National Championship 2025
12 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 05 Sept 2025 to 14 Sept 2025 in Kingston, Jamaica. 8 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2046, and top seed was Shreyas Smith (🇯🇲 JAM, FM, 2224).
Shreyas Smith (🇯🇲 JAM, FM, 2224) won with 10.0/11, ahead of Joshua Christie (8.5) and Akeem Brown (7.0). Smith won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 8: John Stephenson (1882) beat Shreyas Smith (FM, 2224), a +342-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 12 · 11 roundsFM Shreyas Smith led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
FM Shreyas Smith never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
FM Shreyas Smith opens a +2.0-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: FM Joshua Christie); the title is out of reach before R11.
FM Shreyas Smith beat FM Joshua Christie (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇯🇲FMSmith, Shreyas | 2224 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 54.00 | 56.0 | +29.8 | 2378 |
| 2 | 🇯🇲FMChristie, Joshua | 2220 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 | 37.75 | 57.5 | +1.0 | 2206 |
| 3 | 🇯🇲CMBrown, Akeem | 2063 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 31.00 | 59.0 | +13.2 | 2104 |
| 5 | 🇯🇲FMGlaves, Raheem | 2118 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 29.25 | 59.5 | -13.0 | 2062 |
| 4 | 🇯🇲FMShaw, Jaden | 2019 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 26.50 | 59.5 | +33.2 | 2071 |
| 7 | 🇯🇲CMMcDonald, Jhustice-Dimonte | 2041 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 25.50 | 60.0 | -0.2 | 2040 |
| 6 | 🇯🇲CMHope, Nathaniel | 1976 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6.0 | 25.25 | 60.0 | +38.4 | 2046 |
| 9 | 🇯🇲Jain, Aayush | 1921 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 19.50 | 62.0 | -4.2 | 1913 |
| 8 | 🇯🇲Belinfante, Nathan | 1899 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 14.00 | 62.0 | +2.4 | 1915 |
| 10 | 🇯🇲CMHinds, Nathan | 1975 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 12.25 | 63.0 | -40.8 | 1835 |
| 11 | 🇯🇲Chin, J-Loy | 1750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 2.5 | 8.00 | 63.5 | +18.8 | 1807 |
| 12 | 🇯🇲Stephenson, John | 1882 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 2.0 | 14.00 | 64.0 | -33.4 | 1757 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Hope, NathanielCMJAM+38.46.0 pts · #6
- 2Shaw, JadenFMJAM+33.26.5 pts · #4
- 3Smith, ShreyasFMJAM+29.810.0 pts · #1
- 1Hinds, NathanCMJAM-40.83.0 pts · #10
- 2Stephenson, JohnJAM-33.42.0 pts · #12
- 3Glaves, RaheemFMJAM-13.06.5 pts · #5
- R8+342 Elo gap
- R1+225 Elo gap
- R2+142 Elo gap