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.

In addition, the LCC Festival will give players of all standards the opportunity to enjoy many different forms of the game of chess:

a Super Rapid tournament offering players the chance to compete with our elite grandmasters
the FIDE Open, a 9-round classical chess tournament suitable for players seeking title norms
the U-2100 Round Robins, a series of 6-player all-play-all classical chess tournament for those rated under 2100
two Weekend Rapidplays, 7-round tournaments suitable for players of all standards
six evening Blitz tournaments suitable for players from beginners to experts
a Team Blitz tournament for teams of four players
a Bughouse Chess tournament for teams of two players
Challenge the Master sessions where anyone can take on one of our resident experts
the LCC Dinner at The Dorchester, raising funds to support the work of Chess in Schools and Communities.

Spectators can enjoy the all action and live grandmaster analysis from our amazing commentary team (David Howell, Leinier Dominguez, Antoaneta Stefanova, Stuart Conquest, Danny King), either by joining us at the Emirates Stadium or online.

2025 London Chess Classic