The XTX Markets London Chess Classic (LCC) returns to the capital between 26th November and 7th December 2025. Following GM Gawain Jones’s victory in 2024, the event will once again be held largely at the iconic Emirates Stadium, switching to London Novotel West in Hammersmith to avoid clashes with Arsenal home matches.
The XTX Markets London Chess Classic is traditionally among the Top Chess Tournaments of The Chess Calendar.
The players in the “Elite” selection of the tournament are GM Alireza Firouzja (2762), GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov (2750), GM Nikita Vitiugov (2657), GM Pavel Eljanov (2656), GM Nikolas Theodorou (2656), GM Gawain Maroroa Jones (2655), GM Sam Shankland (2649), GM Abhimanyu Mishra (2642), GM Michael Adams (2635), GM Luke J McShane (2615).
Categories: London Chess Classic Open
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