City Knights Classical Chess Championships 2026 - (U1800) Group D
Open SwissStandard
7 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held on 14 Feb 2026 in Kingston, Jamaica. Top 10 Elo average was 1148, and top seed was Khalel Davy (🇯🇲 JAM, 1693).
Samuel Smith (🇯🇲 JAM, 1589) won with 6.0/6, ahead of Khalel Davy (3.0) and Luke E Wright (3.0). Smith won solo starting round 2.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Samuel Smith (1589) beat Khalel Davy (1693), a +104-point gap.
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×7
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsSamuel Smith led from R2; +3.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R2–R6 · LEAD HELD
Samuel Smith never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +3.0 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Samuel Smith beat Khalel Davy (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Samuel Smith 6 wins (R1–R6)Luke E Wright 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Samuel Smith | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Khalel Davy | 0 | * | 1 | 0 |
| 3Luke E Wright | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Jayden Hylton | 0 | 1 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smith, Samuel | 1589 | JAM | +5N | +3B | +4N | +2B | +7N | +6B | 6.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 12.00 | 2409 | +42.2 |
| 2 | Davy, Khalel | 1693 | JAM | +7N | F | +3N | −1N | +6B | −5B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 1715 | +2.4 |
| 3 | Wright, Luke E | 1656 | JAM | F | −1N | −2B | +6N | +5N | +4B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 1488 | -27.2 |
| 4 | Tennant, Ajay | 1554 | JAM | +6B | F | −1B | +7B | F | −3N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 1465 | -14.0 |
| 5 | Hylton, Jayden | 0 | JAM | −1B | +?N | −7N | F | −3B | +2N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1524 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Evans, Dovado | 0 | JAM | −4N | +7B | F | −3B | −2N | −1N | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.00 | 1364 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Gardener, Rhea | 1545 | JAM | −2B | −6N | +5B | −4N | −1B | F | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 813 | -45.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Smith, SamuelJAM+42.26.0 pts · #1
- 2Davy, KhalelJAM+2.43.0 pts · #2
- 3Hylton, JaydenJAM0.02.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Gardener, RheaJAM-45.61.0 pts · #7
- 2Wright, Luke EJAM-27.23.0 pts · #4
- 3Tennant, AjayJAM-14.02.0 pts · #5
Biggest upsets
- R4+104 Elo gap