Angam Day Knockout 2025
KnockoutStandard
14 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 22 Oct 2025 to 25 Oct 2025 in Denig, Nauru. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1760, and top seed was Kingston Adam (🇳🇷 NRU, 1875).
Kingston Adam (🇳🇷 NRU, 1875) won with 3.5/4, ahead of David Dabuae (2.0) and Jed Selu Taleka (2.0).
The biggest upset came in round 1: Alexai Star (1627) beat Ryker Dabuae (1784), a +157-point gap.
Location
🇳🇷Denig, Nauru
Dates
22 Oct 2025 → 25 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Knockout · 4 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇳🇷Nauru×13
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsKingston Adam led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3 · LEADER CHANGE24 Oct
Kingston Adam takes the sole lead (2.5/3).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Kingston Adam beat CM David Dabuae (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kingston Adam | * | 1 | — | ½ |
| 2CMDavid Dabuae | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Jed Selu Taleka | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Alexai Star | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam, Kingston | 1875 | NRU | +9N | =4N | +5N | +2N | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.75 | 1998 | +16.4 |
| 2 | Dabuae, DavidCM | 1805 | NRU | F | +10B | +3N | −1B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1907 | +8.2 |
| 3 | Taleka, Jed Selu | 1808 | NRU | +11B | +6N | −2B | F | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1728 | -4.2 |
| 4 | Star, Alexai | 1627 | NRU | +12N | =1B | F | F | 1.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 2023 | +40.8 |
| 5 | Dabuae, Thubalkain | 1743 | NRU | +14B | F | −1B | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1804 | +3.2 |
| 6 | Halstead, Richie | 1651 | NRU | +13B | −3B | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1786 | +14.4 |
| 7 | Engar, Shamaranch Starson | 1748 | NRU | =8N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.25 | 1682 | -3.6 |
| 8 | Temaki, Jamiedson | 1682 | NRU | =7B | F | F | F | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | 1748 | +3.6 |
| 9 | Ruaiti, Maria Rose | 0 | NRU | −1B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1075 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Ruaiti, Roking | 1663 | NRU | F | −2N | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1005 | -12.4 |
| 11 | FIDE 22400680 | 0 | — | −3N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1008 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Dabuae, Ryker | 1784 | NRU | −4B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 827 | -28.4 |
| 13 | Apadinuwe, Tieta | 1764 | NRU | −6N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 851 | -26.0 |
| 14 | Gadeanang, Andrew | 1732 | NRU | −5N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 943 | -9.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Star, AlexaiNRU+40.81.5 pts · #3
- 2Adam, KingstonNRU+16.43.5 pts · #1
- 3Halstead, RichieNRU+14.41.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Dabuae, RykerNRU-28.40.0 pts · #13
- 2Apadinuwe, TietaNRU-26.00.0 pts · #11
- 3Ruaiti, RokingNRU-12.40.0 pts · #9
Biggest upsets
- R1+157 Elo gap
- R1+113 Elo gap