Bermuda Christmas Chess Tournament 2025
Open SwissStandard
15 players participated in this 4-round tournament, held from 25 Nov 2025 to 16 Dec 2025 in Hamilton, Bermuda. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1748, and top seed was Moses Mufandaedza (🇧🇲 BER, 1981).
Sam Brangman (🇧🇲 BER, 0) won with 4.0/4, ahead of Don Dacres (3.0) and Moses Mufandaedza (3.0). Brangman broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇧🇲Hamilton, Bermuda
Dates
25 Nov 2025 → 16 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for the whole game
System
Swiss · 4 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇧🇲Bermuda×15
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 4 roundsSam Brangman led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
7
3
2
1
R4–R4 · LEAD HELD
Sam Brangman never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Sam Brangman beat CM Don Dacres (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Sam Brangman 4 wins (R1–R4)Moses Mufandaedza 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sam Brangman | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2CMDon Dacres | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Moses Mufandaedza | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Jamel Warren | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Brangman | 0 | BER | +9N | +4B | +2N | +3B | 4.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 10.00 | 1918 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Dacres, DonCM | 1835 | BER | +8B | +5N | −1B | +13N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 5.50 | 2521 | +13.8 |
| 3 | Mufandaedza, Moses | 1981 | BER | +10B | +13N | +6B | −1N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 2580 | +9.8 |
| 4 | Warren, Jamel | 1749 | BER | +7B | −1N | +10B | =5N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 4.75 | 1871 | +6.0 |
| 5 | Woodley, Adrian | 1715 | BER | +15B | −2B | +9N | =4B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.75 | 1790 | +6.2 |
| 6 | Cooper, Gary | 1834 | BER | +11B | F | −3N | +7B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 1910 | +6.2 |
| 7 | Patrick Richardson | 1641 | BER | −4N | +8B | +11B | −6N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 1647 | +1.2 |
| 8 | Sophia Burch | 0 | BER | −2N | −7N | +14B | +?B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 1649 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Simons, Chanjiv | 1785 | BER | −1B | +15N | −5B | =10N | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 915 | -12.0 |
| 10 | John Seymour | 0 | BER | −3N | +?B | −4N | =9B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 1703 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Place, Wolde | 1733 | BER | −6N | +14B | −7N | =12B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 1.75 | 1525 | -32.4 |
| 12 | Devon Harvey | 0 | BER | +14N | F | −13B | =11N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 1645 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Green, Omar | 1726 | BER | F | −3B | +12N | −2B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.50 | 1108 | -21.6 |
| 14 | Joynes, Randolph | 1476 | BER | −12B | −11N | −8N | +15B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 933 | -7.2 |
| 15 | Alli Abdullah | 0 | BER | −5N | −9B | −?N | −14N | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 855 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Dacres, DonCMBER+13.83.0 pts · #4
- 2Mufandaedza, MosesBER+9.83.0 pts · #5
- 3Cooper, GaryBER+6.22.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Place, WoldeBER-32.41.5 pts · #10
- 2Green, OmarBER-21.61.0 pts · #15
- 3Simons, ChanjivBER-12.01.5 pts · #13