Robert Wheeler Open 2025 (Open)
26 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 07 Jun 2025 to 08 Jun 2025 in Kingston, Jamaica. 5 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1967, and top seed was Shreyas Smith (🇯🇲 JAM, FM, 2210).
Shreyas Smith (🇯🇲 JAM, FM, 2210) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Raheem Glaves (4.5) and Michael Diedrick (4.5). Smith broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Javene McGowan (1870) beat Jaden Shaw (FM, 2146), a +276-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsFM Shreyas Smith led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
FM Shreyas Smith held the sole lead from R6 through R6 without losing it.
FM Shreyas Smith drew with Javene McGowan (Black).
FM Shreyas Smith went unbeaten across 6 games (R1–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMShreyas Smith | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2Javene McGowan | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3FMRaheem Glaves | ½ | — | * | ½ |
| 4Michael Diedrick | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smith, ShreyasFM | 2210 | JAM | +17N | +19B | =4N | +5B | =2N | +8B | 5.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 15.50 | 2182 | -0.2 |
| 2 | Glaves, RaheemFM | 2115 | JAM | +14N | +9B | =5N | +7B | =1B | =3N | 4.5 | 20.5 | 23.5 | 16.75 | 2099 | +3.0 |
| 3 | Diedrick, Michael | 1848 | JAM | +16N | =7B | +11N | =8B | +9N | =2B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 15.25 | 2101 | +38.4 |
| 4 | McGowan, Javene | 1870 | JAM | +21N | +24B | =1B | −6N | +10B | +7N | 4.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 12.00 | 2058 | +29.2 |
| 5 | Barrett, Taniel | 1681 | JAM | +18B | +20N | =2B | −1N | +17B | =6N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 9.75 | 1999 | +91.2 |
| 6 | Brooks, PaulCM | 1908 | JAM | +22B | =26N | =19B | +4B | =8N | =5B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 10.75 | 1926 | +3.6 |
| 7 | Shaw, JadenFM | 2146 | JAM | +12B | =3N | +10B | −2N | +19N | −4B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 10.75 | 1927 | -55.2 |
| 8 | Hope, NathanielCM | 1995 | JAM | +13B | =10N | +26B | =3N | =6B | −1N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 21.0 | 10.00 | 1921 | -19.2 |
| 9 | Harvey, Corbin | 1803 | JAM | +15B | −2N | +13B | +17N | −3B | =12N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 10.25 | 1839 | +11.6 |
| 10 | Foreshaw, Jayden | 1789 | JAM | +25N | =8B | −7N | +21B | −4N | +14B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 6.75 | 1874 | +25.6 |
| 11 | Hare, Nathan | 1772 | JAM | =20B | +18N | −3B | =12N | =13B | +17N | 3.5 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 8.25 | 1797 | +5.4 |
| 12 | Chin, J-Loy | 1721 | JAM | −7N | =21B | +14N | =11B | +20N | =9B | 3.5 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 8.75 | 1821 | +29.2 |
| 13 | McKoy, Aaron | 1698 | JAM | −8N | +16B | −9N | +24B | =11N | +19B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 6.75 | 1811 | +36.8 |
| 14 | Robinson, Rushawn | 1708 | JAM | −2B | +15N | −12B | +20N | +18B | −10N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 6.50 | 1774 | +16.4 |
| 15 | Smith, Samuel | 1581 | JAM | −9N | −14B | +23B | −18N | +21N | +20B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 4.50 | 1706 | +18.4 |
| 16 | Coe, Cameron | 1614 | JAM | −3B | −13N | −18B | +22N | =23B | +25N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 2.75 | 1659 | +9.6 |
| 17 | Bain, Emile | 1728 | JAM | −1B | +23N | +24N | −9B | −5N | −11B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 2.50 | 1625 | -36.4 |
| 18 | Thompson, Brian G | 1918 | JAM | −5N | −11B | +16N | +15B | −14N | F | 2.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 5.50 | 1600 | -80.4 |
| 19 | Wilkinson, Ian | 1854 | JAM | +23B | −1N | =6N | F | −7B | −13N | 1.5 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 3.50 | 1769 | -13.4 |
| 20 | McKoy, Troy | 1527 | JAM | =11N | −5B | +25N | −14B | −12B | −15N | 1.5 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 2.25 | 1473 | -8.4 |
| 21 | McIntosh, Sajay | 1651 | JAM | −4B | =12N | +22B | −10N | −15B | F | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.25 | 1578 | -10.0 |
| 22 | Bartlett, Khaleel | 1673 | JAM | −6N | =25B | −21N | −16B | −24N | +23N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 1.75 | 1443 | -72.4 |
| 23 | Peters, Devon | 1630 | JAM | −19N | −17B | −15N | +25B | =16N | −22B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 1.75 | 1470 | -50.4 |
| 24 | Dyer, Armani | 1487 | JAM | F | −4N | −17B | −13N | +22B | F | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.50 | 1549 | +4.4 |
| 25 | Baker, Michael | 1528 | JAM | −10B | =22N | −20B | −23N | F | −16B | 0.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.75 | 1281 | -49.2 |
| 26 | Dawkins, Nah-jae | 1733 | JAM | F | =6B | −8N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1759 | +2.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Barrett, TanielJAM+91.24.0 pts · #5
- 2Diedrick, MichaelJAM+38.44.5 pts · #4
- 3McKoy, AaronJAM+36.83.5 pts · #12
- 1Thompson, Brian GJAM-80.42.0 pts · #17
- 2Bartlett, KhaleelJAM-72.41.5 pts · #19
- 3Shaw, JadenFMJAM-55.23.5 pts · #13
- R6+276 Elo gap
- R1+237 Elo gap
- R5+210 Elo gap