Eight of the world’s top chess grandmasters will compete in the 2024 XTX Markets London Chess Classic (LCC) from November 29 to December 7. The line-up includes:
Women’s World Champion Ju Wenjun
Olympiad gold-medallist and 2024 Candidate Vidit Gujrathi
England’s number-two Nikita Vitiugov
British Champion Gawain Jones
England’s youngest-ever Grandmaster Shreyas Royal
8-times British Champion Michael Adams
Former World Rapid Champion Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
One more star to be announced …
Spectators will be able to visit the Emirates to watch all the action with expert commentary from 8-times Russian Champion GM Peter Svidler. Tickets can be booked here.
As well as taking part in the elite tournament, our Grandmasters will also compete in the Super Blitz, the ProBiz Cup, and will take on our guests in a simultaneous display at the LCC Closing Dinner, the latter two events raising money to support the work of CSC around the country.
The XTX Markets London Chess Classic offers many opportunities for competitive chess, including:
FIDE Masters – a 9-round Swiss tournament for those seeking title norms
FIDE U2000 – a 9-round Swiss tournament for players who are either unrated or rated below 2000
Weekend Rapidplays – 7-round rapidplay tournaments open to all players
Blitz Qualifiers – 4 evening tournaments, in which the winners will gain a place in the Super Blitz finals alongside our elite Grandmasters.
In addition, there will be Simultaneous Displays featuring well-known Grandmasters, and social chess events each evening. For more details of all these events, please see the LCC website.