Cayman Chess Classic 2025 U 1800 SECTION
24 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 08 Nov 2025 to 10 Nov 2025 in George Town, Cayman Islands. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1601, and top seed was Jay-ar Lualhati (🇰🇾 CAY, 1772).
Jay-ar Lualhati (🇰🇾 CAY, 1772) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Julian Rasch (4.5) and Laurie Jay Evers (4.5). Lualhati won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Julian Rasch (1493) beat Enfield Bush (1694), a +201-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsJay-ar Lualhati led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Jay-ar Lualhati never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Jay-ar Lualhati beat Laurie Jay Evers (Black).
Jay-ar Lualhati 5 wins (R1–R5)Laurie Jay Evers 3 wins (R4–R6)Julian Rasch 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jay-ar Lualhati | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Laurie Jay Evers | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Julian Rasch | ½ | — | * | 1 |
| 4Enfield Bush | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lualhati, Jay-ar | 1772 | CAY | +17B | +3N | +8B | +7N | +5B | =2N | 5.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 20.25 | 1933 | +14.4 |
| 2 | Rasch, Julian | 1493 | CAY | +18B | +4N | +6B | −5N | +8B | =1B | 4.5 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 16.75 | 1806 | +80.4 |
| 3 | Evers, Laurie Jay | 0 | CAY | +11N | −1B | =14N | +17B | +10N | +5N | 4.5 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 13.25 | 1627 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Bush, Enfield | 1694 | CAY | +20N | −2B | +10N | =15B | +11N | +16B | 4.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 10.50 | 1621 | -5.2 |
| 5 | Graham, Dez | 1655 | CAY | +23B | +19N | +16N | +2B | −1N | −3B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 8.00 | 1687 | +6.0 |
| 6 | Sinton, Luc | 1563 | CAY | +9N | =10B | −2N | +14B | =15N | +13B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 11.00 | 1627 | +10.0 |
| 7 | Berg, Aidan | 1626 | AUS | +12N | −16B | +9N | −1B | +18N | +15B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 10.50 | 972 | -6.2 |
| 8 | CLARK, ARTY | 1597 | CAY | +24N | +15B | −1N | +16B | −2N | =9B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 5.75 | 835 | -36.0 |
| 9 | Coulthard, Aaron A | 0 | CAY | −6B | +17N | −7B | +22N | +13B | =8N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 7.75 | 1565 | 0.0 |
| 10 | McColgan, Matthew | 0 | USA | +13B | =6N | −4B | +21N | −3B | =11B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 7.50 | 1581 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Franklin, Owen | 1560 | CAY | −3B | +21N | +19B | =13N | −4B | =10N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 5.75 | 1410 | -14.8 |
| 12 | Barrett, Daijon | 0 | CAY | −7B | +22N | −13B | =19N | =20B | +21N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 1435 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Mclean, Kylen | 1507 | CAY | −10N | +24B | +12N | =11B | −9N | −6N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.50 | 1367 | -14.8 |
| 14 | McClenaghan, Abbie | 1516 | CAY | −19B | +23N | =3B | −6N | =21B | =20N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.75 | 1471 | -4.4 |
| 15 | Grashel, Rick | 0 | CAY | +22B | −8N | F | =4N | =6B | −7N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 5.75 | 1527 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Carbajo Perez, Ander | 0 | USA | F | +7N | −5B | −8N | +19B | −4N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 5.50 | 1452 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Patil, Anvita Niranjan | 1443 | CAY | −1N | −9B | F | −3N | +23B | +18B | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.00 | 1594 | +12.8 |
| 18 | Steele, Kirk | 0 | CAY | −2N | +20B | −21B | +23N | −7B | −17N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.50 | 1414 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Hanafin, Ruairi | 0 | CAY | +14N | −5B | −11N | =12B | −16N | F | 1.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.00 | 1445 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Barrett, Jaevion | 1441 | CAY | −4B | −18N | =22B | F | =12N | =14B | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.50 | 1443 | +0.8 |
| 21 | Reis, Ricardo | 0 | CAY | F | −11B | +18N | −10B | =14N | −12B | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.25 | 1334 | 0.0 |
| 22 | WILSON, ALEJANDRO | 1517 | CAY | −15N | −12B | =20N | −9B | F | +23N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.75 | 1618 | +10.4 |
| 23 | Bhuyan, Shreeyansh | 1415 | CAY | −5N | −14B | F | −18B | −17N | −22B | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 730 | -56.4 |
| 24 | Brown, Jaden | 0 | CAY | −8B | −13N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 754 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Rasch, JulianCAY+80.44.5 pts · #3
- 2Lualhati, Jay-arCAY+14.45.5 pts · #1
- 3Patil, Anvita NiranjanCAY+12.82.0 pts · #14
- 1Bhuyan, ShreeyanshCAY-56.40.0 pts · #24
- 2CLARK, ARTYCAY-36.03.5 pts · #22
- 3Franklin, OwenCAY-14.83.0 pts · #19
- R2+201 Elo gap
- R5+104 Elo gap