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2026 Captain Vigil's Chess Festival At Sea

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30 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 11 Jan 2026 to 16 Jan 2026 in Miami, FL, United States. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1781, and top seed was Dimitry W Kishinevsky (🇺🇸 USA, 1954).

Glenn Buyo (🇺🇸 USA, 1901) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Kaden Scott (5.0). Buyo took the lead from round 5.

Location
🇺🇸Miami, FL, United States
Dates
11 Jan 2026 → 16 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Top seed
Avg top 10
1,781
Participants
30
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×18
🇬🇺Guam×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Glenn Buyo led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
13
4
1
1
1
1
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6Buyo takes lead
Buyo5.5Scott5Aarons4.54.5Kuten4Balcom4— ex-leaders:Buyoled R5–R6, #17
R5 · LEADER CHANGE16 Jan

Glenn Buyo takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Glenn Buyo beat Kaden Scott (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Glenn Buyo 5 wins (R2–R6)Kaden Scott 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Glenn Buyo*
1
2Kaden Scott
0
*
1
3Stephen D Aarons*
4FIDE 566000645
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Buyo, Glenn1901USA=27N+13B+17N+14B+2N+5B5.517.017.517.251954+1.4
2Scott, Kaden0USA+7N+24B+10B+3N1B+8N5.020.521.516.0018980.0
3FIDE 5660006450+?N=17B+18N2B+14N+7B4.515.515.59.5019040.0
4Aarons, Stephen D0USA=15B+?N+16B8N+17B+11N4.514.014.09.2517210.0
5Balcom, Russell Lee0USA9B+19N+25B+15N+10B1N4.017.018.09.0016440.0
6Kuten, Samuel1641USA24N7B+19B+25N+16N+22B4.011.012.07.501668+3.6
7White, James1844USA2B+6N+9B+12B=8N3N3.520.523.512.252046+32.4
8Harrison, Eva1840USA+19N+9NF+4B=7B2B3.518.518.511.752002+16.8
9Whitworth, John1774USA+5N8B7N+28B+15N=10B3.517.017.58.751750-2.4
10FIDE 26790860+29B+?B2N+18B5N=9N3.514.514.53.7517740.0
11FIDE 566001420020N=23B+29B+?N+12N4B3.511.011.03.7516030.0
12Poling, Robert S1584USA+30B=16N+20B7N11B=13N3.014.514.54.751575-1.2
13Getty, Robert0USA=21B1N+?B17N+23N=12B3.014.014.04.0015490.0
14Woodruff, Mason Lewis0USA=?N+27B+?N1N3B=17B3.012.512.51.5018320.0
15Stuckert, Elena1632USA=4N+21NF5B9B+18B2.516.016.06.25974-12.4
16Porth, Adam1691USA+28B=12B4N+26N6BF2.513.013.03.001636-9.2
17FIDE 309731470F=3N1B+13B4N=14N2.020.520.56.7511010.0
18FIDE 309317380+?B+26N3B10N20B15N2.013.513.51.008320.0
19Abron, Michael0USA8B5B6N+29N?B+?N2.011.511.50.009310.0
20Porth, Dylan0USA+11BF12NF+18NF2.08.58.55.507830.0
21Walker, Edwin0USA=13N15B=28N+?BFF2.06.06.01.7514650.0
22FIDE 309837970+?BF+24NFF6N2.05.05.01.0017430.0
23FIDE 5660027610?N=11N?B+?N13B?B1.56.56.51.7510840.0
24Whitt, Anthony1845GUM+6B2N22BFFF1.011.011.04.002441+4.8
25FIDE 5660010050FF5N6B?N+29B1.08.08.00.008410.0
26FIDE 5660014470+?N18BF16BF?N1.04.54.50.009020.0
27Kishinevsky, Dimitry W1954USA=1B14NFFFF0.58.58.52.751901-1.4
28Vigil, Jacob1684USA16NF=21B9NFF0.58.08.01.00933-34.8
29FIDE 566003245010N?N11N19B?B25N0.010.010.00.0010840.0
30FIDE 2081008012NFFFFF0.03.03.00.007830.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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