6th Paul Keres Memorial Festival 2025 - Keres Classic Open B

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63 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 11 Aug 2025 to 16 Aug 2025 in Parnu, Estonia. 1 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1818, and top seed was Goran Turicar (🇭🇷 CRO, 1898).

Romet-Renee Merivee (🇪🇪 EST, 1723) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Kim Zafra (7.5) and Patriks Ivulans (7.0). Merivee won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Oskar Toome (1509) beat Nils Miro Hoppe (1792), a +283-point gap.

Location

🇪🇪Parnu, Estonia

Dates

11 Aug 2025 → 16 Aug 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇭🇷Goran Turicar1898

Avg top 10

1,818

Participants

Titled players · 1

WCM×1

Federations · 8 represented

🇪🇪Estonia×35

🇱🇻Latvia×5

🇱🇹Lithuania×4

🇨🇿Czech Republic×3

🇺🇦Ukraine×2

🇸🇰Slovakia×1

🇳🇱Netherlands×1

🇧🇷Brazil×1

Top 3

🥇
Romet-Renee Merivee
🇪🇪EST·1723
8.0pts·2028perf+107.6
🥈
Kim Zafra
🇵🇭PHI·1833
7.5pts·1950perf+21.8
🥉
Patriks Ivulans
🇱🇻LAT·1736
7.0pts·1772perf+12.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Romet-Renee Merivee led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Merivee8Zafra7.5Dzjuba7Ivulans7Konovalovas6.5Meijers6.5

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

Romet-Renee Merivee held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Romet-Renee Merivee lost to Kim Zafra (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Romet-Renee Merivee 8 wins (R1–R8)Kim Zafra 5 wins (R5–R9)Jegor Dzjuba 5 wins (R5–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Romet-Renee Merivee	*	0	—	—
2Kim Zafra	1	*	—	—
3Jegor Dzjuba	—	—	*	—
4Patriks Ivulans	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Merivee, Romet-Renee	1723	EST	+61B	+37N	+10B	+20N	+19B	+18N	+12B	+7N	−2B	8.0	43.5	44.5	37.00	2028	+107.6
2	Zafra, Kim	1833	PHI	−39N	+57B	+42N	=26B	+15N	+6B	+8N	+5B	+1N	7.5	45.0	47.5	41.25	1950	+21.8
3	Ivulans, Patriks	1736	LAT	+55B	−10N	+37B	+38N	−20B	+23N	+19B	+18N	+11B	7.0	39.0	42.0	31.50	1772	+12.0
4	Dzjuba, Jegor	1739	EST	+46B	−38N	=56B	=50N	+43B	+17N	+9B	+12N	+7B	7.0	37.0	39.5	32.75	1786	+10.0
5	Meijers, Janis	1789	UKR	=27B	=43N	+31B	+41N	=11B	+10N	+25B	−2N	+14B	6.5	42.0	45.5	31.25	1940	+51.2
6	Konovalovas, Paulius	1661	LTU	+54N	+21B	=30B	−18N	+29B	−2N	+20B	+22N	+10B	6.5	42.0	45.0	30.25	1892	+58.2
7	Gailevska, Milana	1739	LAT	+17N	−28B	+58N	+33B	+9N	+13B	+11N	−1B	−4N	6.0	46.5	49.0	29.50	1677	-19.6
8	Leht, Karl Samuel	1867	EST	+35B	=13N	−18B	+27N	+26B	+32N	−2B	=11N	+20B	6.0	42.0	46.5	28.50	1825	-15.6
9	Veski, Rauno	1728	EST	+47B	+56N	+38B	−19N	−7B	+21B	−4N	+37N	+18B	6.0	39.5	42.0	24.00	1773	+10.0
10	Pallum, Rasmus	1617	EST	+14N	+3B	−1N	=32B	+45N	−5B	+21N	+15B	−6N	5.5	48.5	52.0	28.75	1823	+99.6
11	Lumiste, Taavo	0	EST	+26N	+32B	=12N	+21B	=5N	+19N	−7B	=8B	−3N	5.5	45.5	50.0	28.00	1790	0.0
12	Rebane, Romet	1716	EST	+62B	+53N	=11B	+30N	=18B	+20N	−1N	−4B	=16N	5.5	43.5	44.5	21.50	1713	-0.8
13	Rosental, Urmas	1667	EST	+23N	=8B	+14N	+45B	F	−7N	−18B	+27B	+25N	5.5	40.5	40.5	26.50	1862	+37.0
14	Turicar, Goran	1898	CRO	−10B	+47N	−13B	+53N	+50B	+28B	=16N	+24B	−5N	5.5	39.0	42.0	21.75	1633	-44.2
15	Menkov, Ivan	1657	CZE	+51B	−30N	+43B	+44N	−2B	=22N	+34B	−10N	+29B	5.5	38.5	41.5	21.50	1762	+39.2
16	Toome, Oskar	1509	EST	=22B	−18N	+57B	=36N	+38B	+44N	=14B	=19N	=12B	5.5	38.0	40.5	22.75	1781	+104.0
17	Altjoe, Ago Hugo	0	EST	−7B	+51N	−29B	+59N	+31B	−4B	+45N	+35N	=22B	5.5	38.0	40.0	20.00	1696	0.0
18	Verhni, Vladimir	1747	EST	=40N	+16B	+8N	+6B	=12N	−1B	+13N	−3B	−9N	5.0	50.0	54.0	28.25	1720	-12.0
19	Pidluznij, Matvej	1717	LTU	+60N	+39B	+28N	+9B	−1N	−11B	−3N	=16B	=24N	5.0	45.5	47.5	21.75	1701	-4.8
20	Schneider, Uku	1677	EST	+63N	+58B	+33N	−1B	+3N	−12B	−6N	+23B	−8N	5.0	45.0	45.0	19.00	1586	-29.6
21	Tkac, Miroslav	1826	SVK	+31B	−6N	+35B	−11N	+27B	−9N	−10B	+40N	+37B	5.0	41.0	45.0	21.50	1692	-24.8
22	Sliedrecht, Rens	1764	NED	=16N	+24B	F	=56N	+40B	=15B	+28N	−6B	=17N	5.0	40.0	42.5	23.00	1685	-24.8
23	Menkov, Artjom	0	EST	−13B	−31N	+61B	+37N	+35B	−3B	+36N	−20N	+41B	5.0	39.0	40.0	18.00	1637	0.0
24	Reinholm, Karl Kristjan	1600	EST	=44B	−22N	=40B	+52N	=41B	+29N	+26B	−14N	=19B	5.0	36.0	39.0	20.25	1708	+42.8
25	Kruusiauk, Heda	1759	EST	−37B	+61N	−27B	+47N	+56B	+46B	−5N	+31N	−13B	5.0	34.5	35.5	15.00	1541	-39.6
26	Helou Neto, Samyr	1675	BRA	−11B	+62N	+53B	=2N	−8N	+30B	−24N	=34B	=27N	4.5	40.5	41.5	16.75	1700	+5.2
27	Barbsys, Skirmantas	1583	LTU	=5N	=41B	+25N	−8B	−21N	+54B	+44B	−13N	=26B	4.5	40.0	43.0	19.00	1712	+39.1
28	Jaaniste, Gerret	1636	EST	+59B	+7N	−19B	=29N	+34B	−14N	−22B	+30N	F	4.5	39.5	41.5	19.25	1778	+51.6
29	Demakina, Nadezda	1682	LAT	+49N	−33B	+17N	=28B	−6N	−24B	+50N	+39B	−15N	4.5	39.0	42.0	18.25	1515	-63.6
30	Bobrakov-Timoskin, Alexandr	1867	CZE	+42N	+15B	=6N	−12B	−32N	−26N	+57B	−28B	+56N	4.5	37.5	40.0	17.75	1603	-54.2
31	Eropkin, Pavel	1609	EST	−21N	+23B	−5N	+54B	−17N	+59B	+52N	−25B	=36N	4.5	37.5	39.5	15.25	1431	-31.2
32	Kais, Kaarel	1680	EST	+52B	−11N	+46B	=10N	+30B	−8B	F	+47N	F	4.5	36.0	36.0	17.25	1797	+12.4
33	Dubov, Vladislav	1570	EST	+34B	+29N	−20B	−7N	−44B	−52N	=40B	+43N	+48B	4.5	34.5	37.5	18.00	1634	+18.0
34	Rogers, Adam	1788	BEL	−33N	+60B	=50N	+48B	−28N	+39B	−15N	=26N	=35B	4.5	34.0	36.0	15.50	1519	-101.2
35	Bazin, Hector	1613	FRA	−8N	+63B	−21N	+49B	−23N	+61B	+46N	−17B	=34N	4.5	34.0	34.0	10.25	1648	+4.4
36	Sepandi, Jaak	1637	EST	−58N	+49B	=48N	=16B	−46N	+56B	−23B	+51N	=31B	4.5	31.0	33.5	15.75	1533	-11.2
37	Balder, Ian Gregor	1489	EST	+25N	−1B	−3N	−23B	+49N	+38N	+41B	−9B	−21N	4.0	44.0	47.5	16.50	1674	+61.2
38	Hohenschurz, Eric	1633	GER	+48N	+4B	−9N	−3B	−16N	−37B	−51N	+61B	+52N	4.0	39.0	40.0	14.50	1403	-57.2
39	Bobrakov-Timoskin, Denis	1611	CZE	+2B	−19N	−44B	F	+48N	−34N	+43B	−29N	+47B	4.0	35.5	35.5	18.00	1522	-19.2
40	Sutt, Jakob	1472	EST	=18B	−45N	=24N	+51B	−22N	=42B	=33N	−21B	+59N	4.0	35.0	37.0	14.25	1535	+15.2
41	Siff, Anton	1663	EST	=43B	=27N	+59N	−5B	=24N	=45B	−37N	+52B	−23N	4.0	35.0	37.0	13.25	1489	-23.2
42	Grigorenko, Vladislavs	1615	LAT	−30B	+52N	−2B	−43N	+57B	=40N	−47B	+50N	=53B	4.0	32.0	34.5	12.00	1604	-5.2
43	Puusepp, Richard	0	EST	=41N	=5B	−15N	+42B	−4N	=48B	−39N	−33B	+58B	3.5	39.0	41.5	13.50	1505	0.0
44	Miro Hoppe, Nils	1792	SUI	=24N	=50B	+39N	−15B	+33N	−16B	−27N	=46B	F	3.5	36.0	39.0	14.25	1531	-107.2
45	Riauka, Vytautas	1727	LTU	=57N	+40B	F	−13N	−10B	=41N	−17B	=53N	+46B	3.5	36.0	38.5	12.25	1575	-19.2
46	Voropaiev, Vladyslav	1457	UKR	−4N	+54B	−32N	+58B	+36B	−25N	−35B	=44N	−45N	3.5	35.5	38.0	11.75	1477	+5.2
47	Holter, David	0	EST	−9N	−14B	+63N	−25B	+51N	=50B	+42N	−32B	−39N	3.5	35.0	35.0	8.50	1467	0.0
48	Vedernykov, Gennadi	0	EST	−38B	+55N	=36B	−34N	−39B	=43N	+61N	=56B	−33N	3.5	30.5	31.5	9.25	1355	0.0
49	Lillend, Otto	0	EST	−29B	−36N	+55B	−35N	−37B	=58N	+60B	+57N	F	3.5	29.0	31.0	8.75	804	0.0
50	Ashbrooke, MonikaWCM	1591	JCI	F	=44N	=34B	=4B	−14N	=47N	−29B	−42B	+62N	3.0	33.5	33.5	10.25	1559	-5.6
51	Rowley, Thomas	0	ENG	−15N	−17B	F	−40N	−47B	+55N	+38B	−36B	+57N	3.0	32.5	32.5	9.50	1407	0.0
52	Loonurm, Enno	0	EST	−32N	−42B	+60N	−24B	+63N	+33B	−31B	−41N	−38B	3.0	32.5	32.5	6.50	1317	0.0
53	Hiie, Hendry	0	EST	F	−12B	−26N	−14B	−54N	+62B	+59N	=45B	=42N	3.0	29.0	29.0	6.75	1486	0.0
54	FIDE 4534212	0	—	−6B	−46N	+62B	−31N	+53B	−27N	−56N	−58B	+61N	3.0	28.0	29.0	5.00	768	0.0
55	FIDE 12849405	0	—	−3N	−48B	−49N	−57N	+62B	−51B	+58N	−59B	+63N	3.0	25.0	25.0	3.50	936	0.0
56	Kuzmin, Rolan	1513	ESP	F	−9B	=4N	=22B	−25N	−36N	+54B	=48N	−30B	2.5	38.5	38.5	10.75	1476	-15.2
57	Ivulane, Agate	0	LAT	=45B	−2N	−16N	+55B	−42N	+60B	−30N	−49B	−51B	2.5	34.5	36.5	6.75	1347	0.0
58	Thimm, Leelo Mia	0	EST	+36B	−20N	−7B	−46N	F	=49B	−55B	+54N	−43N	2.5	32.0	33.0	9.25	1434	0.0
59	Vaar, Mart	0	EST	−28N	F	−41B	−17B	+60N	−31N	−53B	+55N	−40B	2.0	30.5	30.5	5.00	798	0.0
60	Jurivete, Egert	0	EST	−19B	−34N	−52B	+62N	−59B	−57N	−49N	+63B	F	2.0	21.5	21.5	1.00	953	0.0
61	Juhkental, Juuta	0	EST	−1N	−25B	−23N	+63B	F	−35N	−48B	−38N	−54B	1.0	35.5	35.5	0.00	882	0.0
62	Karlson, Sofia	0	EST	−12N	−26B	−54N	−60B	−55N	−53N	+63B	F	−50B	1.0	24.0	24.0	0.00	861	0.0
63	Lumiste, Sade Marie	0	EST	−20B	−35N	−47B	−61N	−52B	F	−62N	−60N	−55B	0.0	23.0	23.0	0.00	845	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Merivee, Romet-ReneeEST
+107.6
8.0 pts · #1
2Toome, OskarEST
+104.0
5.5 pts · #13
3Pallum, RasmusEST
+99.6
5.5 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Miro Hoppe, NilsSUI
-107.2
3.5 pts · #20
2Rogers, AdamBEL
-101.2
4.5 pts · #33
3Demakina, NadezdaLAT
-63.6
4.5 pts · #30

Biggest upsets

R6+283 Elo gap
Toome, Oskar1509 beat Miro Hoppe, Nils1792
R1+281 Elo gap
Pallum, Rasmus1617 beat Turicar, Goran1898
R1+270 Elo gap
Balder, Ian Gregor1489 beat Kruusiauk, Heda1759