GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov leads the London Chess Classic by a full point after scoring his fourth consecutive victory against GM Nikolas Theodorou, improving his overall score to 4.5/5.

GM Alireza Firouzja, who drew with GM Gawain Maroroa Jones, is now a point behind the leader. GM Nikita Vitiugov defeated GM Sam Shankland for his first tournament win. Games between GM Pavel Eljanov and GM Michael Adams, and GM Abhimanyu Mishra and GM Luke McShane, ended in draws.

The 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic is a 10-player round-robin event held at the Emirates Stadium from November 26 to December 5. It uses a time control of 90 minutes for 40 moves, plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment from move one.