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BCF 1st Olympiad Qualifier 2026 - Open

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15 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Nassau, Bahamas. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1694, and top seed was Nicholas Johnson (πŸ‡§πŸ‡Έ BAH, 1975).

Byron Small (πŸ‡§πŸ‡Έ BAH, CM, 1807) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Philip Hanna Jr (4.0) and Nicholas Johnson (3.0). Small won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Avian Pride (1778) beat Nicholas Johnson (1975), a +197-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΈNassau, Bahamas
Dates
27 Mar 2026 β†’ 29 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΈNicholas Johnson1975
Avg top 10
1,694
Participants
15
Titled players Β· 1
CMΓ—1
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΈBahamasΓ—10
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    CMByron Small
    πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΈBAHΒ·1807
    5.0ptsΒ·2505perf+30.0
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    Philip Hanna Jr
    πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΈBAHΒ·1843
    4.0ptsΒ·1875perf+3.0
  • πŸ₯‰
    Nicholas Johnson
    πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΈBAHΒ·1975
    3.0ptsΒ·1781perf-43.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 5 rounds

CM Byron Small led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
6
3
1
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Small5Hanna Jr4Johnson3Pride3Davis3Pride3
R3–R5 Β· LEAD HELD

CM Byron Small never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R1–R5 Β· WIN STREAK

CM Byron Small won 5 in a row (R1–R5).

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1CMByron Small*β€”
1
β€”
2Philip Hanna Jrβ€”*β€”
1
3Nicholas Johnson
0
β€”*
0
4Avian Prideβ€”
0
1
*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Small, ByronCM1807BAH+10B+11N+6B+9N+3B5.010.011.011.002505+30.0
2Hanna Jr, Philip1843BAH+8N+4Bβˆ’9N+5B+7N4.012.014.012.001875+3.0
3Johnson, Nicholas1975BAH+7N+6Bβˆ’5N+4Bβˆ’1N3.014.017.09.001781-43.2
4Umesh, Sohan1653BAH+15Bβˆ’2N+8Bβˆ’3N+10B3.012.012.05.001109-15.2
5Pride, Avian1778BAHF+12N+3Bβˆ’2N+9B3.010.010.06.001952+13.6
6Davis, William1666BAH+14Bβˆ’3Nβˆ’1N+13B+11B3.010.010.02.001638-7.2
7Pride, Curtis1641BAHβˆ’3B+14N+12B+11Nβˆ’2B3.09.09.02.001650-0.4
8Nair, Bharath1435BAHβˆ’2B+15Nβˆ’4N+12B+14B3.08.08.01.009470.0
9Joseph, Marfeeyou1663BAH+13NF+2Bβˆ’1Bβˆ’5N2.013.013.05.001685+3.6
10FIDE 104028290β€”βˆ’1Nβˆ’13B+14N+15Bβˆ’4N2.09.09.00.009290.0
11Nair, Abijith1479BAHFβˆ’1B+13Nβˆ’7Bβˆ’6N1.012.012.01.00904-30.4
12FIDE 104028370β€”Fβˆ’5Bβˆ’7Nβˆ’8N+15B1.09.09.00.009070.0
13FIDE 104014740β€”βˆ’9B+10Nβˆ’11Bβˆ’6NF1.08.08.02.008140.0
14FIDE 104023490β€”βˆ’6Nβˆ’7Bβˆ’10BFβˆ’8N0.011.011.00.008530.0
15FIDE 104028450β€”βˆ’4Nβˆ’8BFβˆ’10Nβˆ’12N0.09.09.00.008500.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
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