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London Chess League FIDE Weekender - March 2026 - Open

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20 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2026 in London, England. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1936, and top seed was David J Walker (🇬🇧 ENG, FM, 2206).

Junhao Xian (🇨🇳 CHN, 2205) won with 5.0/5, ahead of David Hunn (4.0) and Robert M Taylor (3.5). Xian won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Joseph Williams (1759) beat Tom Balmond (1903), a +144-point gap.

Location
🇬🇧London, England
Dates
20 Mar 2026 → 22 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
1,936
Participants
20
Federations · 5 represented
🇬🇧England×16
🇮🇹Italy×1
🇨🇳China×1
🇧🇬Bulgaria×1
🇨🇭Switzerland×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Junhao Xian led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
6
3
2
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Junhao Xian never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Junhao Xian beat David Hunn (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Junhao Xian 5 wins (R1–R5)David Hunn 3 wins (R3–R5)Robert M Taylor 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Junhao Xian*
1
1
2David Hunn
0
*
1
3Robert M Taylor
0
*
1
4Lorenzo Pasqualetto
0
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Xian, Junhao2205CHN+8B+2N+7B+3N+4B5.013.015.015.002775+23.4
2Hunn, David1863ENG+10N1B+16N+14B+6N4.011.011.56.502094+27.2
3Taylor, Robert M2188ENG+5N+6B+13N1B=7N3.513.514.58.252103-6.4
4Balmond, Tom1903ENG13B+9N+17B+5N1N3.011.011.55.501949+11.6
5Napolitano, Domenico1841ENG3B+19N+8B4B+9N3.010.510.54.001924+10.8
6Pasqualetto, Lorenzo1853ITA+19B3N+12B+13N2B3.010.010.02.501897+5.8
7Stewart, Ashley2081ENG+9B+12N1NF=3B2.512.012.05.252082+2.2
8Ellson, Louie1842ENG1N=10B5N=12B+16N2.011.512.02.251786-9.8
9Nurvet, Zhulin1781BUL7N4B+19N+18B5B2.09.09.00.501758-8.0
10Sood, Vineet1740ENG2B=8N11N+16B=18N2.08.59.01.751803+7.0
11Phillips, Max0ENGF14N+10B+17NF2.03.53.52.5017810.0
12Breton, Martin1773ENGF7B6N=8N+13B1.58.58.52.001796+2.0
13Williams, Joseph1759ENG+4NF3B6B12N1.011.011.03.001728-9.6
14Takvorian, Sebouh1742ENGF+11BF2NF1.06.06.02.001062-13.6
15Stell, Edmund1741ENGFF+20BFF1.00.00.00.002358+10.4
16Acharya, Nikesh1730ENGF=17N2B10N8B0.58.58.50.251489-40.3
17Helsby, Matthew1799ENGF=16B4N11BF0.55.55.50.251624-18.4
18Sandbrink, Kai1778SUIFFF9N=10B0.54.04.01.001568-11.0
19V, Krish1546ENG6N5B9BFF0.08.08.00.001025-20.0
20Irie -Williams, Silk1557ENGFF15NFF0.01.01.00.00944-10.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets