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2026 Heroes Day Challengers Cup Group A

Round-RobinStandard

7 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 30 Apr 2026 to 03 May 2026 in Bridgetown, Barbados. 3 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1898, and top seed was Orlando Husbands (🇧🇧 BAR, IM, 2240).

Darren McKennis (🇯🇲 JAM, CM, 2040) won with 4.0/7, ahead of Justin Kirton (3.5) and Jeremiah Farley (2.5).

The biggest upset came in round 1: Jeremiah Farley (1759) beat Orlando Husbands (IM, 2240), a +481-point gap.

Location
🇧🇧Bridgetown, Barbados
Dates
30 Apr 2026 → 03 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇧🇧IMOrlando Husbands2240
Avg top 10
1,898
Participants
7
Titled players · 3
IM×1
CM×1
WFM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇧🇧Barbados×6
🇯🇲Jamaica×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 7 · 7 rounds

CM Darren McKennis led from R3 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.

Co-leaders
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
#1#2#4#7R1R2R3R4R5R6R7McKennis takes lead
McKennis#1Kirton#2Farley#3Grant#4Rochester#5Wilson#6Husbands#7
R3 · LEADER CHANGE01 May

CM Darren McKennis takes the sole lead (2.0/3).

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

CM Darren McKennis beat Justin Kirton (Black).

R1–R6 · WIN STREAK

CM Darren McKennis won 4 in a row (R1–R6).

Cross-table

#PlayerElo1234567PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
1🇯🇲CMMcKennis, Darren2040*1111——4.08.008.0+15.22582
2🇧🇧Kirton, Justin18850*½111—3.53.258.5+13.21981
3🇧🇧Farley, Jeremiah17590½*½½—12.52.759.5+35.21914
4🇧🇧Grant, Travis169700½*½——1.01.7511.0-3.41675
5🇧🇧Rochester, Ronaldo178700½½*——1.01.7511.0-14.41652
6🇧🇧WFMWilson, Hannah1878—0———*—0.00.0012.0-19.61085
7🇧🇧IMHusbands, Orlando2240——0———*0.00.0012.0-18.41040

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets