2025 August 954Chess FIDE Forum
23 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 10 Aug 2025 to 13 Aug 2025 in Coral Springs, FL, United States. 3 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1987, and top seed was Jacorey Bynum (🇺🇸 USA, 2079).
Jacorey Bynum (🇺🇸 USA, 2079) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Shama Yisrael (5.0) and Diego Jimenez Leyva (4.5). Bynum clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Diego Jimenez Leyva (1803) beat Alexander Jasinski (2063), a +260-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsJacorey Bynum led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Jacorey Bynum takes the sole lead (5.5/7).
Jacorey Bynum drew with Shama Yisrael (White).
Jacorey Bynum went unbeaten across 7 games (R1–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jacorey Bynum | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2Shama Yisrael | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3Aaron Marian | ½ | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Diego Jimenez Leyva | 0 | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bynum, Jacorey | 2079 | USA | +10B | +3N | =2B | =4N | +12B | =7N | +6B | 5.5 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 21.75 | 2156 | +25.6 |
| 2 | Yisrael, Shama | 1997 | USA | +15N | +13B | =1N | =12B | +7B | +4N | −5B | 5.0 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 17.75 | 2076 | +17.2 |
| 3 | Jimenez Leyva, Diego | 1803 | CUB | +21N | −1B | =6N | +10B | =5N | +12N | =4B | 4.5 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 14.00 | 2003 | +63.2 |
| 4 | Marian, Aaron | 1785 | USA | +22B | +14N | =12N | =1B | +13B | −2B | =3N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 24.0 | 12.50 | 2005 | +79.2 |
| 5 | Vila, Brandon A | 1879 | USA | +19N | −12B | +9N | F | =3B | +8B | +2N | 4.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 16.75 | 2069 | +25.6 |
| 6 | Lopez Naranjo, Ubaldo EnriqueCM | 1955 | USA | +18B | =8N | =3B | −7N | +10B | +11N | −1N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 13.25 | 1918 | -10.4 |
| 7 | Amaya, Brayan Angel | 1965 | USA | +16N | =20B | =8N | +6B | −2N | =1B | =10N | 4.0 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 13.25 | 1987 | +6.8 |
| 8 | Torres, JavierFM | 2073 | USA | +9N | =6B | =7B | −13N | +11B | −5N | +14B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 14.00 | 1827 | -31.4 |
| 9 | Sheroff, Michael | 0 | USA | −8B | +18N | −5B | =19N | +17B | =14N | +16B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 8.00 | 1746 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Catlin, Andrew | 1913 | USA | −1N | +21B | +15B | −3N | −6N | +17B | =7B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 7.00 | 1771 | -20.8 |
| 11 | de la Torre, Olivio Luis | 0 | USA | −13N | =22B | +19N | +14B | −8N | −6B | +15B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 6.25 | 1818 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Jasinski, Alexander | 2063 | USA | +23B | +5N | =4B | =2N | −1N | −3B | F | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 9.25 | 1875 | -54.4 |
| 13 | Fonseca, Miguel | 2002 | USA | +11B | −2N | +16B | +8B | −4N | F | F | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 9.50 | 1865 | -12.2 |
| 14 | Yisrael, Shalam | 1692 | USA | F | −4B | +22N | −11N | +19B | =9B | −8N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.00 | 1802 | +19.6 |
| 15 | Mintz, Nathan | 1653 | USA | −2B | F | −10N | −17B | +18N | +21B | −11N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.00 | 1577 | -19.2 |
| 16 | Tisminezky, Tavi | 1613 | USA | −7B | +17N | −13N | F | +22B | F | −9N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 1787 | +31.2 |
| 17 | Livson, Michael | 1494 | USA | −20N | −16B | +23B | +15N | −9N | −10N | F | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 1678 | +38.8 |
| 18 | Correa, Leonardo D`avila | 1676 | BRA | −6N | −9B | F | −21N | −15B | +22N | +19B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 1739 | +6.0 |
| 19 | Flowers, James C | 1664 | USA | −5B | +23N | −11B | =9B | −14N | F | −18N | 1.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.00 | 1545 | -12.2 |
| 20 | Yang, MaxwellCM | 1940 | USA | +17B | =7N | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.00 | 1946 | +4.4 |
| 21 | Jackson, Isaac | 0 | USA | −3B | −10N | F | +18B | F | −15N | F | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1568 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Valdes, Daniel | 1684 | USA | −4N | =11N | −14B | F | −16N | −18B | F | 0.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.75 | 890 | -39.4 |
| 23 | Kaidash, Platon | 1704 | UKR | −12N | −19B | −17N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 940 | -57.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Marian, AaronUSA+79.24.5 pts · #3
- 2Jimenez Leyva, DiegoCUB+63.24.5 pts · #6
- 3Livson, MichaelUSA+38.82.0 pts · #13
- 1Kaidash, PlatonUKR-57.20.0 pts · #23
- 2Jasinski, AlexanderUSA-54.43.0 pts · #10
- 3Valdes, DanielUSA-39.40.5 pts · #22
- R6+260 Elo gap
- R5+217 Elo gap
- R3+210 Elo gap