October Classical Chess Tournament 2025
14 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 12 Oct 2025 to 19 Oct 2025 in Rodney Bay, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1358, and top seed was Sixtus Gabriel (🇱🇨 LCA, 1896).
Sixtus Gabriel (🇱🇨 LCA, 1896) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Justin James (5.0) and Dyorni Cilpa (4.5). Gabriel won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Chelsea Wahid (WCM, 1562) beat Terence Lindo (1696), a +134-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Justin James held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Gabriel takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.0).
Justin James beat Sixtus Gabriel (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Justin James | * | 1 | ½ | ½ |
| 2Sixtus Gabriel | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Dyorni Cilpa | ½ | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Arvin Nicholas | ½ | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriel, Sixtus | 1896 | LCA | +5N | +4B | −2N | +6B | +3B | +10B | 5.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 15.00 | 1943 | +6.4 |
| 2 | James, Justin | 1843 | LCA | +11B | +7N | +1B | =3N | +5B | =4N | 5.0 | 18.0 | 19.0 | 15.00 | 1978 | +34.4 |
| 3 | Cilpa, Dyorni | 1802 | LCA | +10N | +8B | +4N | =2B | −1N | +5N | 4.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 12.00 | 1854 | +11.2 |
| 4 | Nicholas, Arvin | 1731 | LCA | +13B | −1N | −3B | +7N | +6N | =2B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 7.50 | 1772 | +8.0 |
| 5 | Wahid, ChelseaWCM | 1562 | LCA | −1B | +6N | +7B | +10N | −2N | −3B | 3.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 6.00 | 1691 | +28.0 |
| 6 | Charles, Ethan | 1575 | LCA | +9N | −5B | +10N | −1N | −4B | +12B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.00 | 931 | -37.2 |
| 7 | Lindo, Terence | 1696 | LCA | +14N | −2B | −5N | −4B | +12N | F | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 913 | -28.8 |
| 8 | Remy, Valdez | 0 | LCA | +12B | −3N | +11B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1003 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 23001461 | 0 | — | −6B | +13N | +12B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1526 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 23000953 | 0 | — | −3B | +12N | −6B | −5B | F | −1N | 1.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 910 | 0.0 |
| 11 | De Leon, Ariel | 0 | LCA | −2N | +14B | −8N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1042 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 23000945 | 0 | — | −8N | −10B | −9N | F | −7B | −6N | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 836 | 0.0 |
| 13 | James, Vernesa | 1476 | LCA | −4N | −9B | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 931 | -7.6 |
| 14 | Gilbert, Giana | 0 | LCA | −7B | −11N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 897 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1James, JustinLCA+34.45.0 pts · #1
- 2Wahid, ChelseaWCMLCA+28.03.0 pts · #5
- 3Cilpa, DyorniLCA+11.24.5 pts · #4
- 1Charles, EthanLCA-37.23.0 pts · #10
- 2Lindo, TerenceLCA-28.82.0 pts · #13
- 3James, VernesaLCA-7.60.0 pts · #7
- R3+134 Elo gap