Praggnanandhaa's fourth triumph of the year, Top three score 7/9
Apart from Praggnanandhaa, Pranav Anand and Iniyan Pa made top ten finish among Indians. Pranav shared fourth place scoring 6.5/9 and Iniyan shared ninth place 6/9.
XTX Markets London Chess Classic Open 2025 Champions - GM R Praggnanandhaa... | Photo: Yury Krylov / London Chess Classic
...GM Velimir Ivic (SRB) and... | Photo: Yury Krylov / London Chess Classic
...GM Ameet K Ghasi (ENG) - all three of them scored 7/9 each | Photo: Yury Krylov / London Chess Classic
Smirin - Praggnanandhaa: 0.5-0.5
The first-ever Classical rated game between the defending cochampion, GM Ilya Smirin (ISR, 2554) and GM R Praggnanandhaa (2768) ended in a draw.
GM Iniyan Pa (2601) and Pranav Anand (2581) played a well contested draw. Pranav scored 6.5/9 and shared fourth place. Iniyan finished with 6/9 and shared ninth position.
Shared fourth - GM Pranav Anand 6.5/9 | Photo: Yury Krylov / London Chess Classic
Shared ninth - GM Iniyan Pa 6/9 | Photo: Yury Krylov / London Chess Classic
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Round 9 results
| Bo. | White | Rtg | Pts. | Result | Pts. | Black | Rtg | PGN | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM | Smirin, Ilya | 2554 | 6 | ½ - ½ | 6½ | GM | Praggnanandhaa, R | 2768 | PGN | ||
| 2 | GM | Ivic, Velimir | 2618 | 6 | 1 - 0 | 6 | GM | Cornette, Matthieu | 2517 | PGN | ||
| 3 | GM | Fernandez, Daniel H | 2501 | 6 | 0 - 1 | 6 | GM | Ghasi, Ameet K | 2500 | PGN | ||
| 4 | GM | Iniyan, P | 2601 | 5½ | ½ - ½ | 6 | GM | Pranav, Anand | 2581 | PGN | ||
| 5 | IM | Chasin, Nico | 2512 | 5½ | ½ - ½ | 5½ | GM | Yuffa, Daniil | 2618 | PGN | ||
| 6 | GM | Fodor, Tamas Jr | 2508 | 5½ | 1 - 0 | 5½ | GM | Jumabayev, Rinat | 2560 | PGN | ||
| 7 | GM | Sanal, Vahap | 2546 | 5½ | ½ - ½ | 5½ | GM | Mikhalevski, Victor | 2504 | PGN | ||
| 8 | FM | Kazarian, Anna-Maja *) | 2224 | 5 | ½ - ½ | 5 | GM | Greenfeld, Alon | 2465 | PGN | ||
| 9 | GM | Gavrilescu, David | 2542 | 5½ | ½ - ½ | 5½ | IM | Kanyamarala, Tarun | 2376 | PGN | ||
| 10 | GM | Wadsworth, Matthew J | 2487 | 5½ | 1 - 0 | 5½ | GM | Maze, Sebastien | 2534 | PGN |
Final standings
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Rtg | Club/City | Pts. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | GM | Praggnanandhaa, R | 2768 | None | 7 | |
| 2 | 2 | GM | Ivic, Velimir | 2618 | None | 7 | |
| 3 | 19 | GM | Ghasi, Ameet K | 2500 | Richmond And Twickenham | 7 | |
| 4 | 5 | GM | Pranav, Anand | 2581 | None | 6,5 | |
| 5 | 8 | GM | Smirin, Ilya | 2554 | None | 6,5 | |
| 6 | 16 | GM | Fodor, Tamas Jr | 2508 | 4NCL Wood Green | 6,5 | |
| 7 | 23 | GM | Wadsworth, Matthew J | 2487 | Maidenhead | 6,5 | |
| 8 | 32 | IM | Aizenberg, Benny | 2444 | None | 6,5 | |
| 9 | 3 | GM | Yuffa, Daniil | 2618 | None | 6 | |
| 10 | 4 | GM | Iniyan, P | 2601 | None | 6 |
