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CICF AUTUMN CONGRESS 2025 OPEN

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23 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Sept 2025 to 21 Sept 2025 in George Town, Cayman Islands. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1665, and top seed was Ryan Blackwood (πŸ‡°πŸ‡Ύ CAY, 1925).

Ryan Blackwood (πŸ‡°πŸ‡Ύ CAY, 1925) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Mike McDonald (4.5) and Clifford Shaw (3.5). Blackwood shared the lead from round 3, winning on tie-break.

Location
πŸ‡°πŸ‡ΎGeorge Town, Cayman Islands
Dates
20 Sept 2025 β†’ 21 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡°πŸ‡ΎRyan Blackwood1925
Avg top 10
1,665
Participants
23
Titled players Β· 2
CMΓ—2
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡°πŸ‡ΎCayman IslandsΓ—21
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    Ryan Blackwood
    πŸ‡°πŸ‡ΎCAYΒ·1925
    4.5ptsΒ·2004perf+7.8
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    Mike McDonald
    πŸ‡°πŸ‡ΎCAYΒ·1846
    4.5ptsΒ·1942perf+9.4
  • πŸ₯‰
    CMClifford Shaw
    πŸ‡°πŸ‡ΎCAYΒ·1777
    3.5ptsΒ·1770perf+6.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
11
3
5
3
2
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
McDonald4.5Blackwood4.5CLARK3.5Shaw3.5Young3.5Hanafin3
R5 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.5/5. Blackwood takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.5).

R3–R5 Β· WIN STREAK

Ryan Blackwood won 3 in a row (R3–R5).

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Mike McDonald*β€”β€”
Β½
2Ryan Blackwoodβ€”*β€”
1
3ARTY CLARKβ€”β€”*β€”
4CMClifford Shaw
Β½
0
β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Blackwood, Ryan1925CAY+12N=9B+6N+4B+3N4.512.514.513.252004+7.8
2McDonald, Mike1846CAY+13B+19N=3B+9N+7B4.511.012.510.751942+9.4
3Shaw, CliffordCM1777CAY+18B+7N=2N+6Bβˆ’1B3.515.016.59.751770+6.4
4Young, ChristopherCM1811CAY+10N=11B+14Nβˆ’1N+9B3.512.014.08.251739-7.4
5CLARK, ARTY1594CAY+16Nβˆ’6B=10N+18B+13N3.59.511.06.751612+13.2
6McClenaghan, Abbie1518CAY+15B+5Nβˆ’1Bβˆ’3N+16B3.013.515.57.501659+36.4
7Mclean, Kylen1503CAY+23Nβˆ’3B+8N+12Bβˆ’2N3.013.013.05.001554+8.0
8Hanafin, Ruairi0CAY+17Nβˆ’14Bβˆ’7B+20N+12N3.09.010.05.0015080.0
9Sinton, Luc1565CAY+20B=1N+11Nβˆ’2Bβˆ’4N2.515.016.05.751707+22.8
10WILSON, ALEJANDRO1458CAYβˆ’4B+22N=5B+11Nβˆ’17B2.511.511.54.251541+4.0
11Franklin, Owen1522CAY+22N=4Nβˆ’9Bβˆ’10B+18N2.510.010.03.251491-21.6
12Rasch, Julian1474CAYβˆ’1B+20N+15Bβˆ’7Nβˆ’8B2.012.513.53.00863-22.0
13Patil, Anvita Niranjan1468CAYβˆ’2N+21BF+14Nβˆ’5B2.011.011.03.00901-19.2
14Reis, Ricardo0CAYF+8Nβˆ’4Bβˆ’13B+20N2.09.59.54.008520.0
15Mclean, Kevon0CAYβˆ’6N+16Bβˆ’12Nβˆ’17B+22B2.09.09.02.0012880.0
16Barrett, Jaevion0CAYβˆ’5Bβˆ’15N+22B+23Nβˆ’6N2.08.58.50.00711-35.6
17Powell, Malcolm1541CAYβˆ’8BFF+15N+10N2.07.57.54.502306+9.0
18Barrett, Daijon0CAYβˆ’3N+23B=19Bβˆ’5Nβˆ’11B1.511.011.00.751305-16.0
19Graham, Dez1548CAY+21Nβˆ’2B=18NFF1.57.07.01.751431-20.4
20Bhuyan, Shreeyansh0CAYβˆ’9Nβˆ’12B+21Nβˆ’8Bβˆ’14B1.09.510.51.007090.0
21Blackwood, Ross0CAYβˆ’19Bβˆ’13Nβˆ’20B+22NF1.04.54.50.007500.0
22FIDE 331016390β€”βˆ’11Bβˆ’10Bβˆ’16Nβˆ’21Bβˆ’15N0.09.010.00.007180.0
23FIDE 331010350β€”βˆ’7Bβˆ’18NFβˆ’16BF0.07.57.50.006500.0

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