Barbadian Jeremiah Farley has made a solid start at the prestigious World Open Chess tournament, taking place in Philadelphia.

The 12-year-old is the youngest member of a four player local delegation and has had a dream start, after securing four and a half points from his five games in the Under 2000 rating section.

He began with three straight wins, before being held to a draw in Round Four by Jeremiah Beckles of the US. The Barbadian however bounced back in Round Five  to defeat Gabriel Burgos, also of the US.