City Knights Classical Chess Championships 2026 - Finals
19 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 21 Feb 2026 to 22 Feb 2026 in Kingston, Jamaica. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1735, and top seed was Jhustice-Dimonte McDonald (🇯🇲 JAM, CM, 2046).
Angelus-Seren McDonald (🇯🇲 JAM, 1903) won with 5.0/6, ahead of De Mario Nash (5.0) and Samuel Smith (4.5). McDonald won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Samuel Smith (1589) beat Jhustice-Dimonte McDonald (CM, 2046), a +457-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
De Mario Nash takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
2 players finish on 5.0/6. McDonald takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.5).
De Mario Nash drew with Angelus-Seren McDonald (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1De Mario Nash | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Angelus-Seren McDonald | ½ | * | — | 1 |
| 3Samuel Smith | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Taniel Barrett | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McDonald, Angelus-Seren | 1903 | JAM | +15N | +5B | =2N | +10B | =7N | +4B | 5.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 17.25 | 2015 | +16.0 |
| 2 | Nash, De Mario | 1903 | JAM | +17B | +3N | =1B | +12N | +4B | =5N | 5.0 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 15.50 | 1954 | +7.2 |
| 3 | Smith, Samuel | 1589 | JAM | +10N | −2B | +14N | +18B | =5N | +7B | 4.5 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 11.00 | 1826 | +21.8 |
| 4 | Barrett, Taniel | 1807 | JAM | +14N | +6B | +9N | +7B | −2N | −1N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 13.00 | 1877 | +13.6 |
| 5 | Williams, Michiale | 1621 | JAM | +16B | −1N | +8B | +13N | =3B | =2B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 12.25 | 1746 | +32.0 |
| 6 | Tennant, Ajay | 1554 | JAM | +19B | −4N | −12B | +11N | +13B | +10N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 8.00 | 1497 | -5.0 |
| 7 | McDonald, Jhustice-DimonteCM | 2046 | JAM | +8B | +12N | +13B | −4N | =1B | −3N | 3.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 10.00 | 1774 | -33.2 |
| 8 | Xiang, Austin | 1576 | JAM | −7N | +11B | −5N | +14B | =9N | +15B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 8.75 | 1641 | +13.2 |
| 9 | Smith, Romar | 1697 | JAM | −13B | +16N | −4B | +15N | =8B | +14N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 7.75 | 1539 | -38.4 |
| 10 | Salmon, Rhyeem | 0 | JAM | −3B | +17N | +16B | −1N | +12B | −6B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 4.50 | 1482 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Campbell, Howard | 0 | JAM | −12B | −8N | +17B | −6B | +19N | +13N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.50 | 1354 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Wright, Luke E | 1656 | JAM | +11N | −7B | +6N | −2B | −10N | F | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 7.00 | 1709 | +3.2 |
| 13 | Noble, Noelle | 1423 | JAM | +9N | +15B | −7N | −5B | −6N | −11B | 2.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 5.50 | 1563 | +35.2 |
| 14 | Hinds, Natalya | 1415 | JAM | −4B | +19N | −3B | −8N | +16N | −9B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 2.00 | 866 | -31.6 |
| 15 | Allen, Joelston | 1500 | JAM | −1B | −13N | +19B | −9B | +18N | −8N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.50 | 844 | -54.4 |
| 16 | Evans, Dovado | 0 | JAM | −5N | −9B | −10N | +17N | −14B | +19B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.50 | 776 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Cummings, Kalie | 1419 | JAM | −2N | −10B | −11N | −16B | F | =18B | 0.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.25 | 1103 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 7416539 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −3N | −15B | =17N | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.25 | 744 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 7415630 | 0 | — | −6N | −14B | −15N | F | −11B | −16N | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 689 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Noble, NoelleJAM+35.22.0 pts · #9
- 2Williams, MichialeJAM+32.04.0 pts · #5
- 3Smith, SamuelJAM+21.84.5 pts · #8
- 1Allen, JoelstonJAM-54.42.0 pts · #19
- 2Smith, RomarJAM-38.43.5 pts · #7
- 3McDonald, Jhustice-DimonteCMJAM-33.23.5 pts · #4
- R6+457 Elo gap
- R1+274 Elo gap
- R4+239 Elo gap