City Knights Classical Chess Championships 2026 - u1500 (playoffs)
Open SwissStandard
9 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held on 15 Feb 2026 in Kingston, Jamaica. Top 10 Elo average was 482, and top seed was Joelston Allen (🇯🇲 JAM, 1500).
Natalya Hinds (🇯🇲 JAM, 1415) won with 4.0/6, ahead of Howard Campbell (4.0) and Joelston Allen (3.0). Hinds shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
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×5
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
3
5
3
2
1
2
R5–R6 · LEAD HELD
Natalya Hinds held the sole lead from R5 through R6 without losing it.
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.0/6. Hinds takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (16.0).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Natalya Hinds lost to Howard Campbell (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Natalya Hinds | * | — 0 | — | 1 |
| 2Howard Campbell | — 1 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Kalie Cummings | — | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4FIDE 7416539 | 0 | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hinds, Natalya | 1415 | JAM | +9B | F | +6N | +3B | +5N | −2B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 8.00 | 2300 | +24.8 |
| 2 | Campbell, Howard | 0 | JAM | F | F | +7B | +8B | +4N | +1N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 10.00 | 1432 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Allen, Joelston | 1500 | JAM | F | +5N | −4B | −1N | +7N | +8B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 612 | -24.8 |
| 4 | Cummings, Kalie | 1419 | JAM | +8N | −6B | +3N | −7B | −2B | +5B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 7.50 | 1520 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 7416539 | 0 | — | +7N | −3B | +8N | +6B | −1B | −4N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 656 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 7415630 | 0 | — | F | +4N | −1B | −5N | −8B | +7B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.50 | 612 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 7410956 | 0 | — | −5B | =8B | −2N | +4N | −3B | −6N | 1.5 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 3.75 | 700 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 7415540 | 0 | — | −4B | =7N | −5B | −2N | +6N | −3N | 1.5 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 2.75 | 700 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Grant, Shavar | 0 | JAM | −1N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 612 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hinds, NatalyaJAM+24.84.0 pts · #2
- 2Campbell, HowardJAM0.04.0 pts · #3
- 3Cummings, KalieJAM0.03.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Allen, JoelstonJAM-24.83.0 pts · #9
- 2Cummings, KalieJAM0.03.0 pts · #1
- 3Campbell, HowardJAM0.04.0 pts · #3