CICF Female Classical National Championship 2026
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 24 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in George Town, Cayman Islands. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1062, and top seed was Melinda Suico (🇰🇾 CAY, WCM, 1654).
Zara Majid (🇰🇾 CAY, WCM, 1588) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Aalyah Derby (7.0) and Abbie McClenaghan (7.0). Majid won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Abbie McClenaghan (1464) beat Melinda Suico (WCM, 1654), a +190-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsWCM Zara Majid led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
WCM Zara Majid never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WCM Zara Majid opens a +2.0-point gap over the chasing pack (closest: Aalyah Derby); the title is out of reach before R9.
WCM Zara Majid lost to Aalyah Derby (White).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇰🇾WCMMajid, Zara | 1588 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 30.00 | 37.0 | +92.4 | 2304 |
| 2 | 🇰🇾Derby, Aalyah | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 26.50 | 38.0 | 0.0 | 1576 |
| 3 | 🇰🇾McClenaghan, Abbie | 1464 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 24.50 | 38.0 | +59.2 | 1650 |
| 4 | 🇰🇾Patil, Anvita Niranjan | 1539 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 16.50 | 39.5 | +11.6 | 1570 |
| 5 | 🇰🇾Shen, Hannah | 1445 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 15.50 | 39.5 | +46.8 | 1585 |
| 6 | 🇰🇾Dimitrova, Lia | 1492 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 13.25 | 40.0 | -6.4 | 1465 |
| 7 | 🇰🇾WCMSuico, Melinda | 1654 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 9.25 | 41.0 | -110.8 | 1300 |
| 8 | FIDE 33101736 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 43.0 | 0.0 | 1207 |
| 9 | 🇰🇾Gordon, Talaithia | 1442 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 44.0 | -92.8 | 728 |
| 10 | FIDE 33101400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 45.0 | 0.0 | 716 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Majid, ZaraWCMCAY+92.48.0 pts · #1
- 2McClenaghan, AbbieCAY+59.27.0 pts · #3
- 3Shen, HannahCAY+46.85.5 pts · #5
- 1Suico, MelindaWCMCAY-110.84.0 pts · #7
- 2Gordon, TalaithiaCAY-92.81.0 pts · #9
- 3Dimitrova, LiaCAY-6.45.0 pts · #6
- R1+190 Elo gap
- R6+162 Elo gap
- R4+115 Elo gap