National Championship 2026
12 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 23 Jan 2026 to 31 Jan 2026 in Kingston, Jamaica. 7 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2004, and top seed was Shreyas Smith (🇯🇲 JAM, FM, 2235).
Shreyas Smith (🇯🇲 JAM, FM, 2235) won with 10.0/11, ahead of Jaden Shaw (8.5) and Raheem Glaves (8.0). Smith won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Jayden Foreshaw (1793) beat Nathan Belinfante (1912), a +119-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 12 · 11 roundsFM Shreyas Smith led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
FM Shreyas Smith never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
FM Shreyas Smith opens a +1.5-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: FM Jaden Shaw); the title is out of reach before R11.
FM Shreyas Smith beat FM Jaden Shaw (White).
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 | 🇯🇲FMSmith, Shreyas | 2235 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 10.0 | 48.00 | 48.0 | +36.6 | 2764 |
| 2 | 🇯🇲FMShaw, Jaden | 2092 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 | 30.75 | 49.5 | +24.8 | 2178 |
| 3 | 🇯🇲FMGlaves, Raheem | 2124 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | — | 8.0 | 34.25 | 50.0 | +21.6 | 2211 |
| 4 | 🇯🇲CMMcDonald, Jhustice-Dimonte | 2055 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 21.50 | 50.5 | +15.8 | 2103 |
| 5 | 🇯🇲CMHinds, Nathan | 1947 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | — | 5.0 | 19.00 | 53.0 | +10.0 | 1988 |
| 7 | 🇯🇲Stephenson, John | 1894 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 4.5 | 16.75 | 53.5 | +14.2 | 1958 |
| 6 | 🇯🇲CMBrooks, Paul | 1922 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4.5 | 11.00 | 53.5 | -3.8 | 1917 |
| 8 | 🇯🇲Foreshaw, Jayden | 1793 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | — | 3.5 | 9.75 | 54.5 | +40.4 | 1890 |
| 9 | 🇯🇲Belinfante, Nathan | 1912 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | — | 3.0 | 12.50 | 55.0 | -20.0 | 1843 |
| 10 | 🇯🇲CMHope, Nathaniel | 1954 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | — | 2.5 | 6.75 | 55.5 | -84.0 | 1795 |
| 11 | 🇯🇲McDonald, Angelus-Seren | 1903 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | — | 1.0 | 3.75 | 57.0 | -57.6 | 1627 |
| 12 | 🇯🇲McGowan, Javene | 1893 | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 58.0 | -19.8 | 1223 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Foreshaw, JaydenJAM+40.43.5 pts · #8
- 2Smith, ShreyasFMJAM+36.610.0 pts · #1
- 3Shaw, JadenFMJAM+24.88.5 pts · #2
- 1Hope, NathanielCMJAM-84.02.5 pts · #10
- 2McDonald, Angelus-SerenJAM-57.61.0 pts · #11
- 3Belinfante, NathanJAM-20.03.0 pts · #9
- R9+119 Elo gap
- R8+110 Elo gap