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15th XTX Markets London Chess Classic 2025 (Games and Results)
15th XTX Markets London Chess Classic 2025
Mark Crowther - Monday 8th December 2025
The 15th XTX Markets London Chess Classic took place Wed 26th Nov to Sun 7th Dec 2025. Players: Alireza Firouzja, Luke Mcshane, Michael Adams, Nikolas Theodorou, Sam Shankland, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Pavel Eljanov, Nikita Vitiugov, Abhimanyu Mishra and Gawain Maroroa Jones.
Nodirbek Abdusattorov dominated the event scoring 7.5/9 and finished two points clear of Alireza Firouzja. The open saw Praggnanandhaa, Vladimir Ivic and Ameet Ghasi tie on 7/9. The Super Rapid was won by Nikolas Theodorou on 9/10 with Alireza Firouza half a point behind on 8.5 points.
15th XTX Markets London Chess Classic 2025 (Rapid)
Nikolas Theodorou wins the London Super Rapid
Mark Crowther | Mon Dec 8 14:28:00 2025
Nikolas Theodorou won the 15th XTX Markets London Chess Classic Super Rapid over the final weekend beating Luke McShane, Leinier Dominguez and Nodirbek Abdusattorov on his run to the title as well as holding Alireza Firouzja in the penultimate round.
15th XTX Markets London Chess Classic 2025 (7-8)
Abdusattorov's draw with Firouzja confirms victory in the London Chess Classic
Mark Crowther | Fri Dec 5 10:04:00 2025
Nodirbek Abdusattorov won the London Chess Classic after a draw with his closest rival Alireza Firouzja in Round 8.
15th XTX Markets London Chess Classic 2025 (5-6)
Abdusattorov extends his winning streak to 5 games in London
Mark Crowther | Tue Dec 2 13:20:00 2025
Nodirbek Abdusattorov leads the London Chess Classic after five consecutive wins, he beat Nikolas Theodorou and Sam Shankland in Rounds 5 and 6.
15th XTX Markets London Chess Classic 2025 (3-4)
Abdusattorov leads the London Chess Classic with 3.5/4
Mark Crowther | Sun Nov 30 15:04:00 2025
Nodirbek Abdusattorov leads the London Chess Classic after three consecutive wins, he beat Abhimanyu Mishra, Nikita Vitiugov and Michael Adams.
15th XTX Markets London Chess Classic 2025 (2)
Firouzja, Theodorou and Abdusattorov lead the London Chess Classic after wins in Round 2
Mark Crowther | Fri Nov 28 14:36:00 2025
After all the games of the London Chess Classic were drawn in Round 1, there were three decisive results in Round 2: Theodorou 1-0 Maroroa Jones, Abdusattorov 1-0 Mishra and McShane 0-1 Firouzja.
15th XTX Markets London Chess Classic 2025 (London ENG)
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| 15th London Classic Elite London (ENG), 26 xi-7 xii 2025 | cat. XVII (2668) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1. | Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | g | UZB | 2750 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7½ | 2931 | |||
| 2. | Firouzja, Alireza | g | FRA | 2762 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5½ | 2737 | |||
| 3. | Vitiugov, Nikita | g | ENG | 2657 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5 | 2711 | |||
| 4. | Adams, Michael | g | ENG | 2635 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4½ | 2671 | |||
| 5. | McShane, Luke J | g | ENG | 2615 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 2673 | |||
| 6. | Eljanov, Pavel | g | UKR | 2656 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4 | 2626 | |||
| 7. | Theodorou, Nikolas | g | GRE | 2656 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4 | 2626 | |||
| 8. | Maroroa Jones, Gawain C B | g | ENG | 2655 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 3½ | 2589 | |||
| 9. | Mishra, Abhimanyu | g | USA | 2642 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 3½ | 2590 | |||
| 10. | Shankland, Sam | g | USA | 2649 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 3 | 2544 | |||
| Round 1 (November 26, 2025) | ||||||
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| Firouzja, Alireza | - Shankland, Sam | ½-½ | 39 | D87 | Gruenfeld Botvinnik | |
| McShane, Luke J | - Adams, Michael | ½-½ | 36 | C85 | Ruy Lopez Steenwijker Defence | |
| Eljanov, Pavel | - Theodorou, Nikolas | ½-½ | 31 | B22 | Sicilian Alapin | |
| Maroroa Jones, Gawain C B | - Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | ½-½ | 16 | B13 | Caro Kann Exchange | |
| Mishra, Abhimanyu | - Vitiugov, Nikita | ½-½ | 33 | E24 | Nimzo Indian Saemisch | |
| Round 2 (November 27, 2025) | ||||||
| Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | - Mishra, Abhimanyu | 1-0 | 49 | C78 | Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence | |
| Adams, Michael | - Vitiugov, Nikita | ½-½ | 32 | C84 | Ruy Lopez Centre Attack | |
| McShane, Luke J | - Firouzja, Alireza | 0-1 | 33 | B92 | Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2 | |
| Theodorou, Nikolas | - Maroroa Jones, Gawain C B | 1-0 | 33 | D02 | Queen's Pawn Game | |
| Shankland, Sam | - Eljanov, Pavel | ½-½ | 33 | C55 | Two Knights Defence | |
| Round 3 (November 28, 2025) | ||||||
| Firouzja, Alireza | - Adams, Michael | ½-½ | 22 | C53 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Vitiugov, Nikita | - Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | 0-1 | 57 | E18 | Queens Indian | |
| Eljanov, Pavel | - McShane, Luke J | ½-½ | 98 | E00 | Catalan | |
| Maroroa Jones, Gawain C B | - Shankland, Sam | ½-½ | 52 | C49 | Four Knights Metger | |
| Mishra, Abhimanyu | - Theodorou, Nikolas | ½-½ | 18 | B40 | Sicilian Classical | |
| Round 4 (November 29, 2025) | ||||||
| Firouzja, Alireza | - Eljanov, Pavel | 1-0 | 70 | D36 | QGD Exchange | |
| Adams, Michael | - Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | 0-1 | 31 | B30 | Sicilian Rossolimo | |
| McShane, Luke J | - Maroroa Jones, Gawain C B | 1-0 | 40 | C78 | Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence | |
| Theodorou, Nikolas | - Vitiugov, Nikita | ½-½ | 31 | A07 | Barcza System | |
| Shankland, Sam | - Mishra, Abhimanyu | ½-½ | 50 | D47 | Queens Gambit Meran | |
| Round 5 (November 30, 2025) | ||||||
| Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | - Theodorou, Nikolas | 1-0 | 48 | A22 | English Opening | |
| Vitiugov, Nikita | - Shankland, Sam | 1-0 | 43 | B13 | Caro Kann Exchange | |
| Eljanov, Pavel | - Adams, Michael | ½-½ | 35 | D02 | Queen's Pawn Game | |
| Maroroa Jones, Gawain C B | - Firouzja, Alireza | ½-½ | 36 | B23 | Sicilian Closed | |
| Mishra, Abhimanyu | - McShane, Luke J | ½-½ | 37 | C72 | Ruy Lopez Modern Steinitz | |
| Round 6 (December 1, 2025) | ||||||
| Firouzja, Alireza | - Mishra, Abhimanyu | ½-½ | 33 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | |
| Adams, Michael | - Theodorou, Nikolas | ½-½ | 31 | B28 | Sicilian Early a7-a6 | |
| McShane, Luke J | - Vitiugov, Nikita | ½-½ | 26 | B51 | Sicilian Rossolimo | |
| Eljanov, Pavel | - Maroroa Jones, Gawain C B | 1-0 | 52 | E94 | King's Indian Classical | |
| Shankland, Sam | - Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | 0-1 | 36 | C45 | Scotch Game | |
| Round 7 (December 2, 2025) | ||||||
| Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | - McShane, Luke J | 1-0 | 55 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Vitiugov, Nikita | - Firouzja, Alireza | ½-½ | 40 | B92 | Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2 | |
| Theodorou, Nikolas | - Shankland, Sam | ½-½ | 11 | D79 | Gruenfeld 3.g3 | |
| Maroroa Jones, Gawain C B | - Adams, Michael | ½-½ | 39 | C28 | Vienna Game | |
| Mishra, Abhimanyu | - Eljanov, Pavel | ½-½ | 31 | D35 | QGD Exchange | |
| Round 8 (December 4, 2025) | ||||||
| Firouzja, Alireza | - Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | ½-½ | 36 | D20 | QGA | |
| Adams, Michael | - Shankland, Sam | 1-0 | 59 | B51 | Sicilian Rossolimo | |
| McShane, Luke J | - Theodorou, Nikolas | 1-0 | 48 | B30 | Sicilian Rossolimo | |
| Eljanov, Pavel | - Vitiugov, Nikita | 0-1 | 66 | A22 | English Opening | |
| Maroroa Jones, Gawain C B | - Mishra, Abhimanyu | 1-0 | 88 | C02 | French Advance | |
| Round 9 (December 5, 2025) | ||||||
| Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | - Eljanov, Pavel | ½-½ | 61 | C55 | Two Knights Defence | |
| Vitiugov, Nikita | - Maroroa Jones, Gawain C B | ½-½ | 30 | C78 | Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence | |
| Theodorou, Nikolas | - Firouzja, Alireza | ½-½ | 43 | A07 | Barcza System | |
| Mishra, Abhimanyu | - Adams, Michael | ½-½ | 35 | C53 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Shankland, Sam | - McShane, Luke J | ½-½ | 90 | C79 | Ruy Lopez Russian Defence | |
15th London Classic Open (9 Rds Swiss Indiv TC: 90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games Open
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| 15th London Classic Open London ENG Wed 26th Nov 2025 - Sun 7th Dec 2025
Leading Final Round 9 Standings: |
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| Rk | SNo | Name | Ti | Rtg | Pts |
| 1 | 1 | Praggnanandhaa, R | GM | 2768 | 7 |
| 2 | 2 | Ivic, Velimir | GM | 2618 | 7 |
| 3 | 19 | Ghasi, Ameet K | GM | 2500 | 7 |
| 4 | 5 | Pranav, Anand | GM | 2581 | 6.5 |
| 5 | 8 | Smirin, Ilya | GM | 2554 | 6.5 |
| 6 | 16 | Fodor, Tamas Jr | GM | 2508 | 6.5 |
| 7 | 23 | Wadsworth, Matthew J | GM | 2487 | 6.5 |
| 8 | 32 | Aizenberg, Benny | IM | 2444 | 6.5 |
| 9 | 3 | Yuffa, Daniil | GM | 2618 | 6 |
| 10 | 4 | Iniyan, P | GM | 2601 | 6 |
| 11 | 9 | Sanal, Vahap | GM | 2546 | 6 |
| 12 | 10 | Gavrilescu, David | GM | 2542 | 6 |
| 13 | 13 | Cornette, Matthieu | GM | 2517 | 6 |
| 14 | 15 | Chasin, Nico | IM | 2512 | 6 |
| 15 | 17 | Mikhalevski, Victor | GM | 2504 | 6 |
| 16 | 18 | Fernandez, Daniel H | GM | 2501 | 6 |
| 17 | 24 | Bazakutsa, Svyatoslav | IM | 2478 | 6 |
| 18 | 29 | Czopor, Maciej | IM | 2463 | 6 |
| 19 | 47 | Kanyamarala, Tarun | IM | 2376 | 6 |
| 20 | 7 | Jumabayev, Rinat | GM | 2560 | 5.5 |
| 21 | 11 | Maze, Sebastien | GM | 2534 | 5.5 |
| 22 | 14 | Rozen, Eytan | IM | 2515 | 5.5 |
| 23 | 20 | Royal, Shreyas | GM | 2495 | 5.5 |
| 24 | 21 | Travadon, Loic | IM | 2492 | 5.5 |
| 25 | 25 | Willow, Jonah B | IM | 2472 | 5.5 |
| 26 | 27 | Greenfeld, Alon | GM | 2465 | 5.5 |
| 27 | 28 | Magold, Filip | IM | 2465 | 5.5 |
| 28 | 30 | Gasanov, Eldar | GM | 2447 | 5.5 |
| 29 | 34 | Kovchan, Alexander | GM | 2440 | 5.5 |
| 30 | 35 | Harvey, Marcus R | IM | 2438 | 5.5 |
| 31 | 36 | Mahadevan, Siva | IM | 2424 | 5.5 |
| 32 | 37 | Wang, Hao | IM | 2424 | 5.5 |
| 33 | 38 | Schmider, Niklas | IM | 2423 | 5.5 |
| 34 | 41 | Tulchynskyi, Feliks | FM | 2409 | 5.5 |
| 35 | 42 | Efroimski, Marsel | IM | 2384 | 5.5 |
| 36 | 77 | Kazarian, Anna-Maja | FM | 2224 | 5.5 |
| 37 | 6 | Kraemer, Martin | GM | 2571 | 5 |
| 38 | 12 | Conquest, Stuart C | GM | 2521 | 5 |
| 39 | 22 | Grieve, Harry | IM | 2491 | 5 |
| 40 | 43 | Bhagat, Kush | FM | 2381 | 5 |
| 41 | 45 | Korshunov, Sergey | FM | 2377 | 5 |
| 42 | 50 | Hebden, Mark L | GM | 2355 | 5 |
| 43 | 54 | Negrean, Andrei | FM | 2334 | 5 |
| 44 | 57 | Banerjee, Supratit | FM | 2323 | 5 |
| 45 | 59 | Houska, Jovanka | IM | 2320 | 5 |
| 46 | 63 | Vijayakumar, Rishi | FM | 2300 | 5 |
| 47 | 66 | Vu Dinh, Adrien | 2281 | 5 | |
| 48 | 76 | Gallana, Marco | 2225 | 5 | |
| 49 | 96 | Kanyamarala, Trisha | WIM | 2149 | 5 |
| 50 | 26 | Gordon, Stephen J | GM | 2465 | 4.5 |
| 119 players | |||||
15th LCC Super Rapid 2025 (10 Rds Swiss Indiv TC: 15m+10spm) - Games in PGN: Games Super Rapid
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| 15th LCC Super Rapid 2025 London ENG Wed 26th Nov 2025 - Sun 7th Dec 2025
Leading Final Round 10 Standings: |
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| Rk | SNo | Name | Ti | Rtg | Pts |
| 1 | 11 | Theodorou, Nikolas | GM | 2581 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | Firouzja, Alireza | GM | 2754 | 8.5 |
| 3 | 3 | Dominguez Perez, Leinier | GM | 2703 | 8 |
| 4 | 6 | Adams, Michael | GM | 2629 | 8 |
| 5 | 8 | Vitiugov, Nikita | GM | 2609 | 8 |
| 6 | 10 | Eljanov, Pavel | GM | 2594 | 8 |
| 7 | 20 | Rozen, Eytan | IM | 2449 | 8 |
| 8 | 24 | Pranav, Anand | GM | 2421 | 8 |
| 9 | 2 | Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | GM | 2717 | 7.5 |
| 10 | 7 | Maroroa Jones, Gawain | GM | 2619 | 7.5 |
| 11 | 9 | Mishra, Abhimanyu | GM | 2600 | 7.5 |
| 12 | 17 | Kovchan, Alexander | GM | 2463 | 7.5 |
| 13 | 18 | Shetty, Atulya | IM | 2455 | 7.5 |
| 14 | 22 | Golubka, Petro | GM | 2433 | 7.5 |
| 15 | 23 | Aghayev, Miragha | IM | 2424 | 7.5 |
| 16 | 29 | Bazakutsa, Svyatoslav | IM | 2401 | 7.5 |
| 17 | 30 | Gasanov, Eldar | GM | 2397 | 7.5 |
| 18 | 36 | Stefanova, Antoaneta | GM | 2379 | 7.5 |
| 19 | 45 | Cancedda-Dupuis, Livio | 2319 | 7.5 | |
| 20 | 4 | McShane, Luke J | GM | 2668 | 7 |
| 21 | 5 | Shankland, Samuel L | GM | 2634 | 7 |
| 22 | 12 | Jumabayev, Rinat | GM | 2543 | 7 |
| 23 | 16 | Gordon, Stephen J | GM | 2474 | 7 |
| 24 | 25 | Aizenberg, Benny | IM | 2418 | 7 |
| 25 | 26 | Rendle, Thomas E | IM | 2415 | 7 |
| 26 | 27 | Tulchynskyi, Feliks | IM | 2409 | 7 |
| 27 | 32 | Roebers, Eline | IM | 2392 | 7 |
| 28 | 33 | Badacsonyi, Stanley | FM | 2390 | 7 |
| 29 | 42 | Haydon, David L | FM | 2329 | 7 |
| 30 | 44 | Tica, Sven | IM | 2327 | 7 |
| 31 | 51 | Makkar, Rajat | IM | 2275 | 7 |
| 32 | 56 | Mahadevan, Siva | IM | 2241 | 7 |
| 33 | 64 | Noy, Eyal | FM | 2190 | 7 |
| 34 | 76 | Banerjee, Supratit | FM | 2144 | 7 |
| 35 | 77 | Josse, Mark | CM | 2135 | 7 |
| 36 | 78 | Bonn, Thomas B | 2134 | 7 | |
| 37 | 135 | Santhosh, Abhyuday | CM | 1953 | 7 |
| 38 | 13 | Jankovic, Alojzije | GM | 2505 | 6.5 |
| 39 | 14 | Ghasi, Ameet K | GM | 2497 | 6.5 |
| 40 | 15 | Yuffa, Daniil | GM | 2487 | 6.5 |
| 41 | 19 | Iniyan, P | GM | 2450 | 6.5 |
| 42 | 28 | Emms, John M | GM | 2407 | 6.5 |
| 43 | 31 | Royal, Shreyas | GM | 2393 | 6.5 |
| 44 | 34 | Bulmaga, Irina | IM | 2388 | 6.5 |
| 45 | 39 | Timmermans, Mark | IM | 2355 | 6.5 |
| 46 | 41 | Tayar, Jonathan | IM | 2337 | 6.5 |
| 47 | 43 | Czopor, Maciej | IM | 2327 | 6.5 |
| 48 | 47 | Hunt, Harriet V | IM | 2297 | 6.5 |
| 49 | 48 | Grutter, Tim | IM | 2291 | 6.5 |
| 50 | 54 | Lohia, Sohum | IM | 2257 | 6.5 |
| 320 players | |||||
