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Jersey International Open 2026

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14 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 23 Feb 2026 to 28 Feb 2026 in St Clement, Jersey. 10 titled players from 7 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2238, and top seed was Hao(ZJ) Wang (🇨🇳 CHN, IM, 2418).

Hao(ZJ) Wang (🇨🇳 CHN, IM, 2418) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Keith C Arkell (5.0) and Jovanka Houska (5.0). Wang took the lead from round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Jovanka Houska (IM, 2314) beat Hao(ZJ) Wang (IM, 2418), a +104-point gap.

Location
🇯🇪St Clement, Jersey
Dates
23 Feb 2026 → 28 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇨🇳IMHao(ZJ) Wang2418
Avg top 10
2,238
Participants
14
Titled players · 10
GM×2
IM×3
FM×1
CM×1
WGM×1
WFM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 7 represented
🇬🇧England×5
🇬🇧Scotland×2
🇬🇬Guernsey×2
🇯🇪Jersey×2
🇳🇴Norway×1
🇨🇳China×1
🇨🇦Canada×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

IM Hao(ZJ) Wang led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
6
3
1
1
1
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7Wang takes lead
R6 · LEADER CHANGE27 Feb

IM Hao(ZJ) Wang takes the sole lead (4.5/6).

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Hao(ZJ) Wang drew with GM Keith C Arkell (Black).

R5–R7 · WIN STREAK

IM Hao(ZJ) Wang won 3 in a row (R5–R7).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1IMHao(ZJ) Wang*
½
0
1
2GMKeith C Arkell
½
*
½
½
3IMJovanka Houska
1
½
*
0
4GMPetro Golubka
0
½
1
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Wang, Hao(ZJ)IM2418CHN+7N+6B=2N3B+9B+4N+5B5.526.529.522.002496+6.3
2Arkell, Keith CGM2367ENG+8B+5N=1B=4N=3N=6B+11N5.026.528.519.002379+3.3
3Houska, JovankaIM2314ENG+12N4N+8B+1N=2B=5B+14N5.023.523.514.502326+4.1
4Golubka, PetroGM2345CAN+11N+3B+6N=2B=5N1B=7N4.527.529.517.502341+1.3
5Toma, KatarzynaWGM2201ENG+14N2B+13N+10B=4B=3N1N4.023.523.58.252238+9.8
6Gourlay, IainFM2289SCO+10B1N4B=8N+14B=2N+12B4.022.022.07.752180-6.6
7Hill, Alistair2137ENG1B+11N=9B+13N=10N=8B=4B4.021.022.09.752193+10.4
8Hagesather, Arne2016NOR2N+12B3N=6B+11N=7N=13B3.521.022.07.502108+16.0
9Dunnington, Angus JIM2209SCOF=13B=7N+11B1N+14BF3.012.512.54.502149-2.5
10Homer, Stephen J1988ENG6N+14B+12N5N=7BFF2.513.013.03.0019690.0
11Strade, AritaWFM1938GCI4B7B+14N9N8B+12N2B2.021.021.01.001871-14.8
12Ashbrooke, MonikaWCM1628JCI3B8N10B+14NF11B6N1.017.017.00.001647-2.8
13Belzo, KrzysztofCM2084JCIF=9N5B7BFF=8N1.014.514.53.251948-13.8
14Flanagan, Keith1521GCI5B10N11B12B6N9N3B0.020.521.50.001079-16.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets