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2025 Barbados National Championship

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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.

Location
🇧🇧Bridgetown, Barbados
Dates
13 Sept 2025 → 21 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇧🇧FMMartyn Del Castilho2195
Avg top 10
1,858
Participants
10
Titled players · 3
FM×2
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇧🇧Barbados×10
Top 3
  • 🥇
    🇧🇧BAR·2195
    9.0pts·2654perf+22.0
  • 🥈
    🇧🇧BAR·1898
    5.5pts·1933perf+9.0
  • 🥉
    🇧🇧BAR·1974
    5.0pts·1887perf-18.6

How it unfolded

Top 10 · 9 rounds

FM Martyn Del Castilho led from R4 onwards, the title was decided early.

Co-leaders
5
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
#1#2#5#10R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R4–R9 · LEAD HELD

FM Martyn Del Castilho never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +3.5 over the runner-up.

R5 · DECISIVE LEAD19 Sept

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.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Martyn Del Castilho beat Justin Kirton (White).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo12345678910PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇧🇧FMDel Castilho, Martyn2195*1111111119.036.0036.0+22.02654
2🇧🇧Kirton, Justin18980*½½101½115.519.5039.5+9.01933
4🇧🇧Edwards, Emar19740½*½1100115.018.2540.0-18.61887
5🇧🇧CMParsons, Justin19160½½*1001115.016.7540.0-5.01894
3🇧🇧FMCorbin, Philip19210000*111115.015.5040.0-6.61893
7🇧🇧Sinckler, Mileke177801010*½½½14.516.2540.5+36.41864
6🇧🇧Clarke, Noah172200110½*1014.515.7540.5+62.41864
8🇧🇧Farley, Jeremiah17490½100½0*013.010.5042.0-10.01739
9🇧🇧Rochester, Ronaldo180300000½11*½3.010.0042.0-17.21738
10🇧🇧Thompson, Boris162100000000½*0.51.5044.5-28.01420

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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