2025 Michael Forde Memorial
Open SwissStandard
31 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 26 Nov 2025 to 30 Nov 2025 in Bridgetown, Barbados. 6 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1877, and top seed was Martyn Del Castilho (🇧🇧 BAR, FM, 2217).
Martyn Del Castilho (🇧🇧 BAR, FM, 2217) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Justin Parsons (6.0) and Hannah Wilson (4.5). Del Castilho won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Janiyah Browne (1466) beat Savion Little (1788), a +322-point gap.
Location
🇧🇧Bridgetown, Barbados
Dates
26 Nov 2025 → 30 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 6
FM×2
CM×1
WFM×1
WCM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇧🇧Barbados×27
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsFM Martyn Del Castilho led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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6
3
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1
1
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R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
FM Martyn Del Castilho held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FM Martyn Del Castilho drew with CM Justin Parsons (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
FM Martyn Del Castilho 5 wins (R1–R5)CM Justin Parsons 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMMartyn Del Castilho | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2CMJustin Parsons | ½ | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3WFMHannah Wilson | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Neil Yarde | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Del Castilho, MartynFM | 2217 | BAR | +21N | +6B | +8N | +11B | +3N | =2B | +5N | 6.5 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 27.50 | 2267 | +3.6 |
| 2 | Parsons, JustinCM | 1910 | BAR | =7N | +25B | +17N | +4B | +11N | =1N | +3B | 6.0 | 27.5 | 29.0 | 23.50 | 2120 | +34.0 |
| 3 | Wilson, HannahWFM | 1826 | BAR | +22N | =17B | +12N | +8B | −1B | +13N | −2N | 4.5 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 16.25 | 1911 | +34.4 |
| 4 | Yarde, Neil | 1898 | BAR | +28B | +10N | +9B | −2N | −6N | =12B | +16N | 4.5 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 15.50 | 1809 | -12.0 |
| 5 | Sinckler, Mileke | 1814 | BAR | +19N | +16B | −11N | +22B | +10N | =6B | −1B | 4.5 | 26.0 | 28.5 | 15.75 | 1854 | +13.6 |
| 6 | Rochester, Ronaldo | 1785 | BAR | F | −1N | +26B | +9N | +4B | =5N | +13B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 15.75 | 2015 | +28.8 |
| 7 | Stuart, Charis | 1542 | BAR | =2B | −12N | +18B | +16B | −13N | +20N | +15B | 4.5 | 23.5 | 26.5 | 16.00 | 1775 | +70.0 |
| 8 | Figueroa, JulissaWCM | 1790 | BAR | +20B | +29N | −1B | −3N | +18B | =14N | +21B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 10.75 | 1723 | -9.2 |
| 9 | Blackett, Amari | 1607 | BAR | +31N | +13B | −4N | −6B | +23B | =15N | +18B | 4.5 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 10.25 | 1749 | +34.8 |
| 10 | Clarke, Noah | 1783 | BAR | +26N | −4B | +31B | +21N | −5B | =11N | +14B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 9.00 | 1756 | -6.0 |
| 11 | Corbin, PhilipFM | 1914 | BAR | +14B | +15N | +5B | −1N | −2B | =10B | =12N | 4.0 | 29.0 | 32.5 | 15.75 | 1878 | -5.6 |
| 12 | Jaikaran, Aaron | 1714 | BAR | =25N | +7B | −3B | +29N | =14B | =4N | =11B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 23.0 | 11.75 | 1716 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Roachford, Adam | 1826 | BAR | +18B | −9N | =14B | +25N | +7B | −3B | −6N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 10.75 | 1618 | -35.0 |
| 14 | Eversley, KiarraWCM | 1575 | BAR | −11N | +23B | =13N | +17B | =12N | =8B | −10N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 11.50 | 1737 | +22.8 |
| 15 | Little, Savion | 1788 | BAR | +23N | −11B | −22N | +24B | +19N | =9B | −7N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 9.25 | 1311 | -89.2 |
| 16 | Harewood, Othneil | 1622 | BAR | +24B | −5N | =29B | −7N | +25B | +22N | −4B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 6.25 | 1581 | -7.0 |
| 17 | Farley, Jeremiah | 1739 | BAR | +27B | =3N | −2B | −14N | +29B | −21N | +23B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 5.75 | 1399 | -63.6 |
| 18 | Singh, Aidan | 1449 | BAR | −13N | +30B | −7N | +26B | −8N | +31B | −9N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 1.50 | 892 | -34.8 |
| 19 | Alleyne, Ethan | 0 | BAR | −5B | +24N | −21B | +31N | −15B | −23N | +?N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.00 | 926 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Cadogan, Dominic | 0 | BAR | −8N | F | +24B | F | +26N | −7B | +31N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 867 | 0.0 |
| 21 | La Touche, Cyprian | 1578 | BAR | −1B | F | +19N | −10B | =22N | +17B | −8N | 2.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 7.75 | 1602 | +0.2 |
| 22 | Browne, Janiyah | 1466 | BAR | −3B | +27N | +15B | −5N | =21B | −16B | F | 2.5 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 5.75 | 1575 | +20.4 |
| 23 | FIDE 11107375 | 0 | — | −15B | −14N | F | +27B | −9N | +19B | −17N | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 877 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Jaikaran, Sameera | 0 | BAR | −16N | −19B | −20N | −15N | F | +30B | +27B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.50 | 905 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Greene, Christopher | 1543 | BAR | =12B | −2N | F | −13B | −16N | +29B | F | 1.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 2.50 | 1446 | -16.8 |
| 26 | Culpepper, Nathan | 0 | BAR | −10B | F | −6N | −18N | −20B | −27N | +29N | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 0.50 | 872 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 11107707 | 0 | — | −17N | −22B | F | −23N | F | +26B | −24N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 803 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Sparman, Alfred | 1530 | BAR | −4N | F | F | F | F | F | +30N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 1098 | -4.0 |
| 29 | Toppin, Darren | 0 | BAR | F | −8B | =16N | −12B | −17N | −25N | −26B | 0.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 1.75 | 1316 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 11107561 | 0 | — | F | −18N | F | F | =?B | −24N | −28B | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 690 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 11107723 | 0 | — | −9B | F | −10N | −19B | F | −18N | −20B | 0.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 0.00 | 813 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Stuart, CharisBAR+70.04.5 pts · #6
- 2Blackett, AmariBAR+34.84.5 pts · #12
- 3Wilson, HannahWFMBAR+34.44.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Little, SavionBAR-89.23.5 pts · #18
- 2Farley, JeremiahBAR-63.63.5 pts · #19
- 3Roachford, AdamBAR-35.03.5 pts · #9
Biggest upsets
- R3+322 Elo gap
- R7+246 Elo gap
- R2+219 Elo gap