2025 Barbados National Championship
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 13 Sept 2025 to 21 Sept 2025 in Bridgetown, Barbados. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1858, and top seed was Martyn Del Castilho (🇧🇧 BAR, FM, 2195).
Martyn Del Castilho (🇧🇧 BAR, FM, 2195) won with 9.0/9, ahead of Justin Kirton (5.5) and Emar Edwards (5.0). Del Castilho won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Noah Clarke (1722) beat Emar Edwards (1974), a +252-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsFM Martyn Del Castilho led from R4 onwards, the title was decided early.
FM Martyn Del Castilho never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +3.5 over the runner-up.
FM Martyn Del Castilho opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Justin Kirton); the title is out of reach before R9.
FM Martyn Del Castilho beat Justin Kirton (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇧🇧FMDel Castilho, Martyn | 2195 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 36.00 | 36.0 | +22.0 | 2654 |
| 2 | 🇧🇧Kirton, Justin | 1898 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 19.50 | 39.5 | +9.0 | 1933 |
| 4 | 🇧🇧Edwards, Emar | 1974 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 18.25 | 40.0 | -18.6 | 1887 |
| 5 | 🇧🇧CMParsons, Justin | 1916 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 16.75 | 40.0 | -5.0 | 1894 |
| 3 | 🇧🇧FMCorbin, Philip | 1921 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 15.50 | 40.0 | -6.6 | 1893 |
| 7 | 🇧🇧Sinckler, Mileke | 1778 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 16.25 | 40.5 | +36.4 | 1864 |
| 6 | 🇧🇧Clarke, Noah | 1722 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 15.75 | 40.5 | +62.4 | 1864 |
| 8 | 🇧🇧Farley, Jeremiah | 1749 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 10.50 | 42.0 | -10.0 | 1739 |
| 9 | 🇧🇧Rochester, Ronaldo | 1803 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | * | ½ | 3.0 | 10.00 | 42.0 | -17.2 | 1738 |
| 10 | 🇧🇧Thompson, Boris | 1621 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 0.5 | 1.50 | 44.5 | -28.0 | 1420 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Clarke, NoahBAR+62.44.5 pts · #6
- 2Sinckler, MilekeBAR+36.44.5 pts · #7
- 3Del Castilho, MartynFMBAR+22.09.0 pts · #1
- 1Thompson, BorisBAR-28.00.5 pts · #10
- 2Edwards, EmarBAR-18.65.0 pts · #4
- 3Rochester, RonaldoBAR-17.23.0 pts · #9
- R4+252 Elo gap
- R3+225 Elo gap
- R3+194 Elo gap