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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 from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1694, and top seed was Nicholas Johnson (🇨🇦 CAN, 1975).

Byron Small (🇧🇸 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
🇧🇸Nassau, Bahamas
Dates
27 Mar 2026 → 29 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇨🇦Nicholas Johnson1975
Avg top 10
1,694
Participants
15
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇧🇸Bahamas×9
🇨🇦Canada×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 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
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD

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

R1–R5 · WIN STREAK

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

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1CMByron Small*
1
2Philip Hanna Jr*
1
3Nicholas Johnson
0
*
0
4Avian Pride
0
1
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Small, ByronCM1807BAH+10B+11N+6B+9N+3B5.010.011.011.002505+30.0
2Hanna Jr, Philip1843BAH+8N+4B9N+5B+7N4.012.014.012.001875+3.0
3Johnson, Nicholas1975CAN+7N+6B5N+4B1N3.014.017.09.001781-43.2
4Umesh, Sohan1653BAH+15B2N+8B3N+10B3.012.012.05.001109-15.2
5Pride, Avian1778BAHF+12N+3B2N+9B3.010.010.06.001952+13.6
6Davis, William1666BAH+14B3N1N+13B+11B3.010.010.02.001638-7.2
7Pride, Curtis1641BAH3B+14N+12B+11N2B3.09.09.02.001650-0.4
8Nair, Bharath1435BAH2B+15N4N+12B+14B3.08.08.01.009470.0
9Joseph, Marfeeyou1663BAH+13NF+2B1B5N2.013.013.05.001685+3.6
10FIDE 1040282901N13B+14N+15B4N2.09.09.00.009290.0
11Nair, Abijith1479BAHF1B+13N7B6N1.012.012.01.00904-30.4
12FIDE 104028370F5B7N8N+15B1.09.09.00.009070.0
13FIDE 1040147409B+10N11B6NF1.08.08.02.008140.0
14FIDE 1040234906N7B10BF8N0.011.011.00.008530.0
15FIDE 1040284504N8BF10N12N0.09.09.00.008500.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets