2026 Captain Vigil's Chess Festival At Sea
Open SwissStandard
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
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇸United States of America×18
🇬🇺Guam×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsGlenn Buyo led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Glenn Buyo | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Kaden Scott | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Stephen D Aarons | — | — | * | — |
| 4FIDE 566000645 | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buyo, Glenn | 1901 | USA | =27N | +13B | +17N | +14B | +2N | +5B | 5.5 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 17.25 | 1954 | +1.4 |
| 2 | Scott, Kaden | 0 | USA | +7N | +24B | +10B | +3N | −1B | +8N | 5.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 16.00 | 1898 | 0.0 |
| 3 | FIDE 566000645 | 0 | — | +?N | =17B | +18N | −2B | +14N | +7B | 4.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 9.50 | 1904 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Aarons, Stephen D | 0 | USA | =15B | +?N | +16B | −8N | +17B | +11N | 4.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 9.25 | 1721 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Balcom, Russell Lee | 0 | USA | −9B | +19N | +25B | +15N | +10B | −1N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 9.00 | 1644 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Kuten, Samuel | 1641 | USA | −24N | −7B | +19B | +25N | +16N | +22B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 7.50 | 1668 | +3.6 |
| 7 | White, James | 1844 | USA | −2B | +6N | +9B | +12B | =8N | −3N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 23.5 | 12.25 | 2046 | +32.4 |
| 8 | Harrison, Eva | 1840 | USA | +19N | +9N | F | +4B | =7B | −2B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 11.75 | 2002 | +16.8 |
| 9 | Whitworth, John | 1774 | USA | +5N | −8B | −7N | +28B | +15N | =10B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 8.75 | 1750 | -2.4 |
| 10 | FIDE 2679086 | 0 | — | +29B | +?B | −2N | +18B | −5N | =9N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.75 | 1774 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 566001420 | 0 | — | −20N | =23B | +29B | +?N | +12N | −4B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1603 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Poling, Robert S | 1584 | USA | +30B | =16N | +20B | −7N | −11B | =13N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.75 | 1575 | -1.2 |
| 13 | Getty, Robert | 0 | USA | =21B | −1N | +?B | −17N | +23N | =12B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 1549 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Woodruff, Mason Lewis | 0 | USA | =?N | +27B | +?N | −1N | −3B | =17B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.50 | 1832 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Stuckert, Elena | 1632 | USA | =4N | +21N | F | −5B | −9B | +18B | 2.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 6.25 | 974 | -12.4 |
| 16 | Porth, Adam | 1691 | USA | +28B | =12B | −4N | +26N | −6B | F | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1636 | -9.2 |
| 17 | FIDE 30973147 | 0 | — | F | =3N | −1B | +13B | −4N | =14N | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 6.75 | 1101 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 30931738 | 0 | — | +?B | +26N | −3B | −10N | −20B | −15N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.00 | 832 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Abron, Michael | 0 | USA | −8B | −5B | −6N | +29N | −?B | +?N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 931 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Porth, Dylan | 0 | USA | +11B | F | −12N | F | +18N | F | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.50 | 783 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Walker, Edwin | 0 | USA | =13N | −15B | =28N | +?B | F | F | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.75 | 1465 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 30983797 | 0 | — | +?B | F | +24N | F | F | −6N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1743 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 566002761 | 0 | — | −?N | =11N | −?B | +?N | −13B | −?B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.75 | 1084 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Whitt, Anthony | 1845 | GUM | +6B | −2N | −22B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 2441 | +4.8 |
| 25 | FIDE 566001005 | 0 | — | F | F | −5N | −6B | −?N | +29B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 841 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 566001447 | 0 | — | +?N | −18B | F | −16B | F | −?N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 902 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Kishinevsky, Dimitry W | 1954 | USA | =1B | −14N | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.75 | 1901 | -1.4 |
| 28 | Vigil, Jacob | 1684 | USA | −16N | F | =21B | −9N | F | F | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 933 | -34.8 |
| 29 | FIDE 566003245 | 0 | — | −10N | −?N | −11N | −19B | −?B | −25N | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1084 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 2081008 | 0 | — | −12N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 783 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1White, JamesUSA+32.43.5 pts · #1
- 2Harrison, EvaUSA+16.83.5 pts · #7
- 3Whitt, AnthonyGUM+4.81.0 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Vigil, JacobUSA-34.80.5 pts · #28
- 2Stuckert, ElenaUSA-12.42.5 pts · #21
- 3Porth, AdamUSA-9.22.5 pts · #6