Guyana National Junior Championship Qualifiers
Open SwissStandard
40 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 25 Jul 2025 to 29 Jul 2025 in Georgetown, Guyana. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1635, and top seed was Kyle Couchman (🇬🇾 GUY, 1912).
Kyle Couchman (🇬🇾 GUY, 1912) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Sachin Dhilan Pitamber (6.0) and Nicholas Zhang (5.5). Couchman won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Javier Garin Davenand (1427) beat Arysh Dwij Raghunauth (1603), a +176-point gap.
Location
🇬🇾Georgetown, Guyana
Dates
25 Jul 2025 → 29 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 2
CM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇾Guyana×23
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsKyle Couchman led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
24
11
4
2
1
1
1
R5–R7 · LEAD HELD
Kyle Couchman never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Kyle Couchman beat CM Sachin Dhilan Pitamber (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Kyle Couchman 7 wins (R1–R7)CM Sachin Dhilan Pitamber 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kyle Couchman | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2CMSachin Dhilan Pitamber | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Nicholas Zhang | 0 | — | * | ½ |
| 4Jerod Edan Roberts | — | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Couchman, Kyle | 1912 | GUY | +40N | +19B | +3N | +14B | +2N | +4B | +13B | 7.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 28.50 | 2440 | +31.6 |
| 2 | Pitamber, Sachin DhilanCM | 1856 | GUY | +24B | +22N | +15B | +13N | −1B | +5N | +8B | 6.0 | 28.0 | 31.5 | 24.50 | 1844 | +0.4 |
| 3 | Zhang, Nicholas | 1492 | GUY | +38B | +35N | −1B | +27N | =5B | +10N | +9B | 5.5 | 27.0 | 28.0 | 18.50 | 1748 | +22.8 |
| 4 | Joshi, Aditi NarayanWCM | 1680 | GUY | +32B | +25N | =5B | +10N | =9B | −1N | +14B | 5.0 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 19.75 | 1646 | -4.8 |
| 5 | Roberts, Jerod Edan | 0 | GUY | +?N | +?B | =4N | +6B | =3N | −2B | +16N | 5.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 14.25 | 1645 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Singh, Matthew | 1582 | GUY | +36B | +31N | =7B | −5N | +29B | =8N | +17B | 5.0 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 17.75 | 1711 | +3.6 |
| 7 | Swaminadha, Aquilani | 0 | GUY | +?N | +?B | =6N | =21B | −16N | +18B | +15N | 5.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 12.50 | 1537 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Zhang, Alexander | 1713 | GUY | +33N | −13B | +11N | +18B | +14N | =6B | −2N | 4.5 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 18.00 | 1621 | -12.8 |
| 9 | Raghunauth, Arysh Dwij | 1603 | GUY | +39N | +34B | −14N | +20B | =4N | +26B | −3N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 13.50 | 1259 | -51.2 |
| 10 | Spencer, Ethan Chaske | 0 | GUY | +?B | =23N | +?N | −4B | +?N | −3B | +24B | 4.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 5.25 | 1278 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Tinnie, Aiden | 0 | GUY | =?B | +?N | −8B | +?N | +25B | =22N | =23B | 4.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 1403 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Shariff, Omar Afzal | 0 | GUY | −22B | +?N | =24B | +?N | −23B | +?N | +25B | 4.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.25 | 681 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Enoe, Micaiah | 0 | GUY | +17B | +8N | +23B | −2B | +?N | F | −1N | 4.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 12.00 | 1718 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Davenand, Javier Garin | 1427 | GUY | +28B | +26N | +9B | −1N | −8B | +32N | −4N | 4.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | 14.50 | 1511 | +12.0 |
| 15 | Puran, Kishan | 1535 | GUY | +20N | +30B | −2N | +31B | +21N | F | −7B | 4.0 | 26.5 | 29.5 | 14.50 | 1057 | -2.6 |
| 16 | Rajkumar, Mahir Adrian | 1494 | GUY | −31N | =18B | +37N | +30B | +7B | =23N | −5B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 14.25 | 1481 | -0.8 |
| 17 | FIDE 19703422 | 0 | — | −13N | +33B | −18N | +38B | +34N | +19B | −6N | 4.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 10.50 | 781 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Khan, Jonathan Patrick | 0 | GUY | =?B | =16N | +17B | −8N | +28B | −7N | +?B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 9.50 | 1410 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 19702361 | 0 | — | +?B | −1N | −31B | +?N | +27B | −17N | +32B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 6.50 | 1111 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Narine, Vir Khishan | 0 | GUY | −15B | +?N | +22B | −9N | −32B | +?N | +?B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.50 | 769 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Park, Rafael Amare | 0 | GUY | F | +?N | +?B | =7N | −15B | =?B | +22N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1339 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 19702353 | 0 | — | +12N | −2B | −20N | +?B | +31N | =11B | −21B | 3.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 9.75 | 1057 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Fernandez Ciria, Abel Ayden | 1482 | GUY | F | =10B | −13N | +35B | +12N | =16B | =11N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 13.50 | 1494 | +0.8 |
| 24 | Khan, Mayas | 0 | GUY | −2N | +?B | =12N | +?B | −26N | +29B | −10N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 5.75 | 1057 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 19703090 | 0 | — | +?N | −4B | +38N | =26B | −11N | +33B | −12N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 5.75 | 879 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Sreebalakumar, Sana | 0 | GUY | +?B | −14B | +?N | =25N | +24B | −9N | −?B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.25 | 714 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 19703759 | 0 | — | −?N | +?B | +?N | −3B | −19N | =35B | +34N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.75 | 711 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 19703767 | 0 | — | −14N | −?B | +?N | +?B | −18N | =34B | +37N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.25 | 624 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 19702507 | 0 | — | +?B | −?N | +39B | =?B | −6N | −24N | +36B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 781 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 19702183 | 0 | — | +?B | −15N | =?B | −16N | +?N | +?B | −?N | 3.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 719 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Persaud, Hemraj | 0 | GUY | +16B | −6B | +19N | −15N | −22B | −?N | +?N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 8.00 | 1412 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 19700989 | 0 | — | −4N | +37B | +?N | −?B | +20N | −14B | −19N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.00 | 744 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 19703333 | 0 | — | −8B | −17N | +?B | +?N | +?B | −25N | −?B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 911 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 19702612 | 0 | — | +?B | −9N | =35B | =?N | −17B | =28N | −27B | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.00 | 803 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 19703279 | 0 | — | +?B | −3B | =34N | −23N | =?B | =27N | −?B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 687 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 19703473 | 0 | — | −6N | +?B | −?N | =?B | −37N | +?B | −29N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 755 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 19702230 | 0 | — | F | −32N | −16B | +?N | +36B | −?N | −28B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.50 | 694 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 19703414 | 0 | — | −3N | +?B | −25B | −17N | −?B | F | F | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 692 | 0.0 |
| 39 | FIDE 19703678 | 0 | — | −9B | F | −29N | −?B | −?N | +?N | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 803 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 19703740 | 0 | — | −1B | −?N | −?B | −?N | F | F | −?B | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1111 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Couchman, KyleGUY+31.67.0 pts · #1
- 2Zhang, NicholasGUY+22.85.5 pts · #10
- 3Davenand, Javier GarinGUY+12.04.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Raghunauth, Arysh DwijGUY-51.24.5 pts · #11
- 2Zhang, AlexanderGUY-12.84.5 pts · #7
- 3Joshi, Aditi NarayanWCMGUY-4.85.0 pts · #6
Biggest upsets
- R3+176 Elo gap
- R7+111 Elo gap