2025 Dyfed Open
20 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 01 Nov 2025 to 02 Nov 2025 in Aberystwyth, Wales. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1858, and top seed was Tim Kett (🇬🇧 WLS, FM, 2101).
Tim Kett (🇬🇧 WLS, FM, 2101) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Ben Sadler (4.5) and Adam C Woodruff (3.5). Kett shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Gary Slegg (1605) beat Jon Tuson (1817), a +212-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Kett takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.0).
FM Tim Kett drew with Ben Sadler (White).
FM Tim Kett 3 wins (R3–R5)Ben Sadler 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMTim Kett | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Ben Sadler | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Adam C Woodruff | 0 | — | * | ½ |
| 4Mark A Bastow | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kett, TimFM | 2101 | WLS | +7N | =2B | +13N | +3B | +6N | 4.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 12.75 | 2217 | +11.4 |
| 2 | Sadler, Ben | 1860 | ENG | +5B | =1N | +11B | +6N | +8B | 4.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 12.25 | 2161 | +21.6 |
| 3 | Woodruff, Adam C | 2054 | ENG | +9B | +8N | =4B | −1N | +14B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 8.75 | 1969 | -12.8 |
| 4 | Bastow, Mark A | 1888 | WLS | +10N | +18B | =3N | +7B | F | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.25 | 2096 | +30.4 |
| 5 | Norden, Philip M | 0 | ENG | −2N | −10B | +17N | +20B | +12N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1636 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Zaporowski, Tomasz | 1818 | POL | =12N | +14B | +10N | −2B | −1B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 1796 | -6.8 |
| 7 | Williams, R Gareth | 1743 | ENG | −1B | +19N | +15B | −4N | =9B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 4.25 | 1808 | +15.2 |
| 8 | Roberts, Jamie | 1751 | WLS | +17N | −3B | +18N | =16B | −2N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 1157 | -19.6 |
| 9 | Williams, David J | 1709 | WLS | −3N | =17B | =12N | +18B | =7N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 1724 | -0.6 |
| 10 | Hammett, Scott | 1673 | WLS | −4B | +5N | −6B | −15N | +17B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1050 | -16.4 |
| 11 | Stebbings, Robert J | 0 | ENG | F | +16B | −2N | =12B | =13N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1672 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Hayes, Ian | 0 | WLS | =6B | =15N | =9B | =11N | −5B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1791 | +7.2 |
| 13 | Tuson, Jon | 1817 | WLS | =19B | +20N | −1B | −14N | =11B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 1460 | -24.2 |
| 14 | Slegg, Gary | 1605 | WLS | F | −6N | +19B | +13B | −3N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1777 | +15.6 |
| 15 | Whale, Michael | 1843 | WLS | F | =12B | −7N | +10B | =16N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 1722 | -9.8 |
| 16 | Fisher, Peter | 0 | ENG | F | −11N | +20B | =8N | =15B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1797 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Bevan, Paul | 0 | WLS | −8B | =9N | −5B | =19N | −10N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 1.75 | 1466 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Stitfall, Alfie | 0 | WLS | F | −4N | −8B | −9N | +19B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1520 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Tuson, Bronwen | 1501 | WLS | =13N | −7B | −14N | =17B | −18N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 1437 | -8.8 |
| 20 | FIDE 1808958 | 0 | — | F | −13B | −16N | −5N | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 982 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Bastow, Mark AWLS+30.43.5 pts · #5
- 2Sadler, BenENG+21.64.5 pts · #4
- 3Slegg, GaryWLS+15.62.0 pts · #7
- 1Tuson, JonWLS-24.22.0 pts · #16
- 2Roberts, JamieWLS-19.62.5 pts · #18
- 3Hammett, ScottWLS-16.42.0 pts · #19
- R4+212 Elo gap