +15B | +27N | +12B | −10N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.00 | 2021 | +74.9 |
| 8 | OGorman, Brendan | 1772 | ENG | +17B | +24N | F | +11B | −3B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.50 | 2444 | +13.4 |
| 9 | Skurko, Victor | 1525 | ENG | −6B | +21N | +25B | −2N | +22N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1685 | +33.2 |
| 10 | Jiang, Freddy | 1800 | ENG | +21B | F | +16N | F | +7B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 2419 | +21.2 |
| 11 | Degrassi, Alice | 1735 | ENG | +18B | =3N | +24B | −8N | −4B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 4.75 | 1568 | -26.0 |
| 12 | Colburn, Paul J | 1895 | ENG | +28B | =13N | +6B | −7N | −5N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 4.75 | 1694 | -25.2 |
| 13 | Faulkner, Martin J | 1811 | ENG | +1N | =12B | −5N | +20B | −19N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 6.25 | 1619 | -20.4 |
| 14 | Fielding, Michael | 1842 | ENG | +22B | −6N | −1B | +17N | =18B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1609 | -16.6 |
| 15 | Finnegan, Oliver | 1843 | ENG | =26B | −7N | −18B | +21B | +20N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 1602 | -29.4 |
| 16 | Robinson-Chui, Michael | 0 | ENG | +2B | =?N | −10B | −4N | =28N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.75 | 1697 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Ramundo, Giuseppe Joe | 1553 | ENG | −8N | +28N | −2B | −14B | +21N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 1654 | +11.8 |
| 18 | V, Krish | 1521 | ENG | −11N | =23B | +15N | −19B | =14N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.25 | 1702 | +36.1 |
| 19 | Moseley, Alan | 1770 | ENG | F | F | −3B | +18N | +13B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.50 | 2466 | +15.0 |
| 20 | OHiggins, Aiden | 1581 | ENG | =4B | −2N | +26B | −13N | −15B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 2.75 | 1620 | +8.8 |
| 21 | Siddhartha Shankar Srivastava | 1599 | IND | −10N | −9B | +28B | −15N | −17B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 0.50 | 1442 | -19.6 |
| 22 | Saull, Oliver | 0 | ENG | −14N | −1B | F | +24N | −9B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 884 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Ward-Riggs, Samuel | 1679 | ENG | −24B | =18N | −4B | =26N | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1537 | -11.2 |
| 24 | Lim, Eu An Iain | 0 | MAS | +23N | −8B | −11N | −22B | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1604 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Sengupta, Sohana | 1659 | ENG | F | F | −9N | +27B | −6N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1558 | -16.0 |
| 26 | Brod, Oliver | 1677 | ENG | =15N | −27B | −20N | =23B | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.75 | 1525 | -31.6 |
| 27 | Sandbrink, Kai | 1772 | SUI | F | +26N | −7B | −25N | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1533 | -19.2 |
| 28 | Pride, Stephen C | 1688 | ENG | −12N | −17B | −21N | F | =16B | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 882 | -30.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Cepoi, Gesneria-CodrutaENG+96.43.0 pts · #5
- 2Saxena, ReyanshENG+74.93.0 pts · #3
- 3V, KrishENG+36.12.0 pts · #15
- 1Brod, OliverENG-31.61.0 pts · #21
- 2Pride, Stephen CENG-30.60.5 pts · #28
- 3Finnegan, OliverENG-29.42.5 pts · #7
- R3+322 Elo gap
- R5+314 Elo gap
- R4+257 Elo gap