City Knights Classical Chess Championships 2026 - (U1800) Group E
Open SwissStandard
9 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held on 14 Feb 2026 in Kingston, Jamaica. Top 10 Elo average was 1214, and top seed was Romar Smith (🇯🇲 JAM, 1697).
Michiale Williams (🇯🇲 JAM, 1621) won with 6.0/6, ahead of Austin Xiang (4.0) and Yeney Terry Gordon (3.0). Williams won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: William Harriott (1540) beat Romar Smith (1697), a +157-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×8
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsMichiale Williams led from R4; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R6 · LEAD HELD
Michiale Williams never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Michiale Williams beat Austin Xiang (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Michiale Williams 6 wins (R1–R6)Austin Xiang 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Michiale Williams | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Austin Xiang | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Rhyeem Salmon | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Romar Smith | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams, Michiale | 1621 | JAM | +7B | +8N | +4B | +2N | +6N | +3B | 6.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 15.00 | 2316 | +72.4 |
| 2 | Xiang, Austin | 1576 | JAM | +9B | +5N | +8B | −1B | −3N | +6N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.00 | 1656 | +22.4 |
| 3 | Terry Gordon, Yeney | 1512 | JAM | −5B | +9N | −7B | +4N | +2B | −1N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 7.00 | 1381 | -26.4 |
| 4 | Salmon, Rhyeem | 0 | JAM | +6B | +7N | −1N | −3B | F | +8N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 1545 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Smith, Romar | 1697 | JAM | +3N | −2B | −6N | +9B | +7N | F | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1507 | -38.8 |
| 6 | Harriott, William | 1540 | JAM | −4N | F | +5B | +8N | −1B | −2B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.00 | 1612 | +15.6 |
| 7 | Noble, Noelle | 1423 | JAM | −1N | −4B | +3N | F | −5B | +9N | 2.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 1484 | +10.8 |
| 8 | Li, Javin | 1554 | JAM | F | −1B | −2N | −6B | +9N | −4B | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 778 | -56.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 7411987 | 0 | — | −2N | −3B | F | −5N | −8B | −7B | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 748 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Williams, MichialeJAM+72.46.0 pts · #1
- 2Xiang, AustinJAM+22.44.0 pts · #3
- 3Harriott, WilliamJAM+15.62.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Li, JavinJAM-56.01.0 pts · #9
- 2Smith, RomarJAM-38.83.0 pts · #5
- 3Terry Gordon, YeneyJAM-26.43.0 pts · #7
Biggest upsets
- R3+157 Elo gap
- R2+121 Elo gap