Gawain Jones wins the 2024 XTX Markets London Chess Classic

Congratulations to Grandmaster Gawain Jones, winner of the 2024 XTX Markets London Chess Classic. Gawain finished on 5 points out of a possible 7, a full point ahead of the field. English players finished in the top three spots, with Michael Adams second and Nikita Vitiugov third. You can see all the results and the final crosstable here. 

International Master and CEO of CSC, Malcolm Pein, said, “It was an incredible result for English chess to cap off an incredible week of world-class competition at a world-class venue. Congratulations to Grandmaster Gawain Jones who showed all his trademark creativity to fight off a strong challenge and win his first XTX Markets London Chess Classic. It is wonderful to have another English name to add to the list of winners that includes such greats as Magnus Carlsen, Vishy Anand, Hikaru Nakamura, Ding Liren, and our own Michael Adams. London has hosted a huge international tournament that keeps England on the map in elite-level world chess.”

The XTX Markets London Chess Classic featured:

• a world-class Grandmaster tournament, including several of the UK’s top chess players and a selection of talent from across the globe

• the FIDE Masters, a 9-round classical chess tournament suitable for players seeking title norms

• the FIDE U-2000, a 9-round classical chess tournament for players rated U-2000.

• the LCC Festival, giving opportunities for players of all standards to compete in classical and blitz tournaments

• a Schools’ Festival, offering hundreds of children the chance to learn more about the game and experience a world-class chess tournament

• a variety of fun events each evening including GM simultaneous displays

• the ProBiz Cup in which our Grandmasters team up with leaders of business in an alternate-move contest

• the Super Blitz in which our eight Grandmasters from the elite event were joined by some special guest stars and winners of our qualifying tournaments

• the LCC Dinner at The Dorchester, raising funds to support the work of Chess in Schools and Communities.

For all enquiries, please contact CSC here.