Carnival Youth Invitational 2026
5 players participated in this 15-round tournament, held from 15 Feb 2026 to 21 Feb 2026 in Willemstad, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1671, and top seed was Vaibhav Bedi ( AHO, CM, 1947).
Vaibhav Bedi ( AHO, CM, 1947) won with 12.0/15, ahead of Nisarg Khatri (4.5) and Hriday Rajpal (3.5). Bedi won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Hriday Rajpal (1473) beat Ashton Lee (1607), a +134-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 5 · 15 roundsCM Vaibhav Bedi led from R4; +7.5-point edge over the runner-up.
CM Vaibhav Bedi never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +7.5 over the runner-up.
CM Vaibhav Bedi 3.0–0.0 against Nisarg Khatri (R4 1-0, R5 1-0, R6 1-0) — decisive in 3/3.
CM Vaibhav Bedi 12 wins (R1–R15)Nisarg Khatri 3 wins (R7–R9)Hriday Rajpal 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMVaibhav Bedi | * | 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 |
| 2Nisarg Khatri | 0 0 0 | * | ½ 1 — | — — — |
| 3Hriday Rajpal | 0 0 0 | ½ 0 — | * | — — — |
| 4Kush Bhatia | 0 0 0 | — — — | — — — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | R15 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bedi, VaibhavCM | 1947 | AHO | +3B | +3N | +3B | +2N | +2B | +2N | F | F | F | +5B | +5N | +5B | +4N | +4B | +4N | 12.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 33.00 | 2419 | +63.6 |
| 2 | Khatri, Nisarg | 1695 | AHO | F | F | F | −1B | −1N | −1B | +5N | +5B | +5N | F | F | F | =3N | +3B | F | 4.5 | 55.5 | 55.5 | 5.25 | 1742 | +20.4 |
| 3 | Rajpal, Hriday | 1473 | AHO | −1N | −1B | −1N | +5B | +5N | +5B | F | F | F | F | F | F | =2B | −2N | F | 3.5 | 58.5 | 58.5 | 2.25 | 1684 | +74.4 |
| 4 | Bhatia, Kush | 1634 | AHO | +5N | +5B | +5N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | −1B | −1N | −1B | 3.0 | 60.0 | 60.0 | 0.00 | 1775 | +38.4 |
| 5 | Lee, Ashton | 1607 | AHO | −4B | −4N | −4B | −3N | −3B | −3N | −2B | −2N | −2B | −1N | −1B | −1N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 69.0 | 69.0 | 0.00 | 886 | -196.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Rajpal, HridayAHO+74.43.5 pts · #3
- 2Bedi, VaibhavCMAHO+63.612.0 pts · #1
- 3Bhatia, KushAHO+38.43.0 pts · #4
- 1Lee, AshtonAHO-196.80.0 pts · #5
- 2Khatri, NisargAHO20.44.5 pts · #2
- 3Bhatia, KushAHO38.43.0 pts · #4
- R4+134 Elo gap
- R5+134 Elo gap
- R6+134 Elo gap