Capablanca OPEN Chess Tournament 2025
Open SwissStandard
13 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 15 Nov 2025 to 29 Nov 2025 in Willemstad, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1278, and top seed was Vaibhav Bedi ( AHO, CM, 1866).
Vaibhav Bedi ( AHO, CM, 1866) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Kush Bhatia (3.5) and Moises Ocando (3.0). Bedi shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
Willemstad, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
Dates
15 Nov 2025 → 29 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 2
CM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 2 represented
Netherlands Antilles×10
🇻🇪Venezuela×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 3.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
4
2
4
3
2
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 3.5/5. Bedi takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (8.5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
CM Vaibhav Bedi drew with Kush Bhatia (Black).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
CM Vaibhav Bedi won 3 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMVaibhav Bedi | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Kush Bhatia | ½ | * | — | 0 |
| 3Adriel Cleofa | — | — | * | 0 |
| 4Moises Ocando | 0 | 1 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bedi, VaibhavCM | 1866 | AHO | +9B | +8N | F | +3B | =2N | 3.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 6.75 | 2314 | +7.7 |
| 2 | Bhatia, Kush | 0 | AHO | +6B | +11N | −3B | +13N | =1B | 3.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.75 | 1943 | +30.4 |
| 3 | Ocando, Moises | 0 | VEN | F | +10B | +2N | −1N | +4B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.50 | 1740 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Cleofa, Adriel | 1588 | AHO | =11B | =6N | +9B | +8N | −3N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1827 | +34.0 |
| 5 | Rajpal, Hriday | 1493 | AHO | F | F | +11B | =7N | +12B | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.25 | 2263 | +18.4 |
| 6 | Khatri, Nisarg | 1634 | AHO | −2N | =4B | F | +9N | −7B | 1.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1754 | +12.0 |
| 7 | Wadhwani, Ronish | 0 | AHO | F | F | F | =5B | +6N | 1.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.75 | 1756 | +19.2 |
| 8 | Jeandor, Kaylani | 1494 | AHO | +13N | −1B | F | −4B | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 928 | -18.8 |
| 9 | Dimaano, Yacoub | 1533 | AHO | −1N | +13B | −4N | −6B | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 896 | -36.0 |
| 10 | Wu, Jie-Peng | 1704 | AHO | +12B | −3N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 2263 | +8.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 7501811 | 0 | — | =4N | −2B | −5N | F | F | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.50 | 1348 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Paris Hodge, CeannaWCM | 1463 | AHO | −10N | F | F | F | −5N | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 798 | -26.4 |
| 13 | FIDE 7502141 | 0 | — | −8B | −9N | F | −2B | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 714 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Cleofa, AdrielAHO+34.03.0 pts · #1
- 2Bhatia, KushAHO+30.43.5 pts · #6
- 3Wadhwani, RonishAHO+19.21.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Dimaano, YacoubAHO-36.01.0 pts · #10
- 2Paris Hodge, CeannaWCMAHO-26.40.0 pts · #12
- 3Jeandor, KaylaniAHO-18.81.0 pts · #13