BCF 1st Olympiad Qualifier 2026 - Open
Open SwissStandard
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
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇧🇸Bahamas×9
🇨🇦Canada×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsCM Byron Small led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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3
1
1
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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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMByron Small | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Philip Hanna Jr | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3Nicholas Johnson | 0 | — | * | 0 |
| 4Avian Pride | — | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Small, ByronCM | 1807 | BAH | +10B | +11N | +6B | +9N | +3B | 5.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 11.00 | 2505 | +30.0 |
| 2 | Hanna Jr, Philip | 1843 | BAH | +8N | +4B | −9N | +5B | +7N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 12.00 | 1875 | +3.0 |
| 3 | Johnson, Nicholas | 1975 | CAN | +7N | +6B | −5N | +4B | −1N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 9.00 | 1781 | -43.2 |
| 4 | Umesh, Sohan | 1653 | BAH | +15B | −2N | +8B | −3N | +10B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1109 | -15.2 |
| 5 | Pride, Avian | 1778 | BAH | F | +12N | +3B | −2N | +9B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 1952 | +13.6 |
| 6 | Davis, William | 1666 | BAH | +14B | −3N | −1N | +13B | +11B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1638 | -7.2 |
| 7 | Pride, Curtis | 1641 | BAH | −3B | +14N | +12B | +11N | −2B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1650 | -0.4 |
| 8 | Nair, Bharath | 1435 | BAH | −2B | +15N | −4N | +12B | +14B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 947 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Joseph, Marfeeyou | 1663 | BAH | +13N | F | +2B | −1B | −5N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1685 | +3.6 |
| 10 | FIDE 10402829 | 0 | — | −1N | −13B | +14N | +15B | −4N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 929 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Nair, Abijith | 1479 | BAH | F | −1B | +13N | −7B | −6N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 904 | -30.4 |
| 12 | FIDE 10402837 | 0 | — | F | −5B | −7N | −8N | +15B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 907 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 10401474 | 0 | — | −9B | +10N | −11B | −6N | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 814 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 10402349 | 0 | — | −6N | −7B | −10B | F | −8N | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 853 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 10402845 | 0 | — | −4N | −8B | F | −10N | −12N | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 850 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Small, ByronCMBAH+30.05.0 pts · #1
- 2Pride, AvianBAH+13.63.0 pts · #4
- 3Joseph, MarfeeyouBAH+3.62.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Johnson, NicholasCAN-43.23.0 pts · #3
- 2Nair, AbijithBAH-30.41.0 pts · #8
- 3Umesh, SohanBAH-15.23.0 pts · #12
Biggest upsets
- R3+197 Elo gap
- R3+180 Elo gap
- R5+168 Elo gap