2026 Sittu Chess Championship - Group B
18 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 19 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Bridgetown, Barbados. 6 titled players from 6 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1920, and top seed was Taffin Khan (π¬πΎ GUY, CM, 2020).
Jose Ramon Mora Moron (π»πͺ VEN, FM, 1995) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Emar Edwards (5.0) and Taffin Khan (4.5). Mora Moron won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Jeremiah Farley (1679) beat Enemchukwu Chinedu Benjamin (FM, 1957), a +278-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 7 roundsFM Jose Ramon Mora Moron led from R3; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.
FM Jose Ramon Mora Moron never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
FM Jose Ramon Mora Moron beat Emar Edwards (Black).
FM Jose Ramon Mora Moron 7 wins (R1βR7)WFM Hannah Wilson 3 wins (R4βR6)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FMJose Ramon Mora Moron | * | 1 | 1 | β |
| 2Emar Edwards | 0 | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3WFMHannah Wilson | 0 | 1 | * | β |
| 4CMJustin Parsons | β | 0 | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mora Moron, Jose RamonFM | 1995 | VEN | +6N | +10B | +2N | +12B | +3N | +7N | +4B | 7.0 | 25.5 | 28.0 | 28.00 | 2684 | +49.2 |
| 2 | Edwards, Emar | 1952 | BAR | +16N | +8B | β1B | +11N | +5N | β4B | +9B | 5.0 | 26.5 | 28.0 | 16.50 | 1995 | +9.2 |
| 3 | Khan, TaffinCM | 2020 | GUY | +11B | =12N | =9B | +14N | β1B | +6N | =5B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 27.0 | 14.75 | 1970 | -6.4 |
| 4 | Wilson, HannahWFM | 1832 | BAR | =9B | +15N | β12B | +10N | +11B | +2N | β1N | 4.5 | 24.5 | 26.0 | 14.75 | 1948 | +45.6 |
| 5 | Parsons, JustinCM | 1944 | BAR | β10B | +6N | +13B | +9N | β2B | +12N | =3N | 4.5 | 23.0 | 25.5 | 14.75 | 1936 | +0.4 |
| 6 | Renniel Gilbert | 1811 | GRN | β1B | β5B | +18N | +13N | +15B | β3B | +11N | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.5 | 7.50 | 1907 | +36.8 |
| 7 | Corbin, PhilipFM | 1906 | BAR | =13B | β9N | +17B | +15N | +12N | β1B | =8N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 8.75 | 1871 | -5.4 |
| 8 | Sinckler, Mileke | 1779 | BAR | +17B | β2N | β11B | +16N | =9B | +10N | =7B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 10.25 | 1888 | +41.6 |
| 9 | Farley, Jeremiah | 1679 | BAR | =4N | +7B | =3N | β5B | =8N | +14B | β2N | 3.5 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 13.00 | 1913 | +79.6 |
| 10 | Roachford, Adam | 1797 | BAR | +5N | β1N | =14B | β4B | +13N | β8B | +15N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 9.75 | 1861 | +12.0 |
| 11 | Depradine, Lawrence | 1823 | BAR | β3N | +18B | +8N | β2B | β4N | +16B | β6B | 3.0 | 23.5 | 24.0 | 6.00 | 1792 | -7.0 |
| 12 | Clarke, Noah | 1868 | BAR | +18N | =3B | +4N | β1N | β7B | β5B | β13N | 2.5 | 27.0 | 27.5 | 7.25 | 1770 | -38.4 |
| 13 | Shetty, Vedant | 1719 | VIN | =7N | =14B | β5N | β6B | β10B | =18N | +12B | 2.5 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 6.00 | 1752 | +11.6 |
| 14 | Enemchukwu Chinedu BenjaminFM | 1957 | VIN | =15B | =13N | =10N | β3B | F | β9N | +18B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 4.25 | 1729 | -35.4 |
| 15 | Rochester, Ronaldo | 1810 | BAR | =14N | β4B | +16N | β7B | β6N | F | β10B | 1.5 | 20.0 | 21.5 | 2.75 | 1658 | -23.4 |
| 16 | Carrillo, Jose Antonio | 1803 | PAN | β2B | =17N | β15B | β8B | +18N | β11N | F | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.25 | 1635 | -25.8 |
| 17 | Kirton, Justin | 1907 | BAR | β8N | =16B | β7N | +18B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.25 | 1710 | -21.6 |
| 18 | Ziaian, Bardya | 1698 | BAR | β12B | β11N | β6B | β17N | β16B | =13B | β14N | 0.5 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 1.25 | 1418 | -68.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
- 1Farley, JeremiahBAR+79.63.5 pts Β· #9
- 2Mora Moron, Jose RamonFMVEN+49.27.0 pts Β· #1
- 3Wilson, HannahWFMBAR+45.64.5 pts Β· #3
- 1Ziaian, BardyaBAR-68.40.5 pts Β· #18
- 2Clarke, NoahBAR-38.42.5 pts Β· #13
- 3Enemchukwu Chinedu BenjaminFMVIN-35.42.5 pts Β· #14
- R6+278 Elo gap
- R2+227 Elo gap
- R7+149 Elo gap