London Chess League FIDE Weekender - January 2026 - U1650
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16 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 16 Jan 2026 to 18 Jan 2026 in London, England. Top 10 Elo average was 1239, and top seed was Liubava Maksak (π¬π§ ENG, 1620).
Prakhar Saxena (π¬π§ ENG, 1568) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Reno Gobayashi (3.5) and Oliver Rozmus (3.0). Saxena won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Oliver Rozmus (1503) beat Liubava Maksak (1620), a +117-point gap.
Location
π¬π§London, England
Dates
16 Jan 2026 β 18 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Federations Β· 1 represented
π¬π§EnglandΓ13
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 5 roundsPrakhar Saxena led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
4
5
2
1
1
R4βR5 Β· LEAD HELD
Prakhar Saxena held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R1βR5 Β· UNBEATEN
Prakhar Saxena went unbeaten across 5 games (R1βR5).
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Prakhar Saxena | * | β | Β½ | 1 |
| 2Reno Gobayashi | β | * | β | β |
| 3Oliver Rozmus | Β½ | β | * | β |
| 4David Nigel Thompson | 0 | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saxena, Prakhar | 1568 | ENG | +16B | =3N | +5B | +12N | =4N | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 7.00 | 1688 | +12.0 |
| 2 | Gobayashi, Reno | 0 | ENG | =9N | +14B | β4N | +7B | +12N | 3.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 5.25 | 1601 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Rozmus, Oliver | 1503 | ENG | +7N | =1B | +13N | =4B | β6N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.00 | 1862 | +54.4 |
| 4 | Chhabra, Vivaan | 0 | ENG | F | +16N | +2B | =3N | =1B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.00 | 1536 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Thompson, David Nigel | 1487 | ENG | +11B | =10B | β1N | =15N | +9B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 3.75 | 1551 | +7.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 343482422 | 0 | β | F | F | +9B | +13N | +3B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.50 | 1600 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Spearing, Nick | 1581 | ENG | β3B | +11N | =15B | β2N | +10B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1629 | +9.6 |
| 8 | Agarwal, Sparsh | 0 | ENG | F | β13B | β11N | +14N | +16B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 793 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Kerobyan, Mark | 0 | ENG | =2B | F | β6N | +11B | β5N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.75 | 1528 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Goulbourne, Nick | 1513 | ENG | +14B | =5N | β12B | F | β7N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1341 | -9.0 |
| 11 | Green, Alfie | 1568 | ENG | β5N | β7B | +8B | β9N | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 734 | -43.6 |
| 12 | Astrakhantceva, Elizaveta | 0 | ENG | F | F | +10N | β1B | β2B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1541 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Maksak, Liubava | 1620 | ENG | F | +8N | β3B | β6B | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 703 | -26.4 |
| 14 | FIDE 343460992 | 0 | β | β10N | β2N | +16B | β8B | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 713 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Oudet, Charlotte | 1553 | ENG | F | F | =7N | =5B | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.75 | 1534 | -2.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 343483615 | 0 | β | β1N | β4B | β14N | F | β8N | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 768 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Rozmus, OliverENG+54.43.0 pts Β· #2
- 2Saxena, PrakharENG+12.04.0 pts Β· #5
- 3Spearing, NickENG+9.62.5 pts Β· #1
Top rating losers
- 1Green, AlfieENG-43.61.0 pts Β· #16
- 2Maksak, LiubavaENG-26.41.0 pts Β· #14
- 3Goulbourne, NickENG-9.01.5 pts Β· #11
Biggest upsets
- R3+117 Elo gap