2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic (Elite)
2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic Open
London Chess Classic 2025
The 2025 XTX Markets London Chess Classic will take place between 26th November and 7th December 2025 at two London venues — the Emirates Stadium, home to Arsenal Football Club, and London Novotel West, a hotel in Hammersmith.
Ten world-class grandmasters, led by Alireza Firouzja and Nodirbek Abdusattorov (world numbers 6 and 12 respectively) will compete in our elite all-play-all tournament while world number 7, Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, heads an extremely strong FIDE Open field.