Vanuatu Independence Cup

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16 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 11 Jul 2025 to 17 Jul 2025 in Port Vila, Vanuatu. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 654, and top seed was Jeremy Ellison (🇻🇺 VAN, CM, 1839).

Tasso Jayson (🇻🇺 VAN, 0) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Jeremy Ellison (7.0) and Delrieu Lou-Anne (6.5). Jayson won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Delrieu Pierre (1625) beat Jeremy Ellison (CM, 1839), a +214-point gap.

Location

🇻🇺Port Vila, Vanuatu

Dates

11 Jul 2025 → 17 Jul 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇻🇺CMJeremy Ellison1839

Avg top 10

654

Participants

Titled players · 1

CM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇻🇺Vanuatu×16

Top 3

🥇
Tasso Jayson
🇻🇺VAN
8.5pts·1698perf0.0
🥈
CMJeremy Ellison
🇻🇺VAN·1839
7.0pts·1692perf-18.8
🥉
Delrieu Lou-Anne
🇻🇺VAN·1494
6.5pts·1807perf+47.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tasso Jayson led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Jayson8.5Ellison7Lou-Anne6.5Sean6Rick5Nompavos4.5

R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

Tasso Jayson never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Tasso Jayson beat CM Jeremy Ellison (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Tasso Jayson 4+4 wins (R1–R4, R6–R9)CM Jeremy Ellison 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R7–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Tasso Jayson	*	1	1	½
2CMJeremy Ellison	0	*	1	1
3Delrieu Lou-Anne	0	0	*	1
4Zhitong Sean	½	0	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Tasso Jayson	0	VAN	+10N	+3B	+8N	+2B	=4N	+9B	+6N	+5B	+?N	8.5	42.0	42.0	39.00	1698	0.0
2	Ellison, JeremyCM	1839	VAN	+14B	+5N	+4B	−1N	+3B	−6N	+7B	+10N	+11B	7.0	42.5	44.5	31.50	1692	-18.8
3	Delrieu Lou-Anne	1494	VAN	+11B	−1N	+15B	+6N	−2N	+4B	=10N	+8B	+7N	6.5	42.5	43.5	26.00	1807	+47.6
4	Zhitong Sean	0	VAN	+9B	+7B	−2N	+?N	=1B	−3N	+8N	=6B	+12N	6.0	43.0	43.0	23.00	1611	0.0
5	Liliord Rick	0	VAN	+16N	−2B	−7N	−11B	+15N	+13B	+12N	−1N	+6B	5.0	35.0	35.0	11.50	1557	0.0
6	Delrieu Pierre	1625	VAN	+13N	−8B	+10N	−3B	+7N	+2B	−1B	=4N	−5N	4.5	46.0	49.0	21.50	1763	+21.2
7	Delrieu Marc	1585	VAN	+12B	−4N	+5B	=8N	−6B	+11N	−2N	+15B	−3B	4.5	40.0	41.0	14.75	852	-50.0
8	Nompavos, Lesly	0	VAN	+?B	+6N	−1B	=7B	−9N	+14N	−4B	−3N	+16N	4.5	36.5	36.5	8.75	1575	0.0
9	Dennis Eliza	0	VAN	−4N	−12B	+16N	+13B	+8B	−1N	=?B	−11N	+14B	4.5	30.5	30.5	9.50	1517	0.0
10	Gottfried Olivia	0	VAN	−1B	+11N	−6B	+12N	+14B	=?N	=3B	−2B	F	4.0	35.0	35.0	11.75	1425	0.0
11	Seeto Patrick	0	VAN	−3N	−10B	F	+5N	=?B	−7B	+13N	+9B	−2N	3.5	34.5	34.5	12.50	1286	0.0
12	Nasse Igor	0	VAN	−7N	+9N	−?B	−10B	F	+16N	−5B	+14N	−4B	3.0	26.0	26.0	6.50	751	0.0
13	Nand Ishaan	0	VAN	−6B	−?N	+14B	−9N	+16B	−5N	−11B	F	+15N	3.0	20.5	20.5	3.00	771	0.0
14	Nand Armaan	0	VAN	−2N	+16B	−13N	+15B	−10N	−8B	F	−12B	−9N	2.0	27.0	27.0	1.00	1038	0.0
15	Melkum JayJay	0	VAN	F	F	−3N	−14N	−5B	F	+16B	−7N	−13B	1.0	21.0	21.0	0.00	739	0.0
16	Virelala Cinzia	0	VAN	−5B	−14N	−9B	F	−13N	−12B	−15N	−?N	−8B	0.0	23.0	23.0	0.00	717	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Delrieu Lou-AnneVAN
+47.6
6.5 pts · #6
2Delrieu PierreVAN
+21.2
4.5 pts · #4
3Zhitong SeanVAN
0.0
6.0 pts · #3

Top rating losers

1Delrieu MarcVAN
-50.0
4.5 pts · #16
2Ellison, JeremyCMVAN
-18.8
7.0 pts · #5
3Zhitong SeanVAN
0.0
6.0 pts · #3

Biggest upsets

R6+214 Elo gap
Delrieu Pierre1625 beat CMEllison, Jeremy1839
R4+131 Elo gap
Delrieu Lou-Anne1494 beat Delrieu Pierre1625