BCF 2nd Olympiad Qualifier 2026 - Female
Open SwissStandard
5 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 24 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Nassau, Bahamas. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 926, and top seed was Daijah Johnson (🇧🇸 BAH, WCM, 1597).
Daijah Johnson (🇧🇸 BAH, WCM, 1597) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Nelissa Thomas (2.5). Johnson broke clear in the final round.
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
Titled players · 2
WCM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇧🇸Bahamas×3
Top 3
- 🥇
- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 5 · 5 roundsWCM Daijah Johnson led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
2
4
2
2
1
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
WCM Daijah Johnson never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
WCM Daijah Johnson drew with WCM Nelissa Thomas (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WCMDaijah Johnson | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2WCMNelissa Thomas | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3FIDE 10400982 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4FIDE 10402756 | 0 | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnson, DaijahWCM | 1597 | BAH | F | +4B | +3N | =2B | +5N | 3.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.25 | 1709 | +5.4 |
| 2 | Thomas, NelissaWCM | 1549 | BAH | +3N | F | +5B | =1N | F | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.75 | 1733 | +9.6 |
| 3 | FIDE 10400982 | 0 | — | −2B | +5N | −1B | +4N | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1418 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 10402756 | 0 | — | +5B | −1N | F | −3B | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1540 | 0.0 |
| 5 | McGregor, Amaris | 1483 | BAH | −4N | −3B | −2N | F | −1B | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 773 | -30.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Thomas, NelissaWCMBAH+9.62.5 pts · #1
- 2Johnson, DaijahWCMBAH+5.43.5 pts · #2
- 3FIDE 104009820.02.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1McGregor, AmarisBAH-30.00.0 pts · #5
- 2FIDE 104009820.02.0 pts · #3
- 3FIDE 104027560.01.0 pts · #4