Curacao Chess Invitational 2025
6 players participated in this 10-round tournament, held from 05 Oct 2025 to 08 Oct 2025 in Willemstad, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1616, and top seed was Vaibhav Bedi ( AHO, CM, 1771).
Vaibhav Bedi ( AHO, CM, 1771) won with 9.5/10, ahead of Nisarg Khatri (5.0) and Ashton Lee (4.5). Bedi won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Nisarg Khatri (1547) beat Adriel Cleofa (1683), a +136-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 10 roundsCM Vaibhav Bedi led from R3 onwards, the title was decided early.
CM Vaibhav Bedi never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +4.5 over the runner-up.
CM Vaibhav Bedi opens a +2.0-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Ashton Lee); the title is out of reach before R10.
CM Vaibhav Bedi 2.0–0.0 against Nisarg Khatri (R9 1-0, R10 1-0) — decisive in 2/2.
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CMBedi, Vaibhav | 1771 | * | 11 | 11 | 1½ | 11 | 11 | 9.5 | 35.25 | 37.0 | +54.0 | 2055 |
| 2 | Khatri, Nisarg | 1547 | 00 | * | 0½ | 1½ | 11 | 10 | 5.0 | 16.00 | 46.0 | +42.4 | 1629 |
| 3 | Lee, Ashton | 1610 | 00 | ½1 | * | ½½ | 11 | —— | 4.5 | 17.00 | 47.0 | +38.4 | 1697 |
| 4 | Cleofa, Adriel | 1683 | ½0 | ½0 | ½½ | * | 0½ | ½½ | 3.5 | 15.75 | 49.0 | -101.6 | 1492 |
| 5 | Rajpal, Hriday | 1615 | 00 | 00 | 00 | ½1 | * | 1½ | 3.0 | 9.00 | 50.0 | -80.0 | 1467 |
| 6 | WCMParis Hodge, Ceanna | 1469 | 00 | 10 | —— | ½½ | ½0 | * | 2.5 | 10.00 | 51.0 | +14.4 | 1513 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Bedi, VaibhavCMAHO+54.09.5 pts · #1
- 2Khatri, NisargAHO+42.45.0 pts · #2
- 3Lee, AshtonAHO+38.44.5 pts · #3
- 1Cleofa, AdrielAHO-101.63.5 pts · #4
- 2Rajpal, HridayAHO-80.03.0 pts · #5
- 3Paris Hodge, CeannaWCMAHO14.42.5 pts · #6
- R5+136 Elo gap