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2025 Dyfed Open

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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.

Location
🇬🇧Aberystwyth, Wales
Dates
01 Nov 2025 → 02 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇬🇧FMTim Kett2101
Avg top 10
1,858
Participants
20
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 3 represented
🇬🇧Wales×12
🇬🇧England×6
🇵🇱Poland×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight 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.

Co-leaders
5
2
5
3
2
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.5/5. Kett takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.0).

R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Tim Kett drew with Ben Sadler (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

FM Tim Kett 3 wins (R3–R5)Ben Sadler 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1FMTim Kett*
½
1
2Ben Sadler
½
*
3Adam C Woodruff
0
*
½
4Mark A Bastow
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Kett, TimFM2101WLS+7N=2B+13N+3B+6N4.513.015.012.752217+11.4
2Sadler, Ben1860ENG+5B=1N+11B+6N+8B4.512.514.512.252161+21.6
3Woodruff, Adam C2054ENG+9B+8N=4B1N+14B3.513.015.08.751969-12.8
4Bastow, Mark A1888WLS+10N+18B=3N+7BF3.59.09.07.252096+30.4
5Norden, Philip M0ENG2N10B+17N+20B+12N3.09.59.53.0016360.0
6Zaporowski, Tomasz1818POL=12N+14B+10N2B1B2.513.015.05.001796-6.8
7Williams, R Gareth1743ENG1B+19N+15B4N=9B2.512.513.54.251808+15.2
8Roberts, Jamie1751WLS+17N3B+18N=16B2N2.511.012.03.001157-19.6
9Williams, David J1709WLS3N=17B=12N+18B=7N2.59.010.03.751724-0.6
10Hammett, Scott1673WLS4B+5N6B15N+17B2.011.012.04.001050-16.4
11Stebbings, Robert J0ENGF+16B2N=12B=13N2.010.510.54.0016720.0
12Hayes, Ian0WLS=6B=15N=9B=11N5B2.010.012.04.501791+7.2
13Tuson, Jon1817WLS=19B+20N1B14N=11B2.09.59.51.501460-24.2
14Slegg, Gary1605WLSF6N+19B+13B3N2.09.09.03.001777+15.6
15Whale, Michael1843WLSF=12B7N+10B=16N2.08.58.54.001722-9.8
16Fisher, Peter0ENGF11N+20B=8N=15B2.06.56.52.2517970.0
17Bevan, Paul0WLS8B=9N5B=19N10N1.010.011.01.7514660.0
18Stitfall, Alfie0WLSF4N8B9N+19B1.09.59.51.0015200.0
19Tuson, Bronwen1501WLS=13N7B14N=17B18N1.07.58.51.501437-8.8
20FIDE 18089580F13B16N5NF0.07.07.00.009820.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets