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Easter Classical April 2026

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10 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 12 Apr 2026 to 19 Apr 2026 in Rodney Bay, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1195, and top seed was Justin James (🇱🇨 LCA, 1896).

Justin James (🇱🇨 LCA, 1896) won with 4.5/6, ahead of Sixtus Gabriel (4.5) and Arvin Nicholas (4.0). James won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Ethan Charles (1471) beat Sixtus Gabriel (1865), a +394-point gap.

Location
🇱🇨Rodney Bay, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia
Dates
12 Apr 2026 → 19 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Top seed
🇱🇨Justin James1896
Avg top 10
1,195
Participants
10
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇱🇨Saint Lucia×8
Top 3
  • 🥇
    Justin James
    🇱🇨LCA·1896
    4.5pts·1882perf+1.6
  • 🥈
    Sixtus Gabriel
    🇱🇨LCA·1865
    4.5pts·1878perf+4.0
  • 🥉
    Arvin Nicholas
    🇱🇨LCA·1728
    4.0pts·1827perf+10.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 4.5/6, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
5
2
1
1
1
2
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
James4.5Gabriel4.5Nicholas4Cilpa3.5Elizee3.5Charles3.5
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.5/6. James takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.0).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Justin James lost to Sixtus Gabriel (Black).

R1–R4 · WIN STREAK

Sixtus Gabriel won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Justin James*
0
½
1
2Sixtus Gabriel
1
*
½
1
3Arvin Nicholas
½
½
*
½
4Dyorni Cilpa
0
0
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1James, Justin1896LCA+6B=3N+7B−2N+5B+4N4.519.022.015.501882+1.6
2Gabriel, Sixtus1865LCA+8N+5B+4N+1B=3N−6B4.519.021.015.501878+4.0
3Nicholas, Arvin1728LCA+9N=1B=5N=4B=2B+10N4.017.517.59.501827+10.6
4Cilpa, Dyorni1697LCA+10B+6N−2B=3N+7B−1B3.519.519.58.501681-2.8
5Elizee, KaieemCM1852LCA+7B−2N=3B+8N−1N+9B3.518.019.58.501648-20.2
6Charles, Ethan1471LCA−1N−4B+8N=9B+10N+2N3.516.016.07.251686+12.4
7Joseph, Jamari1444LCA−5N+9B−1N+10B−4N+8B3.015.015.03.50995-14.0
8Lambert, Kiara0LCA−2B+10N−6B−5B+9N−7N2.016.016.01.508580.0
9FIDE 230010110—−3B−7N+10B=6N−8B−5N1.516.016.01.7513020.0
10FIDE 230015420—−4N−8B−9N−7N−6B−3B0.016.017.50.007850.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
Easter Classical April 2026 — Rodney Bay, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats