National Championships (Absolute) 2026
12 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 25 Jan 2026 to 15 Feb 2026 in Rodney Bay, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1713, and top seed was Sixtus Gabriel (🇱🇨 LCA, 1903).
Justin James (🇱🇨 LCA, 1837) won with 10.0/11, ahead of Kaieem Elizee (8.0) and Chelsea Wahid (6.5). James won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Irvin Smith (1442) beat Dyorni Cilpa (1814), a +372-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 12 · 11 roundsJustin James led from R6 onwards, the title was decided early. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Justin James never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
Justin James opens a +2.0-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: CM Kaieem Elizee); the title is out of reach before R11.
Justin James beat CM Kaieem Elizee (Black).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇱🇨James, Justin | 1837 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 10.0 | 45.50 | 46.0 | +56.0 | 2477 |
| 2 | 🇱🇨CMElizee, Kaieem | 1828 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 31.00 | 48.0 | +23.4 | 1915 |
| 4 | 🇱🇨WCMWahid, Chelsea | 1577 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.5 | 23.25 | 49.5 | +96.4 | 1785 |
| 7 | 🇱🇨Nicholas, Arvin | 1739 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5.5 | 18.75 | 50.5 | -11.2 | 1687 |
| 3 | 🇱🇨Lindo, Terence | 1675 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 18.25 | 50.5 | +13.8 | 1726 |
| 5 | 🇱🇨Gabriel, Sixtus | 1903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 5.0 | 18.50 | 51.0 | -37.8 | 1719 |
| 6 | 🇱🇨Nunez, Daniel | 1573 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 16.50 | 51.0 | +62.4 | 1700 |
| 8 | 🇱🇨Cilpa, Dyorni | 1814 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 15.50 | 51.0 | -106.8 | 1604 |
| 11 | 🇱🇨Smith, Irvin | 1442 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | — | 2.0 | 7.00 | 54.0 | -28.8 | 1363 |
| 9 | 🇱🇨Remy, Valdez | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | * | — | 1 | 2.0 | 6.00 | 54.0 | 0.0 | 1519 |
| 10 | 🇱🇨Charles, Ethan | 1537 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | * | — | 1.0 | 2.00 | 55.0 | -66.4 | 1359 |
| 12 | 🇱🇨Bovell, Bernard | 1651 | — | 0 | — | — | ½ | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | * | 0.5 | 2.75 | 55.5 | -45.2 | 1401 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Wahid, ChelseaWCMLCA+96.46.5 pts · #4
- 2Nunez, DanielLCA+62.45.0 pts · #6
- 3James, JustinLCA+56.010.0 pts · #1
- 1Cilpa, DyorniLCA-106.85.0 pts · #8
- 2Charles, EthanLCA-66.41.0 pts · #10
- 3Bovell, BernardLCA-45.20.5 pts · #12
- R4+372 Elo gap
- R3+326 Elo gap
- R9+237 Elo gap