National Championship Qualifier #4 2025
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35 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 12 Jul 2025 to 20 Jul 2025 in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1852, and top seed was Kevin Cupid (🇹🇹 TTO, FM, 2189).
Kevin Cupid (🇹🇹 TTO, FM, 2189) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Tyrese Gill (6.0) and Luke Gillette (5.5). Cupid shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Levi James (1707) beat Joshua Medina (CM, 1979), a +272-point gap.
Location
🇹🇹San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
Dates
12 Jul 2025 → 20 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 4
FM×1
CM×3
Federations · 1 represented
🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago×26
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
FM Kevin Cupid held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 6.0/7. Cupid takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (29.0).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Kevin Cupid beat Tyrese Gill (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMKevin Cupid | * | 1 | — | ½ |
| 2Tyrese Gill | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3CMJoshua Medina | — | — | * | — |
| 4Luke Gillette | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cupid, KevinFM | 2189 | TTO | +12B | +9N | +8B | +2N | =5B | +7N | =3B | 6.0 | 29.0 | 33.0 | 27.75 | 2115 | -7.2 |
| 2 | Gill, Tyrese | 1883 | TTO | +18B | +11N | +7B | −1B | +10N | +5N | +6B | 6.0 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 25.50 | 2094 | +33.0 |
| 3 | Gillette, Luke | 1613 | TTO | +25B | =6N | =9B | +14N | +8B | +11N | =1N | 5.5 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 21.75 | 1941 | +96.4 |
| 4 | Medina, JoshuaCM | 1979 | TTO | +27N | =16B | +6B | −10N | +13B | +8N | +11B | 5.5 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 20.75 | 1914 | -13.6 |
| 5 | Lee, Hayden | 1820 | TTO | +28N | +17B | =16N | +26B | =1N | −2B | +9N | 5.0 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 16.25 | 1925 | +16.2 |
| 6 | Vassell, Isaiah | 1871 | TTO | +19N | =3B | −4N | +25B | +16N | +10B | −2N | 4.5 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 16.25 | 1779 | -21.6 |
| 7 | Grant, Ian | 1764 | TTO | +22N | +20B | −2N | +27B | +12N | −1B | =10N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 14.50 | 1781 | +2.4 |
| 8 | Sears, FrankCM | 1769 | TTO | +31B | +14N | −1N | +17B | −3N | −4B | +21N | 4.0 | 27.5 | 28.5 | 11.50 | 1697 | -11.6 |
| 9 | Sookraj, Druva | 1675 | TTO | +32N | −1B | =3N | =18B | +19N | +21N | −5B | 4.0 | 26.5 | 27.5 | 12.00 | 1635 | -8.0 |
| 10 | James, Levi | 1707 | TTO | +30B | +24N | =26N | +4B | −2B | −6N | =7B | 4.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 13.00 | 1799 | +22.8 |
| 11 | Humphrey, Ty | 1621 | TTO | +34N | −2B | +18N | +20B | +26N | −3B | −4N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 9.00 | 1733 | +30.0 |
| 12 | Duffrin, Adelia | 1530 | TTO | −1N | +32B | +21N | +28B | −7B | =17N | =14B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 9.25 | 1500 | -10.0 |
| 13 | Bernard, Omari | 1595 | TTO | +33N | −26B | +19N | =16B | −4N | +25B | =15N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 9.75 | 1624 | +1.6 |
| 14 | Ramdatt, Nilesh | 1539 | TTO | +21N | −8B | +35N | −3B | +29N | =15B | =12N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 8.00 | 1408 | -26.8 |
| 15 | Harry, Caleb | 1495 | TTO | −26N | +33B | −17N | +35B | +20N | =14N | =13B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 7.00 | 1542 | +9.2 |
| 16 | Dolly, Samantha | 1649 | TTO | +29B | =4N | =5B | =13N | −6B | +18N | F | 3.5 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 11.75 | 1758 | +24.8 |
| 17 | Sayyid, Akeera | 1542 | TTO | +23B | −5N | +15B | −8N | +30N | =12B | F | 3.5 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 10.00 | 1565 | +0.8 |
| 18 | Superville, Arthur | 1528 | TTO | −2N | +34B | −11B | =9N | +28N | −16B | +25N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 6.00 | 1385 | -12.2 |
| 19 | Rambally, Arjun | 1502 | TTO | −6B | +29N | −13B | +33N | −9B | +23N | =27B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.25 | 1346 | -28.0 |
| 20 | Paul, Trevor | 1534 | TTO | +35B | −7N | +23B | −11N | −15B | +29N | −24B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 4.00 | 826 | -23.0 |
| 21 | Myneni, Sree Anwita Sai | 0 | TTO | −14B | +31N | −12B | +34N | +27N | −9B | −8B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 3.50 | 1368 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 7716303 | 0 | — | −7B | −23N | −25B | +31N | −24B | +32N | +29B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 3.00 | 964 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 7716648 | 0 | — | −17N | +22B | −20N | −30B | +31N | −19B | +33N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 726 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Saboo, Daniel | 0 | TTO | F | −10B | F | F | +22N | +30B | +20N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 1620 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Lee, Malachi | 0 | TTO | −3N | =28B | +22N | −6N | +32B | −13N | −18B | 2.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 4.75 | 852 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Ramadhar, KishoreCM | 1862 | TTO | +15B | +13N | =10B | −5N | −11B | F | F | 2.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 10.00 | 1646 | -25.8 |
| 27 | Maynard, David | 1529 | TTO | −4B | +30N | F | −7N | −21B | +33B | =19N | 2.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 2.75 | 1458 | -6.6 |
| 28 | FIDE 7713320 | 0 | — | −5B | =25N | +31B | −12N | −18B | F | F | 1.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 2.25 | 824 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 7716443 | 0 | — | −16N | −19B | +32N | F | −14B | −20B | −22N | 1.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 1.00 | 755 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 7716990 | 0 | — | −10N | −27B | F | +23N | −17B | −24N | F | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.00 | 793 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 7716273 | 0 | — | −8N | −21B | −28N | −22B | −23B | +34N | F | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 969 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 7716290 | 0 | — | −9B | −12N | −29B | F | −25N | −22B | +34B | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 802 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 7716320 | 0 | — | −13B | −15N | F | −19B | F | −27N | −23B | 0.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 729 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 7716486 | 0 | — | −11B | −18N | F | −21B | F | −31B | −32N | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 774 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Roopchand, Raeyal | 0 | TTO | −20N | F | −14B | −15N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 721 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Gillette, LukeTTO+96.45.5 pts · #4
- 2Gill, TyreseTTO+33.06.0 pts · #2
- 3Humphrey, TyTTO+30.04.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Rambally, ArjunTTO-28.03.5 pts · #23
- 2Ramdatt, NileshTTO-26.84.0 pts · #17
- 3Ramadhar, KishoreCMTTO-25.82.5 pts · #9
Biggest upsets
- R4+272 Elo gap
- R5+241 Elo gap
- R5+156 Elo gap