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2025 Saskatchewan Summer Chess Festival-Open Championship

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12 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 25 Jul 2025 to 27 Jul 2025 in Saskatoon, SK, Canada. 1 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1959, and top seed was Omid Khaledi (🇨🇦 CAN, FM, 2262).

Omid Khaledi (🇨🇦 CAN, FM, 2262) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Arash Abdollah Zadeh (3.5) and Tobias Salkeld (3.5). Khaledi won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Syam Mohan Sree Sivam (1637) beat Eros Villamar (1834), a +197-point gap.

Location
🇨🇦Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Dates
25 Jul 2025 → 27 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇨🇦FMOmid Khaledi2262
Avg top 10
1,959
Participants
12
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 5 represented
🇨🇦Canada×8
🇮🇷Iran×1
🇳🇴Norway×1
🇨🇱Chile×1
🇯🇲Jamaica×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

FM Omid Khaledi led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
3
1
2
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5Khaledi takes lead
R4 · LEADER CHANGE27 Jul

FM Omid Khaledi takes the sole lead (3.5/4).

R2–R5 · WIN STREAK

FM Omid Khaledi won 4 in a row (R2–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMOmid Khaledi*
1
1
2Tobias Salkeld*
0
1
3Arash Abdollah Zadeh
0
1
*
4Brooks Jiang
0
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Khaledi, OmidFM2262CAN=5N+11B+4N+2B+6B4.511.011.510.252349+7.8
2Abdollah Zadeh, Arash2139IRI+10B=7N+3B1N+11B3.511.011.56.002087-3.4
3Salkeld, Tobias1841CAN=11N+5B2N+12B+4N3.59.510.06.252046+47.9
4Jiang, Brooks1916CAN+12B+6N1B+7N3B3.012.012.54.502033+30.4
5Steadman, Tevanio1936JAM=1B3N+9B6N+12N2.511.011.53.751940-0.4
6Riquelme Bravo, Martin2062CHIF4B+8N+5B1N2.011.012.03.501944-21.2
7Heran-Boily, Samuel1950NOR+8N=2B=12N4BF2.08.08.03.001846-9.6
8Mohan Sree Sivam, Syam1637CAN7B+10N6B9NF1.06.06.01.001723+11.6
9Gonzales, Joel1843CANFF5N+8BF1.05.55.51.001787-5.2
10Villamar, Eros1834CAN2N8B+11NFF1.05.05.00.501735-17.2
11Sorgard, Graham1803CAN=3B1N10BF2N0.512.512.51.751682-12.2
12Tcherni, Avram1692CAN4NF=7B3N5B0.511.011.01.001589-16.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets