2026 Sittu Chess Championship - Group A
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 18 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Bridgetown, Barbados. 10 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2263, and top seed was Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux (🇨🇦 CAN, GM, 2532).
Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux (🇨🇦 CAN, GM, 2532) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Mark Plotkin (6.5) and Felix Jose Ynojosa Aponte (5.5). Rodrigue-Lemieux won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Darren McKennis (CM, 2003) beat Orlando Husbands (IM, 2289), a +286-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsGM Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
GM Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
GM Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux beat IM Mark Plotkin (White).
GM Shawn Rodrigue-Lemieux 3 wins (R1–R3)IM Felix Jose Ynojosa Aponte 3 wins (R5–R7)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇨🇦GMRodrigue-Lemieux, Shawn | 2532 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 27.50 | 35.5 | +0.8 | 2523 |
| 2 | 🇨🇦IMPlotkin, Mark | 2370 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 22.75 | 36.5 | +6.9 | 2417 |
| 3 | 🇻🇪IMYnojosa Aponte, Felix Jose | 2387 | ½ | 0 | * | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 19.75 | 37.5 | +6.9 | 2460 |
| 4 | 🇨🇦IMMendes Aaron Reeve | 2343 | ½ | ½ | — | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 18.50 | 37.5 | +9.0 | 2379 |
| 5 | 🇹🇹FMJohnson, Joshua | 2193 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 20.25 | 38.0 | +27.0 | 2314 |
| 6 | 🇧🇧FMDel Castilho, Martyn | 2221 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 11.25 | 38.5 | +10.2 | 2268 |
| 7 | 🇯🇲CMMcKennis, Darren | 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 7.75 | 39.5 | +37.2 | 2198 |
| 8 | 🇧🇧IMHusbands, Orlando | 2289 | 0 | ½ | — | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 7.25 | 41.0 | -49.0 | 2051 |
| 9 | 🇧🇧IMFarley, Terry | 2186 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1.5 | 4.50 | 41.5 | -41.0 | 1999 |
| 10 | 🇹🇹FMHarper, Ryan | 2105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1.5 | 4.00 | 41.5 | -22.6 | 2005 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1McKennis, DarrenCMJAM+37.23.5 pts · #7
- 2Johnson, JoshuaFMTTO+27.05.0 pts · #5
- 3Del Castilho, MartynFMBAR+10.24.5 pts · #6
- 1Husbands, OrlandoIMBAR-49.02.0 pts · #8
- 2Farley, TerryIMBAR-41.01.5 pts · #9
- 3Harper, RyanFMTTO-22.61.5 pts · #10
- R1+286 Elo gap
- R4+183 Elo gap
- R7+103 Elo gap