National U20 Youth Championship 2025
Open SwissStandard
14 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 30 Aug 2025 to 31 Aug 2025 in Willemstad, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 826, and top seed was Vaibhav Bedi ( AHO, CM, 1805).
Yash Devnani ( AHO, 1573) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Liana Pieter (4.0) and Jie-Peng Wu (3.5). Devnani won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Yash Devnani (1573) beat Vaibhav Bedi (CM, 1805), a +232-point gap.
Location
Willemstad, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
Dates
30 Aug 2025 → 31 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 2
CM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 1 represented
Netherlands Antilles×13
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsYash Devnani led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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4
2
1
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R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Yash Devnani held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Yash Devnani beat WCM Liana Pieter (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Yash Devnani 4 wins (R1–R4)WCM Liana Pieter 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Yash Devnani | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2WCMLiana Pieter | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Jie-Peng Wu | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Adriel Cleofa | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devnani, Yash | 1573 | AHO | +14B | +8N | +4B | +2B | =3N | 4.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 10.75 | 2574 | +60.4 |
| 2 | Pieter, LianaWCM | 1743 | AHO | +13B | +6N | +7B | −1N | +4B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 8.00 | 1775 | +6.0 |
| 3 | Wu, Jie-Peng | 0 | AHO | +11B | −7N | +5N | +?B | =1B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.75 | 1598 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Bedi, VaibhavCM | 1805 | AHO | +10N | +5B | −1N | +6B | −2N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 8.00 | 1501 | -47.2 |
| 5 | Khatri, Nisarg | 1562 | AHO | +12B | −4N | −3B | +11N | +8N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1005 | -8.0 |
| 6 | Cleofa, Adriel | 0 | AHO | +?B | −2B | +12N | −4N | +9B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1592 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Ayubi, Amir | 1572 | AHO | +9N | +3B | −2N | −8B | F | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 942 | -11.2 |
| 8 | Rajpal, Hriday | 0 | AHO | F | −1B | +10N | +7N | −5B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1444 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Jeandor, Kaylani | 0 | AHO | −7B | +11N | −?B | +13N | −6N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 788 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Bhatia, Kush | 0 | AHO | −4B | +14N | −8B | +12N | −?N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.50 | 905 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Ajubi, Aiden | 0 | AHO | −3N | −9B | +13N | −5B | =12B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.25 | 762 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Wadhwani, Ronish | 0 | AHO | −5N | F | −6B | −10B | =11N | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.75 | 762 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 7502222 | 0 | — | −2N | −?N | −11B | −9B | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 873 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Costa, Fabianny | 0 | AHO | −1N | −10B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 773 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Devnani, YashAHO+60.44.5 pts · #2
- 2Pieter, LianaWCMAHO+6.04.0 pts · #3
- 3FIDE 75022220.00.0 pts · #12
Top rating losers
- 1Bedi, VaibhavCMAHO-47.23.0 pts · #6
- 2Ayubi, AmirAHO-11.22.0 pts · #13
- 3Khatri, NisargAHO-8.03.0 pts · #10
Biggest upsets
- R3+232 Elo gap
- R4+170 Elo gap