Vanuatu Final Nominations Tournament

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26 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 30 Jan 2026 to 10 Feb 2026 in Port Vila, Vanuatu. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1587, and top seed was Jeremy Ellison (🇻🇺 VAN, CM, 1765).

Jeremy Ellison (🇻🇺 VAN, CM, 1765) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Tasso Jayson (8.0) and Delrieu Marc (7.0). Ellison won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 8: Delrieu Marc (1534) beat Zhitong Sean (1673), a +139-point gap.

Location

🇻🇺Port Vila, Vanuatu

Dates

30 Jan 2026 → 10 Feb 2026

Time control

Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 9 rounds

Top seed

🇻🇺CMJeremy Ellison1765

Avg top 10

1,587

Participants

Titled players · 1

CM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇻🇺Vanuatu×23

Top 3

🥇
CMJeremy Ellison
🇻🇺VAN·1765
8.5pts·1985perf+27.8
🥈
Tasso Jayson
🇻🇺VAN·1754
8.0pts·1837perf+29.6
🥉
Delrieu Marc
🇻🇺VAN·1534
7.0pts·1660perf+26.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

CM Jeremy Ellison led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Ellison8.5Jayson8Marc7Sean6Lou-Anne6Nompavos5.5

R5–R9 · LEAD HELD

CM Jeremy Ellison held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

CM Jeremy Ellison beat Tasso Jayson (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

CM Jeremy Ellison 6 wins (R1–R6)Tasso Jayson 4+4 wins (R1–R4, R6–R9)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1CMJeremy Ellison	*	1	½	1
2Tasso Jayson	0	*	1	1
3Delrieu Marc	½	0	*	1
4Zhitong Sean	0	0	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Ellison, JeremyCM	1765	VAN	+23B	+7N	+5B	+6N	+2B	+4N	=3B	+8B	+9N	8.5	47.5	50.5	47.00	1985	+27.8
2	Tasso Jayson	1754	VAN	+26N	+18B	+3N	+4B	−1N	+5B	+6N	+13B	+11N	8.0	46.5	47.5	39.00	1837	+29.6
3	Delrieu Marc	1534	VAN	+25B	+16N	−2B	+15N	+13B	=6N	=1N	+4B	+8N	7.0	46.0	47.0	32.00	1660	+26.8
4	Zhitong Sean	1673	VAN	+15B	+13N	+11B	−2N	+8B	−1B	+5N	−3N	+7B	6.0	49.0	53.5	30.00	1525	-26.0
5	Delrieu Lou-Anne	1524	VAN	+10N	+14B	−1N	+18B	+11N	−2N	−4B	+6B	+13N	6.0	47.0	51.0	28.50	1467	-11.2
6	Nompavos, Lesly	1583	VAN	+19N	+17B	+20N	−1B	+14N	=3B	−2B	−5N	+21B	5.5	46.0	49.5	23.50	1453	-31.6
7	Delrieu Kaina	1471	VAN	+24B	−1B	+10N	−11N	+16B	−8N	+18B	+14B	−4N	5.0	42.0	45.0	20.50	880	-18.8
8	Nand Ishaan	1526	VAN	−9N	+22B	+?N	+21B	−4N	+7B	+17B	−1N	−3B	5.0	42.0	42.0	15.50	1438	-29.2
9	Gottfried Olivia	1509	VAN	+8B	−11N	−15B	−10N	+12B	+21N	+16B	+17N	−1B	5.0	41.0	44.5	21.50	1621	+10.8
10	Morel Anatole	0	VAN	−5B	+12N	−7B	+9B	+?N	=14B	=13N	−21N	+17B	5.0	37.5	37.5	18.50	1310	0.0
11	Samuels Llewellyn	0	VAN	+22N	+9B	−4N	+7B	−5B	−13N	+?B	+?N	−2B	5.0	37.5	37.5	13.00	1496	0.0
12	DiMartino Micaiah	0	VAN	−14N	−10B	−?N	+?B	−9N	+19N	+24B	+16N	+?B	5.0	25.5	25.5	11.00	715	0.0
13	Dennis Eliza	1527	VAN	+?N	−4B	+17N	+20B	−3N	+11B	=10B	−2N	−5B	4.5	45.0	45.0	15.50	797	-65.6
14	Seeto Patrick	0	VAN	+12B	−5N	+23B	+?N	−6B	=10N	+15B	−7N	−?N	4.5	34.0	34.0	15.00	721	0.0
15	Idieder Remy	0	VAN	−4N	+?B	+9N	−3B	=21N	+20B	−14N	−?B	+23N	4.5	33.0	33.0	13.75	1455	0.0
16	Natuman Joe	0	VAN	+?N	−3B	−18N	+19B	−7N	+22B	−9N	−12B	+?N	4.0	33.0	33.0	7.00	707	0.0
17	Nasse Igor	0	VAN	+?B	−6N	−13B	+23N	+?B	+18B	−8N	−9B	−10N	4.0	32.0	32.0	7.00	742	0.0
18	DiMartino Richard	0	VAN	+?B	−2N	+16B	−5N	+?B	−17N	−7N	+23B	−?N	4.0	30.0	30.0	7.00	769	0.0
19	Lukai Marguerite	0	VAN	−6B	−?N	+?B	−16N	−?N	−12B	+25N	+?B	+22N	4.0	18.5	18.5	4.00	769	0.0
20	Virelala Cinzia	0	VAN	+?B	+21N	−6B	−13N	+?B	−15N	−?N	−?B	+?N	4.0	18.0	18.0	3.50	1535	0.0
21	Nand Armaan	1419	VAN	F	−20B	+26N	−8N	=15B	−9B	+22N	+10B	−6N	3.5	33.0	33.0	11.25	742	-35.2
22	DiMartino Aolani	0	VAN	−11B	−8N	+25B	−?N	+23B	−16N	−21B	+24N	−19B	3.0	28.5	28.5	7.00	700	0.0
23	Enock Mathilde	0	VAN	−1N	+?B	−14N	−17B	−22N	+?B	+?B	−18N	−15B	3.0	28.5	28.5	0.00	941	0.0
24	FIDE 241003225	0	—	−7N	+?N	−?B	−?B	−?N	+?B	−12N	−22B	+?B	3.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	671	0.0
25	FIDE 241003179	0	—	−3N	−?B	−22N	−?B	+?N	−?N	−19B	−?N	−?B	1.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	734	0.0
26	FIDE 241003187	0	—	−2B	+?N	−21B	F	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	807	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Tasso JaysonVAN
+29.6
8.0 pts · #2
2Ellison, JeremyCMVAN
+27.8
8.5 pts · #1
3Delrieu MarcVAN
+26.8
7.0 pts · #6

Top rating losers

1Dennis ElizaVAN
-65.6
4.5 pts · #20
2Nand ArmaanVAN
-35.2
3.5 pts · #13
3Nompavos, LeslyVAN
-31.6
5.5 pts · #7

Biggest upsets

R8+139 Elo gap
Delrieu Marc1534 beat Zhitong Sean1673