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The Classical Marathan - U1800 Section - Jan 2026

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13 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 17 Jan 2026 to 18 Jan 2026 in Kingston, Jamaica. Top 10 Elo average was 1388, and top seed was Luke E Wright (πŸ‡―πŸ‡² JAM, 1643).

Khalel Davy (πŸ‡―πŸ‡² JAM, 1640) won with 8.0/8, ahead of Mikel Thompson (6.5) and Luke E Wright (6.0). Davy won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Yeney Terry Gordon (1464) beat Darren Murphy (1585), a +121-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡―πŸ‡²Kingston, Jamaica
Dates
17 Jan 2026 β†’ 18 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 8 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡―πŸ‡²Luke E Wright1643
Avg top 10
1,388
Participants
13
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡―πŸ‡²JamaicaΓ—12
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    Khalel Davy
    πŸ‡―πŸ‡²JAMΒ·1640
    8.0ptsΒ·2348perf+60.8
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    Mikel Thompson
    πŸ‡―πŸ‡²JAM
    6.5ptsΒ·1640perf0.0
  • πŸ₯‰
    Luke E Wright
    πŸ‡―πŸ‡²JAMΒ·1643
    6.0ptsΒ·1729perf+18.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 8 rounds

Khalel Davy led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
7
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
2468R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8
Davy8Thompson6.5Wright6Terry Gordon4.5Evans4.5Li4.5
R4–R8 Β· LEAD HELD

Khalel Davy never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R3 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Khalel Davy beat Mikel Thompson (Black).

WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers

Khalel Davy 8 wins (R1–R8)Mikel Thompson 4 wins (R4–R7)Luke E Wright 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Khalel Davy*
1
1
1
2Mikel Thompson
0
*
1
1
3Luke E Wright
0
0
*
1
4Yeney Terry Gordon
0
0
0
*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Davy, Khalel1640JAM+8N+4B+2N+3B+6N+5B+7N+11B8.032.534.534.502348+60.8
2Thompson, Mikel0JAM+?N+9Bβˆ’1B+5N+7N+3B+4N=6N6.534.034.023.7516400.0
3Wright, Luke E1643JAM+12B+10N+5Bβˆ’1N+4Bβˆ’2N+6B+8N6.033.535.521.001729+18.8
4Evans, Dovado0JAM+6Bβˆ’1N+11B+10Nβˆ’3N+8Bβˆ’2B=5N4.535.037.014.2514890.0
5Terry Gordon, Yeney1464JAM+9N+7Bβˆ’3Nβˆ’2B+12Nβˆ’1N+10B=4B4.534.036.013.251644+49.6
6Li, Javin1571JAMβˆ’4N+8B+13N+7Bβˆ’1B+11Nβˆ’3N=2B4.533.534.512.751474-15.6
7Carson, Brianardo1517JAM+11Bβˆ’5N=10Bβˆ’6Nβˆ’2B+12Nβˆ’1B+13N3.530.031.06.251343-37.2
8Harriott, William1466JAMβˆ’1Bβˆ’6N+?N+13B+9Nβˆ’4Nβˆ’12Bβˆ’3B3.029.029.04.0014440.0
9Murphy, Darren1585JAMβˆ’5Bβˆ’2N+12B+11Nβˆ’8Bβˆ’10N+13BF3.021.521.55.001468-12.8
10Barban Diaz, Kevin1513JAM+13Nβˆ’3B=7Nβˆ’4BF+9Bβˆ’5Nβˆ’12B2.524.524.55.7513870.0
11Green, Moses0JAMβˆ’7N+?Bβˆ’4Nβˆ’9B+13Nβˆ’6BFβˆ’1N2.024.524.51.0013240.0
12Hinds, Natalya1480JAMβˆ’3Nβˆ’13Bβˆ’9NFβˆ’5Bβˆ’7B+8N+10N2.023.523.55.50751-63.6
13FIDE 74156300β€”βˆ’10B+12Nβˆ’6Bβˆ’8Nβˆ’11BFβˆ’9Nβˆ’7B1.020.520.52.0013460.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

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