2026 Olympiad Qualifying Open Tournament GP1
Open SwissStandard
33 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 04 Oct 2025 to 12 Oct 2025 in Georgetown, Guyana. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1739, and top seed was Kyle Couchman (🇬🇾 GUY, 1995).
Keron Sandiford (🇬🇾 GUY, 1746) won with 7.0/8, ahead of Kyle Couchman (7.0) and Sachin Dhilan Pitamber (6.5). Sandiford shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Abel Ayden Fernandez Ciria (1478) beat Ethan Lee (1738), a +260-point gap.
Location
🇬🇾Georgetown, Guyana
Dates
04 Oct 2025 → 12 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for game with 30 seconds delay from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇬🇾Guyana×27
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsTight race until R8; 2 players tied at 7.0/8, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.0/8. Sandiford takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (36.0).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Kyle Couchman drew with Keron Sandiford (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Kyle Couchman 3 wins (R1–R3)Keron Sandiford 4 wins (R1–R4)CM Sachin Dhilan Pitamber 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kyle Couchman | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2Keron Sandiford | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3CMSachin Dhilan Pitamber | ½ | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Shivanand Nandalall | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandiford, Keron | 1746 | GUY | +18N | +17B | +5N | +12B | =3N | =2N | +6B | +4N | 7.0 | 36.0 | 39.5 | 32.75 | 2011 | +45.8 |
| 2 | Couchman, Kyle | 1995 | GUY | +13N | +19B | +22N | =3B | +4N | =1B | +17N | +5N | 7.0 | 34.5 | 37.5 | 30.75 | 2031 | +13.2 |
| 3 | Pitamber, Sachin DhilanCM | 1951 | GUY | +14B | +11N | +9B | =2N | =1B | +5N | =4B | +6N | 6.5 | 38.0 | 42.0 | 32.50 | 1923 | +0.4 |
| 4 | Taylor, Jaden | 1645 | GUY | +20B | =12N | +6B | +8N | −2B | +7N | =3N | −1B | 5.0 | 39.0 | 42.5 | 23.25 | 1783 | +24.2 |
| 5 | Nandalall, Shivanand | 1709 | GUY | +25B | +21N | −1B | +9N | +17N | −3B | +16N | −2B | 5.0 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 18.50 | 1735 | +5.0 |
| 6 | Gopaul, Joshua | 1595 | GUY | +30N | +33B | −4N | +24B | +22N | +8B | −1N | −3B | 5.0 | 31.0 | 32.0 | 13.50 | 1685 | +10.2 |
| 7 | Williams, Gilbert | 1634 | GUY | F | F | +31N | +18B | +10N | −4B | +8N | +16B | 5.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 18.50 | 1816 | +22.4 |
| 8 | Enoe, Micaiah | 1711 | GUY | +24N | =10B | +19N | −4B | +12N | −6N | −7B | +20B | 4.5 | 30.5 | 33.5 | 16.25 | 1527 | -60.4 |
| 9 | Fernandez Ciria, Abel Ayden | 1478 | GUY | +27N | +31B | −3N | −5B | +20N | +22B | =13N | −11B | 4.5 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 13.50 | 1528 | +6.8 |
| 10 | Chong, Kim Shing | 1536 | GUY | +29B | =8N | −12B | +23N | −7B | =15N | +14B | =17N | 4.5 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 15.00 | 1527 | -4.4 |
| 11 | Hussain, Rashad | 1589 | GUY | +28N | −3B | −24N | +29B | =13N | +19B | F | +9N | 4.5 | 27.0 | 29.0 | 14.50 | 1716 | +11.6 |
| 12 | Puran, Kishan | 1514 | GUY | F | =4B | +10N | −1N | −8B | =23N | +15B | +13B | 4.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 16.50 | 1685 | +28.2 |
| 13 | Rajkumar, Mahir Adrian | 1474 | GUY | −2B | +20N | −23B | +26N | =11B | +33N | =9B | −12N | 4.0 | 29.5 | 30.5 | 12.00 | 1420 | -14.4 |
| 14 | Davenand, Javier Garin | 1449 | GUY | −3N | +28B | −17N | +27B | +18N | −16B | −10N | +26B | 4.0 | 28.0 | 30.5 | 12.00 | 1344 | -24.8 |
| 15 | Zhang, Alexander | 1663 | GUY | −33N | +30B | =18N | −16B | +25N | =10B | −12N | +23B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 12.00 | 1316 | -72.0 |
| 16 | Alexander, Rolex Antoine | 1549 | GUY | +32N | −22B | F | +15N | +33B | +14N | −5B | −7N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 10.50 | 1563 | +3.2 |
| 17 | Ubaldo-Singh, Alek | 1563 | GUY | F | −1N | +14B | +33N | −5B | +21N | −2B | =10B | 3.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 10.75 | 1594 | +4.8 |
| 18 | Spencer, Ethan Chaske | 1444 | GUY | −1B | +26N | =15B | −7N | −14B | +24B | −19N | +29N | 3.5 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 10.00 | 1245 | -37.2 |
| 19 | Dunn, Prince | 1594 | GUY | +26B | −2N | −8B | +25N | =23B | −11N | +18B | −21N | 3.5 | 29.0 | 32.0 | 11.00 | 1409 | -46.8 |
| 20 | Kandavel, Tejasvarun | 0 | GUY | −4N | −13B | +32N | +31B | −9B | +29N | =21B | −8N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 7.25 | 1200 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Tinnie, Aiden | 1529 | GUY | F | −5B | +27N | −22B | +24N | −17B | =20N | +19B | 3.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 11.25 | 1454 | -14.4 |
| 22 | Lee, Ethan | 1738 | GUY | +23B | +16N | −2B | +21N | −6B | −9N | F | F | 3.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 10.50 | 1555 | -24.4 |
| 23 | Abrams, Darrel Anthony | 0 | GUY | −22N | +32B | +13N | −10B | =19N | =12B | −28B | −15N | 3.0 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 9.25 | 1459 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Campbell, Leslie | 0 | GUY | −8B | +29N | +11B | −6N | −21B | −18N | F | +28N | 3.0 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 9.00 | 1332 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 19703821 | 0 | — | −5N | −27B | +28N | −19B | −15B | −26N | +31B | +?N | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 4.50 | 851 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 19700989 | 0 | — | −19N | −18B | +30N | −13B | −29N | +25B | +33B | −14N | 3.0 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 6.00 | 684 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Tinnie, Arian | 0 | GUY | −9B | +25N | −21B | −14N | −32B | −30B | +?N | +33N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 4.00 | 679 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 19702183 | 0 | — | −11B | −14N | −25B | +30B | F | =32N | +23N | −24B | 2.5 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 5.75 | 713 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 19703422 | 0 | — | −10N | −24B | F | −11N | +26B | −20B | +30N | −18B | 2.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 5.00 | 722 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 19703830 | 0 | — | −6B | −15N | −26B | −28N | +?B | +27N | −29B | −31N | 2.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 3.00 | 827 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Persaud, Rajendra Rajesh | 0 | GUY | F | −9N | −7B | −20N | F | +?B | −25N | +30B | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 2.00 | 755 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 19703040 | 0 | — | −16B | −23N | −20B | F | +27N | =28B | F | F | 1.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.25 | 748 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Goppy, Jadon Isaiah | 0 | GUY | +15B | −6N | F | −17B | −16N | −13B | −26N | −27B | 1.0 | 27.5 | 30.5 | 4.00 | 1326 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Sandiford, KeronGUY+45.87.0 pts · #2
- 2Puran, KishanGUY+28.24.0 pts · #7
- 3Taylor, JadenGUY+24.25.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Zhang, AlexanderGUY-72.04.0 pts · #23
- 2Enoe, MicaiahGUY-60.44.5 pts · #9
- 3Dunn, PrinceGUY-46.83.5 pts · #21
Biggest upsets
- R6+260 Elo gap
- R7+149 Elo gap
- R5+143 Elo gap