London Chess League FIDE Weekender - June 2026 - Open
29 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 12 Jun 2026 to 14 Jun 2026 in London, England. 2 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2100, and top seed was Tarun Kanyamarala (🇮🇪 IRL, IM, 2426).
Junhao Xian (🇨🇳 CHN, 2212) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Tarun Kanyamarala (4.0) and Arnav Srivastava (4.0). Xian won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Tom Farrand (2050) beat Tarun Kanyamarala (IM, 2426), a +376-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R4; 3 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
IM Tarun Kanyamarala held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
3 players finish on 4.0/5. Xian takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).
IM Tarun Kanyamarala 4 wins (R1–R4)Arnav Srivastava 3 wins (R3–R5)Junhao Xian 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMTarun Kanyamarala | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Arnav Srivastava | — | * | 0 | — |
| 3Junhao Xian | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4Cian Ward | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xian, Junhao | 2212 | CHN | +11N | +3B | +5N | −2B | +12N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 12.00 | 2313 | +12.8 |
| 2 | Kanyamarala, TarunIM | 2426 | IRL | +16B | +9N | +4B | +1N | −5N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 11.50 | 2345 | -3.0 |
| 3 | Srivastava, Arnav | 2009 | ENG | +22B | −1N | +24B | +10N | +9B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 2206 | +24.6 |
| 4 | Kanyamarala, TrishaWGM | 2191 | IRL | +8B | +7N | −2N | =6B | =21N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 8.25 | 2096 | -10.2 |
| 5 | Farrand, Tom | 2050 | ENG | F | +10N | −1B | +15N | +2B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 8.50 | 2329 | +27.0 |
| 6 | Ward, Cian | 1961 | ENG | +23B | +14N | =13B | =4N | F | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.50 | 2181 | +45.2 |
| 7 | Kukreja, Karan | 1974 | ENG | +18N | −4B | =19B | +28N | =15B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.25 | 1936 | -2.4 |
| 8 | Vyas, Alisha | 1862 | ENG | −4N | F | +22B | +23N | +19B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 2086 | +21.8 |
| 9 | Honey, Luke Anthony | 2044 | ENG | +24N | −2B | =11N | +20B | −3N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 3.75 | 1990 | -8.4 |
| 10 | Li, Harvey | 1941 | ENG | +26N | −5B | +25N | −3B | =13B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1828 | -25.6 |
| 11 | Chen, Wutong | 1894 | CHN | −1B | +22N | =9B | −17N | +28B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1895 | +0.4 |
| 12 | Shivakumar, Akshath | 1984 | ENG | F | +25N | =14B | +13N | −1B | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 2063 | +12.0 |
| 13 | Balmond, Tom | 1833 | ENG | F | +20B | =6N | −12B | =10N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 1919 | +18.4 |
| 14 | Hirsch, Ben M | 2145 | ENG | +17N | −6B | =12N | −21B | =20N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1825 | -80.0 |
| 15 | Flavell, Archie | 1966 | ENG | F | =19N | +18B | −5B | =7N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.75 | 1904 | -6.4 |
| 16 | Davis, Cameron | 1911 | ENG | −2N | +28B | F | =19N | =18B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.50 | 1866 | -5.6 |
| 17 | Napolitano, Domenico | 1852 | ENG | −14B | −23N | F | +11B | +26N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 1898 | +3.8 |
| 18 | Sennaroglu, Djan | 1798 | ENG | −7B | F | −15N | +25B | =16N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1677 | -16.0 |
| 19 | Degrassi, Alice | 1793 | ENG | F | =15B | =7N | =16B | −8N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1841 | +4.6 |
| 20 | Gupta, Aditya | 1791 | ENG | F | −13N | +23B | −9N | =14B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1864 | +10.0 |
| 21 | Rubeck, Jonathan | 1895 | ENG | F | F | F | +14N | =4B | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.50 | 2361 | +23.2 |
| 22 | O Brien, Thomas P | 1803 | ENG | −3N | −11B | −8N | F | +23B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 1694 | -22.8 |
| 23 | Mayers, Tom | 1783 | ENG | −6N | +17B | −20N | −8B | −22N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1614 | -40.8 |
| 24 | Ellson, Louie | 1831 | ENG | −9B | F | −3N | −26B | +25N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1140 | -21.8 |
| 25 | Palaj, Arjen | 0 | ENG | +?N | −12B | −10B | −18N | −24B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1089 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Nilim, Armaan | 1768 | ENG | −10B | F | F | +24N | −17B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1750 | -2.4 |
| 27 | Morgan, Marc | 1659 | FRA | F | F | F | F | +29B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 2437 | +9.4 |
| 28 | Martirossian, Talea | 1563 | ENG | F | −16N | F | −7B | −11N | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1123 | -12.4 |
| 29 | Kennedy, Steven | 1637 | ENG | F | F | F | F | −27N | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 859 | -18.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ward, CianENG+45.23.0 pts · #4
- 2Farrand, TomENG+27.03.0 pts · #8
- 3Srivastava, ArnavENG+24.64.0 pts · #2
- 1Hirsch, Ben MENG-80.02.0 pts · #11
- 2Mayers, TomENG-40.81.0 pts · #22
- 3Li, HarveyENG-25.62.5 pts · #20
- R5+376 Elo gap
- R4+250 Elo gap
- R2+184 Elo gap