Fall Chess Classic 2025
Open SwissStandard
18 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 18 Oct 2025 to 19 Oct 2025 in Nassau, Bahamas. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1755, and top seed was Franklyn Gibson (🇧🇸 BAH, 1910).
Avian Pride (🇧🇸 BAH, 1771) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Kendrick Knowles (4.0) and Philip Hanna Jr (3.5). Pride won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Barrington Hawkins (1700) beat Franklyn Gibson (1910), a +210-point gap.
Location
🇧🇸Nassau, Bahamas
Dates
18 Oct 2025 → 19 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 3
CM×2
WCM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇧🇸Bahamas×13
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAvian Pride led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
9
5
2
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Avian Pride held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Avian Pride beat CM Kendrick Knowles (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Avian Pride 4 wins (R1–R4)CM Kendrick Knowles 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Avian Pride | * | 1 | — | ½ |
| 2CMKendrick Knowles | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Franklyn Gibson | — | — | * | — |
| 4WCMChika Pride | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pride, Avian | 1771 | BAH | +14N | +2B | +4N | +8B | =5N | 4.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 13.25 | 2081 | +52.8 |
| 2 | Knowles, KendrickCM | 1878 | BAH | +15B | −1N | +13B | +3N | +8B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.50 | 1919 | +4.6 |
| 3 | Hanna Jr, Philip | 1833 | BAH | +16N | +5B | =7N | −2B | +12N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 7.25 | 1761 | -5.4 |
| 4 | Lockhart, Kenville | 1803 | BAH | +18B | +9N | −1B | +10N | =6B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.75 | 1793 | +0.8 |
| 5 | Pride, ChikaWCM | 1612 | BAH | +10B | −3N | +11B | +13N | =1B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 7.25 | 1755 | +32.8 |
| 6 | Gibson, Franklyn | 1910 | BAH | +17N | −8B | +12N | +7B | =4N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.25 | 1801 | -9.6 |
| 7 | Small, ByronCM | 1809 | BAH | +13B | +15N | =3B | −6N | +11B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.75 | 1778 | -2.2 |
| 8 | Hawkins, Barrington | 1700 | BAH | +11B | +6N | +9B | −1N | −2N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 8.50 | 1809 | +22.4 |
| 9 | Leadon, Tito | 1639 | BAH | +12N | −4B | −8N | +14B | +10N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1522 | -22.4 |
| 10 | Turnquest, Caerwyn | 0 | BAH | −5N | +16B | +17N | −4B | −9B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1435 | -3.6 |
| 11 | Nair, Abijith | 0 | BAH | −8N | +17B | −5N | +15B | −7N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1445 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 10402594 | 0 | — | −9B | +18N | −6B | +16N | −3B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1003 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Knowles, Michael | 1593 | BAH | −7N | +14B | −2N | −5B | F | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 961 | -34.8 |
| 14 | FIDE 10402667 | 0 | — | −1B | −13N | +15B | −9N | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 879 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 10402241 | 0 | — | −2N | −7B | −14N | −11N | F | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 1044 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 10402675 | 0 | — | −3B | −10N | F | −12B | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 834 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Nair, Bharath | 1499 | BAH | −6B | −11N | −10B | F | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 841 | -23.6 |
| 18 | FIDE 10402659 | 0 | — | −4N | −12B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1003 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pride, AvianBAH+52.84.5 pts · #1
- 2Pride, ChikaWCMBAH+32.83.5 pts · #4
- 3Hawkins, BarringtonBAH+22.43.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Knowles, MichaelBAH-34.81.0 pts · #17
- 2Nair, BharathBAH-23.60.0 pts · #15
- 3Leadon, TitoBAH-22.43.0 pts · #10
Biggest upsets
- R2+210 Elo gap
- R2+107 Elo gap