City Knights Classical Chess Championships 2026 - u1800 (playoffs)
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14 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held on 15 Feb 2026 in Kingston, Jamaica. Top 10 Elo average was 1599, and top seed was Romar Smith (🇯🇲 JAM, 1697).
Samuel Smith (🇯🇲 JAM, 1589) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Romar Smith (4.0) and Ajay Tennant (4.0). Smith took the lead from round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Noelle Noble (1423) beat Michiale Williams (1621), a +198-point gap.
Location
🇯🇲Kingston, Jamaica
Dates
15 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇯🇲Jamaica×14
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsSamuel Smith led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE15 Feb
Samuel Smith takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R4–R6 · WIN STREAK
Samuel Smith won 3 in a row (R4–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Samuel Smith | * | — | ½ | — |
| 2Luke E Wright | — | * | 0 | — |
| 3Romar Smith | ½ | 1 | * | ½ |
| 4Ajay Tennant | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smith, Samuel | 1589 | JAM | +13B | +12N | =2B | +8B | +7N | +4N | 5.5 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 14.50 | 1910 | +28.6 |
| 2 | Smith, Romar | 1697 | JAM | +11N | =3B | =1N | +5B | +8N | F | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 13.75 | 1788 | +21.6 |
| 3 | Tennant, Ajay | 1554 | JAM | +4B | =2N | =6B | −7N | +11B | +12N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 11.25 | 1698 | +39.2 |
| 4 | Salmon, Rhyeem | 0 | JAM | −3N | +11B | +13B | +14N | +10N | −1B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.00 | 1569 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Wright, Luke E | 1656 | JAM | +14B | −10N | +12B | −2N | +6B | +8N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 8.00 | 1698 | +14.4 |
| 6 | Davy, Khalel | 1693 | JAM | −12B | +13N | =3N | +10B | −5N | +9B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 7.50 | 1498 | -44.4 |
| 7 | Williams, Michiale | 1621 | JAM | −8N | +9B | +11N | +3B | −1B | F | 3.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 8.50 | 1521 | -20.8 |
| 8 | Noble, Noelle | 1423 | JAM | +7B | +14N | +10B | −1N | −2B | −5B | 3.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 5.00 | 1604 | +60.8 |
| 9 | Evans, Dovado | 0 | JAM | −10B | −7N | +14B | =12N | +13B | −6N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.75 | 1442 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Li, Javin | 1554 | JAM | +9N | +5B | −8N | −6N | −4B | −11N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 6.50 | 1382 | -35.6 |
| 11 | Harriott, William | 1540 | JAM | −2B | −4N | −7B | +13N | −3N | +10B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 3.00 | 1413 | -25.6 |
| 12 | Xiang, Austin | 1576 | JAM | +6N | −1B | −5N | =9B | F | −3B | 1.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 4.75 | 1431 | -29.2 |
| 13 | Hylton, Jayden | 0 | JAM | −1N | −6B | −4N | −11B | −9N | +14B | 1.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.00 | 1391 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Terry Gordon, Yeney | 1512 | JAM | −5N | −8B | −9N | −4B | F | −13N | 0.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 730 | -37.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Noble, NoelleJAM+60.83.0 pts · #4
- 2Tennant, AjayJAM+39.24.0 pts · #5
- 3Smith, SamuelJAM+28.65.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Davy, KhalelJAM-44.43.5 pts · #9
- 2Terry Gordon, YeneyJAM-37.60.0 pts · #14
- 3Li, JavinJAM-35.62.0 pts · #11
Biggest upsets
- R1+198 Elo gap
- R3+131 Elo gap
- R1+117 Elo gap