Independence Day 2026
10 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 23 Jan 2026 to 30 Jan 2026 in Denig, Nauru. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1749, and top seed was Lanni Gadeanang (🇳🇷 NRU, 1879).
O-Neill Ribauw (🇳🇷 NRU, 1780) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Ryker Dabuae (5.0) and Tieta Apadinuwe (4.5). Ribauw shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Jamiedson Temaki (1686) beat Lanni Gadeanang (1879), a +193-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsO-Neill Ribauw led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
O-Neill Ribauw takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
O-Neill Ribauw lost to Ryker Dabuae (Black).
O-Neill Ribauw 4 wins (R4–R7)Ryker Dabuae 3 wins (R1–R3)Tieta Apadinuwe 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1O-Neill Ribauw | * | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Ryker Dabuae | 1 | * | 0 | 0 |
| 3Tieta Apadinuwe | 0 | 1 | * | 1 |
| 4CMDavid Dabuae | 0 | 1 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ribauw, O-Neill | 1780 | NRU | +8N | +10B | −2N | +6B | +3B | +4N | +7N | 6.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 15.00 | 2072 | +46.8 |
| 2 | Dabuae, Ryker | 1756 | NRU | +9N | +7N | +1B | −3N | −4B | +5B | +8N | 5.0 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 14.50 | 1915 | +60.0 |
| 3 | Apadinuwe, Tieta | 1738 | NRU | +4N | +6B | +10N | +2B | −1N | =7B | −5N | 4.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 12.25 | 1866 | +50.0 |
| 4 | Dabuae, DavidCM | 1813 | NRU | −3B | +8N | +9B | −7N | +2N | −1B | F | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 8.00 | 1760 | -8.8 |
| 5 | Temaki, Jamiedson | 1686 | NRU | −6N | F | −8B | +9N | +7B | −2N | +3B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 8.00 | 1757 | +22.8 |
| 6 | Depaune, RickoFM | 1766 | NRU | +5B | −3N | −7B | −1N | F | +10B | +9N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.00 | 1738 | -4.8 |
| 7 | Gadeanang, Lanni | 1879 | NRU | F | −2B | +6N | +4B | −5N | =3N | −1B | 2.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 8.25 | 1700 | -29.8 |
| 8 | Gadeanang, Andrew | 1722 | NRU | −1B | −4B | +5N | F | +10N | −9B | −2B | 2.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.00 | 1605 | -18.8 |
| 9 | Scotty, James | 1682 | NRU | −2B | F | −4N | −5B | F | +8N | −6B | 1.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 1509 | -41.2 |
| 10 | Halstead, Richie | 1665 | NRU | F | −1N | −3B | F | −8B | −6N | F | 0.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 0.00 | 952 | -60.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Dabuae, RykerNRU+60.05.0 pts · #2
- 2Apadinuwe, TietaNRU+50.04.5 pts · #3
- 3Ribauw, O-NeillNRU+46.86.0 pts · #1
- 1Halstead, RichieNRU-60.80.0 pts · #10
- 2Scotty, JamesNRU-41.21.0 pts · #9
- 3Gadeanang, LanniNRU-29.82.5 pts · #7
- R5+193 Elo gap
- R2+123 Elo gap