BCF 2nd Olympiad Qualifier 2026 - Open
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.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsNicholas Johnson led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Nicholas Johnson held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
Nicholas Johnson beat Avian Pride (White).
Nicholas Johnson 4 wins (R1–R4)Avian Pride 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nicholas Johnson | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Avian Pride | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3FMCecil Moncur | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4FIDE 10401474 | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson, Nicholas | 1897 | CAN | +7N | +5B | +6N | +2B | =3N | 4.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 12.50 | 2154 | +26.0 |
| 2 | Pride, Avian | 1794 | BAH | +4B | +10N | +9B | −1N | +6N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 7.50 | 1928 | +10.8 |
| 3 | Moncur, CecilFM | 1891 | BAH | +12B | =9N | −8B | +11N | =1B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 1743 | -15.8 |
| 4 | FIDE 10401474 | 0 | — | −2N | +7B | +11N | −6B | +10N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 1735 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Pride, ChikaWCM | 1776 | BAH | F | −1N | +10B | +8N | +9B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.50 | 1857 | +12.8 |
| 6 | Hanna Jr, Philip | 1846 | BAH | F | +8N | −1B | +4N | −2B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 1650 | -15.4 |
| 7 | Pride, Curtis | 1634 | BAH | −1B | −4N | +12B | −9N | +11B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1677 | +4.0 |
| 8 | Umesh, Sohan | 1635 | BAH | F | −6B | +3N | −5B | +12N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 1748 | +22.4 |
| 9 | Davis, William | 1665 | BAH | F | =3B | −2N | +7B | −5N | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 1687 | +2.8 |
| 10 | Nair, Bharath | 0 | BAH | +11N | −2B | −5N | −12B | −4B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 1486 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Joseph, Marfeeyou | 1667 | BAH | −10B | +12N | −4B | −3B | −7N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1543 | -20.8 |
| 12 | Nair, Abijith | 1478 | BAH | −3N | −11B | −7N | +10N | −8B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 904 | -36.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Johnson, NicholasCAN+26.04.5 pts · #1
- 2Umesh, SohanBAH+22.42.0 pts · #7
- 3Pride, ChikaWCMBAH+12.83.0 pts · #6
- 1Nair, AbijithBAH-36.41.0 pts · #12
- 2Joseph, MarfeeyouBAH-20.81.0 pts · #10
- 3Moncur, CecilFMBAH-15.83.0 pts · #2
- R3+256 Elo gap