St. Thomas Open 2026
30 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 11 Apr 2026 to 12 Apr 2026 in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands. 2 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1831, and top seed was Julio Antonio Morella Cabrera (🇨🇺 CUB, FM, 2125).
William Van Rensselaer (🇻🇮 ISV, FM, 1951) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Julio Antonio Morella Cabrera (4.0) and Mighty Funtanilla (4.0). Van Rensselaer broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Adriana Avalo (1648) beat Darryl Allen (1811), a +163-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFM William Van Rensselaer led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
FM William Van Rensselaer held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
FM William Van Rensselaer drew with Mighty Funtanilla (White).
FM William Van Rensselaer 3 wins (R1–R3)Mighty Funtanilla 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMWilliam Van Rensselaer | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Mighty Funtanilla | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3FMJulio Antonio Morella Cabrera | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Naitik Jhanwar | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Van Rensselaer, WilliamFM | 1951 | ISV | +30N | +7B | +9N | =3B | +5N | 4.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 12.00 | 2052 | +6.0 |
| 2 | Morella Cabrera, Julio AntonioFM | 2125 | CUB | +6N | +10B | =5N | +15B | =3N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 12.25 | 1998 | -7.0 |
| 3 | Funtanilla, Mighty | 2070 | ISV | +24B | +18N | +8B | =1N | =2B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 10.25 | 2123 | +8.8 |
| 4 | Jhanwar, Naitik | 1929 | ISV | =17B | +25N | =11B | +16N | +9B | 4.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 7.75 | 1875 | -2.8 |
| 5 | Avalo, Adriana | 1648 | DOM | +28B | +27N | =2B | +11N | −1B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1937 | +40.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 6801048 | 0 | — | −2B | +?N | +27B | =8N | +16B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1828 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 6801307 | 0 | — | +29B | −1N | +22B | +?N | =8B | 3.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1741 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Wilkinson, Sinclair | 1917 | ISV | +20N | +23B | −3N | =6B | =7N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 6.50 | 1270 | -12.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 6800963 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | −1B | +19N | −4N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1140 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 6800912 | 0 | — | +?B | −2N | −19B | +14N | +?B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1804 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Allen, Darryl | 1811 | ISV | +21N | +12B | =4N | −5B | −15N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 6.50 | 1528 | -41.6 |
| 12 | FIDE 6801382 | 0 | — | +26B | −11N | +18B | −?N | =14B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.50 | 1454 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 6801277 | 0 | — | F | =14N | =17B | +?N | =?B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1483 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Williams, Leah | 1483 | ISV | +22N | =13B | −15N | −10B | =12N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1025 | -4.8 |
| 15 | Thibodeaux, Jeremy | 1825 | ISV | F | F | +14B | −2N | +11B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 1931 | +18.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 6800904 | 0 | — | −?B | +28N | +23N | −4B | −6N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1129 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 343095520 | 0 | — | =4N | +?B | =13N | F | F | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.25 | 1932 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 6801170 | 0 | — | +?N | −3B | −12N | +?B | F | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1983 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 6801323 | 0 | — | F | F | +10N | −9B | +?N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1915 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 6801145 | 0 | — | −8B | +29N | −?B | F | +21N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1117 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 6801331 | 0 | — | −11B | +26N | −?B | +25N | −20B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1682 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 6801340 | 0 | — | −14B | +24N | −7N | F | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 683 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 6801366 | 0 | — | F | −8N | −16B | F | +28N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1117 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 372105014 | 0 | — | −3N | −22B | −?N | +30B | −?B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1270 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Cana, Jessica Ann Iriarte | 1552 | ISV | F | −4B | =26N | −21B | F | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.25 | 1129 | -3.6 |
| 26 | FIDE 6801293 | 0 | — | −12N | −21B | =25B | F | F | 0.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.25 | 1552 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 6800459 | 0 | — | F | −5B | −6N | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 848 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 6801250 | 0 | — | −5N | −16B | −?N | F | −23B | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 972 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 6800190 | 0 | — | −7N | −20B | F | −?B | −?N | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1095 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 6801315 | 0 | — | −1B | −?N | F | −24N | F | 0.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1151 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Avalo, AdrianaDOM+40.03.5 pts · #6
- 2Thibodeaux, JeremyISV+18.02.0 pts · #1
- 3Funtanilla, MightyISV+8.84.0 pts · #2
- 1Allen, DarrylISV-41.62.5 pts · #12
- 2Wilkinson, SinclairISV-12.03.0 pts · #24
- 3Morella Cabrera, Julio AntonioFMCUB-7.04.0 pts · #3
- R4+163 Elo gap