Kaissa Summer Chess Festivals 2025 (Amateurs)
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19 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 03 Jul 2025 to 06 Jul 2025 in Nicosia, Cyprus. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 743, and top seed was Destina Cinay Cika (🇹🇷 TUR, 1572).
Destina Cinay Cika (🇹🇷 TUR, 1572) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Stylianos Kyriakides (5.5) and Aleksei Borisov (5.0). Cika broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇨🇾Nicosia, Cyprus
Dates
03 Jul 2025 → 06 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 5 represented
🇨🇾Cyprus×7
🇹🇷Turkiye×5
FIDE (no federation)×2
🇮🇳India×1
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsDestina Cinay Cika led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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4
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R3–R7 · LEAD HELD
Destina Cinay Cika held the sole lead from R3 through R7 without losing it.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Destina Cinay Cika drew with Stylianos Kyriakides (Black).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Destina Cinay Cika won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Destina Cinay Cika | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Stylianos Kyriakides | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Aleksei Borisov | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Kumsal Kobak | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cika, Destina Cinay | 1572 | TUR | +8N | +10B | +7N | =4B | +9B | =2N | +3N | 6.0 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 24.50 | 1735 | +22.0 |
| 2 | Kyriakides, Stylianos | 0 | CYP | =13N | +16B | +11N | =3B | +4N | =1B | +6N | 5.5 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 19.25 | 1532 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Borisov, Aleksei | 0 | FID | +14N | +?B | =4B | =2N | +6B | +10N | −1B | 5.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 14.50 | 1504 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Cicek, Deniz Ismail | 1462 | TUR | +12N | +6B | =3N | =1N | −2B | =8N | +10B | 4.5 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 17.50 | 1572 | +6.8 |
| 5 | Kobak, Kumsal | 0 | TUR | −7N | =8B | +17N | +16B | −10N | +14B | +11B | 4.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 9.50 | 1454 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Senol, Talya | 0 | TUR | +?B | −4N | +13N | +7B | −3N | +9B | −2B | 4.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 10.00 | 1482 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Katsikidis, Ioannis | 1448 | CYP | +5B | +15N | −1B | −6N | =11B | +13N | =8B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 12.50 | 772 | -13.2 |
| 8 | Dokuz, Arda | 0 | TUR | −1B | =5N | +?B | =11N | +?N | =4B | =7N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 8.00 | 1490 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Aaryan Chaitas Shah | 1491 | IND | F | =13B | +14N | +12B | −1N | −6N | +16B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 7.75 | 1516 | +2.4 |
| 10 | Korelidou, Maria | 0 | CYP | +17B | −1N | +?N | F | +5B | −3B | −4N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 5.50 | 1379 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Picolos, Antonios | 0 | CYP | +18N | F | −2B | =8B | =7N | +?B | −5N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.00 | 1492 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Josephides, Nicholas | 0 | CYP | −4B | +?N | +15B | −9N | +16N | F | F | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1340 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Bardakci, Murat | 0 | UKR | =2B | =9N | −6B | F | =14N | −7B | +15N | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 7.75 | 1277 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Pavlov, Konstantin | 0 | FID | −3B | +19N | −9B | +18N | =13B | −5N | −?B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.25 | 692 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 525019171 | 0 | — | F | −7B | −12N | −?B | +17N | +?N | −13B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 672 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Stefanou, Athina | 1458 | CYP | F | −2N | +18B | −5N | −12B | F | −9N | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 692 | -18.0 |
| 17 | Vanezis, Stylianos | 0 | CYP | −10N | F | −5B | −?N | −15B | +18B | −?N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 695 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 5913098 | 0 | — | −11B | F | −16N | −14B | F | −17N | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 659 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 541010434 | 0 | — | −?N | −14B | F | F | −?B | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 695 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Cika, Destina CinayTUR+22.06.0 pts · #1
- 2Cicek, Deniz IsmailTUR+6.84.5 pts · #12
- 3Aaryan Chaitas ShahIND+2.43.5 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Stefanou, AthinaCYP-18.01.0 pts · #15
- 2Katsikidis, IoannisCYP-13.24.0 pts · #13
- 3Picolos, AntoniosCYP0.03.0 pts · #6