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National Youth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 18 Open

Open Round-RobinStandard

5 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 17 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Couva, Trinidad and Tobago. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1363, and top seed was Kael Samuel Bisnath (🇹🇹 TTO, CM, 1892).

Joshua Medina (🇹🇹 TTO, CM, 1830) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Kael Samuel Bisnath (2.5) and Zachary Murray (2.0). Medina won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Zachary Murray (1545) beat Kael Samuel Bisnath (CM, 1892), a +347-point gap.

Location
🇹🇹Couva, Trinidad and Tobago
Dates
17 Jan 2026 → 25 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇹🇹CMKael Samuel Bisnath1892
Avg top 10
1,363
Participants
5
Titled players · 2
CM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago×5
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 5 · 5 rounds

CM Joshua Medina led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
2
1
2
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5Medina takes lead
Medina3.5Samuel Bisnath2.5Murray2Carrera2McClatchie0
R4 · LEADER CHANGE24 Jan

CM Joshua Medina takes the sole lead (3.0/4).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

CM Joshua Medina drew with CM Kael Samuel Bisnath (Black).

R2–R4 · WIN STREAK

CM Joshua Medina won 3 in a row (R2–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1CMJoshua Medina*
½
1
1
2CMKael Samuel Bisnath
½
*
0
1
3Zachary Murray
0
1
*
0
4Jalil Carrera
0
0
1
*

Cross-table

#PlayerElo12345PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇹🇹CMMedina, Joshua1830*½1113.55.256.5+16.41934
4🇹🇹CMSamuel Bisnath, Kael1892½*0112.53.757.5-34.81641
2🇹🇹Murray, Zachary154501*012.02.508.0+49.21881
3🇹🇹Carrera, Jalil0001*12.02.008.00.01704
5🇹🇹McClatchie, Zephaniah15470000*0.00.0010.0-30.8956

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets