2026 CB Gilkes Chess Open

Open SwissStandard

23 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 21 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Bridgetown, Barbados. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1785, and top seed was Emar Edwards (🇧🇧 BAR, 1955).

Emar Edwards (🇧🇧 BAR, 1955) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Lawrence Depradine (5.0) and Noah Clarke (5.0). Edwards won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Aidan Singh (1403) beat Mileke Sinckler (1851), a +448-point gap.

Location

🇧🇧Bridgetown, Barbados

Dates

21 Jan 2026 → 25 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇧🇧Emar Edwards1955

Avg top 10

1,785

Participants

Titled players · 1

FM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇧🇧Barbados×21

Top 3

🥇
Emar Edwards
🇧🇧BAR·1955
7.0pts·2546perf+29.8
🥈
Lawrence Depradine
🇧🇧BAR·1803
5.0pts·1894perf+20.2
🥉
Noah Clarke
🇧🇧BAR·1848
5.0pts·1889perf+20.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Emar Edwards led from R3; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Edwards7Clarke5Depradine5Corbin5Farley4.5Rochester4

R3–R7 · LEAD HELD

Emar Edwards never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Emar Edwards beat Noah Clarke (Black).

R1–R7 · WIN STREAK

Emar Edwards won 7 in a row (R1–R7).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Emar Edwards	*	1	1	1
2Noah Clarke	0	*	½	—
3Lawrence Depradine	0	½	*	—
4FMPhilip Corbin	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Edwards, Emar	1955	BAR	+9N	+6B	+15N	+2B	+3N	+4B	+7N	7.0	27.0	29.0	29.00	2546	+29.8
2	Depradine, Lawrence	1803	BAR	+13B	+11N	=12B	−1N	+8B	+6B	=3N	5.0	26.5	29.5	18.50	1894	+20.2
3	Clarke, Noah	1848	BAR	+20B	=5N	+14B	+11N	−1B	+12N	=2B	5.0	26.0	27.5	15.75	1889	+20.0
4	Corbin, PhilipFM	1908	BAR	+10B	=14N	=5B	+21N	+12B	−1N	+6B	5.0	25.5	26.5	15.75	1878	-1.8
5	Farley, Jeremiah	1647	BAR	+19N	=3B	=4N	+7B	−6N	+16B	=8N	4.5	24.0	26.0	15.00	1775	+32.4
6	Little, Savion	1668	BAR	+22B	−1N	+20B	+15N	+5B	−2N	−4N	4.0	25.0	25.5	8.50	1696	+4.0
7	Herbert, Allan	1636	BAR	+18B	=12N	=8B	−5N	+10B	+15N	−1B	4.0	24.5	26.5	11.50	1702	+7.0
8	Rochester, Ronaldo	1814	BAR	+17N	−15B	=7N	+14B	−2N	+11B	=5B	4.0	22.0	24.0	12.75	1780	-4.4
9	Harewood, Othneil	1615	BAR	−1B	+13N	+17B	−12N	−15B	+20N	+16N	4.0	19.0	20.5	8.50	1721	+12.8
10	Cadogan, Dominic	1604	BAR	−4N	−16B	+19N	+13B	−7N	+21B	+17N	4.0	18.0	19.0	8.00	1682	+20.0
11	Stuart, Charis	1624	BAR	+23N	−2B	+16N	−3B	=17B	−8N	+18B	3.5	20.0	20.0	5.00	1421	-34.4
12	Sinckler, Mileke	1851	BAR	+21N	=7B	=2N	+9B	−4N	−3B	−13N	3.0	26.0	27.0	9.50	1644	-71.6
13	Singh, Aidan	1403	BAR	−2N	−9B	F	−10N	+18B	+19N	+12B	3.0	20.0	22.0	7.00	1514	+14.8
14	Jaikaran, Aaron	1721	BAR	+16N	=4B	−3N	−8N	F	=17B	+15B	3.0	20.0	21.5	7.50	1576	-29.2
15	Toppin, Darren	0	BAR	F	+8N	−1B	−6B	+9N	−7B	−14N	2.0	26.0	26.0	8.00	1610	0.0
16	Alleyne, Ethan	0	BAR	−14B	+10N	−11B	+20N	F	−5N	−9B	2.0	20.5	21.5	5.50	1497	0.0
17	Browne, Janiyah	1508	BAR	−8B	F	−9N	+22B	=11N	=14N	−10B	2.0	20.5	21.0	3.75	1434	-17.6
18	King, Ernest	0	BAR	−7N	F	F	+19B	−13N	+22B	−11N	2.0	17.5	18.0	2.50	752	0.0
19	Jaikaran, Sameera	0	BAR	−5B	−20N	−10B	−18N	+22N	−13B	+21N	2.0	16.0	16.5	1.50	1316	0.0
20	Sparman, Alfred	1526	BAR	−3N	+19B	−6N	−16B	F	−9B	=22N	1.5	20.0	20.5	2.25	910	-32.8
21	La Touche, Cyprian	1596	BAR	−12B	+22N	F	−4B	F	−10N	−19B	1.0	16.5	16.5	0.50	988	-16.4
22	FIDE 11107375	0	—	−6N	−21B	F	−17N	−19B	−18N	=20B	0.5	12.5	12.5	0.75	1252	0.0
23	FIDE 11108029	0	—	−11B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	815	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Farley, JeremiahBAR
+32.4
4.5 pts · #9
2Edwards, EmarBAR
+29.8
7.0 pts · #1
3Depradine, LawrenceBAR
+20.2
5.0 pts · #3

Top rating losers

1Sinckler, MilekeBAR
-71.6
3.0 pts · #7
2Stuart, CharisBAR
-34.4
3.5 pts · #19
3Sparman, AlfredBAR
-32.8
1.5 pts · #20

Biggest upsets

R7+448 Elo gap
Singh, Aidan1403 beat Sinckler, Mileke1851