Guyana National Championships 2026 - Open
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Guyana, Guyana. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1791, and top seed was Taffin Khan (🇬🇾 GUY, CM, 2020).
Sachin Dhilan Pitamber (🇬🇾 GUY, CM, 1974) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Kyle Couchman (7.0) and Anthony Drayton (7.0). Pitamber took the lead from round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 7: Jaden Taylor (1631) beat Keron Sandiford (1807), a +176-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsCM Sachin Dhilan Pitamber led from R7 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
CM Sachin Dhilan Pitamber takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
CM Sachin Dhilan Pitamber beat Kyle Couchman (White).
CM Sachin Dhilan Pitamber 3 wins (R5–R7)Kyle Couchman 4 wins (R4–R7)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇬🇾CMPitamber, Sachin Dhilan | 1974 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 29.75 | 37.5 | +40.0 | 2052 |
| 2 | 🇬🇾Couchman, Kyle | 1906 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 24.25 | 38.0 | +48.0 | 1998 |
| 3 | 🇬🇾FMDrayton, Anthony | 1996 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 23.75 | 38.0 | +5.8 | 2002 |
| 4 | 🇬🇾CMKhan, Taffin | 2020 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 21.50 | 38.5 | -8.4 | 1950 |
| 5 | 🇬🇾Sandiford, Keron | 1807 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 18.50 | 39.5 | +17.0 | 1869 |
| 7 | 🇬🇾Taylor, Jaden | 1631 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 3.5 | 9.25 | 41.5 | +16.4 | 1729 |
| 6 | 🇬🇾Alexander, Rolex Antoine | 1551 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.5 | 8.75 | 41.5 | +30.8 | 1722 |
| 8 | 🇬🇾CMGreenidge, Ronuel | 1794 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 5.00 | 42.0 | -30.0 | 1666 |
| 9 | 🇬🇾Zhang, Alexander | 1712 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1.5 | 1.75 | 43.5 | -82.4 | 1527 |
| 10 | 🇬🇾Campbell, Leslie | 1520 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 45.0 | -68.8 | 995 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Couchman, KyleGUY+48.07.0 pts · #2
- 2Pitamber, Sachin DhilanCMGUY+40.07.5 pts · #1
- 3Alexander, Rolex AntoineGUY+30.83.5 pts · #6
- 1Zhang, AlexanderGUY-82.41.5 pts · #9
- 2Campbell, LeslieGUY-68.80.0 pts · #10
- 3Greenidge, RonuelCMGUY-30.03.0 pts · #8
- R7+176 Elo gap
- R1+163 Elo gap
- R7+161 Elo gap