Guyana National Junior Championships 2025
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 01 Aug 2025 to 06 Aug 2025 in Georgetown, Guyana. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1555, and top seed was Kyle Couchman (🇬🇾 GUY, 1947).
Sachin Dhilan Pitamber (🇬🇾 GUY, CM, 1907) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Kyle Couchman (7.5) and Micaiah Enoe (4.5). Pitamber took the lead from round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Nicholas Zhang (1503) beat Micaiah Enoe (1730), a +227-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsCM Sachin Dhilan Pitamber led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Kyle Couchman takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
CM Sachin Dhilan Pitamber lost to Kyle Couchman (Black).
CM Sachin Dhilan Pitamber 3+5 wins (R1–R3, R5–R9)Kyle Couchman 5 wins (R4–R9)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇬🇾CMPitamber, Sachin Dhilan | 1907 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 27.50 | 35.0 | +42.8 | 2042 |
| 2 | 🇬🇾Couchman, Kyle | 1947 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 29.75 | 35.5 | +44.0 | 2145 |
| 4 | 🇬🇾Enoe, Micaiah | 1730 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 16.50 | 38.5 | -21.2 | 1685 |
| 5 | 🇬🇾Narine, Ricardo | 1704 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 14.25 | 38.5 | -4.8 | 1688 |
| 3 | 🇬🇾WCMJoshi, Aditi Narayan | 1711 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 12.50 | 38.5 | -13.2 | 1687 |
| 7 | 🇬🇾Roberts, Jerod Edan | 1749 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.0 | 11.00 | 39.0 | -50.0 | 1638 |
| 6 | 🇬🇾Singh, Matthew | 1585 | 0 | — | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | — | 3.5 | 13.25 | 39.5 | +23.4 | 1717 |
| 8 | 🇬🇾Zhang, Alexander | 1714 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 3.0 | 9.75 | 40.0 | -53.6 | 1589 |
| 9 | 🇬🇾Zhang, Nicholas | 1503 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 2.5 | 8.75 | 40.5 | +14.0 | 1557 |
| 10 | 🇬🇾Swaminadha, Aquilani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | ½ | ½ | * | 1.0 | 2.75 | 42.0 | 0.0 | 1424 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Couchman, KyleGUY+44.07.5 pts · #2
- 2Pitamber, Sachin DhilanCMGUY+42.88.0 pts · #1
- 3Singh, MatthewGUY+23.43.5 pts · #6
- 1Zhang, AlexanderGUY-53.63.0 pts · #8
- 2Roberts, Jerod EdanGUY-50.04.0 pts · #7
- 3Enoe, MicaiahGUY-21.24.5 pts · #4
- R2+227 Elo gap
- R2+129 Elo gap
- R3+119 Elo gap