National Junior Chess Championship 2026-Open

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21 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 31 Jan 2026 to 08 Feb 2026 in Couva, Trinidad and Tobago. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1669, and top seed was Joshua Medina (🇹🇹 TTO, CM, 1830).

Joshua Medina (🇹🇹 TTO, CM, 1830) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Zara La Fleur (5.5) and Ty Humphrey (5.0). Medina won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Ty Humphrey (1647) beat Levi James (1824), a +177-point gap.

Location

🇹🇹Couva, Trinidad and Tobago

Dates

31 Jan 2026 → 08 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇹🇹CMJoshua Medina1830

Avg top 10

1,669

Participants

Titled players · 2

CM×1

WCM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago×19

Top 3

🥇
CMJoshua Medina
🇹🇹TTO·1830
7.0pts·2446perf+78.4
🥈
WCMZara La Fleur
🇹🇹TTO·1815
5.5pts·1864perf+9.8
🥉
Ty Humphrey
🇹🇹TTO·1647
5.0pts·1688perf+8.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

CM Joshua Medina led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Medina7La Fleur5.5Humphrey5Ramdatt4.5Harry4.5James4

R4–R7 · LEAD HELD

CM Joshua Medina never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

CM Joshua Medina beat WCM Zara La Fleur (White).

R1–R7 · WIN STREAK

CM Joshua Medina won 7 in a row (R1–R7).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMJoshua Medina	*	1	1	—
2WCMZara La Fleur	0	*	—	1
3Ty Humphrey	0	—	*	1
4Nilesh Ramdatt	—	0	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Medina, JoshuaCM	1830	TTO	+12B	+3N	+2B	+7N	+6B	+8B	+13N	7.0	25.5	28.5	28.50	2446	+78.4
2	La Fleur, ZaraWCM	1815	TTO	+13B	+8N	−1N	+12B	+4N	=6B	+7B	5.5	26.5	29.5	20.50	1864	+9.8
3	Humphrey, Ty	1647	TTO	+19N	−1B	+20N	+15B	−8N	+4B	+6N	5.0	23.5	24.5	13.50	1688	+8.4
4	Ramdatt, Nilesh	1551	TTO	+16B	+7N	+9B	=6N	−2B	−3N	+8B	4.5	26.5	28.5	16.00	1738	+59.2
5	Harry, Caleb	1484	TTO	−6B	−9N	+19B	=16N	+20B	+12N	+14B	4.5	17.5	18.5	9.50	1584	+19.2
6	James, Levi	1824	TTO	+5N	+11B	+17N	=4B	−1N	=2N	−3B	4.0	30.0	32.0	15.00	1702	-38.0
7	Gillette, Luke	1692	TTO	+14N	−4B	+13N	−1B	+10N	+9B	−2N	4.0	27.5	30.5	13.50	1607	-25.6
8	Campo, Caleb	1550	TTO	+21N	−2B	+10N	+17B	+3B	−1N	−4N	4.0	27.5	27.5	10.50	1631	+18.0
9	Bowyer, Jaydon	1556	TTO	=18N	+5B	−4N	=11B	+15N	−7N	+16B	4.0	21.0	22.5	11.50	1487	-16.8
10	Hosein, Ilyas	0	TTO	−11N	+14B	−8B	+18N	−7B	=15N	+21B	3.5	18.5	18.5	5.75	1366	0.0
11	Hosein, Yuri	1558	TTO	+10B	−6N	−15B	=9N	−16B	+20N	+18B	3.5	17.5	18.5	8.00	1497	-8.4
12	Maharaj, Kevin	1533	TTO	−1N	+18B	+16N	−2N	−14B	−5B	+20N	3.0	23.5	24.5	4.50	837	-30.6
13	Dolly, Nicholas	1462	TTO	−2N	+19B	−7B	+21N	F	+14N	−1B	3.0	23.0	23.0	4.50	1498	+1.2
14	Gillette, James	1422	TTO	−7B	−10N	+18N	+20B	+12N	−13B	−5N	3.0	19.5	20.5	5.50	1349	-7.8
15	Zhan, Jeremy	0	TTO	F	−17B	+11N	−3N	−9B	=10B	+19N	2.5	19.5	19.5	6.75	1419	0.0
16	Suchit, Sachin	0	TTO	−4N	F	−12B	=5B	+11N	=19B	−9N	2.0	21.0	21.0	6.50	1390	0.0
17	Mc Letchie, Nicholas	1671	TTO	+20B	+15N	−6B	−8N	F	F	F	2.0	14.5	14.5	3.50	886	-38.4
18	FIDE 7715820	0	—	=9B	−12N	−14B	−10B	F	+21N	−11N	1.5	17.0	17.0	2.00	1199	0.0
19	Dottin, Andrew	0	TTO	−3B	−13N	−5N	F	+21B	=16N	−15B	1.5	17.0	17.0	1.00	729	0.0
20	FIDE 143105184	0	—	−17N	+21B	−3B	−14N	−5N	−11B	−12B	1.0	21.0	21.0	0.00	754	0.0
21	Thomas, Chad Elias	0	TTO	−8B	−20N	F	−13B	−19N	−18B	−10N	0.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	706	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Medina, JoshuaCMTTO
+78.4
7.0 pts · #1
2Ramdatt, NileshTTO
+59.2
4.5 pts · #4
3Harry, CalebTTO
+19.2
4.5 pts · #6

Top rating losers

1Mc Letchie, NicholasTTO
-38.4
2.0 pts · #21
2James, LeviTTO
-38.0
4.0 pts · #3
3Maharaj, KevinTTO
-30.6
3.0 pts · #18

Biggest upsets

R7+177 Elo gap
Humphrey, Ty1647 beat James, Levi1824
R2+141 Elo gap
Ramdatt, Nilesh1551 beat Gillette, Luke1692
R4+121 Elo gap
Campo, Caleb1550 beat Mc Letchie, Nicholas1671