Bahamas National Chess Championship 2026
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 23 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in Nassau, Bahamas. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1727, and top seed was Cecil Moncur (🇧🇸 BAH, FM, 1902).
Philip Hanna Jr (🇧🇸 BAH, 1826) won with 6.5/9, ahead of Cecil Moncur (6.0) and Avian Pride (5.5). Hanna Jr shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Chika Pride (WCM, 1672) beat Cecil Moncur (FM, 1902), a +230-point gap.
Location
🇧🇸Nassau, Bahamas
Dates
23 Jan 2026 → 01 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for game with 30 seconds delay from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 3
FM×1
CM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇧🇸Bahamas×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsPhilip Hanna Jr led from R9 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
4
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
R9 · LEADER CHANGE01 Feb
Philip Hanna Jr takes the sole lead (6.5/9).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Philip Hanna Jr drew with FM Cecil Moncur (White).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
FM Cecil Moncur won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇧🇸Hanna Jr, Philip | 1826 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 23.50 | 36.5 | +15.8 | 1882 |
| 2 | 🇧🇸FMMoncur, Cecil | 1902 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 21.00 | 37.0 | -10.8 | 1840 |
| 3 | 🇧🇸Pride, Avian | 1766 | ½ | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.5 | 22.25 | 37.5 | +10.0 | 1803 |
| 5 | 🇧🇸CMKnowles, Kendrick | 1882 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | — | 1 | 5.5 | 21.25 | 37.5 | -2.2 | 1856 |
| 4 | 🇧🇸WCMPride, Chika | 1672 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | — | ½ | 1 | 5.5 | 20.50 | 37.5 | +70.8 | 1863 |
| 6 | 🇧🇸Umesh, Sohan | 1613 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 10.00 | 39.0 | +38.0 | 1697 |
| 7 | 🇧🇸Pride, Curtis | 1637 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 11.75 | 39.5 | +5.0 | 1658 |
| 8 | 🇧🇸Lockhart, Kenville | 1800 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | — | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 10.75 | 39.5 | -25.8 | 1679 |
| 9 | 🇧🇸Davis, William | 1698 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 3.0 | 10.00 | 40.0 | -39.2 | 1623 |
| 10 | 🇧🇸Nair, Bharath | 1473 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 43.0 | -53.6 | 947 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pride, ChikaWCMBAH+70.85.5 pts · #4
- 2Umesh, SohanBAH+38.04.0 pts · #6
- 3Hanna Jr, PhilipBAH+15.86.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Nair, BharathBAH-53.60.0 pts · #10
- 2Davis, WilliamBAH-39.23.0 pts · #9
- 3Lockhart, KenvilleBAH-25.83.5 pts · #8
Biggest upsets
- R8+230 Elo gap
- R9+187 Elo gap
- R9+136 Elo gap