CICF President's Invitational Trophy 2026 Challengers (U1700)
Open SwissStandard
12 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 02 May 2026 to 03 May 2026 in George Town, Cayman Islands. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1381, and top seed was Mugabi Shane (🇺🇬 UGA, 1603).
ARTY CLARK (🇰🇾 CAY, 1572) won with 4.5/5, ahead of ALEJANDRO WILSON (3.5) and Sastry Dookhy (3.5). CLARK won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Jaevion Barrett (1441) beat Mugabi Shane (1603), a +162-point gap.
Location
🇰🇾George Town, Cayman Islands
Dates
02 May 2026 → 03 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇰🇾Cayman Islands×11
🇺🇬Uganda×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsARTY CLARK led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
ARTY CLARK never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
ARTY CLARK beat ALEJANDRO WILSON (Black).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
ARTY CLARK won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1ARTY CLARK | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2ALEJANDRO WILSON | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Sastry Dookhy | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Jaevion Barrett | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLARK, ARTY | 1572 | CAY | +6B | +2N | +5B | +3N | =4B | 4.5 | 13.0 | 16.0 | 14.50 | 1891 | +66.8 |
| 2 | WILSON, ALEJANDRO | 1522 | CAY | +11N | −1B | +8N | +7B | =5N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1655 | +28.4 |
| 3 | Dookhy, Sastry | 1597 | CAY | =4N | +7B | +12N | −1B | +9N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1621 | +4.8 |
| 4 | Powell, Malcolm | 1519 | CAY | =3B | =6N | +10B | =5N | =1N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 7.50 | 1539 | +2.0 |
| 5 | Bhuyan, Shreeyansh | 1544 | CAY | +10N | +12B | −1N | =4B | =2B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.75 | 1413 | -20.8 |
| 6 | Barrett, Jaevion | 1441 | CAY | −1N | =4B | +11N | =10B | +7N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 4.25 | 1649 | +44.4 |
| 7 | McClenaghan, Abbie | 1522 | CAY | +8B | −3N | +9B | −2N | −6B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1320 | -42.0 |
| 8 | Gunasekaran , Sanjith | 0 | CAY | −7N | =11B | −2B | F | +10N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 1276 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Shen, Hannah | 1492 | CAY | F | F | −7N | +12B | −3B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 760 | -32.8 |
| 10 | Blackwood, Ross | 0 | CAY | −5B | F | −4N | =6N | −8B | 0.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 1228 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Mugabi Shane | 1603 | UGA | −2B | =8N | −6B | F | F | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.75 | 682 | -52.8 |
| 12 | Koenig, Henry | 0 | CAY | F | −5N | −3B | −9N | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 744 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1CLARK, ARTYCAY+66.84.5 pts · #1
- 2Barrett, JaevionCAY+44.43.0 pts · #4
- 3WILSON, ALEJANDROCAY+28.43.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Mugabi ShaneUGA-52.80.5 pts · #11
- 2McClenaghan, AbbieCAY-42.02.0 pts · #6
- 3Shen, HannahCAY-32.81.0 pts · #12
Biggest upsets
- R3+162 Elo gap