May Classical 2026
12 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 24 May 2026 to 31 May 2026 in Rodney Bay, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1044, and top seed was Sixtus Gabriel (🇱🇨 LCA, 1868).
Arvin Nicholas (🇱🇨 LCA, 1739) won with 4.0/6, ahead of Sixtus Gabriel (4.0) and Dyorni Cilpa (4.0). Nicholas shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Dyorni Cilpa (1693) beat Sixtus Gabriel (1868), a +175-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 5 players tied at 4.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 5 at the finish.
5 players finish on 4.0/6. Nicholas takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (18.0).
CM Kaieem Elizee beat Arvin Nicholas (Black).
CM Kaieem Elizee 4 wins (R3–R6)Arvin Nicholas 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMKaieem Elizee | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Arvin Nicholas | 0 | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Sixtus Gabriel | 0 | 1 | * | 0 |
| 4Dyorni Cilpa | 0 | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicholas, Arvin | 1739 | LCA | +12B | +3N | +5B | −2N | +8B | −4B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 10.00 | 1813 | +10.4 |
| 2 | Gabriel, Sixtus | 1868 | LCA | +6N | +8B | −4N | +1B | +7N | −3B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 11.50 | 1735 | -14.0 |
| 3 | Cilpa, Dyorni | 1693 | LCA | +7N | −1B | +10N | −4B | +6N | +2N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 10.50 | 1688 | -0.8 |
| 4 | Elizee, KaieemCM | 1831 | LCA | F | F | +2B | +3N | +5B | +1N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.00 | 2534 | +29.6 |
| 5 | Nunez, Daniel | 1635 | LCA | +9N | +6B | −1N | +7B | −4N | +8B | 4.0 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 9.00 | 1624 | -2.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 23001461 | 0 | — | −2B | −5N | +12B | +9N | −3B | +11N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.50 | 932 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Clarke, Chelan | 0 | LCA | −3B | +12N | +11B | −5N | −2B | =9N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.75 | 932 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Wahid, ChelseaWCM | 1678 | LCA | +11B | −2N | +9B | F | −1N | −5N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.50 | 947 | -49.2 |
| 9 | FIDE 23001542 | 0 | — | −5B | F | −8N | −6B | +11N | =7B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.25 | 857 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Lambert, Kiara | 0 | LCA | F | +11N | −3B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 893 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 23001011 | 0 | — | −8N | −10B | −7N | F | −9B | −6B | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 878 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Gilbert, Giana | 0 | LCA | −1N | −7B | −6N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 939 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Elizee, KaieemCMLCA+29.64.0 pts · #1
- 2Nicholas, ArvinLCA+10.44.0 pts · #2
- 3Gilbert, GianaLCA0.00.0 pts · #6
- 1Wahid, ChelseaWCMLCA-49.22.0 pts · #11
- 2Gabriel, SixtusLCA-14.04.0 pts · #3
- 3Nunez, DanielLCA-2.04.0 pts · #5
- R6+175 Elo gap