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National Junior Chess Championship 2025

Open SwissStandard

19 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 15 Nov 2025 to 16 Nov 2025 in Nassau, Bahamas. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 811, and top seed was Avian Pride (🇧🇸 BAH, 1824).

Sohan Umesh (🇧🇸 BAH, 1621) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Chika Pride (4.0) and Bharath Nair (4.0). Umesh won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

Location
🇧🇸Nassau, Bahamas
Dates
15 Nov 2025 → 16 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇧🇸Avian Pride1824
Avg top 10
811
Participants
19
Titled players · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇧🇸Bahamas×6
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R4; 3 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
13
7
2
1
3
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

WCM Chika Pride held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 4.0/5. Umesh takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.0).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WCM Chika Pride beat Sohan Umesh (White).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1WCMChika Pride*
1
0
2Sohan Umesh
0
*
1
3Bharath Nair
0
*
4Avian Pride
1
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Umesh, Sohan1621BAH+7B+16N+3B2N+9B4.014.015.011.001525-10.0
2Pride, ChikaWCM1610BAH+14N+15B+6N+1B5N4.012.514.511.001790+25.2
3Nair, Bharath1497BAH+12N+11B1N+4B+13N4.012.014.010.001590+17.6
4Knowles, Michael1559BAH+18B+8N=5B3N+6B3.513.513.57.751598+5.2
5Pride, Avian1824BAH+17N+10B=4NF+2B3.511.511.59.751786-3.6
6Nair, Abijith0BAH+9N+19B2B+8N4N3.013.513.56.00793-34.4
7FIDE 1040237301N+?B+10N11B+12N3.011.511.55.008220.0
8FIDE 104024110+?N4B+12N6B+11N3.011.011.04.507500.0
9FIDE 1040229206B+18N+13B+?N1N3.09.09.02.007820.0
10FIDE 104024030+?B5N7B+?N+?B3.06.56.50.0010320.0
11FIDE 104022840+?B3N=?B+7N8B2.510.010.03.006210.0
12FIDE 1040246203B+?N8B+?N7B2.010.010.00.006210.0
13FIDE 104023490+19N+?B9NF3B2.09.09.00.006210.0
14FIDE 1040231402B+?N+16BFF2.07.07.01.008290.0
15FIDE 104027300+?B2N?BF+?N2.05.05.00.008290.0
16FIDE 104023300+?N1B14NFF1.08.08.00.008220.0
17FIDE 1040269105B+?N?NFF1.03.53.50.0010320.0
18FIDE 1040249704N9B?N?NF0.06.56.50.007570.0
19FIDE 10402721013B6N?BF?B0.05.05.00.007420.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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