The St Helier Weekender 2026
21 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 23 May 2026 to 25 May 2026 in St Helier, Jersey. 4 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1890, and top seed was Jem Gurner (🇯🇪 JCI, CM, 2082).
Jem Gurner (🇯🇪 JCI, CM, 2082) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Matthew Perchard (4.0) and Paul Wojciechowski (4.0). Gurner won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Rachel Ruddy (WCM, 1652) beat Jonathan Hawes (FM, 2063), a +411-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsCM Jem Gurner led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
CM Jem Gurner never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
CM Jem Gurner drew with FM Jonathan Hawes (Black).
CM Jem Gurner 5 wins (R1–R5)FM Jonathan Hawes 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMJem Gurner | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2FMJonathan Hawes | ½ | * | — | ½ |
| 3Matthew Perchard | 0 | — | * | ½ |
| 4Paul A Carpenter | — | ½ | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gurner, JemCM | 2082 | JCI | +17B | +9N | +3B | +6N | +2B | =4N | 5.5 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 19.00 | 2262 | +17.8 |
| 2 | Perchard, Matthew | 1778 | JCI | +20B | =6N | +7B | =5B | −1N | +10N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 10.25 | 1943 | +23.4 |
| 3 | Wojciechowski, PaulCM | 1902 | JCI | +12B | +10N | −1N | =8B | =6B | +11N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 21.5 | 12.50 | 1916 | +3.2 |
| 4 | Hawes, JonathanFM | 2063 | JCI | −15N | +16B | +12N | +17B | =5N | =1B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 20.0 | 12.75 | 1941 | -13.4 |
| 5 | Carpenter, Paul A | 1875 | JCI | +18B | =7N | +14B | =2N | =4B | =6N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 12.00 | 1927 | +10.2 |
| 6 | Canonne, Antoine | 1879 | FRA | +8N | =2B | +15N | −1B | =3N | =5B | 3.5 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 12.00 | 1849 | -4.0 |
| 7 | Weber, Gus | 1749 | JCI | +11N | =5B | −2N | =9B | +13N | =8B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 20.5 | 11.25 | 1683 | -10.0 |
| 8 | Clark, Gary | 0 | JCI | −6B | +21N | +10B | =3N | =16B | =7N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 8.00 | 1844 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Kirk, Matthew | 1813 | JCI | +21B | −1B | =11N | =7N | =15B | =16N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.75 | 1758 | -7.2 |
| 10 | Ruff, Andrew | 1795 | JCI | +19N | −3B | −8N | +20B | +12N | −2B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.00 | 1606 | -28.4 |
| 11 | FIDE 15600769 | 0 | — | −7B | +18N | =9B | =14N | +20N | −3B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.75 | 1629 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Briden, John | 1528 | JCI | −3N | +19B | −4B | +21N | −10B | +14N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.50 | 1669 | +19.6 |
| 13 | FIDE 15600823 | 0 | — | −14B | −17N | +21B | +19N | −7B | +20N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 973 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Girard, George | 1822 | JCI | +13N | =15B | −5N | =11B | =17N | −12B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 18.0 | 7.00 | 1501 | -65.2 |
| 15 | Ruddy, RachelWCM | 1652 | JCI | +4B | =14N | −6B | =16N | =9N | −18B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 8.00 | 1892 | +28.8 |
| 16 | Jouault, Louis | 1895 | JCI | F | −4N | +18B | =15B | =8N | =9B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.50 | 1718 | -13.8 |
| 17 | Auckland, James | 1747 | JCI | −1N | +13B | +20N | −4N | =14B | F | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.25 | 1716 | -3.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 15600831 | 0 | — | −5N | −11B | −16N | F | +19B | +15N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1673 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 15600840 | 0 | — | −10B | −12N | F | −13B | −18N | +21B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 862 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Witts, Graeme Alan | 0 | JCI | −2N | F | −17B | −10N | −11B | −13B | 0.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 968 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 15600815 | 0 | — | −9N | −8B | −13N | −12B | F | −19N | 0.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 871 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ruddy, RachelWCMJCI+28.82.5 pts · #7
- 2Perchard, MatthewJCI+23.44.0 pts · #3
- 3Briden, JohnJCI+19.63.0 pts · #14
- 1Girard, GeorgeJCI-65.22.5 pts · #13
- 2Ruff, AndrewJCI-28.43.0 pts · #16
- 3Jouault, LouisJCI-13.82.5 pts · #11
- R1+411 Elo gap
- R6+294 Elo gap