Curacao All Star Tournament 2026 OPEN
29 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 24 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Willemstad, Curacao. 3 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1881, and top seed was Ursus Van Bemmelen ( CUR, FM, 2083).
Edler Castro de ( CUR, 1848) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Johan Van Delden (4.0) and Ursus Van Bemmelen (4.0). Castro de shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Yash Devnani (1660) beat Joshua Teeken (1812), a +152-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsEdler Castro de led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Edler Castro de held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
Edler Castro de 3 wins (R3–R5)Johan Van Delden 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Edler Castro de | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Johan Van Delden | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3FMUrsus Van Bemmelen | — | — | * | — |
| 4Oscar Cuellar | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Castro de, Edler | 1848 | CUR | +23N | =5B | +20N | +6B | +4N | 4.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 11.25 | 2106 | +56.4 |
| 2 | Van Delden, Johan | 1968 | CUR | +12N | +10B | +7N | =4B | =5N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 16.0 | 12.50 | 1997 | +5.4 |
| 3 | Van Bemmelen, UrsusFM | 2083 | CUR | +18N | +13B | =6N | =7B | +10N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 10.75 | 2045 | -2.2 |
| 4 | Cuellar, Oscar | 1972 | CUR | +14B | +11N | +9B | =2N | −1B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 10.50 | 1948 | -0.8 |
| 5 | Devnani, Yash | 1660 | CUR | +29B | =1N | =11B | +9N | =2B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 8.75 | 1949 | +58.8 |
| 6 | Pilgrim, Peter | 1962 | CUR | +19B | +8N | =3B | −1N | +15B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 9.50 | 1903 | -4.0 |
| 7 | Albregtse, Tjerk | 1820 | CUR | +17B | +16N | −2B | =3N | =8B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 8.50 | 1845 | +5.6 |
| 8 | Roose, Alex | 1737 | CUR | +25N | −6B | +12N | =13B | =7N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 6.75 | 1782 | +4.4 |
| 9 | Teeken, Joshua | 1812 | NED | +15N | +26B | −4N | −5B | +13N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1685 | -10.2 |
| 10 | Marcos, TaqesyahWCM | 1765 | CUR | +24B | −2N | +27B | +16N | −3B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1778 | -0.2 |
| 11 | Bregita, Jhonathan | 1786 | CUR | +28N | −4B | =5N | =14B | +23N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1670 | -11.2 |
| 12 | Rajpal, Hriday | 1547 | CUR | −2B | +24N | −8B | +27N | +19B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1607 | +4.8 |
| 13 | Khatri, Nisarg | 1797 | CUR | +21B | −3N | +23B | =8N | −9B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1687 | -24.0 |
| 14 | Wadhwani, Ronish | 1582 | CUR | −4N | =20B | +19B | =11N | =18B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 5.25 | 1702 | +27.2 |
| 15 | Paris Hodge, CeannaWCM | 0 | CUR | −9B | +22N | =16B | +20B | −6N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 1681 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Diaz, Luciano | 1659 | CUR | +27N | −7B | =15N | −10B | +20N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1616 | -7.2 |
| 17 | Lee, Ashton | 1407 | CUR | −7N | +25B | F | =18N | +24B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1511 | +6.8 |
| 18 | Jansen, Romer | 1601 | CUR | −3B | +21N | F | =17B | =14N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1538 | -14.4 |
| 19 | Pourier, Dianthely | 1511 | CUR | −6N | +28B | −14N | +25B | −12N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 880 | -18.6 |
| 20 | Bhatia, Kush | 1639 | CUR | +22B | =14N | −1B | −15N | −16B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 2.75 | 1423 | -31.2 |
| 21 | Ajubi, Aiden | 0 | AHO | −13N | −18B | F | +26N | =22B | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.75 | 899 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Rico, Zayra | 0 | CUR | −20N | −15B | +28N | −23B | =21N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.75 | 752 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Jeandor, Kaylani | 1465 | CUR | −1B | F | −13N | +22N | −11B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1010 | -13.6 |
| 24 | FIDE 7503350 | 0 | — | −10N | −12B | −25N | +28B | −17N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 773 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 7503326 | 0 | — | −8B | −17N | +24B | −19N | −26B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 752 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 7503334 | 0 | — | F | −9N | F | −21B | +25N | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1012 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Rico, Quinten | 0 | CUR | −16B | F | −10N | −12B | F | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 857 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 7503210 | 0 | — | −11B | −19N | −22B | −24N | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 849 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 7503342 | 0 | — | −5N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 860 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Devnani, YashCUR+58.83.5 pts · #7
- 2Castro de, EdlerCUR+56.44.5 pts · #1
- 3Wadhwani, RonishCUR+27.22.5 pts · #6
- 1Bhatia, KushCUR-31.21.5 pts · #18
- 2Khatri, NisargCUR-24.02.5 pts · #12
- 3Pourier, DianthelyCUR-18.62.0 pts · #28
- R4+152 Elo gap
- R5+124 Elo gap
- R4+114 Elo gap