London Chess League FIDE Weekender - April 2026 - Open
Open SwissStandard
15 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 24 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in London, England. 1 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1965, and top seed was Alistair Hill (🇬🇧 ENG, 2137).
Alistair Hill (🇬🇧 ENG, 2137) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Aaron Rich (3.5) and Abhinav Reddy Bathula (3.0). Hill won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 4: David Hunn (1896) beat Abhinav Reddy Bathula (2020), a +124-point gap.
Location
🇬🇧London, England
Dates
24 Apr 2026 → 26 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 6 represented
🇬🇧England×10
ðŸ‡ðŸ‡ºHungary×1
🇹🇷Turkiye×1
🇬🇷Greece×1
🇮🇳India×1
🇱🇰Sri Lanka×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAlistair Hill led from R2; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R2–R5 · LEAD HELD
Alistair Hill never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
Alistair Hill went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alistair Hill | * | — | 1 | ½ |
| 2CMAaron Rich | — | * | — | — |
| 3Ashvini Pavalachandran | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Abhinav Reddy Bathula | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hill, Alistair | 2137 | ENG | +11N | +6B | =3N | +4B | +5B | 4.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 10.50 | 2282 | +13.6 |
| 2 | Rich, AaronCM | 2001 | ENG | =8B | +7N | =5B | =9N | +6B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 8.25 | 2077 | +10.2 |
| 3 | Bathula, Abhinav Reddy | 2020 | IND | +14N | =9B | =1B | −5N | +8B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 5.75 | 2043 | +3.4 |
| 4 | Pavalachandran, Ashvini | 1886 | SRI | F | +15N | +8B | −1N | +11B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 2121 | +24.0 |
| 5 | Hunn, David | 1896 | ENG | F | +12B | =2N | +3B | −1N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.75 | 2072 | +18.4 |
| 6 | Rogers, Tim L | 1874 | ENG | +10B | −1N | +14B | =8N | −2N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1970 | +12.6 |
| 7 | Li, Harvey | 1811 | ENG | F | −2B | =13N | +14N | +12B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1925 | +1.6 |
| 8 | Balmond, Tom | 1880 | ENG | =2N | +13B | −4N | =6B | −3N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1818 | -16.8 |
| 9 | Kovacs, Zoltan | 2076 | HUN | F | =3N | +10B | =2B | F | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.75 | 2119 | +3.8 |
| 10 | Lee, Yuk Hei | 1960 | ENG | −6N | +11B | −9N | F | =14B | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.25 | 1847 | -25.6 |
| 11 | Sklavounos, Grigoris | 1906 | GRE | −1B | −10N | +15B | F | −4N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.50 | 1749 | -16.6 |
| 12 | Williams, Joseph | 1813 | ENG | =15B | −5N | F | =13B | −7N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 1628 | -27.6 |
| 13 | Acharya, Nikesh | 1679 | ENG | F | −8N | =7B | =12N | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 1730 | +8.4 |
| 14 | Ding, Yicheng | 1886 | ENG | −3B | F | −6N | −7B | =10N | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.75 | 1622 | -45.2 |
| 15 | Dincer, Mehmet Alper | 1799 | TUR | =12N | −4B | −11N | F | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 1579 | -15.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pavalachandran, AshviniSRI+24.03.0 pts · #3
- 2Hunn, DavidENG+18.42.5 pts · #6
- 3Hill, AlistairENG+13.64.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Ding, YichengENG-45.20.5 pts · #14
- 2Williams, JosephENG-27.61.0 pts · #11
- 3Lee, Yuk HeiENG-25.61.5 pts · #10
Biggest upsets
- R4+124 Elo gap