Paladins All Females 2026
Open SwissStandard
6 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 21 Feb 2026 to 08 Mar 2026 in San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1356, and top seed was Shemilah James (🇹🇹 TTO, WCM, 1765).
Samantha Dolly (🇹🇹 TTO, 1666) won with 4.0/7, ahead of Shemilah James (4.0) and Aradhana Ramnarine Singh (3.0). Dolly took the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇹🇹San Juan, Trinidad and Tobago
Dates
21 Feb 2026 → 08 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇹🇹Trinidad and Tobago×5
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 4.0/7, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE28 Feb
Aradhana Ramnarine Singh takes the sole lead (3.0/5).
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.0/7. Dolly takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.0).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
WCM Shemilah James drew with Samantha Dolly (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WCMShemilah James | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2Samantha Dolly | ½ | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Aradhana Ramnarine Singh | ½ | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Sandhya Ramsaroop | 0 | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dolly, Samantha | 1666 | TTO | +6B | +3N | F | =2N | F | +5B | =4N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 8.00 | 1810 | +30.4 |
| 2 | James, ShemilahWCM | 1765 | TTO | =3B | F | F | =1B | +5N | +4B | +6N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.50 | 1785 | +2.6 |
| 3 | Ramnarine Singh, Aradhana | 1669 | TTO | =2N | −1B | +5N | =4B | +6N | F | F | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1616 | -10.8 |
| 4 | Ramsaroop, Sandhya | 1456 | TTO | −5N | F | +6B | =3N | F | −2N | =1B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1477 | +2.8 |
| 5 | Walker, Khadija | 1580 | TTO | +4B | +6N | −3B | F | −2B | −1N | F | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 1445 | -27.6 |
| 6 | FIDE 7715501 | 0 | — | −1N | −5B | −4N | F | −3B | F | −2B | 0.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 826 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Dolly, SamanthaTTO+30.44.0 pts · #2
- 2Ramsaroop, SandhyaTTO+2.82.0 pts · #4
- 3James, ShemilahWCMTTO+2.64.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Walker, KhadijaTTO-27.62.0 pts · #5
- 2Ramnarine Singh, AradhanaTTO-10.83.0 pts · #3
- 3FIDE 77155010.00.0 pts · #6