Vanuatu Closed 10 Person Round Robin
Round-RobinStandard
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 03 Jan 2026 to 20 Jan 2026 in Port Vila, Vanuatu. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1433, and top seed was Jeremy Ellison (🇻🇺 VAN, CM, 1739).
Jeremy Ellison (🇻🇺 VAN, CM, 1739) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Tasso Jayson (8.0) and Zhitong Sean (7.5). Ellison took the lead from round 4.
Location
🇻🇺Port Vila, Vanuatu
Dates
03 Jan 2026 → 20 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 9 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇻🇺Vanuatu×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsCM Jeremy Ellison led from R4 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R4–R9 · LEAD HELD
CM Jeremy Ellison held the sole lead from R4 through R9 without losing it.
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
CM Jeremy Ellison drew with Tasso Jayson (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
CM Jeremy Ellison 7 wins (R3–R9)Tasso Jayson 5 wins (R5–R9)Zhitong Sean 5 wins (R5–R9)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇻🇺CMEllison, Jeremy | 1739 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 | 32.50 | 36.5 | +25.8 | 1988 |
| 2 | 🇻🇺Tasso Jayson | 1712 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 29.00 | 37.0 | +41.6 | 1865 |
| 3 | 🇻🇺Zhitong Sean | 1617 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 25.00 | 37.5 | +56.4 | 1800 |
| 4 | 🇻🇺Nompavos, Lesly | 1568 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 13.00 | 40.0 | +14.4 | 1616 |
| 9 | 🇻🇺Liliord Rick | 1606 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 8.50 | 41.0 | -78.4 | 1336 |
| 7 | 🇻🇺Dennis Eliza | 1488 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 8.00 | 41.0 | 0.0 | 1451 |
| 5 | 🇻🇺Gottfried Olivia | 1514 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 8.00 | 41.5 | -5.2 | 1500 |
| 6 | 🇻🇺Nand Ishaan | 1583 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 6.50 | 42.0 | 0.0 | 1451 |
| 8 | 🇻🇺Bill Lionel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1.0 | 2.00 | 44.0 | 0.0 | 1300 |
| 10 | 🇻🇺Nand Armaan | 1500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 0.5 | 0.50 | 44.5 | -80.4 | 827 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Zhitong SeanVAN+56.47.5 pts · #3
- 2Tasso JaysonVAN+41.68.0 pts · #2
- 3Ellison, JeremyCMVAN+25.88.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Nand ArmaanVAN-80.40.5 pts · #10
- 2Liliord RickVAN-78.44.0 pts · #9
- 3Gottfried OliviaVAN-5.23.5 pts · #5