Ruben's Cup 2026
12 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 23 Mar 2026 to 28 Mar 2026 in Denig, Nauru. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1788, and top seed was Kingston Adam (🇳🇷 NRU, 1891).
David Dabuae (🇳🇷 NRU, CM, 1813) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Kingston Adam (5.0) and Jamiedson Temaki (4.0). Dabuae won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Jamiedson Temaki (1686) beat Lanni Gadeanang (1879), a +193-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsCM David Dabuae led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
CM David Dabuae never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
CM David Dabuae beat Kingston Adam (Black).
CM David Dabuae 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Kingston Adam 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMDavid Dabuae | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Kingston Adam | 0 | * | 1 | 0 |
| 3Jamiedson Temaki | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Teiniku Amram | — | 1 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dabuae, DavidCM | 1813 | NRU | +5B | +10N | +9B | =11N | +3B | +2N | +7B | 6.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 19.75 | 2164 | +46.6 |
| 2 | Adam, Kingston | 1891 | NRU | −4B | +6N | +10B | +5N | +11B | −1B | +3N | 5.0 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 13.50 | 1907 | +7.6 |
| 3 | Temaki, Jamiedson | 1686 | NRU | +11B | +4N | −5B | +9N | −1N | +8B | −2B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 24.5 | 10.00 | 1851 | +62.4 |
| 4 | Amram, Teiniku | 1756 | NRU | +2N | −3B | −8N | =12B | −7N | +6N | +5B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 11.75 | 1775 | +7.2 |
| 5 | Gadeanang, Andrew | 1722 | NRU | −1N | +8B | +3N | −2B | +6B | F | −4N | 3.0 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 10.00 | 1801 | +12.6 |
| 6 | Ribauw, O-Neill | 1780 | NRU | −7N | −2B | +12N | +8B | −5N | −4B | +10N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 6.50 | 1721 | -11.6 |
| 7 | Halstead, Richie | 1665 | NRU | +6B | −9N | F | F | +4B | +12N | −1N | 3.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 8.00 | 1850 | +50.8 |
| 8 | Gadeanang, Lanni | 1879 | NRU | F | −5N | +4B | −6N | +12B | −3N | +11B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 6.50 | 1759 | -19.4 |
| 9 | Apadinuwe, Tieta | 1738 | NRU | F | +7B | −1N | −3B | +10N | F | −12B | 2.0 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 5.00 | 1658 | -22.4 |
| 10 | Scotty, James | 1682 | NRU | +12N | −1B | −2N | F | −9B | +11N | −6B | 2.0 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 3.00 | 1681 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Gadeanang, Vandella | 1807 | NRU | −3N | +12B | F | =1B | −2N | −10B | −8N | 1.5 | 23.5 | 25.0 | 4.75 | 1600 | -64.0 |
| 12 | Taleka, Jed Selu | 1804 | NRU | −10B | −11N | −6B | =4N | −8N | −7B | +9N | 1.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 3.75 | 1528 | -49.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Temaki, JamiedsonNRU+62.44.0 pts · #3
- 2Halstead, RichieNRU+50.83.0 pts · #8
- 3Dabuae, DavidCMNRU+46.66.5 pts · #1
- 1Gadeanang, VandellaNRU-64.01.5 pts · #12
- 2Taleka, Jed SeluNRU-49.01.5 pts · #11
- 3Apadinuwe, TietaNRU-22.42.0 pts · #9
- R6+193 Elo gap
- R2+157 Elo gap
- R6+139 Elo gap