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National Junior Chess Championship 2025

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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 (πŸ‡§πŸ‡Έ BAH, 1824).

Sohan Umesh (πŸ‡§πŸ‡Έ 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
πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΈNassau, 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
Top seed
πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΈAvian Pride1824
Avg top 10
811
Participants
19
Titled players Β· 1
WCMΓ—1
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΈBahamasΓ—6
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΈBAHΒ·1621
    4.0ptsΒ·1525perf-10.0
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΈBAHΒ·1610
    4.0ptsΒ·1790perf+25.2
  • πŸ₯‰
    πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΈBAHΒ·1497
    4.0ptsΒ·1590perf+17.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 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 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
Player1234
1WCMChika Pride*
1
β€”
0
2Sohan Umesh
0
*
1
β€”
3Bharath Nairβ€”
0
*β€”
4Avian Pride
1
β€”β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Umesh, Sohan1621BAH+7B+16N+3Bβˆ’2N+9B4.014.015.011.001525-10.0
2Pride, ChikaWCM1610BAH+14N+15B+6N+1Bβˆ’5N4.012.514.511.001790+25.2
3Nair, Bharath1497BAH+12N+11Bβˆ’1N+4B+13N4.012.014.010.001590+17.6
4Knowles, Michael1559BAH+18B+8N=5Bβˆ’3N+6B3.513.513.57.751598+5.2
5Pride, Avian1824BAH+17N+10B=4NF+2B3.511.511.59.751786-3.6
6Nair, Abijith0BAH+9N+19Bβˆ’2B+8Nβˆ’4N3.013.513.56.00793-34.4
7FIDE 104023730β€”βˆ’1N+?B+10Nβˆ’11B+12N3.011.511.55.008220.0
8FIDE 104024110β€”+?Nβˆ’4B+12Nβˆ’6B+11N3.011.011.04.507500.0
9FIDE 104022920β€”βˆ’6B+18N+13B+?Nβˆ’1N3.09.09.02.007820.0
10FIDE 104024030β€”+?Bβˆ’5Nβˆ’7B+?N+?B3.06.56.50.0010320.0
11FIDE 104022840β€”+?Bβˆ’3N=?B+7Nβˆ’8B2.510.010.03.006210.0
12FIDE 104024620β€”βˆ’3B+?Nβˆ’8B+?Nβˆ’7B2.010.010.00.006210.0
13FIDE 104023490β€”+19N+?Bβˆ’9NFβˆ’3B2.09.09.00.006210.0
14FIDE 104023140β€”βˆ’2B+?N+16BFF2.07.07.01.008290.0
15FIDE 104027300β€”+?Bβˆ’2Nβˆ’?BF+?N2.05.05.00.008290.0
16FIDE 104023300β€”+?Nβˆ’1Bβˆ’14NFF1.08.08.00.008220.0
17FIDE 104026910β€”βˆ’5B+?Nβˆ’?NFF1.03.53.50.0010320.0
18FIDE 104024970β€”βˆ’4Nβˆ’9Bβˆ’?Nβˆ’?NF0.06.56.50.007570.0
19FIDE 104027210β€”βˆ’13Bβˆ’6Nβˆ’?BFβˆ’?B0.05.05.00.007420.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

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