[Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "1"] [White "Smirin, Ilya"] [Black "Praggnanandhaa, R."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B31"] [WhiteElo "2554"] [BlackElo "2768"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "36"] [GameId "2251250573300161"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 g6 4. c3 Nf6 5. e5 Nd5 6. O-O Bg7 7. d4 cxd4 8. cxd4 O-O 9. Nc3 Nc7 10. Bf4 d6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Qa4 Bg4 13. Qxc6 Ne6 14. Be3 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 dxe5 16. dxe5 Bxe5 17. Nd5 Rb8 18. Rad1 Rxb2 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "2"] [White "Ivic, Velimir"] [Black "Cornette, Matthieu"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C54"] [WhiteElo "2618"] [BlackElo "2517"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "67"] [GameId "2251250573300163"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 d6 7. c3 a5 8. Nbd2 Ba7 9. O-O Bd7 10. Rc1 Qe7 11. a3 g5 12. Bg3 O-O-O 13. d4 h5 14. h4 gxh4 15. Bxh4 Rdg8 16. Re1 Rg4 17. b4 Rhg8 18. Bf1 exd4 19. b5 Ne5 20. cxd4 Rxh4 21. Qc2 Ne8 22. dxe5 Rhg4 23. b6 Bxb6 24. Nc4 Bc5 25. exd6 Qe6 26. Nce5 Rxg2+ 27. Bxg2 Qh3 28. Nh4 Qxh4 29. Qxc5 Qg5 30. Kf1 Qxg2+ 31. Ke2 Qxe4+ 32. Kd2 Qf4+ 33. Kc3 Nxd6 34. Kb2 1-0 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "3"] [White "Fernandez, Daniel H"] [Black "Ghasi, Ameet K"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C41"] [WhiteElo "2501"] [BlackElo "2500"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "58"] [GameId "2251250573300165"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Rg1 c6 6. g4 h6 7. h4 exd4 8. Nxd4 Ne5 9. g5 hxg5 10. hxg5 Nfg4 11. f4 Rh2 12. fxe5 dxe5 13. Rxg4 Bxg4 14. Qxg4 Qxd4 15. Qg3 Rxc2 16. g6 Bb4 17. gxf7+ Kf8 18. Be2 Rxc3 19. bxc3 Qxc3+ 20. Kf2 Qxa1 21. Qg5 Be7 22. Qd2 Qd4+ 23. Qxd4 exd4 24. Bc4 b5 25. Be6 c5 26. e5 c4 27. a4 bxa4 28. Ke2 d3+ 29. Kd1 c3 0-1 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "4"] [White "Iniyan, P."] [Black "Pranav, Anand"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E36"] [WhiteElo "2601"] [BlackElo "2581"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "95"] [GameId "2251250573300167"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. Qxc3 d5 7. Nf3 b6 8. Bg5 dxc4 9. Qxc4 Ba6 10. Qa4 h6 11. Bh4 c5 12. dxc5 bxc5 13. e3 Bxf1 14. Rxf1 Nbd7 15. Ke2 Qb6 16. Rab1 Qb7 17. Rfd1 Rfc8 18. Kf1 c4 19. Kg1 Nd5 20. Bg3 c3 21. bxc3 N7b6 22. Be5 Nxc3 23. Bxc3 Rxc3 24. Qb4 Rac8 25. Nd4 R3c4 26. Qa5 R8c5 27. Rb5 Rc1 28. Qd2 Rxd1+ 29. Qxd1 Qd5 30. Rxc5 Qxc5 31. Nc2 Qc3 32. Qb1 Nc4 33. g3 Qd3 34. a4 a5 35. Qb8+ Kh7 36. Qb1 f5 37. Qc1 e5 38. Ne1 Qe2 39. Nf3 Qd3 40. Ne1 Qe2 41. Nf3 Nb2 42. Kg2 Qxf2+ 43. Kxf2 Nd3+ 44. Kg2 Nxc1 45. Nxe5 Nb3 46. Kf3 Nc5 47. Nc4 Nxa4 48. Nxa5 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "5"] [White "Chasin, Nico"] [Black "Yuffa, Daniil"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B13"] [WhiteElo "2512"] [BlackElo "2618"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "97"] [GameId "2251250573300169"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Be6 7. c5 Bg4 8. Bb5 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 e6 10. Bf4 Nd7 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. O-O g5 13. Be3 Bg7 14. Qg3 h6 15. f4 Qb8 16. Ne2 Nf6 17. fxg5 hxg5 18. Bxg5 Ne4 19. Qxb8+ Rxb8 20. Bc1 Rb4 21. Rd1 Rc4 22. Be3 Rc2 23. Nc3 Rh4 24. Rdc1 Rxb2 25. Rab1 Rxb1 26. Nxb1 Nf6 27. Nd2 Nd7 28. Nb3 e5 29. Bf2 Rh6 30. dxe5 Nxe5 31. Rb1 Nd3 32. Bd4 Be5 33. Bxe5 Nxe5 34. Na5 Kd7 35. Rb7+ Ke6 36. Nb3 Rh4 37. Rxa7 d4 38. Ra8 Kd5 39. g3 Rg4 40. Kf2 d3 41. h3 Rg6 42. Re8 Rf6+ 43. Kg2 Rh6 44. g4 f6 45. Rd8+ Kc4 46. Rd6 Kc3 47. g5 Rh8 48. Rxf6 d2 49. Nxd2 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "6"] [White "Fodor, Tamas Jr"] [Black "Jumabayev, Rinat"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E73"] [WhiteElo "2508"] [BlackElo "2560"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "59"] [GameId "2251250573300171"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 O-O 6. Be3 a5 7. g4 Nc6 8. g5 Nd7 9. d5 Nb4 10. Nf3 e6 11. h4 exd5 12. cxd5 Re8 13. Nd4 c6 14. a3 Na6 15. dxc6 Ndc5 16. Ndb5 Re6 17. c7 Qf8 18. f3 Bd7 19. Bc4 Re7 20. Nxd6 Ne6 21. Nd5 Naxc7 22. Nf6+ Kh8 23. h5 h6 24. Qd2 Ba4 25. Ng4 Rd7 26. gxh6 Qxd6 27. hxg7+ Kxg7 28. hxg6 Qg3+ 29. Qf2 Qxf2+ 30. Kxf2 1-0 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "7"] [White "Sanal, Vahap"] [Black "Mikhalevski, Victor"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A48"] [WhiteElo "2546"] [BlackElo "2504"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "170"] [GameId "2251250573300173"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7 4. c3 O-O 5. Nbd2 d6 6. e4 h6 7. Bf4 e5 8. dxe5 Nh5 9. Be3 dxe5 10. Bc4 Nd7 11. O-O Nb6 12. Bb3 Nd7 13. Ne1 Qe7 14. Nd3 a5 15. a4 Rd8 16. Qe2 Nf8 17. Rfd1 Be6 18. Bc4 Re8 19. g3 Nd7 20. b4 Nhf6 21. f3 Nh7 22. bxa5 Rxa5 23. Nb3 Raa8 24. Bxe6 Qxe6 25. Ndc5 Nxc5 26. Nxc5 Qc8 27. a5 Bf8 28. Qb5 Bxc5 29. Qxc5 Re6 30. Kg2 Ng5 31. Bxg5 hxg5 32. Qe3 Rc6 33. Rd5 Qe6 34. Rb5 b6 35. a6 g4 36. fxg4 Qc4 37. Rxe5 Qxc3 38. Qxc3 Rxc3 39. h4 Kf8 40. g5 Rd3 41. Rd5 Rc3 42. a7 Ke7 43. Rad1 Ra3 44. Re5+ Kf8 45. Rd7 R3xa7 46. Ree7 Ra2+ 47. Kh3 Rf2 48. Rxc7 Rf3 49. Red7 Kg7 50. Rd2 Raa3 51. Rg2 b5 52. Kh2 b4 53. e5 Rae3 54. Rc8 b3 55. Rb8 Rd3 56. Rb7 Rde3 57. Rb8 Rd3 58. Kh3 Rfe3 59. Rb5 Kf8 60. Kh2 Kg7 61. Rg1 Rd2+ 62. Kh3 b2 63. Rg2 Ree2 64. Rxe2 Rxe2 65. Rb8 Kh7 66. g4 Rxe5 67. Rxb2 Re3+ 68. Kg2 Ra3 69. Rf2 Kg7 70. Rf3 Ra1 71. Re3 Rb1 72. Re5 Rb2+ 73. Kf3 Rh2 74. Kg3 Rh1 75. Re2 Rg1+ 76. Rg2 Rh1 77. Rh2 Rg1+ 78. Kh3 Kg8 79. Rg2 Rh1+ 80. Kg3 Kg7 81. Rh2 Rg1+ 82. Kf3 Kg8 83. Rh3 Kg7 84. Kf4 Rf1+ 85. Rf3 Rh1 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "8"] [White "Kazarian, Anna-Maja"] [Black "Greenfeld, Alon"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B62"] [WhiteElo "2224"] [BlackElo "2465"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "221"] [GameId "2251250573300175"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Bb5 Bd7 8. Qd3 h6 9. Bh4 g5 10. Bg3 Ne5 11. Qe2 a6 12. Bxd7+ Nfxd7 13. O-O-O Qc7 14. h4 Rg8 15. hxg5 hxg5 16. Rh7 Qc4 17. Qxc4 Nxc4 18. Nde2 Rc8 19. b3 Nce5 20. f3 b5 21. Rd4 Nc5 22. Kb1 Rb8 23. a4 b4 24. Nd1 g4 25. Bxe5 dxe5 26. Rd2 gxf3 27. gxf3 Be7 28. Nf2 Rd8 29. Rxd8+ Bxd8 30. Ng4 Nxe4 31. Nxe5 Bf6 32. fxe4 Bxe5 33. Rh5 f6 34. Kc1 Rg4 35. Rh8+ Kd7 36. Ra8 Rxe4 37. Kd2 f5 38. Kd3 Rh4 39. Ra7+ Bc7 40. Nd4 Rh3+ 41. Kd2 Rc3 42. Rxa6 Rc5 43. Kd3 e5 44. Nxf5 e4+ 45. Kxe4 Re5+ 46. Kd4 Rxf5 47. Kc4 Bd6 48. c3 bxc3 49. Kxc3 Rf4 50. Rb6 Bc5 51. Rb5 Kc6 52. b4 Bd6 53. Kb3 Rf3+ 54. Kc4 Rf1 55. Kc3 Rf3+ 56. Kc4 Rh3 57. Kd4 Ra3 58. Ra5 Bxb4 59. Ra6+ Kb7 60. Rg6 Rxa4 61. Kc4 Bd6+ 62. Kd5 Ra5+ 63. Ke4 Kc6 64. Re6 Ra1 65. Rg6 Ra4+ 66. Kd3 Kd5 67. Rg8 Ra3+ 68. Kc2 Bc5 69. Rg4 Bd4 70. Kd2 Kc4 71. Ke2 Ra2+ 72. Kf3 Kd3 73. Rg8 Rf2+ 74. Kg3 Rf7 75. Re8 Be3 76. Kg4 Ke2 77. Re5 Rf4+ 78. Kg5 Ra4+ 79. Kf5 Kf3 80. Rb5 Rh4 81. Rd5 Rh8 82. Rd3 Rh5+ 83. Kg6 Ra5 84. Rd7 Bf4 85. Rb7 Kg4 86. Rb6 Rg5+ 87. Kf7 Kf5 88. Rf6+ Ke4 89. Re6+ Be5 90. Rg6 Rh5 91. Ke6 Rh4 92. Rg5 Rh6+ 93. Kf7 Kd5 94. Rg8 Ra6 95. Re8 Rf6+ 96. Ke7 Rh6 97. Rd8+ Bd6+ 98. Kf7 Rh1 99. Kf6 Rf1+ 100. Kg5 Rf3 101. Kg4 Rf7 102. Kg5 Ke5 103. Kg4 Bc5 104. Re8+ Be7 105. Ra8 Bc5 106. Re8+ Kd5 107. Kg5 Bd4 108. Kg4 Be5 109. Ra8 Ke4 110. Ra4+ Bd4 111. Kg5 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "9"] [White "Gavrilescu, David"] [Black "Kanyamarala, Tarun"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B88"] [WhiteElo "2542"] [BlackElo "2376"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "135"] [GameId "2251250573328849"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 d6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 Bd7 8. Bb3 a6 9. a3 b5 10. f4 Be7 11. Qf3 Na5 12. e5 Nxb3 13. cxb3 dxe5 14. fxe5 Nd5 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. O-O O-O 17. Qxd5 Rc8 18. Qe4 Bc5 19. Rad1 Qe7 20. b4 Bxd4 21. Bxd4 Qe6 22. Bc5 Bc6 23. Qf4 Qg6 24. Rd2 Rfd8 25. Bd6 Bb7 26. h3 h6 27. Kh2 Rc4 28. Qe3 Rdc8 29. Bc5 Re4 30. Qf3 Qe6 31. Kg1 Bd5 32. Bd6 Rxe5 33. Qxf7+ Qxf7 34. Rxf7 Re1+ 35. Kf2 Kxf7 36. Kxe1 Rc1+ 37. Kf2 Be4 38. Ke3 Rc2 39. Rxc2 Bxc2 40. Kd4 Ke6 41. Kc5 h5 42. h4 g6 43. g3 Bd1 44. Bf4 Bc2 45. Kb6 Kd5 46. Kxa6 Kc6 47. Be3 Bd1 48. Ka7 Bb3 49. Bd4 Bc2 50. Bf2 Bb3 51. Be3 Bc2 52. Kb8 Bf5 53. Bf2 Be6 54. Bc5 Bf5 55. Ka7 Bc2 56. Kb8 Bf5 57. b3 Bc2 58. a4 bxa4 59. bxa4 Bxa4 60. Kc8 Kb5 61. Kd7 Bc2 62. Ke6 Bf5+ 63. Kf6 Kc6 64. Kg5 Kb5 65. g4 Bxg4 66. Kxg6 Bd1 67. Kg5 Bg4 68. Bd4 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "10"] [White "Wadsworth, Matthew J"] [Black "Maze, Sebastien"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E94"] [WhiteElo "2487"] [BlackElo "2534"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "77"] [GameId "2251250573328851"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Be2 Nbd7 6. Be3 e5 7. Nf3 O-O 8. O-O Re8 9. Qc2 Ng4 10. Bg5 Bf6 11. Bxf6 Ngxf6 12. Rad1 b6 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Nd5 c6 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6 16. b4 c5 17. Qa4 Qe7 18. a3 Nf6 19. Nd2 Bd7 20. b5 Red8 21. Qc2 Be6 22. Nb3 h5 23. f3 a6 24. Rxd8+ Qxd8 25. a4 axb5 26. axb5 h4 27. Qb2 Qc7 28. f4 Kg7 29. f5 Bc8 30. fxg6 fxg6 31. Nd2 h3 32. Nf3 hxg2 33. Kxg2 Bg4 34. Ng5 Qd7 35. Qxe5 Rf8 36. Bxg4 Qxg4+ 37. Kh1 Kh6 38. Qe7 Nxe4 39. Qxf8+ 1-0 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "12"] [White "Rozen, Eytan"] [Black "Kovchan, Alexander"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C47"] [WhiteElo "2515"] [BlackElo "2440"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "64"] [GameId "2251250573328853"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. h3 Bb4 5. Bd3 Bxc3 6. dxc3 d6 7. Be3 h6 8. c4 Nd7 9. Qd2 a5 10. Ng1 Nc5 11. Ne2 Nxd3+ 12. cxd3 f5 13. f3 f4 14. Bf2 Qg5 15. Rg1 Be6 16. Nc3 O-O 17. Nb5 Rf7 18. Ke2 Qd8 19. b3 Ne7 20. d4 c6 21. Nc3 d5 22. cxd5 cxd5 23. dxe5 dxe4 24. Qxd8+ Rxd8 25. Nxe4 Rd5 26. Rgd1 Rxe5 27. Rd8+ Rf8 28. Rxf8+ Kxf8 29. Bd4 Rd5 30. Rd1 Kf7 31. Bc5 Rxd1 32. Kxd1 Nf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "13"] [White "Schmider, Niklas"] [Black "Royal, Shreyas"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A05"] [WhiteElo "2423"] [BlackElo "2495"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "109"] [GameId "2251250573328855"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 c5 3. e3 g6 4. Bb2 Nc6 5. g3 Bg7 6. Bg2 d5 7. Ne5 O-O 8. c4 Qd6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. O-O e5 11. Nc3 Bg4 12. Qc1 e4 13. h3 Bf3 14. d4 cxd4 15. Ba3 Qe5 16. exd4 Qxd4 17. Bxf8 Rxf8 18. Bxf3 exf3 19. cxd5 Nh5 20. Rd1 Qe5 21. Rd3 Nxg3 22. Rxf3 Ne4 23. Nxe4 Qxe4 24. Re3 Qxd5 25. Qe1 Bxa1 26. Qxa1 Qg5+ 27. Rg3 Qd2 28. Qf6 c5 29. Qe5 Qd4 30. Rg5 Rd8 31. Qxc5 Qa1+ 32. Kg2 Qxa2 33. Rd5 Rxd5 34. Qxd5 Qa1 35. b4 Kg7 36. b5 h5 37. Qb7 Qd4 38. Qc6 f5 39. Qc7+ Kf6 40. Qc6+ Kg5 41. Kg1 f4 42. h4+ Kxh4 43. Qxg6 Qd1+ 44. Kh2 Qd2 45. Qf6+ Kg4 46. Qg7+ Kf3 47. Qxa7 Qd8 48. Qc5 Qh4+ 49. Kg1 Qg4+ 50. Kf1 Qh3+ 51. Ke1 Qe6+ 52. Kf1 Qh3+ 53. Ke1 Qe6+ 54. Kf1 Qh3+ 55. Ke1 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "14"] [White "Travadon, Loic"] [Black "Mahadevan, Siva"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B57"] [WhiteElo "2492"] [BlackElo "2424"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "78"] [GameId "2251250573328857"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bc4 Qb6 7. Nb3 e6 8. Bf4 Ne5 9. Be2 Bd7 10. Qd2 Be7 11. O-O-O O-O 12. g4 Nexg4 13. Bxg4 Nxg4 14. Rhg1 e5 15. Nd5 Qd8 16. Nxe7+ Qxe7 17. Bg3 f5 18. Qxd6 Qxd6 19. Rxd6 Bc6 20. h3 Nf6 21. Bxe5 Ne8 22. Nd4 Bxe4 23. f3 Rf7 24. Bxg7 Nxg7 25. fxe4 fxe4 26. Ne6 Re8 27. Nxg7 Rxg7 28. Rxg7+ Kxg7 29. Rd7+ Kf6 30. Rxh7 Rd8 31. Rh4 Kf5 32. c3 b5 33. Kc2 a6 34. b3 Rd7 35. a4 bxa4 36. bxa4 a5 37. Rg4 Rd6 38. Rh4 Rd7 39. Rg4 Rd6 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "15"] [White "Bazakutsa, Svyatoslav"] [Black "Vu Dinh, Adrien"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E90"] [WhiteElo "2478"] [BlackElo "2281"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "59"] [GameId "2251250573328859"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 g6 3. e4 d6 4. d4 Bg7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. h3 e5 7. d5 Nh5 8. g3 Na6 9. Be3 f5 10. exf5 gxf5 11. Qd2 f4 12. gxf4 Nxf4 13. O-O-O Bf5 14. Bxf4 exf4 15. Bd3 Bxd3 16. Qxd3 Nc5 17. Qc2 Qf6 18. Rhg1 Kh8 19. Nb5 Qf5 20. Qxf5 Rxf5 21. Nxc7 Rc8 22. Ne6 Nxe6 23. dxe6 Rxc4+ 24. Kb1 Bf8 25. Ng5 Kg7 26. Ne4+ Kh6 27. Nxd6 Bxd6 28. Rxd6 Re5 29. e7+ Kh5 30. Rd5 1-0 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "16"] [White "Czopor, Maciej"] [Black "Kanyamarala, Trisha"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B28"] [WhiteElo "2463"] [BlackElo "2149"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "121"] [GameId "2251250573328861"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 a6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 e6 6. c4 Qe4+ 7. Be2 cxd4 8. Qxd4 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Qxd4 10. Nxd4 Bxd2+ 11. Nxd2 Nf6 12. f4 O-O 13. Bf3 Nbd7 14. O-O Nc5 15. Rab1 Nd3 16. Be2 Rd8 17. N2b3 e5 18. Bxd3 exd4 19. f5 Bd7 20. Rf4 Bc6 21. Nxd4 Be4 22. Bxe4 Rxd4 23. Bxb7 Rxf4 24. Bxa8 Rxc4 25. b4 Rc7 26. a4 Nd7 27. b5 axb5 28. axb5 Nb6 29. Bc6 Kf8 30. Ra1 Rc8 31. Ra7 Rb8 32. g4 Nc8 33. Rd7 Ne7 34. Be4 Ke8 35. Rb7 Rxb7 36. Bxb7 Kd7 37. Be4 f6 38. b6 Nc6 39. b7 Nb8 40. Kf2 Kd6 41. Ke3 Ke5 42. h4 h6 43. Bc2 Nd7 44. Ba4 Nb8 45. Bb5 Kd5 46. Kf4 Kc5 47. Bf1 Kc6 48. Bg2+ Kd6 49. g5 hxg5+ 50. hxg5 Nd7 51. Kg4 Ke5 52. Kh5 Kf4 53. gxf6 gxf6 54. Kg6 Ke5 55. Bc6 Nb8 56. Bb5 Kd6 57. Kxf6 Kc5 58. Ke7 Kxb5 59. f6 Nc6+ 60. Kd6 Kb6 61. f7 1-0 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "17"] [White "Conquest, Stuart C"] [Black "Bhagat, Kush"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B02"] [WhiteElo "2521"] [BlackElo "2381"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "171"] [GameId "2251250573328863"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 3. f4 d5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. g3 Nc6 7. Bg2 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Kh1 Rb8 10. a4 a6 11. d4 b5 12. axb5 axb5 13. Be3 b4 14. Ne2 Bb7 15. Re1 Ra8 16. Rb1 Ba6 17. Bg1 Bxe2 18. Qxe2 Qb6 19. f5 Nxd4 20. Nxd4 cxd4 21. Rbd1 Bc5 22. Rd3 exf5 23. Qf3 Rae8 24. Qxd5 Nf6 25. Qc6 Qxc6 26. Bxc6 Re6 27. Bf3 Nd7 28. Bxd4 Bxd4 29. Rxd4 Nxe5 30. Bd5 Nf3 31. Rxe6 Nxd4 32. Re7 Nxc2 33. Rc7 Ne3 34. Bb3 g6 35. Kg1 Ng4 36. Rb7 Kg7 37. Rxb4 Rd8 38. Rb7 Rd2 39. Bxf7 Nxh2 40. b4 Nf3+ 41. Kf1 Kf6 42. Bc4 Nh2+ 43. Ke1 Nf3+ 44. Kf1 Kg5 45. Be2 Nd4 46. Rd7 h5 47. Rd6 Rxe2 48. Rxd4 Re6 49. b5 Rb6 50. Rb4 Kf6 51. Ke2 Ke5 52. Ke3 g5 53. Rb1 Kd5 54. Rf1 Rf6 55. Rh1 Rh6 56. b6 Kc6 57. Rf1 Re6+ 58. Kd3 Rd6+ 59. Ke3 Re6+ 60. Kd3 Re5 61. Rb1 Kb7 62. Rh1 Ra5 63. Ke3 Ra3+ 64. Kf2 Ra2+ 65. Ke3 Ra3+ 66. Kf2 g4 67. Rxh5 Rf3+ 68. Kg2 Kxb6 69. Rh1 Kc5 70. Rd1 Kc4 71. Rd8 Rd3 72. Rf8 Rd5 73. Kf2 Kd4 74. Re8 Ra5 75. Rd8+ Ke5 76. Re8+ Kf6 77. Rf8+ Ke6 78. Re8+ Kf6 79. Rf8+ Ke7 80. Rb8 Ra2+ 81. Ke3 Ra3+ 82. Kf4 Rf3+ 83. Ke5 Kf7 84. Rb6 Kg7 85. Ra6 Rxg3 86. Kxf5 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "18"] [White "Grieve, Harry"] [Black "Korshunov, Sergey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteElo "2491"] [BlackElo "2377"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "39"] [GameId "2251250573328865"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nge7 6. Na3 Bd7 7. Nc2 Qa5 8. Bd2 Qb6 9. Be2 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nf5 11. Bc3 Be7 12. Qd2 a5 13. a3 a4 14. Bd3 Nh4 15. Nxh4 Bxh4 16. O-O f5 17. Kh1 Be7 18. f4 h5 19. Rf3 g6 20. Rb1 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "19"] [White "Flear, Glenn C"] [Black "Willow, Jonah B"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A41"] [WhiteElo "2376"] [BlackElo "2472"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "62"] [GameId "2251250573328867"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. d4 d6 2. c4 e5 3. d5 a5 4. e4 Na6 5. Nc3 g6 6. h4 h5 7. g3 Bh6 8. Bxh6 Nxh6 9. Qd2 Nc5 10. O-O-O f5 11. Bg2 Bd7 12. Nh3 Qf6 13. f4 Ng4 14. Bf3 O-O 15. Bxg4 hxg4 16. Ng5 fxe4 17. Ncxe4 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Qf5 19. Rde1 exf4 20. Rhf1 f3 21. Qh6 Rf7 22. Nf2 b5 23. Re4 Qh5 24. Qg5 Bf5 25. Rf4 Qxg5 26. hxg5 Re8 27. cxb5 Re2 28. Nxg4 Bxg4 29. Rxg4 f2 30. Rd4 Rfe7 31. a4 Re1+ 0-1 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "20"] [White "Magold, Filip"] [Black "Wells, Peter K"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E14"] [WhiteElo "2465"] [BlackElo "2321"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "71"] [GameId "2251250573328869"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 d5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. O-O Bd6 8. b3 O-O 9. Bb2 Re8 10. Nc3 a6 11. Rc1 Nbd7 12. Ne2 Ne4 13. Nf4 Rc8 14. Re1 Qf6 15. Nh5 Qe7 16. Qe2 g6 17. Ng3 Ra8 18. Rc2 h5 19. Rec1 h4 20. Nf1 h3 21. g3 c5 22. Ne1 Ng5 23. Qg4 cxd4 24. Bxd4 Bc5 25. f4 Ne6 26. Nf3 Bc8 27. f5 Ng7 28. fxg6 Nf8 29. gxf7+ Qxf7 30. Qg5 Nfe6 31. Qh6 Qxf3 32. Qh7+ Kf8 33. Bxg7+ Nxg7 34. Rf2 Rxe3 35. Rxc5 bxc5 36. Nxe3 1-0 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "21"] [White "Gasanov, Eldar"] [Black "Coicev, Matei-Andrei"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D37"] [WhiteElo "2447"] [BlackElo "2332"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "79"] [GameId "2251250573328871"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Qc2 dxc4 6. e4 Nc6 7. e5 Nd5 8. Bxc4 Nb6 9. Bb5 Bd7 10. a3 Nb8 11. Be2 Bc6 12. O-O g5 13. Be3 Nd5 14. Ne4 Nf4 15. Bxf4 gxf4 16. b4 Nd7 17. b5 Bd5 18. Nc3 Nb6 19. a4 Bxf3 20. Bxf3 Qxd4 21. a5 Nd7 22. Bxb7 Rd8 23. Bc6 Qxe5 24. Rad1 Bd6 25. b6 axb6 26. axb6 f3 27. g3 O-O 28. bxc7 Rc8 29. Nb5 Nf6 30. Rxd6 Rxc7 31. Nxc7 Qxd6 32. Bxf3 Rc8 33. Qb2 e5 34. Nd5 Nxd5 35. Qd2 Rd8 36. Rd1 Qf6 37. Bxd5 Kg7 38. Qe3 Rd6 39. Qe4 h5 40. h4 1-0 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "22"] [White "Haydon, David L"] [Black "Harvey, Marcus R"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E33"] [WhiteElo "2284"] [BlackElo "2438"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "76"] [GameId "2251250573328873"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Qe7 5. Nc3 O-O 6. Qc2 d6 7. a3 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 Nc6 9. e3 e5 10. b4 Re8 11. d5 Nb8 12. e4 Nh5 13. g3 g6 14. Be2 f5 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Qd2 Nf6 17. Bb2 Nbd7 18. Nh4 Bh3 19. Bf1 Bxf1 20. Kxf1 Nb6 21. Rc1 Rf8 22. Qe2 Rf7 23. Kg2 Raf8 24. Rhf1 Qd7 25. f4 Qg4 26. Qe3 Nh5 27. Kh1 Nxf4 28. Rf3 Nfxd5 29. cxd5 Rxf3 30. Nxf3 Qxf3+ 31. Qxf3 Rxf3 32. Rxc7 Nxd5 33. Rc8+ Kf7 34. Kg2 Rb3 35. Bc1 Rc3 36. Rxc3 Nxc3 37. Kf3 Ke6 38. Bb2 Na4 0-1 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "23"] [White "Xian, Junhao"] [Black "Wang, Hao"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D24"] [WhiteElo "2166"] [BlackElo "2424"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "112"] [GameId "2251250573328875"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 dxc4 5. Nc3 a6 6. a4 c5 7. e3 cxd4 8. exd4 Qc7 9. Qe2 Nc6 10. Qxc4 Be7 11. Bd3 Bd7 12. O-O Rc8 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Rad1 Nb4 15. Qb3 Nxd3 16. Rxd3 Qc4 17. Qd1 Bb4 18. b3 Qc7 19. Ne4 Qf4 20. Re3 Kd8 21. d5 e5 22. Qd3 Re8 23. Ng3 Rc3 24. Qe2 Rxe3 25. fxe3 Bc5 26. Nd4 Qxe3+ 27. Qxe3 Bxd4 28. Qxd4 exd4 29. Rd1 Re3 30. b4 Bxa4 31. Rxd4 Bc2 32. Kf2 Re5 33. Ne2 Kd7 34. Nc3 Kd6 35. Rh4 Re7 36. Rf4 Rc7 37. Rxf6+ Ke5 38. Rf3 Kd4 39. d6 Rd7 40. Ke1 Bg6 41. Ne2+ Kd5 42. Nf4+ Kc4 43. Nxg6 fxg6 44. Rf4+ Kc3 45. g4 Rxd6 46. Rf7 b5 47. Rxh7 Kxb4 48. h4 a5 49. h5 gxh5 50. gxh5 a4 51. h6 a3 52. Rh8 a2 53. Ra8 Rxh6 54. Rxa2 Rh1+ 55. Kd2 Rh2+ 56. Kd3 Rxa2 0-1 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "24"] [White "Tulchynskyi, Feliks"] [Black "Han, Qixiang"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B06"] [WhiteElo "2409"] [BlackElo "2104"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "73"] [GameId "2251250573328877"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. d4 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Nbd2 Nf6 7. Bc4 Qd6 8. O-O cxd4 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. N2f3 a6 11. a4 e5 12. Nf5 Qc7 13. Ne3 e4 14. Nd2 Nbd7 15. Nd5 Qd6 16. Re1 Qe5 17. f4 Qb8 18. Nxe4 Nxe4 19. Rxe4 Nf6 20. Re1 Nxd5 21. Bxd5 a5 22. Be3 Be6 23. Bxe6 fxe6 24. Qd7 Ra6 25. Rad1 Bf6 26. Qb5 Rf7 27. Rd2 Rd6 28. Qxa5 Rxd2 29. Bxd2 Qd6 30. Be3 e5 31. fxe5 Bxe5 32. Bh6 Re7 33. Qa8+ Kf7 34. Qf8+ Ke6 35. Bf4 Kd7 36. Bxe5 Qd5 37. Qf4 1-0 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "25"] [White "Pollack, Oscar"] [Black "Efroimski, Marsel"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C02"] [WhiteElo "2099"] [BlackElo "2384"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "64"] [GameId "2251250573328879"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. Bd3 cxd4 7. O-O dxc3 8. Nxc3 Nge7 9. Bg5 a6 10. Rc1 h6 11. Be3 g5 12. h3 Bg7 13. Bc5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxe5 15. f4 gxf4 16. Qh5 Nc6 17. Rce1 Qg5 18. Qe2 Rg8 19. Kh1 f6 20. Nb1 b6 21. Bxb6 Rb8 22. Bc5 Rxb2 23. Bc2 Ne7 24. Rf2 Bb5 25. Qf3 Qh4 26. Rxe5 fxe5 27. Qc3 Rxb1+ 28. Bxb1 d4 29. Qf3 Nd5 30. Bxd4 exd4 31. g4 Qg3 32. Qe4 Qxh3+ 0-1 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "26"] [White "Gordon, Stephen J"] [Black "Gallana, Marco"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A34"] [WhiteElo "2465"] [BlackElo "2225"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "43"] [GameId "2251250573328881"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. d4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 g6 7. e3 Bg7 8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bd3 Nc6 10. O-O Qc7 11. Rb1 O-O 12. h3 Rfd8 13. Qe2 Be8 14. Ba3 b6 15. Rbc1 Na5 16. e4 e6 17. Qe3 Qd7 18. Bb2 Qa4 19. Qe2 cxd4 20. cxd4 Rac8 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Rc1 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "27"] [White "Brunner, Nicolas"] [Black "Balaji, Aaravamudhan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2420"] [BlackElo "2305"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "87"] [GameId "2251250573328883"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. cxd5 exd5 6. Bf4 c6 7. e3 Bf5 8. Nh4 Bg4 9. Qc2 Bd6 10. Bxd6 Qxd6 11. h3 Bd7 12. Nf3 O-O 13. Bd3 a5 14. O-O Na6 15. a3 Nc7 16. Na4 Ne6 17. Rfc1 g6 18. Ne5 Rfd8 19. Rab1 Ra7 20. b4 Be8 21. Nc5 axb4 22. Nxe6 Qxe6 23. axb4 Rc8 24. Qc5 Raa8 25. Ra1 Nd7 26. Nxd7 Qxd7 27. Qb6 Kg7 28. Ra5 Qd8 29. Qxd8 Rxd8 30. Rca1 Rxa5 31. Rxa5 Rc8 32. Ra7 Rb8 33. f3 Kf6 34. Kf2 Ke6 35. e4 Kd6 36. e5+ Kc7 37. f4 Bd7 38. g4 h5 39. Kg3 hxg4 40. hxg4 Rh8 41. Ra1 Kb6 42. f5 g5 43. f6 Be6 44. Be2 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "28"] [White "Vijayakumar, Rishi"] [Black "Willems, Niels"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D38"] [WhiteElo "2300"] [BlackElo "2368"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "79"] [GameId "2251250573328885"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Nbd7 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. e3 c5 7. cxd5 exd5 8. Bd3 Qa5 9. Qc2 c4 10. Bf5 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Rfb1 h6 13. Bh4 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Qa6 15. Bc2 Ne4 16. Bxe4 dxe4 17. Nd2 Nb6 18. a4 Nxa4 19. Qb4 b5 20. Nxc4 bxc4 21. Rxa4 Rb8 22. Qxc4 Qxc4 23. Rxc4 Be6 24. Ra4 Rec8 25. h3 Rc2 26. b4 Rb7 27. Bg3 Bc4 28. Ra5 Ra2 29. Rc5 Bd3 30. Rbc1 Rb2 31. Bd6 Rb1 32. Rxb1 Bxb1 33. Rc8+ Kh7 34. Bc5 Bd3 35. d5 Rd7 36. d6 a6 37. g4 Kg6 38. Kg2 f6 39. Rf8 Rf7 40. Rxf7 1-0 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "29"] [White "Hebden, Mark L"] [Black "Khoo-Thwe, Louis"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "A06"] [WhiteElo "2355"] [BlackElo "2225"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "109"] [GameId "2251250573328887"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 c5 3. b3 Nf6 4. Bb2 Bg4 5. Bb5+ Nbd7 6. c4 a6 7. Bxd7+ Qxd7 8. Ne5 Bxd1 9. Nxd7 Nxd7 10. Kxd1 dxc4 11. bxc4 Nb6 12. d3 Na4 13. Be5 f6 14. Nc3 Nxc3+ 15. Bxc3 O-O-O 16. Ke2 e5 17. Rab1 Bd6 18. a4 Rd7 19. a5 Rhd8 20. g4 Bc7 21. Rhd1 h5 22. h3 g5 23. Rd2 Rh8 24. Kf3 hxg4+ 25. hxg4 Rf7 26. Rdb2 Bd8 27. Ke4 f5+ 28. gxf5 Rh4+ 29. Kf3 Rxf5+ 30. Kg2 Rf7 31. Bxe5 Bxa5 32. Rb3 Bb4 33. Rxb4 cxb4 34. Rxb4 Rfh7 35. d4 Rh1 36. c5 Rc1 37. Rb6 Rf7 38. Rg6 Rc2 39. Bg3 Kd7 40. Rxg5 Kc6 41. e4 a5 42. Rg6+ Kb5 43. e5 a4 44. Rb6+ Ka5 45. e6 Rg7 46. Rb1 a3 47. d5 Rxc5 48. d6 Rd5 49. e7 Rg8 50. Rxb7 a2 51. Ra7+ Kb6 52. Rxa2 Kc6 53. Ra7 Rd3 54. Rc7+ Kb6 55. Rd7 1-0 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "30"] [White "Li, Guohao"] [Black "Roe, Simon J"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C42"] [WhiteElo "2348"] [BlackElo "2172"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "137"] [GameId "2251250573328889"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 Nxc3 6. dxc3 Be7 7. Bf4 Nd7 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O Nc5 10. h4 Re8 11. Bc4 Bg4 12. Ng5 Bxg5 13. Bxg5 Qd7 14. f3 Be6 15. Bxe6 Rxe6 16. Be3 Qb5 17. Bd4 Rae8 18. Rhe1 h6 19. Rxe6 Rxe6 20. Re1 Rxe1+ 21. Qxe1 Ne6 22. Be3 Qe5 23. Qf2 a6 24. Bd2 b5 25. b3 Qh2 26. Kb2 Qe5 27. a3 a5 28. Qf1 c6 29. Qf2 a4 30. Qe1 Qd5 31. Be3 Qe5 32. Bf2 Qd5 33. c4 bxc4 34. bxa4 c5 35. Qe4 Qd2 36. Be1 c3+ 37. Ka2 Qxg2 38. Bxc3 d5 39. Qf5 d4 40. Bb2 c4 41. a5 c3 42. Bc1 Qf1 43. Kb1 Qc4 44. Qd3 Qa4 45. Qa6 Kh7 46. Qd3+ Kg8 47. Qa6 Kh7 48. Qd3+ g6 49. h5 Qxa5 50. hxg6+ fxg6 51. Qe4 Qb6+ 52. Ka1 h5 53. Qd5 Ng7 54. a4 h4 55. a5 Qa7 56. Qd8 Nf5 57. Bf4 Qc5 58. Qc7+ Qxc7 59. Bxc7 Ne7 60. a6 Nc6 61. Bd6 h3 62. Ka2 Kg8 63. Kb3 Kf7 64. Kc4 Ke6 65. Bg3 Kd7 66. Bh2 Ke6 67. Bc7 Kd7 68. Bh2 Ke6 69. Bc7 {Ke5} 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "31"] [White "Negrean, Andrei"] [Black "Hagesaether, Arne"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D14"] [WhiteElo "2334"] [BlackElo "1975"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "74"] [GameId "2251250573328891"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bf4 Bf5 7. e3 e6 8. Qb3 Bb4 9. Bb5 Qa5 10. O-O O-O 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Bc7 Qxc7 13. Qxb4 Rab8 14. Qa3 Nd7 15. Na4 Bg4 16. Nd2 e5 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Rfc1 Be2 19. Nc3 Bc4 20. b3 Bb5 21. Nxb5 Rxb5 22. Rc3 Re8 23. Rac1 Qb6 24. Qb2 d4 25. exd4 Qxd4 26. Qc2 Rd5 27. Nf1 g6 28. Ne3 Rd7 29. Rd1 Qf4 30. Rxd7 Nxd7 31. Rxc6 Qd4 32. h3 Qa1+ 33. Kh2 Qe5+ 34. g3 h5 35. h4 Qb8 36. Nc4 Kh7 37. Qd2 Qb7 1-0 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "32"] [White "Krishnan, Ritvik"] [Black "Banerjee, Supratit"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A49"] [WhiteElo "2265"] [BlackElo "2323"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "114"] [GameId "2251250573328893"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. b3 g6 3. Bb2 Bg7 4. g3 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Bg2 b5 7. O-O Bb7 8. Qd3 a6 9. Nbd2 c5 10. d5 c4 11. bxc4 bxc4 12. Nxc4 Bxd5 13. Bxf6 Bxc4 14. Qxc4 Bxf6 15. Rab1 Ra7 16. Qd3 Rc7 17. c4 Nd7 18. Nd2 Ne5 19. Qa3 Qc8 20. Rb6 Nd7 21. Rbb1 Nc5 22. Nb3 Qe6 23. Nxc5 Rxc5 24. e3 a5 25. Rb5 Qxc4 26. Rxa5 Rxa5 27. Qxa5 e6 28. a4 d5 29. Qb5 Rc8 30. Bf3 Qa2 31. e4 dxe4 32. Bxe4 Rc4 33. Bc6 Bd4 34. Qb8+ Kg7 35. Be8 Rc2 36. Qf4 e5 37. Qf3 Qe6 38. Bb5 Ra2 39. Bc6 Qf6 40. Qxf6+ Kxf6 41. Kh1 Rxf2 42. Rxf2+ Bxf2 43. Kg2 Bb6 44. Bd5 Ke7 45. g4 f5 46. gxf5 gxf5 47. Kg3 Kf6 48. Bg2 e4 49. a5 Bc7+ 50. Kh3 Bxa5 51. Bh1 Kg5 52. Kg2 Kf4 53. Kf2 Bb6+ 54. Ke2 Bg1 55. h3 Kg3 56. Kf1 Bc5 57. Bg2 h5 0-1 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "33"] [White "Houska, Jovanka"] [Black "Panda, Barnabas"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "E11"] [WhiteElo "2320"] [BlackElo "2099"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "95"] [GameId "2251250573328895"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. g3 d6 6. Bg2 Qe7 7. O-O e5 8. Bg5 exd4 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. a3 Bc5 11. Nc3 Qe5 12. Nf3 Qf5 13. Qd3 c6 14. e4 Qg6 15. Rad1 Nbd7 16. Bf4 Nb6 17. Nh4 Qh5 18. Nf5 Bxf5 19. exf5 Ng4 20. h3 Ne5 21. Qc2 Nbxc4 22. g4 Qh4 23. Ne4 f6 24. Nxc5 dxc5 25. Bg3 Qh6 26. f4 Ne3 27. Qb3+ N5c4 28. Rfe1 a4 29. Qa2 Kh8 30. Rd7 Rad8 31. Re7 Nxg2 32. Kxg2 b5 33. Qb1 g6 34. R1e2 gxf5 35. Qxf5 Qg6 36. Qxc5 Qb1 37. f5 Rd1 38. Bf2 Rg8 39. Re8 Rd8 40. Rxd8 Rxd8 41. Qxc6 Qd3 42. Qxf6+ Kg8 43. Qe6+ Kh8 44. Re4 Qd2 45. f6 Qd6 46. Rd4 Qxe6 47. Rxd8+ Qg8 48. f7 1-0 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "34"] [White "Kanov, Nikola"] [Black "Harley, Andrew D"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A34"] [WhiteElo "2418"] [BlackElo "2182"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "114"] [GameId "2251250573328897"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 c5 3. Bg2 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. Nc3 Nc7 6. d3 e5 7. Be3 Be7 8. Rc1 Ne6 9. Nf3 Nc6 10. O-O Bd7 11. Nd5 O-O 12. Nd2 Rc8 13. f4 exf4 14. gxf4 Ned4 15. Bxd4 Nxd4 16. e3 Nf5 17. e4 Nh4 18. Nc4 Nxg2 19. Kxg2 Bf6 20. Nd6 Bh3+ 21. Kxh3 Qxd6 22. b3 Bd4 23. Qf3 f5 24. Kg2 Rcd8 25. Rce1 Rfe8 26. Re2 g6 27. Rfe1 Kg7 28. Rc1 b6 29. a3 a5 30. b4 axb4 31. axb4 Rd7 32. bxc5 Bxc5 33. Rb1 Ra8 34. Reb2 Ra3 35. Qe2 Rda7 36. Kh1 h5 37. Qc2 Kh6 38. Rb3 Bd4 39. Rxa3 Rxa3 40. Qg2 Rxd3 41. Qe2 fxe4 42. Qxe4 Rd2 43. Rf1 Bc5 44. Nc3 Qd3 45. Qxd3 Rxd3 46. Ne4 Rd5 47. Kg2 Rf5 48. Kf3 Be7 49. Rc1 g5 50. Rc6+ Kg7 51. Rxb6 Rxf4+ 52. Ke3 Rh4 53. Rb7 Kf8 54. Rb2 Kf7 55. Ra2 Rh3+ 56. Kd4 Bf6+ 57. Kc4 Re3 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "35"] [White "Vortmeier, Jan"] [Black "Badacsonyi, Stanley"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E92"] [WhiteElo "2152"] [BlackElo "2316"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "87"] [GameId "2251250573328899"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. d5 a5 8. Bg5 Na6 9. Nd2 Nc5 10. h4 Bd7 11. g4 c6 12. Rg1 a4 13. Qc2 Qa5 14. Rb1 cxd5 15. exd5 Rfc8 16. Kf1 Rab8 17. b4 axb3 18. axb3 Na6 19. Qb2 h6 20. b4 Qd8 21. Be3 b5 22. g5 hxg5 23. hxg5 Ne8 24. cxb5 Nac7 25. b6 Na8 26. Ba6 Rxc3 27. Qxc3 Nxb6 28. Qb3 Nc7 29. Bxb6 Rxb6 30. Bd3 Nb5 31. Nc4 Nd4 32. Qa3 Bh3+ 33. Ke1 Nf3+ 34. Ke2 Nxg1+ 35. Rxg1 Rb8 36. Bxg6 Bd7 37. Bd3 e4 38. Bxe4 Bb5 39. Bd3 Rc8 40. Rg4 Bd7 41. Rg3 Bb5 42. Rg4 Bd7 43. Rg3 Bb5 44. Rg4 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "36"] [White "Kudaibergen, Nurlykhan"] [Black "Koster, Ramon"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B13"] [WhiteElo "2127"] [BlackElo "2302"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "98"] [GameId "2251250573328901"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Qc7 6. h3 e6 7. Nf3 Bd6 8. O-O Nge7 9. Re1 O-O 10. Be3 Ng6 11. Nbd2 Bd7 12. Rc1 Rad8 13. Bf1 a6 14. Nb3 Nce7 15. Nc5 Bc8 16. b4 Nf5 17. Bd2 Rfe8 18. Nd3 f6 19. Qb3 Qf7 20. g3 h6 21. h4 Bb8 22. Bg2 Nd6 23. Rcd1 Kh8 24. Re2 Ne4 25. Bc1 Bd7 26. a4 Rc8 27. Nc5 Nxc5 28. bxc5 Bc6 29. Rde1 Qd7 30. a5 Re7 31. Bh3 Rce8 32. Nh2 Nf8 33. h5 Qd8 34. Ng4 Nh7 35. f4 Bc7 36. Ne3 f5 37. Ng2 Nf6 38. Nh4 Ne4 39. Ng6+ Kg8 40. g4 Rf7 41. gxf5 exf5 42. Rg2 Ng5 43. Rxe8+ Qxe8 44. Ne5 Nxh3+ 45. Kh2 Bxe5 46. dxe5 Ng5 47. fxg5 Qxe5+ 48. Kh3 f4 49. Qb6 Bd7+ 0-1 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "37"] [White "Rushbrooke, Remy"] [Black "Kalavannan, Koby"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A46"] [WhiteElo "2119"] [BlackElo "2275"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "48"] [GameId "2251250573328903"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bg5 Nbd7 4. Nbd2 e5 5. e4 Be7 6. c3 h6 7. Bh4 exd4 8. Nxd4 Nxe4 9. Nxe4 Bxh4 10. Nf5 Bf6 11. Bc4 O-O 12. Bb3 Re8 13. f3 Nc5 14. Nfg3 Nxb3 15. Qxb3 Be5 16. O-O Bf4 17. Rfe1 d5 18. Rad1 c6 19. Nh5 Bxh2+ 20. Kh1 Be5 21. g3 Qd7 22. g4 f5 23. f4 fxe4 24. Rxe4 Bc7 0-1 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "38"] [White "Itkin, David"] [Black "Badrinath, S.."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "C45"] [WhiteElo "2272"] [BlackElo "2200"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "56"] [GameId "2251250573328905"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. e5 Qe7 7. Qe2 Nd5 8. h4 Qe6 9. c4 Bb4+ 10. Nd2 Nf4 11. Qe3 Ng6 12. f4 d6 13. h5 Ne7 14. a3 Bc5 15. Qc3 dxe5 16. fxe5 Qf5 17. Nf3 Qe4+ 18. Be2 Nf5 19. Qd3 Qg4 20. Nh4 Qg3+ 21. Kd2 Qxe5 22. Bf3 O-O 23. Bxc6 Nxh4 24. Re1 Qf6 25. Bxa8 Bf5 26. Qc3 Bd4 27. Qg3 Rxa8 28. Kd1 Bf2 0-1 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "39"] [White "Sivanandan, Bodhana"] [Black "Yoon, Jacob D"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B52"] [WhiteElo "2233"] [BlackElo "2160"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "180"] [GameId "2251250573328907"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Bxd7+ Nxd7 5. O-O Ngf6 6. Qe2 e6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Be7 9. c4 Qa5 10. Rd1 a6 11. b3 O-O 12. Bb2 Rac8 13. Nc3 Rfe8 14. Qd2 Qh5 15. h3 Qg6 16. Re1 Nh5 17. Nf3 Ne5 18. Nxe5 dxe5 19. Qe3 Bc5 20. Qf3 Bd4 21. Rab1 Red8 22. Ne2 Bxb2 23. Rxb2 Nf6 24. Ng3 Rd4 25. Rbb1 h5 26. Rbd1 h4 27. Rxd4 exd4 28. Ne2 e5 29. Nc1 b5 30. cxb5 axb5 31. Nd3 Qg5 32. Qe2 Rc3 33. Rd1 Nd7 34. Qd2 Qg6 35. Qe2 Qg5 36. Qd2 Qxd2 37. Rxd2 f6 38. Kf1 Kf7 39. Ke2 Ke6 40. f3 Kd6 41. Rd1 Nc5 42. Nb4 Ne6 43. Nd3 g5 44. Kd2 Nf4 45. Nxf4 gxf4 46. Rc1 b4 47. Rb1 Kc5 48. Rb2 d3 49. Kd1 Kd4 50. Rd2 Rc8 51. Rf2 Ke3 52. Rd2 Rg8 53. Kc1 Rc8+ 54. Kd1 Rc7 55. Rb2 Rc6 56. Rd2 Rc8 57. Rb2 Rg8 58. Rd2 f5 59. exf5 e4 60. f6 exf3 61. f7 Rf8 62. gxf3 Rxf7 63. Rg2 Kxf3 64. Rg6 Ke3 65. Re6+ Kf2 66. Rg6 Ke3 67. Re6+ Kd4 68. Rd6+ Kc3 69. Rc6+ Kb2 70. Rd6 f3 71. Ke1 f2+ 72. Kf1 Rf3 73. Rd4 Kxa2 74. Rxb4 Kb2 75. Rxh4 d2 76. Rd4 Kc2 77. Rc4+ Rc3 78. Rd4 Rd3 79. Rxd3 Kxd3 80. Kxf2 d1=Q 81. Kg3 Qxb3 82. h4 Qe6 83. h5 Qf5 84. Kh4 Qf4+ 85. Kh3 Qg5 86. Kh2 Qxh5+ 87. Kg2 Ke3 88. Kg3 Qg5+ 89. Kh3 Kf2 90. Kh2 Qh5# 0-1 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "40"] [White "Hanache, Kai"] [Black "Dignam, Matthew P"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C41"] [WhiteElo "2122"] [BlackElo "2214"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "111"] [GameId "2251250573328909"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. a4 c6 8. Ba2 a5 9. Qe2 Qc7 10. h3 Rb8 11. Rd1 b5 12. axb5 cxb5 13. Nxb5 Ba6 14. Nxc7 Bxe2 15. Rd2 Bxf3 16. gxf3 exd4 17. Nd5 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Ne5 19. Kg2 Bg5 20. Rxd4 Bxc1 21. Rxc1 Rxb2 22. Bb3 g5 23. Rxd6 Kg7 24. Ra1 f6 25. Rxa5 Rb1 26. Be6 Ng6 27. Ra7+ Kh6 28. Kh2 Rfb8 29. Bf5 Rf1 30. Rdd7 g4 31. h4 Nxh4 32. Rxh7+ Kg5 33. f4+ Kxf4 34. Rxh4 Rxf2+ 35. Kg1 Rxc2 36. Rxg4+ Ke3 37. Ra1 Re2 38. Rg2 Rxg2+ 39. Kxg2 Rg8+ 40. Kf1 Kf4 41. Ke2 Rd8 42. Rd1 Ra8 43. Rd6 Kg5 44. Kd3 Ra4 45. Rb6 Ra5 46. Kd4 Re5 47. Rb7 Ra5 48. Rg7+ Kf4 49. Rg4+ Kf3 50. Rg6 Ra6 51. Kc5 Kf4 52. Kd5 Rb6 53. Bd7 Ra6 54. Bb5 Rb6 55. Bc6 f5 56. Rf6 1-0 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "41"] [White "Santhosh, Abhyuday"] [Black "Li, Harry"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C48"] [WhiteElo "2094"] [BlackElo "2206"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "118"] [GameId "2251250573328911"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. O-O c6 6. Bd3 Nxf3+ 7. Qxf3 d6 8. Qg3 g6 9. Be2 Bg7 10. d3 O-O 11. a4 Be6 12. Bg5 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Bg4 Bh4 15. Qf3 f5 16. Bh3 Kh7 17. Qe2 Qd7 18. Rad1 Bf6 19. f4 Rae8 20. fxe5 Bxe5 21. d4 Bg7 22. exf5 Bxf5 23. Bxf5 Rxf5 24. Qd3 Rxf1+ 25. Qxf1 d5 26. Ne2 Qg4 27. Rd2 Rf8 28. Qe1 Qe4 29. Rd3 Re8 30. Kf1 Rf8+ 31. Kg1 h5 32. Qd2 Re8 33. Ng3 Qe7 34. Nf1 Bh6 35. Qf2 Rf8 36. Rf3 Rxf3 37. gxf3 Qb4 38. c3 Qxa4 39. Qe2 Qb5 40. Qc2 Qa5 41. Qe2 Qd8 42. Qe6 Kg7 43. Kg2 Qf6 44. Qc8 Qe7 45. Qb8 a6 46. f4 Qf7 47. Kf3 Kh7 48. Ng3 g5 49. Qe5 h4 50. Nf5 gxf4 51. Nxh6 Kxh6 52. Qd6+ Kh5 53. Qe5+ Kg6 54. Kg4 Qf6 55. Qh5+ Kg7 56. Qxh4 Qe6+ 57. Kxf4 Qe4+ 58. Kg3 Qe1+ 59. Kg4 Qe2+ 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "42"] [White "Kapechun, Mikhailo"] [Black "Tica, Sven"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B06"] [WhiteElo "2174"] [BlackElo "2441"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "87"] [GameId "2251250573328913"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. e4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. h4 h6 4. d4 a6 5. h5 g5 6. f4 gxf4 7. Bxf4 d6 8. Qd2 Nd7 9. Nf3 c5 10. O-O-O cxd4 11. Nxd4 Nc5 12. Nb3 Ne6 13. Be3 Nf6 14. Be2 Bd7 15. Bf3 Bc6 16. Kb1 Nd7 17. Nd5 a5 18. Nd4 Bxd5 19. exd5 Nxd4 20. Bxd4 Bxd4 21. Qxd4 Ne5 22. Be2 Kf8 23. Qf4 Rc8 24. g4 f6 25. Rhf1 Qc7 26. Bd3 Nxd3 27. cxd3 Qc2+ 28. Ka1 Qg2 29. Qf5 Rc5 30. Qd7 Qxd5 31. Qd8+ Kg7 32. Qxe7+ Qf7 33. Qxd6 Rd5 34. Qf4 Rhd8 35. d4 Qe6 36. a3 b5 37. Qc7+ R8d7 38. Qxa5 Rb7 39. Qb4 Ra7 40. Rde1 Qd7 41. Re4 Rd6 42. Rfe1 Kf7 43. Qc5 Ra4 44. Qf5 1-0 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "43"] [White "Panjer, Sidney"] [Black "Deepak Ambattu, Rithvik"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C51"] [WhiteElo "2287"] [BlackElo "2168"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "93"] [GameId "2251250573328915"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4 Bxb4 5. c3 Be7 6. d4 d6 7. dxe5 Bg4 8. Qb3 Bxf3 9. Bxf7+ Kf8 10. gxf3 Nxe5 11. Bxg8 Rxg8 12. Ke2 Qe8 13. Be3 Qc6 14. Nd2 Bf6 15. Rab1 b6 16. Rhg1 Nd7 17. Bd4 Re8 18. Rg4 Be5 19. Rbg1 Nc5 20. Bxc5 Qxc5 21. Rg5 Qc6 22. Rf5+ Ke7 23. Nc4 Bf6 24. Ne3 Rgf8 25. Nd5+ Kd7 26. Rxf6 gxf6 27. Rg7+ Kd8 28. Rxc7 Qxc7 29. Nxc7 Kxc7 30. Qc4+ Kb7 31. Qd5+ Kc7 32. Qf5 Rf7 33. f4 Ree7 34. h4 Rd7 35. h5 d5 36. exd5 Rde7+ 37. Kd3 Kd6 38. c4 Re8 39. Kd4 Re1 40. Qc8 Rd1+ 41. Kc3 Rd7 42. Qc6+ Ke7 43. Qe6+ Kd8 44. Qxf6+ Kc8 45. Qe6 Rf1 46. d6 Rc1+ 47. Kb2 1-0 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "44"] [White "Kovalskyi, Roman"] [Black "Hng, Mei-En Emmanuelle"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B41"] [WhiteElo "2208"] [BlackElo "2125"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "53"] [GameId "2251250573328917"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. c4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Qd3 O-O 8. Be2 d6 9. Bd2 Nbd7 10. Nb3 Qc7 11. a3 Ne5 12. Qc2 Bxc3 13. Bxc3 Bd7 14. f4 Neg4 15. Qd3 e5 16. h3 Nh6 17. g4 Nxe4 18. Qxe4 Bc6 19. Qc2 Bxh1 20. g5 Bc6 21. gxh6 g6 22. O-O-O Ba4 23. c5 dxc5 24. Bxe5 Qe7 25. Bc4 b5 26. Bd5 c4 27. Rg1 1-0 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "45"] [White "Fellowes, Billy"] [Black "Stone, Andrew M"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B12"] [WhiteElo "2184"] [BlackElo "2122"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "77"] [GameId "2251250573328919"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. e6 fxe6 8. Nxc6 Bxc6 9. Bd3 Nf6 10. Bf4 e5 11. Bxe5 e6 12. O-O Bd6 13. Re1 O-O 14. Qe2 Bxe5 15. Qxe5 Qb6 16. Nd2 Rae8 17. Nf3 h6 18. h3 Nd7 19. Qh5 Nf6 20. Qh4 Qxb2 21. Bg6 Re7 22. Rab1 Qc3 23. Ne5 Be8 24. Re3 Qc5 25. Rg3 Ne4 26. Nd3 Qc7 27. Bxe4 dxe4 28. Qxe4 Rf5 29. Re1 Bc6 30. Qh4 Ref7 31. Rxe6 Kh7 32. Reg6 Qe7 33. Qg4 Qf8 34. Kh2 Bd7 35. Qd4 Qe7 36. Qxa7 Bb5 37. Qb6 Kh8 38. Re6 Qh4 39. Ne5 1-0 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "46"] [White "Hill, Alistair"] [Black "Noy, Eyal"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B60"] [WhiteElo "2087"] [BlackElo "2275"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "104"] [GameId "2251250573328921"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 Bd7 7. Be2 Qa5 8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. O-O Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Rc8 11. a4 Qc5 12. Qxc5 Rxc5 13. Bb5 f5 14. exf5 Rxf5 15. Ra3 a6 16. Bd3 Rc5 17. Be4 Bc6 18. Bxc6+ bxc6 19. Rb3 f5 20. Rb6 a5 21. Ne2 Bg7 22. c3 Kf7 23. Rd1 Ra8 24. Kf1 Rc4 25. b3 Rc5 26. Rd3 Ke8 27. Rh3 Kd8 28. Rxh7 Kc7 29. b4 Rd5 30. Nf4 Rd1+ 31. Ke2 Kxb6 32. Kxd1 Bxc3 33. b5 e5 34. Ne2 Ba1 35. bxc6 Rc8 36. Rb7+ Kxc6 37. Rb1 Rg8 38. g3 Bd4 39. Nxd4+ exd4 40. Rb5 f4 41. Rxa5 Rh8 42. h4 d5 43. Rb5 Ra8 44. Rb3 Rxa4 45. gxf4 Kc5 46. Rh3 Kc4 47. Kc2 Ra2+ 48. Kb1 Rxf2 49. h5 d3 50. Rh1 Kc3 51. h6 Rb2+ 52. Ka1 d2 0-1 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "47"] [White "Varney, Zoe"] [Black "Dobrosmyslov, Artem"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D35"] [WhiteElo "2062"] [BlackElo "2254"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "70"] [GameId "2251250573328923"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. O-O cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. cxd4 Be7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bg5 Be6 12. Rc1 Rc8 13. Qb3 Qd6 14. Nb5 Qb6 15. Bf4 Rxc1 16. Rxc1 Rc8 17. Bc7 Bd8 18. Bxb6 Rxc1+ 19. Bf1 Bxb6 20. Qe3 Rd1 21. Qe2 Ra1 22. a3 a6 23. Nc3 Bxd4 24. Nd1 Bg4 25. Qe7 h6 26. Be2 Bxe2 27. Qxe2 Ne4 28. g3 Nxf2 29. Qe8+ Kh7 30. Kg2 Nxd1 31. Qxf7 Ne3+ 32. Kh3 Rf1 33. Qxb7 Rf5 34. Kh4 Bf6+ 35. Kh3 Rh5# 0-1 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "48"] [White "Richardson, John R"] [Black "Verbytski, Oleg"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D59"] [WhiteElo "2224"] [BlackElo "2092"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "38"] [GameId "2251250573328925"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e3 h6 6. Bh4 O-O 7. Nf3 b6 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Rc1 Nxc3 11. Rxc3 Bb7 12. Bd3 Rc8 13. Bb1 Nd7 14. Qc2 Nf6 15. O-O Be4 16. Qa4 c5 17. Bxe4 Nxe4 18. Rcc1 cxd4 19. Nxd4 Qb7 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "49"] [White "Hariharan, Shambavi"] [Black "O'cuilleanain, Oisin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E62"] [WhiteElo "1988"] [BlackElo "2170"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "104"] [GameId "2251250573328927"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. g3 O-O 5. Bg2 d6 6. Nf3 c6 7. h3 Bf5 8. O-O Ne4 9. Nb1 d5 10. Be3 Qb6 11. Qc1 c5 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Be4 14. cxd5 cxd4 15. Bxd4 Qc7 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. Qe3 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Na6 19. Rfd1 Rfd8 20. c4 Nc5 21. Rac1 Rac8 22. Qc3+ Kg8 23. e4 e5 24. dxe6 Nxe6 25. Rd5 b5 26. Rxd8+ Qxd8 27. Rd1 Qb6 28. Bg4 bxc4 29. Qf6 Rd8 30. Rc1 Qd4 31. Qxd4 Rxd4 32. Be2 Rxe4 33. Bxc4 Kg7 34. Bxe6 Rxe6 35. Rc2 Ra6 36. Kg2 Ra3 37. h4 Kf6 38. Re2 a5 39. Kg1 h5 40. Kg2 Kf5 41. Kg1 f6 42. Kg2 g5 43. hxg5 fxg5 44. Rc2 h4 45. Rc5+ Kg4 46. f3+ Kh5 47. gxh4 Kxh4 48. Rc4+ Kh5 49. Rc2 a4 50. Kg3 Kg6 51. Kg4 Kf6 52. f4 gxf4 1/2-1/2 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "50"] [White "Chopra, Manmay"] [Black "Khachatouri, Saro"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B07"] [WhiteElo "2142"] [BlackElo "2100"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "67"] [GameId "2251250573328929"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nge2 Be7 5. h3 c6 6. g4 O-O 7. Bg2 b5 8. a3 a5 9. Ng3 Ba6 10. O-O b4 11. Nce2 exd4 12. Qxd4 d5 13. e5 Nfd7 14. axb4 axb4 15. Be3 Bc5 16. Qf4 Bxe3 17. Qxe3 Re8 18. f4 Nb6 19. Qd4 Nc4 20. Rf2 Nd7 21. Nf5 f6 22. Bxd5+ cxd5 23. Qxd5+ Kh8 24. Qf7 Rg8 25. Rxa6 Rxa6 26. Qxc4 Ra1+ 27. Kh2 Qb6 28. Rg2 fxe5 29. Qd5 Ra7 30. fxe5 Qc7 31. Nd6 Rf8 32. Nd4 Nb6 33. Qe4 Qc5 34. Ne6 1-0 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "51"] [White "Hryshchenko, Kamila"] [Black "Figeac, Aurelien"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B10"] [WhiteElo "2066"] [BlackElo "2121"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "115"] [GameId "2251250573328931"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. e4 c6 2. d3 d5 3. Nd2 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. Ne2 e5 7. b3 Be6 8. O-O Nbd7 9. Bb2 Qc7 10. h3 O-O-O 11. exd5 Bxd5 12. Nc4 Rhe8 13. a4 Nb6 14. Qc1 Nxc4 15. bxc4 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Ng8 17. Bc3 f5 18. Qb2 Rd7 19. a5 a6 20. Rfe1 g5 21. Ng1 e4 22. Bxg7 Rxg7 23. Ra3 Rge7 24. dxe4 fxe4 25. Qd4 Qe5 26. Qa7 Qb8 27. Qe3 Qe5 28. Ne2 Nf6 29. Nc3 Rd8 30. Na4 h6 31. Qb6 Nd7 32. Qb4 c5 33. Qb1 Kb8 34. Rd1 Qc7 35. Rb3 Rf8 36. Nc3 Nf6 37. Nd5 Nxd5 38. cxd5 Ref7 39. Rd2 Qxa5 40. c3 c4 41. Rb4 Qc5 42. Qe1 Rf3 43. Rbb2 e3 44. fxe3 Rxe3 45. Qb1 b5 46. Qd1 Qd6 47. Qg4 Rff3 48. Qxf3 Rxf3 49. Kxf3 Qe5 50. Rd4 h5 51. d6 g4+ 52. hxg4 hxg4+ 53. Kxg4 Kc8 54. d7+ Kd8 55. Kf3 Qe1 56. Rh2 Qf1+ 57. Rf2 Qh1+ 58. Ke2 1-0 [Event "2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic"] [Site "London"] [Date "2025.12.03"] [Round "9"] [Board "52"] [White "Willmoth, Robert F"] [Black "Gurevich, Artem"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "E05"] [WhiteElo "2130"] [BlackElo "2163"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [WhiteFideId "-1"] [PlyCount "130"] [GameId "2251250573357605"] [EventDate "2025.11.27"] [EventRounds "9"] [EventCountry "ENG"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Ne5 Nc6 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. e3 b5 12. b3 Nb4 13. Qe2 Rac8 14. bxc4 bxc4 15. Rd1 Rfd8 16. Nc3 Nfd5 17. Qxc4 c5 18. Nxd5 exd5 19. Qb3 c4 20. Qc3 a5 21. e4 Nd3 22. Be3 Bb4 23. Qc2 dxe4 24. Bxe4 Qe7 25. Bxd3 cxd3 26. Qxd3 Rd5 27. Rdc1 Rcd8 28. Qf1 Qd7 29. Qg2 Be7 30. Rc4 Bf6 31. Rd1 Qg4 32. Rd2 h5 33. Qf1 Qf3 34. h4 Qg4 35. Qd1 Qe4 36. Rc5 Rb8 37. Rxd5 Qxd5 38. Rc2 Qe4 39. Rc1 g6 40. d5 Be5 41. d6 Rd8 42. d7 Qb7 43. Rc8 Rxc8 44. d8=Q+ Rxd8 45. Qxd8+ Kg7 46. Qxa5 Qb1+ 47. Kh2 Qe4 48. Qc5 Qxh4+ 49. Kg1 Qe4 50. a5 h4 51. f4 Bf6 52. gxh4 Qf3 53. a6 Qd1+ 54. Kg2 Qe2+ 55. Bf2 Qxa6 56. h5 Qb7+ 57. Kg3 Qh1 58. hxg6 fxg6 59. Bg1 Qh4+ 60. Kf3 Qh3+ 61. Ke4 Qg2+ 62. Kd3 Qf1+ 63. Ke4 Qg2+ 64. Kd3 Qf1+ 65. Ke4 Qg2+ 1/2-1/2