London Chess League FIDE Weekender - March 2026 - U2000
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27 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 1828, and top seed was Marcus Gordon (🇬🇧 ENG, 1928).
Avinash Reddy (🇲🇾 MAS, 1775) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Jonathan D Smith (3.5). Reddy won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Vivaan Chhabra (1581) beat Marcus Gordon (1928), a +347-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
Federations · 5 represented
🇬🇧England×21
🇮🇳India×2
🇲🇾Malaysia×1
🇮🇪Ireland×1
🇫🇷France×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAvinash Reddy led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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3
2
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Avinash Reddy never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
Avinash Reddy won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Avinash Reddy | 1775 | MAS | +17B | +8N | +7B | +4B | +3N | 5.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 13.50 | 2562 | +39.0 |
| 2 | Smith, Jonathan D | 1784 | ENG | −3N | +20N | +21B | =19B | +4N | 3.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 6.75 | 2097 | +55.6 |
| 3 | FIDE 343470963 | 0 | — | +2B | −13N | +5B | +11N | −1B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 9.50 | 1825 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Rahman, K Azizur | 1911 | ENG | +16B | +9N | +6B | −1N | −2B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 8.00 | 1831 | -10.0 |
| 5 | Czarnuch, Dominic | 1842 | ENG | +10N | −6B | −3N | +22B | +17N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1837 | +0.8 |
| 6 | OGorman, Brendan | 1794 | ENG | +26B | +5N | −4N | =17B | =12N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 1794 | +1.0 |
| 7 | Gupta, Aditya | 1803 | ENG | F | +12B | −1N | +18B | +23N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 1909 | +21.2 |
| 8 | Sennaroglu, Djan | 1783 | ENG | +15N | −1B | −17N | +27B | +21B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 1678 | -24.4 |
| 9 | Croasdale, Mark | 1755 | ENG | +22N | −4B | +27N | −12B | +24N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.00 | 1707 | -4.8 |
| 10 | Gunawardana, Thivan Manamperi | 1679 | ENG | −5B | +26N | F | +13N | +14B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 1862 | +14.6 |
| 11 | Hayes, Christopher | 1737 | ENG | F | +25B | +18N | −3B | +19N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 2616 | +72.4 |
| 12 | Degrassi, Alice | 1710 | ENG | F | −7N | +20B | +9N | =6B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.00 | 1850 | +30.0 |
| 13 | Gormley, Cathan | 0 | IRL | =23N | +3B | −19N | −10B | =18N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 4.25 | 1543 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Moseley, Alan | 1777 | ENG | F | −18B | +22N | +15B | −10N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1620 | -16.4 |
| 15 | Majumdar Ritam | 1616 | IND | −8B | F | +25N | −14N | +20B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1789 | +17.2 |
| 16 | Morgan, Marc | 1687 | FRA | −4N | −22B | +26N | −24B | +27N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1540 | -20.4 |
| 17 | Ramundo, Giuseppe Joe | 1553 | ENG | −1N | F | +8B | =6N | −5B | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.50 | 1711 | +14.2 |
| 18 | Helsby, David C | 1637 | ENG | F | +14N | −11B | −7N | =13B | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1647 | +1.0 |
| 19 | Davies, Neil | 1883 | ENG | F | F | +13B | =2N | −11B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.75 | 1568 | -16.8 |
| 20 | Gilbertson, Cindy | 1669 | ENG | =25N | −2B | −12N | +26B | −15N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.25 | 1577 | -12.6 |
| 21 | Chhabra, Vivaan | 1581 | ENG | F | =23B | −2N | +25B | −8N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1723 | +25.2 |
| 22 | Siddhartha Shankar Srivastava | 1547 | IND | −9B | +16N | −14B | −5N | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1572 | +2.0 |
| 23 | Stell, Edmund | 1741 | ENG | =13B | =21N | F | F | −7B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.75 | 1499 | -25.6 |
| 24 | Vijay, Kayal | 1503 | ENG | F | F | F | +16N | −9B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1721 | +22.0 |
| 25 | Gordon, Marcus | 1928 | ENG | =20B | −11N | −15B | −21N | F | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 1329 | -112.8 |
| 26 | Rozmus, Oliver | 1593 | ENG | −6N | −10B | −16B | −20N | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 907 | -55.6 |
| 27 | Lu, Mobai | 1506 | ENG | F | F | −9B | −8N | −16B | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 941 | -24.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hayes, ChristopherENG+72.43.0 pts · #7
- 2Smith, Jonathan DENG+55.63.5 pts · #2
- 3Avinash ReddyMAS+39.05.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Gordon, MarcusENG-112.80.5 pts · #25
- 2Rozmus, OliverENG-55.60.0 pts · #27
- 3Stell, EdmundENG-25.61.0 pts · #24
Biggest upsets
- R4+347 Elo gap
- R3+312 Elo gap
- R3+230 Elo gap