2025 Vex Tournament
Open SwissStandard
15 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 29 Aug 2025 to 02 Sept 2025 in Bridgetown, Barbados. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1572, and top seed was Savion Little (🇧🇧 BAR, 1742).
Aaron Jaikaran (🇧🇧 BAR, 1734) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Savion Little (6.5) and Charis Stuart (5.0). Jaikaran shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇧🇧Bridgetown, Barbados
Dates
29 Aug 2025 → 02 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇧🇧Barbados×13
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 6.5/7. Jaikaran takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (26.0).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Aaron Jaikaran drew with Savion Little (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Aaron Jaikaran 4 wins (R4–R7)Savion Little 4 wins (R4–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aaron Jaikaran | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Savion Little | ½ | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Charis Stuart | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Jacob Benjamin Layson | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaikaran, Aaron | 1734 | BAR | +11B | +3N | =2B | +8N | +4B | +5N | +6B | 6.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 24.75 | 1990 | +60.8 |
| 2 | Little, Savion | 1742 | BAR | +4N | +5B | =1N | +6B | +3N | +11B | +10B | 6.5 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 24.25 | 1959 | +44.8 |
| 3 | Stuart, Charis | 1513 | BAR | +9N | −1B | +13N | +5B | −2B | +4N | +12N | 5.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 14.00 | 1679 | +44.4 |
| 4 | Benjamin Layson, Jacob | 1490 | FID | −2B | +14N | +9B | +7B | −1N | −3B | +11N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 9.00 | 1529 | +3.8 |
| 5 | La Touche, Cyprian | 1590 | BAR | +14B | −2N | +11B | −3N | +6B | −1B | +13N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 7.50 | 1530 | -8.8 |
| 6 | Springer, Leshay | 1557 | BAR | =10N | +7B | +8B | −2N | −5N | +14B | −1N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 8.25 | 1574 | +3.6 |
| 7 | Singh, Aidan | 1550 | BAR | +15B | −6N | +12B | −4N | −8B | −9N | +14N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.00 | 1343 | -43.2 |
| 8 | Blackett, Amari | 1616 | BAR | +12N | +13B | −6N | −1B | +7N | F | F | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 6.00 | 1581 | -7.6 |
| 9 | Latchman, Caleb | 0 | BAR | −3B | F | −4N | F | +13N | +7B | +15B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 1393 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Jaikaran, Sameera | 0 | BAR | =6B | −11N | +14B | −12N | F | +13B | −2N | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.75 | 1239 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Browne, Janiyah | 1465 | BAR | −1N | +10B | −5N | F | +12B | −2N | −4B | 2.0 | 26.5 | 28.5 | 4.50 | 1367 | -24.8 |
| 12 | Reifer-Belle, Chaz | 1459 | BAR | −8B | F | −7N | +10B | −11N | +15N | −3B | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.50 | 736 | -68.0 |
| 13 | Sparman, Alfred | 0 | BAR | F | −8N | −3B | +15N | −9B | −10N | −5B | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.00 | 773 | -63.6 |
| 14 | FIDE 11107375 | 0 | — | −5N | −4B | −10N | F | +15B | −6N | −7B | 1.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0.00 | 747 | 0.0 |
| 15 | King, Ernest | 0 | BAR | −7N | F | F | −13B | −14N | −12B | −9N | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 716 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Jaikaran, AaronBAR+60.86.5 pts · #1
- 2Little, SavionBAR+44.86.5 pts · #2
- 3Stuart, CharisBAR+44.45.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Reifer-Belle, ChazBAR-68.02.0 pts · #13
- 2Sparman, AlfredBAR-63.61.0 pts · #15
- 3Singh, AidanBAR-43.23.0 pts · #8