O.FI.S Open Chess Tournament 2025 Wednesday 4th of June 5-7
11 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 02 Jul 2025 to 16 Jul 2025 in Nicosia, Cyprus. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1132, and top seed was Huseyin Sertbay (🇹🇷 TUR, 2124).
Deniz Ismail Cicek (🇹🇷 TUR, 1462) won with 2.0/7, ahead of Huseyin Sertbay (2.0) and Eleni Argiroudi (2.0). Cicek won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Deniz Ismail Cicek (1462) beat Fotis Mylonas (1602), a +140-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 4 players tied at 2.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 15 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
4 players finish on 2.0/7. Cicek takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (3.5).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cicek, Deniz Ismail | 1462 | TUR | F | F | F | F | =5N | +10N | =6B | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2.00 | 1800 | +37.2 |
| 2 | Sertbay, Huseyin | 2124 | TUR | F | F | F | F | +10B | +5B | F | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2524 | +1.6 |
| 3 | Argiroudi, Eleni | 0 | GRE | F | F | F | F | =8B | +?N | =10B | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1510 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Leontidou, Tina | 0 | CYP | F | F | F | F | +?B | −?N | +11B | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 1465 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Georgiou, Stelios | 0 | CYP | F | F | F | F | =1B | −2N | +?N | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1663 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Zacharoplastis, Pambos | 1612 | CYP | F | F | F | F | +11N | −7B | =1N | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.50 | 1506 | -8.4 |
| 7 | Dimitriou, Marios | 1616 | CYP | F | F | F | F | F | +6N | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.50 | 2412 | +9.8 |
| 8 | Christodoulou, Nickolas | 1448 | CYP | F | F | F | F | =3N | =11B | F | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1457 | +0.4 |
| 9 | Karaolis, Andreas | 0 | CYP | F | F | F | F | +?B | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 1479 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Mylonas, Fotis | 1602 | CYP | F | F | F | F | −2N | −1B | =3N | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 923 | -31.6 |
| 11 | Savvidou, Maria | 1457 | CYP | F | F | F | F | −6B | =8N | −4N | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.50 | 1337 | -12.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Cicek, Deniz IsmailTUR+37.22.0 pts · #3
- 2Dimitriou, MariosCYP+9.81.0 pts · #8
- 3Sertbay, HuseyinTUR+1.62.0 pts · #6
- 1Mylonas, FotisCYP-31.60.5 pts · #11
- 2Savvidou, MariaCYP-12.00.5 pts · #10
- 3Zacharoplastis, PambosCYP-8.41.5 pts · #5
- R6+140 Elo gap