UTeam Intercollegiate Team Selection 2026
Open SwissStandard
17 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 29 Jan 2026 to 30 Jan 2026 in Kingston, Jamaica. Top 10 Elo average was 1509, and top seed was Nathan Hare (🇯🇲 JAM, 1807).
Daniel O Williams (🇯🇲 JAM, 1618) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Nathan Hare (4.5) and Khatray Cato (4.0). Williams won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Daniel O Williams (1618) beat Nathan Hare (1807), a +189-point gap.
Location
🇯🇲Kingston, Jamaica
Dates
29 Jan 2026 → 30 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇯🇲Jamaica×14
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsDaniel O Williams led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R6 · LEAD HELD
Daniel O Williams held the sole lead from R3 through R6 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Daniel O Williams beat Nathan Hare (Black).
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
Daniel O Williams won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Daniel O Williams | * | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2Nathan Hare | 0 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Khatray Cato | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Rojay Banton | 1 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams, Daniel O | 1618 | JAM | +14B | +4N | +7B | +2N | +3B | −6N | 5.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 14.50 | 1946 | +41.8 |
| 2 | Hare, Nathan | 1807 | JAM | +5B | =3N | +11B | −1B | +9N | +4B | 4.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 11.00 | 1805 | +0.4 |
| 3 | Cato, Khatray | 1642 | JAM | +17N | =2B | +4N | =5B | −1N | +16B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 7.75 | 1686 | +4.6 |
| 4 | Brown, Johnathan | 1754 | JAM | +10N | −1B | −3B | +15N | +8B | −2N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 4.50 | 1491 | -55.2 |
| 5 | Davis, Christopher | 1564 | JAM | −2N | +15B | +14N | =3N | −6B | =9B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 4.75 | 1530 | -3.4 |
| 6 | Banton, Rojay | 1740 | JAM | F | F | F | +12B | +5N | +1B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 2391 | +24.0 |
| 7 | Smith, Samuel | 1588 | JAM | +15N | +8B | −1N | F | F | F | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1643 | +3.0 |
| 8 | Spence, Jovani | 1668 | JAM | =11B | −7N | +17B | F | −4N | =10B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.50 | 871 | -39.6 |
| 9 | Sutherland, Kofi | 1704 | JAM | F | F | F | +13N | −2B | =5N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1493 | -11.0 |
| 10 | Lawson, Norman | 0 | JAM | −4B | −11N | F | +14B | −16N | =8N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1518 | 0.0 |
| 11 | McIntosh, Joshua | 0 | JAM | =8N | +10B | −2N | F | F | F | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.50 | 1545 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Hyman, Stephen | 0 | JAM | F | F | F | −6N | +14B | =13N | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.75 | 939 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Levy, Tarique | 0 | JAM | F | F | F | −9B | +17N | =12B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.75 | 904 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 7418140 | 0 | — | −1N | +?B | −5B | −10N | −12N | F | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 791 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 7418434 | 0 | — | −7B | −5N | F | −4B | F | +17B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 835 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 7418426 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | +10B | −3N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 842 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Rose, Ajann | 0 | JAM | −3B | F | −8N | F | −13B | −15N | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 855 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Williams, Daniel OJAM+41.85.0 pts · #1
- 2Banton, RojayJAM+24.03.0 pts · #3
- 3Cato, KhatrayJAM+4.64.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Brown, JohnathanJAM-55.23.0 pts · #5
- 2Spence, JovaniJAM-39.62.0 pts · #12
- 3Sutherland, KofiJAM-11.01.5 pts · #9
Biggest upsets
- R4+189 Elo gap
- R2+136 Elo gap
- R3+112 Elo gap