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 (π§πΈ BAH, 1824).
Sohan Umesh (π§πΈ 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
π§πΈNassau, Bahamas
Dates
15 Nov 2025 β 16 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Titled players Β· 1
WCMΓ1
Federations Β· 1 represented
π§πΈBahamasΓ6
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 5 roundsTight race until R4; 3 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
13
7
2
1
3
R4βR5 Β· LEAD HELD
WCM Chika Pride held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R5 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 4.0/5. Umesh takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.0).
R4 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND
WCM Chika Pride beat Sohan Umesh (White).
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WCMChika Pride | * | 1 | β | 0 |
| 2Sohan Umesh | 0 | * | 1 | β |
| 3Bharath Nair | β | 0 | * | β |
| 4Avian Pride | 1 | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Umesh, Sohan | 1621 | BAH | +7B | +16N | +3B | β2N | +9B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 11.00 | 1525 | -10.0 |
| 2 | Pride, ChikaWCM | 1610 | BAH | +14N | +15B | +6N | +1B | β5N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 11.00 | 1790 | +25.2 |
| 3 | Nair, Bharath | 1497 | BAH | +12N | +11B | β1N | +4B | +13N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 10.00 | 1590 | +17.6 |
| 4 | Knowles, Michael | 1559 | BAH | +18B | +8N | =5B | β3N | +6B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 7.75 | 1598 | +5.2 |
| 5 | Pride, Avian | 1824 | BAH | +17N | +10B | =4N | F | +2B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 9.75 | 1786 | -3.6 |
| 6 | Nair, Abijith | 0 | BAH | +9N | +19B | β2B | +8N | β4N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 793 | -34.4 |
| 7 | FIDE 10402373 | 0 | β | β1N | +?B | +10N | β11B | +12N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 822 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 10402411 | 0 | β | +?N | β4B | +12N | β6B | +11N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 750 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 10402292 | 0 | β | β6B | +18N | +13B | +?N | β1N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 782 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 10402403 | 0 | β | +?B | β5N | β7B | +?N | +?B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1032 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 10402284 | 0 | β | +?B | β3N | =?B | +7N | β8B | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 621 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 10402462 | 0 | β | β3B | +?N | β8B | +?N | β7B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 621 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 10402349 | 0 | β | +19N | +?B | β9N | F | β3B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 621 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 10402314 | 0 | β | β2B | +?N | +16B | F | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 829 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 10402730 | 0 | β | +?B | β2N | β?B | F | +?N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 829 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 10402330 | 0 | β | +?N | β1B | β14N | F | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 822 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 10402691 | 0 | β | β5B | +?N | β?N | F | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1032 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 10402497 | 0 | β | β4N | β9B | β?N | β?N | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 757 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 10402721 | 0 | β | β13B | β6N | β?B | F | β?B | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 742 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pride, ChikaWCMBAH+25.24.0 pts Β· #1
- 2Nair, BharathBAH+17.64.0 pts Β· #5
- 3Knowles, MichaelBAH+5.23.5 pts Β· #3
Top rating losers
- 1Nair, AbijithBAH-34.43.0 pts Β· #9
- 2Umesh, SohanBAH-10.04.0 pts Β· #4
- 3Pride, AvianBAH-3.63.5 pts Β· #2