National Youth Chess Championship 2026 - Under 12 Open
Open SwissStandard
15 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 17 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Couva, Trinidad and Tobago. Top 10 Elo average was 627, and top seed was Nicholas Mc Letchie (🇹🇹 TTO, 1671).
Nicholas Mc Letchie (🇹🇹 TTO, 1671) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Caleb Harry (6.0) and Jaydon Bowyer (5.0). Mc Letchie won solo starting round 5.
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
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsNicholas Mc Letchie led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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4
5
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R5–R7 · LEAD HELD
Nicholas Mc Letchie held the sole lead from R5 through R7 without losing it.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Nicholas Mc Letchie drew with Caleb Harry (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Nicholas Mc Letchie 4 wins (R4–R7)Caleb Harry 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nicholas Mc Letchie | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Caleb Harry | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Jaydon Bowyer | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4FIDE 7714211 | 0 | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mc Letchie, Nicholas | 1671 | TTO | +8B | +4N | =2B | +6N | +5B | +3N | +7B | 6.5 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 27.00 | 1809 | +18.4 |
| 2 | Harry, Caleb | 1484 | TTO | +14N | +9B | =1N | =3B | +13N | +6B | +5N | 6.0 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 18.25 | 1725 | +39.2 |
| 3 | Bowyer, Jaydon | 1556 | TTO | +7B | +10N | =5B | =2N | +4B | −1B | +6N | 5.0 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 18.75 | 1449 | -17.6 |
| 4 | FIDE 7714211 | 0 | — | +?N | −1B | +7N | +9B | −3N | +10B | +8N | 5.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 10.00 | 815 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Hosein, Yuri | 1558 | TTO | +11N | +15B | =3N | +13B | −1N | +12B | −2B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 9.00 | 1297 | -40.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 7710054 | 0 | — | =13N | +?B | +11N | −1B | +8N | −2N | −3B | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 5.75 | 770 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Ramnanan, Tristan | 0 | TTO | −3N | F | −4B | +10N | +14B | +13B | −1N | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 4.50 | 815 | 0.0 |
| 8 | King, Joshua | 0 | TTO | −1N | +14B | −9N | +?B | −6B | +11N | −4B | 3.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 3.00 | 871 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Vieira, Tzion | 0 | TTO | +12B | −2N | +8B | −4N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.00 | 680 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Zhan, Jeremy | 0 | TTO | F | −3B | +15N | −7B | F | −4N | +12N | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.00 | 758 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Rambally, Bhishma | 0 | TTO | −5B | +12N | −6B | −14N | +15B | −8B | F | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 771 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Harry, Makhaya | 0 | TTO | −9N | −11B | +?N | +15B | F | −5N | −10B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 771 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 143105184 | 0 | — | =6B | F | F | −5N | −2B | −7N | +?N | 1.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.75 | 726 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 7710046 | 0 | — | −2B | −8N | F | +11B | −7N | −?B | F | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.00 | 680 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 7714173 | 0 | — | +?B | −5N | −10B | −12N | −11N | F | F | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 771 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Harry, CalebTTO+39.26.0 pts · #2
- 2Mc Letchie, NicholasTTO+18.46.5 pts · #1
- 3FIDE 77100460.01.0 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Hosein, YuriTTO-40.04.5 pts · #4
- 2Bowyer, JaydonTTO-17.65.0 pts · #3
- 3FIDE 77100460.01.0 pts · #13