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Harold Chan Open 2025

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30 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 18 Oct 2025 to 19 Oct 2025 in Kingston, Jamaica. 8 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2003, and top seed was Shreyas Smith (πŸ‡―πŸ‡² JAM, FM, 2254).

Shreyas Smith (πŸ‡―πŸ‡² JAM, FM, 2254) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Akeem Brown (5.0) and Jhustice-Dimonte McDonald (4.5). Smith won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Nathan Belinfante (1902) beat Shreyas Smith (FM, 2254), a +352-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡―πŸ‡²Kingston, Jamaica
Dates
18 Oct 2025 β†’ 19 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 6 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡―πŸ‡²FMShreyas Smith2254
Avg top 10
2,003
Participants
30
Titled players Β· 8
FMΓ—2
CMΓ—5
WCMΓ—1
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡―πŸ‡²JamaicaΓ—29
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
14
4
2
1
1
2
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
Brown5Smith5McDonald4.5Shergil4.5McDonald4.5Hinds4
R6 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.0/6. Smith takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (21.0).

WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers

FM Shreyas Smith 3 wins (R4–R6)CM Jhustice-Dimonte McDonald 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1CMAkeem Brown*β€”
Β½
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2FMShreyas Smithβ€”*
1
1
3CMJhustice-Dimonte McDonald
Β½
0
*β€”
4Ronak Shergilβ€”
0
β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Smith, ShreyasFM2254JAM+5N+23Bβˆ’7N+4B+6N+3B5.021.023.019.502185-5.4
2Brown, AkeemCM2076JAM+22N=4B+25N+8B=3N+7B5.018.520.015.502140+10.6
3McDonald, Jhustice-DimonteCM2041JAM+20B+18N+10B+7N=2Bβˆ’1N4.520.022.515.002121+13.6
4McDonald, Angelus-Seren1854JAM+24N=2N+12Bβˆ’1N+17B+11B4.520.022.014.501967+16.2
5Shergil, Ronak1772JAMβˆ’1B+28N+27B+9N=7B+8N4.516.016.59.752017+75.2
6Hinds, NathanCM1936JAM+26B=12N=9B+10Nβˆ’1B+15N4.018.520.011.502012+11.8
7Belinfante, Nathan1902JAM+29B+14N+1Bβˆ’3B=5Nβˆ’2N3.522.022.010.251966+11.4
8Hope, NathanielCM2015JAM=25N+13B+16Nβˆ’2N+15Bβˆ’5B3.519.020.510.251953-14.0
9Brooks, PaulCM1912JAM+19N=16B=6Nβˆ’5B=14N+18N3.517.520.010.501856-7.6
10Foreshaw, Jayden1815JAM+11B+15Nβˆ’3Nβˆ’6B=19N+21N3.517.520.010.251804-1.2
11Oliver, Jevaughny0JAMβˆ’10N=19B+22N+16B+12Bβˆ’4N3.517.019.510.2517930.0
12Harvey, Corbin1781JAM+30N=6Bβˆ’4N+23Bβˆ’11N+19B3.516.516.56.501920+29.6
13Glaves, RaheemFM2105JAMβˆ’14Bβˆ’8N+26B+28N=18B+20N3.513.514.06.001847-31.6
14Chin, J-Loy1768JAM+13Nβˆ’7B+23Nβˆ’15N=9B=17N3.016.518.58.751864+30.0
15McGowan, Javene1900JAM+21Nβˆ’10B+24N+14Bβˆ’8Nβˆ’6B3.016.518.57.501759-18.4
16Stephenson, John1850JAM+17B=9Nβˆ’8Bβˆ’11N=20B+23B3.016.018.08.001867+4.8
17Baker, Michael1480JAMβˆ’16N+22B=19N+21Bβˆ’4N=14B3.015.518.07.751722+66.8
18Wilkinson, Ian1841JAM+27Nβˆ’3B=21N+25B=13Nβˆ’9B3.015.516.05.001782-6.6
19Coe, Cameron1624JAMβˆ’9B=11N=17B+27N=10Bβˆ’12N2.517.017.55.501611-5.6
20Lodge, Odane1682JAMβˆ’3Nβˆ’25B+29N+24B=16Nβˆ’13B2.514.514.53.501725+2.0
21McKoy, Troy1519JAMβˆ’15B+26N=18Bβˆ’17N+25Nβˆ’10B2.514.015.54.501671+19.6
22Edwards, Zuberi1714JAMβˆ’2Bβˆ’17Nβˆ’11B=26N+27B+29N2.513.513.51.251638-21.2
23Diedrick, Michael1886JAM+28Bβˆ’1Nβˆ’14Bβˆ’12N+29Bβˆ’16N2.015.015.00.501660-34.6
24Wood, Nyah1502JAMβˆ’4B+29Nβˆ’15Bβˆ’20N+28Bβˆ’26N2.012.012.00.501567+13.6
25McKoy, Aaron1675JAM=8B+20Nβˆ’2Bβˆ’18Nβˆ’21BF1.516.516.54.251677-7.2
26Curwin, NickaylahWCM1660JAMβˆ’6Nβˆ’21Bβˆ’13N=22BF+24B1.514.514.53.251597-11.4
27Griffiths, Laila1429JAMβˆ’18BFβˆ’5Nβˆ’19Bβˆ’22N=28B0.513.013.00.251324-19.6
28Rose, Damaro1513JAMβˆ’23Nβˆ’5BFβˆ’13Bβˆ’24N=27N0.512.512.50.251334-40.0
29Shaw, Christopher1548JAMβˆ’7Nβˆ’24Bβˆ’20BFβˆ’23Nβˆ’22B0.012.512.50.00937-55.2
30FIDE 74178450β€”βˆ’12BFFFFF0.03.53.50.009810.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

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