Orjan Lindroth Memorial 2025 - Open
25 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 05 Jun 2025 to 09 Jun 2025 in Nassau, Bahamas. 20 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2482, and top seed was Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara (🇲🇽 MEX, GM, 2611).
Brandon Jacobson (🇺🇸 USA, GM, 2582) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara (6.5) and Omar Almeida Quintana (6.0). Jacobson shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Kendrick Knowles (CM, 1869) beat Alisa Melekhina (FM, 2180), a +311-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 6 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
GM Brandon Jacobson takes the sole lead (5.5/7).
2 players finish on 6.5/9. Jacobson takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (44.0).
GM Brandon Jacobson drew with GM Jose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GMBrandon Jacobson | * | ½ | ½ | ½ |
| 2GMJose Eduardo Martinez Alcantara | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3GMOmar Almeida Quintana | ½ | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4GMNikola Mitkov | ½ | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacobson, BrandonGM | 2582 | USA | +14N | +8B | =2N | =3B | =10N | +5N | +9B | =4B | =7N | 6.5 | 44.0 | 48.5 | 34.25 | 2599 | +3.4 |
| 2 | Martinez Alcantara, Jose EduardoGM | 2611 | MEX | +17B | +9N | =1B | =5N | =3N | +10B | =6N | +8B | =4N | 6.5 | 44.0 | 48.0 | 33.50 | 2610 | +1.3 |
| 3 | Almeida Quintana, OmarGM | 2493 | CUB | +18N | =7B | +20N | =1N | =2B | =8B | =4N | +10B | =6N | 6.0 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 29.25 | 2519 | +5.2 |
| 4 | Ruiz Buendia, MiguelFM | 2345 | ESP | +24N | =6B | =7N | =8B | =9B | +17N | =3B | =1N | =2B | 5.5 | 44.0 | 44.5 | 24.50 | 2498 | +32.8 |
| 5 | Plat, VojtechGM | 2497 | SVK | +16B | =12N | +11N | =2B | +14N | −1B | =8N | =6B | =9N | 5.5 | 43.0 | 47.5 | 27.50 | 2480 | +0.1 |
| 6 | Miranda Mesa, ElierGM | 2488 | CUB | +15B | =4N | =12B | =9N | =11B | +18N | =2B | =5N | =3B | 5.5 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 27.25 | 2447 | -2.3 |
| 7 | Mitkov, NikolaGM | 2385 | MKD | +25B | =3N | =4B | −10N | +15B | =11N | =18B | +12N | =1B | 5.5 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 22.75 | 2382 | +2.5 |
| 8 | Cori Quispe, Kevin JoelGM | 2464 | MEX | +19B | −1N | +15B | =4N | +12B | =3N | =5B | −2N | =11B | 5.0 | 44.5 | 48.0 | 24.00 | 2421 | -3.0 |
| 9 | Panjwani, RajaIM | 2437 | CAN | +21N | −2B | +13N | =6B | =4N | +14B | −1N | =11N | =5B | 5.0 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 23.25 | 2389 | -3.4 |
| 10 | Mirzoev, AzerGM | 2482 | AZE | +13N | −11B | +18N | +7B | =1B | −2N | =12B | −3N | +17B | 5.0 | 43.5 | 47.0 | 23.75 | 2394 | -7.9 |
| 11 | Strikovic, AleksaGM | 2364 | SRB | +22B | +10N | −5B | =12N | =6N | =7B | =14N | =9B | =8N | 5.0 | 41.0 | 43.5 | 22.75 | 2405 | +6.2 |
| 12 | Movsziszian, KarenGM | 2382 | ARM | +23N | =5B | =6N | =11B | −8N | +13B | =10N | −7B | +19N | 5.0 | 40.0 | 42.0 | 21.00 | 2335 | -2.3 |
| 13 | McKennis, DarrenCM | 1959 | JAM | −10B | +22N | −9B | =17N | +20B | −12N | +16B | +15N | =18B | 5.0 | 35.0 | 37.5 | 18.75 | 2171 | +43.4 |
| 14 | Yeung, JasonFM | 2156 | SUR | −1B | +19N | +24B | +16N | −5B | −9N | =11B | =17N | =15B | 4.5 | 38.5 | 39.0 | 15.25 | 2220 | +8.4 |
| 15 | McDonald, Jhustice-DimonteCM | 2032 | JAM | −6N | +23B | −8N | +22B | −7N | +21B | +19N | −13B | =14N | 4.5 | 34.5 | 36.5 | 13.25 | 2096 | +9.2 |
| 16 | Boado Rodriguez, Martin | 2111 | ESP | −5N | =21B | +19N | −14B | −17B | +22N | −13N | +23B | +25B | 4.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 9.50 | 2018 | -22.0 |
| 17 | Melekhina, AlisaFM | 2180 | USA | −2N | −20B | +23N | =13B | +16N | −4B | +21N | =14B | −10N | 4.0 | 37.5 | 39.5 | 14.25 | 2096 | -19.8 |
| 18 | Brown, AkeemCM | 2055 | JAM | −3B | +25N | −10B | F | +21N | −6B | =7N | =19B | =13N | 3.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 10.00 | 2134 | +7.8 |
| 19 | Harriott, Tyrell | 1924 | NON | −8N | −14B | −16B | +25N | +23B | +20N | −15B | =18N | −12B | 3.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 7.25 | 1985 | +8.6 |
| 20 | Knowles, KendrickCM | 1869 | BAH | F | +17N | −3B | =21B | −13N | −19B | +25N | =22B | =23N | 3.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 7.75 | 1929 | +8.8 |
| 21 | Moncur, CecilFM | 1906 | BAH | −9B | =16N | +25B | =20N | −18B | −15N | −17B | +24N | F | 3.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 4.50 | 1903 | -4.4 |
| 22 | Laubscher, AnzelWIM | 1826 | RSA | −11N | −13B | F | −15N | +25B | −16B | =23N | =20N | =24B | 2.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 3.00 | 1829 | -2.8 |
| 23 | Hanna Jr, Philip | 1840 | BAH | −12B | −15N | −17B | F | −19N | +25N | =22B | −16N | =20B | 2.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 3.00 | 1814 | -8.6 |
| 24 | Leadon, Tito | 0 | BAH | −4B | F | −14N | F | F | F | F | −21B | =22N | 0.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 1.25 | 1736 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Cox, Valentine | 1873 | BAH | −7N | −18B | −21N | −19B | −22N | −23B | −20B | F | −16N | 0.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 0.00 | 1175 | -61.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1McKennis, DarrenCMJAM+43.45.0 pts · #10
- 2Ruiz Buendia, MiguelFMESP+32.85.5 pts · #13
- 3McDonald, Jhustice-DimonteCMJAM+9.24.5 pts · #15
- 1Cox, ValentineBAH-61.00.0 pts · #25
- 2Boado Rodriguez, MartinESP-22.04.5 pts · #14
- 3Melekhina, AlisaFMUSA-19.84.0 pts · #16
- R2+311 Elo gap
- R7+152 Elo gap
- R2+118 Elo gap