Overview
- A Round 8 draw against Alireza Firouzja in a Queen's Gambit Accepted secured the title from a slightly superior position for Nodirbek Abdusattorov.
- The champion’s run featured six straight wins through Round 7, building an insurmountable lead and a tournament performance around 3000.
- England swept all four decisive Round 8 games as Michael Adams, Luke McShane, Nikita Vitiugov and Gawain Jones won to tighten the midfield race.
- After eight rounds the standings showed Abdusattorov on 7 points to Firouzja’s 5, with Vitiugov on 4.5 and Adams and McShane on 4.
- The Open ended with Praggnanandhaa, Velimir Ivic and Ameet Ghasi sharing first on 7.5/9, and a 10-round Super Rapid on 6–7 December will close the festival with players from across the events including Leinier Dominguez.