National Women Championship 2025
10 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 05 Sept 2025 to 14 Sept 2025 in Kingston, Jamaica. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1601, and top seed was Kaia Gayle (🇯🇲 JAM, WCM, 1879).
Kaia Gayle (🇯🇲 JAM, WCM, 1879) won with 7.5/11, ahead of Amy Stephenson (7.0) and Krishna Gray (5.5). Gayle broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Kaity Gayle (1460) beat Kaia Gayle (WCM, 1879), a +419-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 11 roundsWCM Kaia Gayle led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
WCM Kaia Gayle held the sole lead from R2 through R11 without losing it.
WCM Kaia Gayle drew with Amy Stephenson (White).
WCM Kaia Gayle 4 wins (R1–R4)Amy Stephenson 4 wins (R7–R10)Kaity Gayle 4 wins (R4–R7)
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 | 🇯🇲WCMGayle, Kaia | 1879 | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 28.50 | 37.5 | -4.0 | 1850 |
| 2 | 🇯🇲Stephenson, Amy | 1700 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 26.00 | 38.0 | +25.2 | 1812 |
| 4 | 🇯🇲Gray, Krishna | 1721 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 22.00 | 39.5 | -9.8 | 1670 |
| 3 | 🇯🇲Gayle, Kaity | 1460 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 20.50 | 39.5 | +54.4 | 1697 |
| 5 | 🇯🇲Clarke, Tsahai | 1557 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 18.50 | 39.5 | +62.0 | 1688 |
| 6 | 🇯🇲Leake, Emilia-Rose | 1570 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 16.75 | 40.5 | +14.4 | 1606 |
| 7 | 🇯🇲Patel, Elisha | 1496 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 3.5 | 11.25 | 41.5 | +11.6 | 1535 |
| 8 | 🇯🇲Murphy, Glory | 1645 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 10.00 | 42.0 | -83.2 | 1473 |
| 9 | 🇯🇲Moses, Kayla | 1535 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 2.0 | 6.25 | 43.0 | -71.6 | 1389 |
| 10 | 🇯🇲Singh, Samakhya | 1449 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1.0 | 2.75 | 44.0 | -68.8 | 1266 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Clarke, TsahaiJAM+62.05.5 pts · #5
- 2Gayle, KaityJAM+54.45.5 pts · #3
- 3Stephenson, AmyJAM+25.27.0 pts · #2
- 1Murphy, GloryJAM-83.23.0 pts · #8
- 2Moses, KaylaJAM-71.62.0 pts · #9
- 3Singh, SamakhyaJAM-68.81.0 pts · #10
- R7+419 Elo gap
- R7+151 Elo gap
- R3+110 Elo gap