Capablanca Kickoff Tournament 2026
Open SwissStandard
9 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 10 Jan 2026 to 24 Jan 2026 in Willemstad, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1418, and top seed was Vaibhav Bedi ( AHO, CM, 1939).
Nisarg Khatri ( AHO, 1584) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Vaibhav Bedi (5.5) and Hriday Rajpal (2.5). Khatri shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
Willemstad, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles
Dates
10 Jan 2026 → 24 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 2
CM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 1 represented
Netherlands Antilles×9
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.5/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.5/6. Khatri takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
CM Vaibhav Bedi drew with Nisarg Khatri (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
CM Vaibhav Bedi 4 wins (R3–R6)Nisarg Khatri 4 wins (R3–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMVaibhav Bedi | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Nisarg Khatri | ½ | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Adriel Cleofa | — | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Hriday Rajpal | 0 | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khatri, Nisarg | 1584 | AHO | +6N | =2B | +4N | +5B | +7N | +3B | 5.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 11.75 | 2027 | +109.6 |
| 2 | Bedi, VaibhavCM | 1939 | AHO | +5B | =1N | +7B | +3N | +8N | +6B | 5.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 10.25 | 1979 | +5.6 |
| 3 | Rajpal, Hriday | 1467 | AHO | =4N | =6B | =5N | −2B | +9B | −1N | 2.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.75 | 1493 | +1.6 |
| 4 | Cleofa, Adriel | 1554 | AHO | =3B | +9N | −1B | +6N | F | −7B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.75 | 1456 | -22.4 |
| 5 | Bhatia, Kush | 1675 | AHO | −2N | F | =3B | −1N | F | +9B | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.25 | 1391 | -42.4 |
| 6 | Jeandor, Kaylani | 1516 | AHO | −1B | =3N | +9B | −4B | F | −2N | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 1.25 | 1312 | -42.0 |
| 7 | Wadhwani, Ronish | 1589 | AHO | F | F | −2N | F | −1B | +4N | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 1567 | -6.8 |
| 8 | Paris Hodge, CeannaWCM | 1437 | AHO | F | F | F | +9N | −2B | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1037 | -3.2 |
| 9 | Vieira Barreto, Andwell | 0 | AHO | F | −4B | −6N | −8B | −3N | −5N | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 733 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Khatri, NisargAHO+109.65.5 pts · #2
- 2Bedi, VaibhavCMAHO+5.65.5 pts · #1
- 3Rajpal, HridayAHO+1.62.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Bhatia, KushAHO-42.41.5 pts · #6
- 2Jeandor, KaylaniAHO-42.01.5 pts · #7
- 3Cleofa, AdrielAHO-22.42.5 pts · #3