London Chess League FIDE Weekender - April 2026 - U2000
32 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 24 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in London, England. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1823, and top seed was Jonathan Rubeck (🇬🇧 ENG, 1962).
Julian D Llewellyn (🇬🇧 ENG, 1809) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Martin J Faulkner (4.0) and Thomas P O Brien (4.0). Llewellyn shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Domenico Amabile (1674) beat Jonathan Rubeck (1962), a +288-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 3 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
3 players finish on 4.0/5. Llewellyn takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.0).
Thomas P O Brien beat Julian D Llewellyn (White).
Julian D Llewellyn 4 wins (R1–R4)Martin J Faulkner 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Thomas P O Brien | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Julian D Llewellyn | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Martin J Faulkner | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Stefan Voiculescu-Holvad | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Llewellyn, Julian D | 1809 | ENG | +16N | +21B | +4N | +2B | −3N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 10.50 | 2017 | +25.6 |
| 2 | Faulkner, Martin J | 1857 | ENG | +13B | +11N | +6B | −1N | +5B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 10.50 | 1943 | +8.4 |
| 3 | O Brien, Thomas P | 1803 | ENG | =12B | +17N | =18B | +10N | +1B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 10.75 | 1943 | +34.0 |
| 4 | Sweetnam, James William Ian | 1787 | ENG | +7N | +28B | −1B | +20N | −9B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.50 | 1039 | -34.4 |
| 5 | Sennaroglu, Djan | 1806 | ENG | −28N | +22B | +13N | +15B | −2N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 5.50 | 1933 | +37.2 |
| 6 | Gormley, Cathan | 1800 | IRL | +27N | +26B | −2N | +11B | F | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1740 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Griffiths, Toby | 0 | ENG | −4B | −8N | +27B | +24N | +20B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 1611 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Croasdale, Mark | 1741 | ENG | −26N | +7B | −19N | +23B | +13N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 6.50 | 1736 | -0.4 |
| 9 | Voiculescu-Holvad, Stefan | 1869 | FRA | F | +24N | +14B | F | +4N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.50 | 2550 | +20.4 |
| 10 | Amabile, Domenico | 1674 | ITA | −14N | +16B | +31N | −3B | =15N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1799 | +16.0 |
| 11 | Abouchakra, Ibrahim | 1742 | ENG | +29B | −2B | +32N | −6N | =17B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1800 | +12.4 |
| 12 | Sengupta, Sohana | 1682 | ENG | =3N | +31B | −15N | +26B | F | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1865 | +37.6 |
| 13 | Fortunato, Bartolomeo | 1694 | ENG | −2N | +27B | −5B | +29N | −8B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1537 | -32.4 |
| 14 | Paulins, Michael | 1785 | ENG | +10B | F | −9N | +22N | F | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 1858 | +12.0 |
| 15 | Moseley, Alan | 1753 | ENG | F | =20N | +12B | −5N | =10B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 1703 | -4.2 |
| 16 | Ding, Yihua | 1692 | ENG | −1B | −10N | =23N | =25B | +30N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1443 | -52.0 |
| 17 | Chhabra, Vivaan | 1606 | ENG | F | −3B | +30N | =21B | =11N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1639 | +4.8 |
| 18 | OGorman, Brendan | 1746 | ENG | =22N | +23B | =3N | F | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.25 | 1804 | +4.8 |
| 19 | FIDE 343495389 | 0 | — | F | +30B | +8B | F | F | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 1762 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Gobayashi, Reno | 0 | ENG | F | =15B | +21N | −4B | −7N | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1762 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Sood, Vineet | 1728 | ENG | +25B | −1N | −20B | =17N | −24B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1557 | -20.4 |
| 22 | Gilbertson, Cindy | 1669 | ENG | =18B | −5N | +25N | −14B | F | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1605 | -6.2 |
| 23 | V, Krish | 1578 | ENG | F | −18N | =16B | −8N | +27B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1454 | -16.0 |
| 24 | Eagle, Joe | 1677 | ENG | F | −9B | =29N | −7B | +21N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.75 | 1728 | +4.0 |
| 25 | Lu, Mobai | 1483 | ENG | −21N | F | −22B | =16N | +29B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 1579 | +17.6 |
| 26 | Ramundo, Giuseppe Joe | 1563 | ENG | +8B | −6N | F | −12N | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1712 | +7.8 |
| 27 | Sunil, Krishna | 0 | ENG | −6B | −13N | −7N | +30B | −23N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 836 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Bodereau, Marcel | 0 | ENG | +5B | −4N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1771 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Oudet, Charlotte | 1568 | ENG | −11N | F | =24B | −13B | −25N | 0.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.75 | 1327 | -42.8 |
| 30 | Balakrishnan, Akshata | 0 | ENG | F | −19N | −17B | −27N | −16B | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 849 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Rubeck, Jonathan | 1962 | ENG | F | −12N | −10B | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 878 | -33.6 |
| 32 | Gorrepati, Soumya | 1749 | ENG | F | F | −11B | F | F | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 942 | -22.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Sengupta, SohanaENG+37.62.5 pts · #6
- 2Sennaroglu, DjanENG+37.23.0 pts · #4
- 3O Brien, Thomas PENG+34.04.0 pts · #1
- 1Ding, YihuaENG-52.02.0 pts · #22
- 2Oudet, CharlotteENG-42.80.5 pts · #26
- 3Sweetnam, James William IanENG-34.43.0 pts · #31
- R3+288 Elo gap
- R2+280 Elo gap
- R1+178 Elo gap