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BCF 2nd Olympiad Qualifier 2026 - Open

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12 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 24 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Nassau, Bahamas. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1728, and top seed was Nicholas Johnson (🇨🇦 CAN, 1897).

Nicholas Johnson (🇨🇦 CAN, 1897) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Avian Pride (4.0) and Cecil Moncur (3.0). Johnson won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Sohan Umesh (1635) beat Cecil Moncur (FM, 1891), a +256-point gap.

Location
🇧🇸Nassau, Bahamas
Dates
24 Apr 2026 → 26 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇨🇦Nicholas Johnson1897
Avg top 10
1,728
Participants
12
Titled players · 2
FM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇧🇸Bahamas×10
🇨🇦Canada×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Nicholas Johnson led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
4
2
2
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Nicholas Johnson held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Nicholas Johnson beat Avian Pride (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Nicholas Johnson 4 wins (R1–R4)Avian Pride 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Nicholas Johnson*
1
½
2Avian Pride
0
*
1
3FMCecil Moncur
½
*
4FIDE 10401474
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Johnson, Nicholas1897CAN+7N+5B+6N+2B=3N4.512.014.012.502154+26.0
2Pride, Avian1794BAH+4B+10N+9B1N+6N4.011.012.07.501928+10.8
3Moncur, CecilFM1891BAH+12B=9N8B+11N=1B3.09.010.05.001743-15.8
4FIDE 1040147402N+7B+11N6B+10N3.09.010.04.0017350.0
5Pride, ChikaWCM1776BAHF1N+10B+8N+9B3.09.09.04.501857+12.8
6Hanna Jr, Philip1846BAHF+8N1B+4N2B2.013.513.55.001650-15.4
7Pride, Curtis1634BAH1B4N+12B9N+11B2.010.011.02.001677+4.0
8Umesh, Sohan1635BAHF6B+3N5B+12N2.09.09.04.001748+22.4
9Davis, William1665BAHF=3B2N+7B5N1.512.012.03.501687+2.8
10Nair, Bharath0BAH+11N2B5N12B4B1.011.012.01.0014860.0
11Joseph, Marfeeyou1667BAH10B+12N4B3B7N1.09.010.01.001543-20.8
12Nair, Abijith1478BAH3N11B7N+10N8B1.08.09.01.00904-36.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets