Olympiad 2026 Qualifying Tournament (GP2)
30 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 22 Nov 2025 to 30 Nov 2025 in Georgetown, Guyana. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1817, and top seed was Rawle A Allicock (🇬🇧 ENG, FM, 2236).
Rawle A Allicock (🇬🇧 ENG, FM, 2236) won with 7.5/8, ahead of Anthony Drayton (7.0) and Keron Sandiford (6.0). Allicock shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Prince Dunn (1533) beat Sachin Dhilan Pitamber (CM, 1950), a +417-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsFM Rawle A Allicock led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
FM Rawle A Allicock takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
FM Rawle A Allicock drew with FM Anthony Drayton (White).
FM Rawle A Allicock 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R5–R8)FM Anthony Drayton 3 wins (R1–R3)Keron Sandiford 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMRawle A Allicock | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2FMAnthony Drayton | ½ | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Keron Sandiford | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4CMSachin Dhilan Pitamber | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allicock, Rawle AFM | 2236 | ENG | +24N | +7B | +6N | =2B | +16N | +5B | +3N | +4B | 7.5 | 36.5 | 38.5 | 35.00 | 2331 | +8.8 |
| 2 | Drayton, AnthonyFM | 1965 | GUY | +11N | +8B | +16N | =1N | +3B | =4N | +6B | +5B | 7.0 | 38.0 | 41.0 | 34.50 | 2135 | +30.8 |
| 3 | Sandiford, Keron | 1791 | GUY | +18N | +12B | +9N | +6B | −2N | +14B | −1B | +8N | 6.0 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 25.50 | 1869 | +17.2 |
| 4 | Pitamber, Sachin DhilanCM | 1950 | GUY | +13B | −9N | +14N | +12B | +11N | =2B | +7B | −1N | 5.5 | 36.5 | 40.0 | 24.00 | 1841 | -23.6 |
| 5 | Couchman, Kyle | 2004 | GUY | +17B | −16N | +15B | +8N | +7B | −1N | +9B | −2N | 5.0 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 21.50 | 1843 | -46.8 |
| 6 | Williams, Gilbert | 1655 | GUY | +27N | +25B | −1B | −3N | +24B | +10B | −2N | +11N | 5.0 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 14.00 | 1728 | +8.4 |
| 7 | Enoe, Micaiah | 1648 | GUY | +30B | −1N | +17B | +9B | −5N | +12B | −4N | +18N | 5.0 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 15.00 | 1759 | +33.2 |
| 8 | Zhang, Alexander | 1588 | GUY | +19B | −2N | +18B | −5B | +17N | +11B | +14N | −3B | 5.0 | 31.5 | 34.5 | 16.50 | 1713 | +39.2 |
| 9 | Dunn, Prince | 1533 | GUY | +23N | +4B | −3B | −7N | +18B | +16B | −5N | +15N | 5.0 | 31.0 | 33.5 | 17.50 | 1769 | +77.6 |
| 10 | Ubaldo-Singh, Alek | 1562 | GUY | =22N | =21B | −11N | +20B | +15B | −6N | +17B | +19N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 26.5 | 15.00 | 1587 | +6.4 |
| 11 | Campbell, Leslie | 1478 | GUY | −2B | +19N | +10B | +21N | −4B | −8N | +12N | −6B | 4.0 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 14.50 | 1622 | +43.2 |
| 12 | Puran, Kishan | 1538 | GUY | +28B | −3N | +23B | −4N | +13B | −7N | −11B | +20N | 4.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 9.50 | 1414 | -17.4 |
| 13 | Davenand, Javier Garin | 1410 | GUY | −4N | +20B | −21N | +28B | −12N | −19B | +25N | +24B | 4.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 7.00 | 1424 | -0.4 |
| 14 | Chong, Kim Shing | 1531 | GUY | +29B | =15N | −4B | +22N | F | −3N | −8B | +17N | 3.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 7.25 | 1553 | -0.2 |
| 15 | Nandalall, Shivanand | 1714 | GUY | F | =14B | −5N | +26B | −10N | +22B | +21N | −9B | 3.5 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 8.25 | 1498 | -29.6 |
| 16 | Gopaul, Joshua | 1604 | GUY | +20N | +5B | −2B | +24N | −1B | −9N | F | F | 3.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 10.00 | 1733 | +10.6 |
| 17 | Fernandez Ciria, Abel Ayden | 1484 | GUY | −5N | +22B | −7N | +19B | −8B | +23N | −10N | −14B | 3.0 | 29.0 | 31.5 | 8.00 | 843 | -61.6 |
| 18 | Kandavel, Tejasvarun | 1402 | GUY | −3B | F | −8N | +25B | −9N | +29N | +24B | −7B | 3.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 4.00 | 1376 | -8.0 |
| 19 | Persaud, Rajendra Rajesh | 0 | GUY | −8N | −11B | F | −17N | +27B | +13N | +22B | −10B | 3.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 7.50 | 1265 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 19703864 | 0 | — | −16B | −13N | +29B | −10N | +25N | −21B | +27N | −12B | 3.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 3.00 | 743 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Hussain, Rashad | 1600 | GUY | F | =10N | +13B | −11B | F | +20N | −15B | F | 2.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 9.50 | 1455 | -16.4 |
| 22 | FIDE 19702183 | 0 | — | =10B | −17N | +27N | −14B | +23B | −15N | −19N | F | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 6.00 | 1251 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 19702019 | 0 | — | −9B | F | −12N | +27B | −22N | −17B | =26N | +29N | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 1.75 | 720 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Goppy, Jadon Isaiah | 1518 | GUY | −1B | F | +25N | −16B | −6N | +26B | −18N | −13N | 2.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 3.50 | 798 | -83.6 |
| 25 | FIDE 19703260 | 0 | — | F | −6N | −24B | −18N | −20B | +28N | −13B | +26B | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 1.50 | 697 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 19703325 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −15N | +29B | −24N | =23B | −25N | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.25 | 816 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 19703821 | 0 | — | −6B | +29N | −22B | −23N | −19N | F | −20B | F | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 855 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 19703880 | 0 | — | −12N | F | F | −13N | F | −25B | F | F | 0.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 675 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 19703635 | 0 | — | −14N | −27B | −20N | F | −26N | −18B | F | −23B | 0.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 668 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 19703392 | 0 | — | −7N | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 849 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Dunn, PrinceGUY+77.65.0 pts · #8
- 2Campbell, LeslieGUY+43.24.0 pts · #9
- 3Zhang, AlexanderGUY+39.25.0 pts · #7
- 1Goppy, Jadon IsaiahGUY-83.62.0 pts · #21
- 2Fernandez Ciria, Abel AydenGUY-61.63.0 pts · #28
- 3Couchman, KyleGUY-46.85.0 pts · #5
- R2+417 Elo gap
- R2+400 Elo gap
- R8+181 Elo gap