2025 Sam's Xmas Tournament Over 2000
Open SwissStandard
8 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Dec 2025 to 29 Dec 2025 in Edmonton, Canada. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2131, and top seed was Tymur Keleberda (🇨🇦 CAN, IM, 2504).
Tymur Keleberda (🇨🇦 CAN, IM, 2504) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Samuel Hoekman (3.5) and Yash Darvekar (3.0). Keleberda won solo starting round 4.
Location
🇨🇦Edmonton, Canada
Dates
27 Dec 2025 → 29 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 2
IM×1
CM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇨🇦Canada×7
🇨🇳China×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsIM Tymur Keleberda led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
IM Tymur Keleberda never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
IM Tymur Keleberda beat Samuel Hoekman (Black).
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
IM Tymur Keleberda went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1IMTymur Keleberda | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Samuel Hoekman | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Tobias Salkeld | ½ | ½ | * | 0 |
| 4CMYash Darvekar | 0 | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keleberda, TymurIM | 2504 | CAN | +3B | +2N | =4B | +5N | +6B | 4.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 12.00 | 2364 | -1.4 |
| 2 | Hoekman, Samuel | 2119 | CAN | +7N | −1B | +3N | =4N | +8B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 6.50 | 2186 | +24.2 |
| 3 | Darvekar, YashCM | 2118 | CAN | −1N | +5B | −2B | +7N | +4B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 6.50 | 2097 | +21.6 |
| 4 | Salkeld, Tobias | 2187 | CAN | +8B | +6N | =1N | =2B | −3N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 6.50 | 2128 | +12.2 |
| 5 | Butenko, Zlata | 1986 | CAN | =6B | −3N | +8B | −1B | =7N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 2.25 | 1934 | +3.2 |
| 6 | Zheng, Yanchen | 2188 | CHN | =5N | −4B | =7N | +8B | −1N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 2.25 | 1938 | -4.8 |
| 7 | Zhao, Erin | 1972 | CAN | −2B | =8N | =6B | −3B | =5B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 2.25 | 1811 | -3.2 |
| 8 | Mathur, Mishka | 1973 | CAN | −4N | =7B | −5N | −6N | −2N | 0.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 0.75 | 1573 | -82.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hoekman, SamuelCAN+24.23.5 pts · #2
- 2Darvekar, YashCMCAN+21.63.0 pts · #4
- 3Salkeld, TobiasCAN+12.23.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Mathur, MishkaCAN-82.00.5 pts · #8
- 2Zheng, YanchenCHN-4.82.0 pts · #6
- 3Zhao, ErinCAN-3.21.5 pts · #7