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City Knights Classical Chess Championships 2026 - Finals

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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 (πŸ‡―πŸ‡² JAM, CM, 2046).

Angelus-Seren McDonald (πŸ‡―πŸ‡² 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.

Location
πŸ‡―πŸ‡²Kingston, Jamaica
Dates
21 Feb 2026 β†’ 22 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 6 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡―πŸ‡²CMJhustice-Dimonte McDonald2046
Avg top 10
1,735
Participants
19
Titled players Β· 1
CMΓ—1
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡―πŸ‡²JamaicaΓ—17
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 6 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
9
5
2
1
1
2
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6Nash takes lead
Nash5McDonald5Smith4.5Barrett4Williams4Tennant4
R5 Β· LEADER CHANGE22 Feb

De Mario Nash takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R6 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.0/6. McDonald takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.5).

R3 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

De Mario Nash drew with Angelus-Seren McDonald (White).

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1De Mario Nash*
Β½
1
1
2Angelus-Seren McDonald
Β½
*β€”
1
3Samuel Smith
0
β€”*β€”
4Taniel Barrett
0
0
β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1McDonald, Angelus-Seren1903JAM+15N+5B=2N+10B=7N+4B5.019.521.517.252015+16.0
2Nash, De Mario1903JAM+17B+3N=1B+12N+4B=5N5.019.520.015.501954+7.2
3Smith, Samuel1589JAM+10Nβˆ’2B+14N+18B=5N+7B4.517.518.011.001826+21.8
4Barrett, Taniel1807JAM+14N+6B+9N+7Bβˆ’2Nβˆ’1N4.021.023.013.001877+13.6
5Williams, Michiale1621JAM+16Bβˆ’1N+8B+13N=3B=2B4.020.022.012.251746+32.0
6Tennant, Ajay1554JAM+19Bβˆ’4Nβˆ’12B+11N+13B+10N4.014.014.08.001497-5.0
7McDonald, Jhustice-DimonteCM2046JAM+8B+12N+13Bβˆ’4N=1Bβˆ’3N3.519.021.010.001774-33.2
8Xiang, Austin1576JAMβˆ’7N+11Bβˆ’5N+14B=9N+15B3.516.018.08.751641+13.2
9Smith, Romar1697JAMβˆ’13B+16Nβˆ’4B+15N=8B+14N3.513.515.57.751539-38.4
10Salmon, Rhyeem0JAMβˆ’3B+17N+16Bβˆ’1N+12Bβˆ’6B3.017.518.04.5014820.0
11Campbell, Howard0JAMβˆ’12Bβˆ’8N+17Bβˆ’6B+19N+13N3.012.012.02.5013540.0
12Wright, Luke E1656JAM+11Nβˆ’7B+6Nβˆ’2Bβˆ’10NF2.018.518.57.001709+3.2
13Noble, Noelle1423JAM+9N+15Bβˆ’7Nβˆ’5Bβˆ’6Nβˆ’11B2.018.020.05.501563+35.2
14Hinds, Natalya1415JAMβˆ’4B+19Nβˆ’3Bβˆ’8N+16Nβˆ’9B2.017.517.52.00866-31.6
15Allen, Joelston1500JAMβˆ’1Bβˆ’13N+19Bβˆ’9B+18Nβˆ’8N2.014.514.50.50844-54.4
16Evans, Dovado0JAMβˆ’5Nβˆ’9Bβˆ’10N+17Nβˆ’14B+19B2.013.013.00.507760.0
17Cummings, Kalie1419JAMβˆ’2Nβˆ’10Bβˆ’11Nβˆ’16BF=18B0.513.513.50.2511030.0
18FIDE 74165390β€”FFFβˆ’3Nβˆ’15B=17N0.57.07.00.257440.0
19FIDE 74156300β€”βˆ’6Nβˆ’14Bβˆ’15NFβˆ’11Bβˆ’16N0.013.013.00.006890.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

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