Romeo Daou Tournament 2026
25 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 13 Jan 2026 to 03 Mar 2026 in Willemstad, Curacao, Netherlands Antilles. 5 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1867, and top seed was Han H.W.M. Neumann ( AHO, FM, 2012).
Luis Gallardo Rodriguez ( AHO, 1949) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Liana Pieter (5.5) and Vaibhav Bedi (4.0). Gallardo Rodriguez shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Taqesyah Marcos (WCM, 1753) beat Johan Van Delden (2001), a +248-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R2; 2 players tied at 5.5/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Luis Gallardo Rodriguez held the sole lead from R2 through R7 without losing it.
2 players finish on 5.5/7. Gallardo Rodriguez takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (22.0).
Luis Gallardo Rodriguez drew with WCM Liana Pieter (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Luis Gallardo Rodriguez | * | ½ | — | ½ |
| 2WCMLiana Pieter | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Johan Van Delden | — | — | * | — |
| 4CMVaibhav Bedi | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gallardo Rodriguez, Luis | 1949 | AHO | +21N | +13B | =3N | +9B | =2N | +10B | =7N | 5.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 16.50 | 2008 | +20.0 |
| 2 | Pieter, LianaWCM | 1800 | AHO | +14N | =10B | +12N | +6B | =1B | +9N | =5B | 5.5 | 21.5 | 24.5 | 18.50 | 2020 | +76.4 |
| 3 | Bedi, VaibhavCM | 1939 | AHO | +15B | =9N | =1B | =8N | +14B | =5N | F | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 13.25 | 1857 | -18.8 |
| 4 | Van Delden, Johan | 2001 | AHO | =11B | −16N | +15B | +21N | =10B | −6N | +9B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 9.50 | 1779 | -32.8 |
| 5 | Teeken, Joshua | 1795 | NED | F | +11N | +8B | =10N | −7B | =3B | =2N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 12.75 | 1843 | +16.8 |
| 6 | Neumann, Han H.W.M.FM | 2012 | AHO | F | =12B | +13N | −2N | =11B | +4B | =10N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 11.50 | 1842 | -22.6 |
| 7 | Albregtse, Tjerk | 1804 | AHO | F | +23B | −9N | +12B | +5N | F | =1B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 9.75 | 1925 | +16.2 |
| 8 | Capella, Gregory | 1763 | AHO | F | +25B | −5N | =3B | +17N | F | +11B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 7.00 | 1791 | +4.0 |
| 9 | Hodgson, Norman | 1725 | AHO | +24N | =3B | +7B | −1N | =16B | −2B | −4N | 3.0 | 24.5 | 25.0 | 7.00 | 1750 | +2.6 |
| 10 | Bregita, Jhonathan | 1776 | AHO | +22B | =2N | F | =5B | =4N | −1N | =6B | 3.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 9.25 | 1833 | +9.8 |
| 11 | Devnani, Yash | 1632 | AHO | =4N | −5B | +25N | =16B | =6N | =12B | −8N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 6.25 | 1727 | +27.6 |
| 12 | Everts, Roy-Anthony | 1699 | AHO | +17B | =6N | −2B | −7N | +20B | =11N | F | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 6.75 | 1684 | -3.4 |
| 13 | Diaz de Pool, Julian | 1799 | AHO | +18B | −1N | −6B | +20N | +21B | F | F | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.50 | 1805 | +2.0 |
| 14 | Jansen, Romer | 1577 | AHO | −2B | +17N | +18B | F | −3N | F | +20N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.50 | 1710 | +24.0 |
| 15 | Khatri, Nisarg | 1584 | AHO | −3N | =20B | −4N | +25B | +23N | F | F | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.25 | 1717 | +27.2 |
| 16 | Marcos, TaqesyahWCM | 1753 | AHO | F | +4B | F | =11N | =9N | F | F | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 7.00 | 1911 | +12.2 |
| 17 | Dunker, Nathan | 0 | AHO | −12N | −14B | F | +18N | −8B | +25N | F | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 1533 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Diaz de Pool, Xavi | 1570 | AHO | −13N | +24B | −14N | −17B | +22N | F | F | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 1479 | -15.2 |
| 19 | Roose, Alex | 1790 | AHO | +20N | F | F | F | +24B | F | F | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2329 | +3.6 |
| 20 | Jeandor, Kaylani | 1516 | AHO | −19B | =15N | +23N | −13B | −12N | F | −14B | 1.5 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 1.75 | 1501 | -9.6 |
| 21 | Spong, Robby | 1600 | AHO | −1B | +22N | F | −4B | −13N | F | F | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 1.00 | 1604 | -6.4 |
| 22 | Paris Hodge, CeannaWCM | 1437 | AHO | −10N | −21B | =24N | =23B | −18B | F | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.50 | 1344 | -15.6 |
| 23 | Erdelyi, Ferencz | 1713 | AHO | F | −7N | −20B | =22N | −15B | F | F | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 1267 | -84.8 |
| 24 | Diaz, Alfonso | 0 | AHO | −9B | −18N | =22B | F | −19N | F | F | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.50 | 1309 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Costa, Fabianny | 1419 | AHO | F | −8N | −11B | −15N | F | −17B | F | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 860 | -24.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Pieter, LianaWCMAHO+76.45.5 pts · #2
- 2Devnani, YashAHO+27.63.0 pts · #10
- 3Khatri, NisargAHO+27.22.5 pts · #11
- 1Erdelyi, FerenczAHO-84.80.5 pts · #22
- 2Van Delden, JohanAHO-32.84.0 pts · #3
- 3Costa, FabiannyAHO-24.80.0 pts · #25
- R2+248 Elo gap
- R4+212 Elo gap
- R3+197 Elo gap