City Knights Classical Chess Championships 2026 - (U1500) Group A
Open SwissStandard
8 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held on 14 Feb 2026 in Kingston, Jamaica. Top 10 Elo average was 364, and top seed was Joelston Allen (🇯🇲 JAM, 1500).
Howard Campbell (🇯🇲 JAM, 0) won with 4.5/6, ahead of Natalya Hinds (4.5) and Shavar Grant (4.0). Campbell shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇯🇲Kingston, Jamaica
Dates
14 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 R6; 2 players tied at 4.5/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
4
2
6
2
2
2
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.5/6. Campbell takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (18.0).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Howard Campbell drew with Natalya Hinds (White).
R1–R6 · UNBEATEN
Howard Campbell went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Howard Campbell | * | — ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Natalya Hinds | — ½ | * | — | 1 |
| 3Shavar Grant | 0 | — | * | 1 |
| 4Joelston Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Campbell, Howard | 0 | JAM | +5B | +4N | F | =2B | +3N | +?B | 4.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 11.25 | 1476 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Hinds, Natalya | 1415 | JAM | +6N | +8B | F | =1N | +4B | +5N | 4.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 8.25 | 2300 | +24.8 |
| 3 | Grant, Shavar | 0 | JAM | +?N | −?B | +8N | +?B | −1B | +4N | 4.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1520 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Allen, Joelston | 1500 | JAM | +7N | −1B | +6B | +5N | −2N | −3B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 4.00 | 612 | -24.8 |
| 5 | FIDE 7415630 | 0 | — | −1N | +7B | +?N | −4B | F | −2B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 656 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 7410956 | 0 | — | −2B | F | −4N | −?B | −?N | +8B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 656 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 7415540 | 0 | — | −4B | −5N | F | +8B | −?N | −?N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 700 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Mignott, Zahvyah | 0 | JAM | F | −2N | −3B | −7N | −?B | −6N | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 612 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hinds, NatalyaJAM+24.84.5 pts · #2
- 2FIDE 74109560.01.0 pts · #8
- 3Campbell, HowardJAM0.04.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Allen, JoelstonJAM-24.83.0 pts · #4
- 2FIDE 74109560.01.0 pts · #8
- 3Campbell, HowardJAM0.04.5 pts · #1