GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov defeated GM Luke McShane for his sixth consecutive victory at the London Chess Classic. With 6.5/7, Abdusattorov leads the tournament by two full points. Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Alireza Firouzja are the only remaining contenders for first place.

In the remaining two rounds, Nodirbek Abdusattorov will face Alireza Firouzja and Pavel Eljanov. The Top 5 by the end of the 7th round are:

  1. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฟ GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov โ€“ 6.5 points

  2. ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท GM Alireza Firouzja โ€“ 4.5 points

  3. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ GM Pavel Eljanov โ€“ 3.5 points

  4. ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ GM Nikita Vitiugov โ€“ 3.5 points

  5. ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท GM Nikolas Theodorou โ€“ 3.5 points

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.

Credit: John Saunders