National Age Groups Chess Championship 2026 U12 Absolute
Open SwissStandard
27 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 02 May 2026 to 03 May 2026 in Kingston, Jamaica. Top 10 Elo average was 1086, and top seed was Khalel Davy (🇯🇲 JAM, 1656).
Khalel Davy (🇯🇲 JAM, 1656) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Luke E Wright (5.0) and Austin Xiang (4.5). Davy took the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇯🇲Kingston, Jamaica
Dates
02 May 2026 → 03 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇯🇲Jamaica×8
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE03 May
Khalel Davy takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Davy takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (22.5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Khalel Davy beat Luke E Wright (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Khalel Davy | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2Luke E Wright | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3FIDE 7416571 | — | — | * | — |
| 4Zaire Quest | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davy, Khalel | 1656 | JAM | +24N | +11B | +5N | =4B | +2N | =6B | 5.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 19.00 | 1823 | +23.6 |
| 2 | Wright, Luke E | 1647 | JAM | +23B | +19N | +20B | +3N | −1B | +9N | 5.0 | 19.5 | 22.5 | 17.50 | 1701 | +8.4 |
| 3 | Xiang, Austin | 1581 | JAM | +12N | +25B | +6N | −2B | +11N | =7B | 4.5 | 22.0 | 23.0 | 15.75 | 847 | -16.4 |
| 4 | Shergil, Rajvir | 1576 | JAM | +22B | +21N | +16B | =1N | =9B | =8N | 4.5 | 19.5 | 22.5 | 15.75 | 1573 | -0.4 |
| 5 | Quest, Zaire | 1428 | JAM | +26N | +7B | −1B | =9N | +15N | +14B | 4.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 12.50 | 1541 | +18.0 |
| 6 | Campbell, Jaydion | 0 | JAM | +?B | +?N | −3B | +17N | +12B | =1N | 4.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 9.50 | 1426 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 7418205 | 0 | — | +?B | −5N | +24B | +?N | +16B | =3N | 4.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.25 | 1312 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 7416571 | 0 | — | −10B | +?N | +?B | +?N | +14N | =4B | 4.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.25 | 1547 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Williams, Dejaun | 1490 | JAM | +17N | +27B | +10N | =5B | =4N | −2B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 11.50 | 1425 | -10.4 |
| 10 | FIDE 7419813 | 0 | — | +8N | +14B | −9B | −19N | +?B | +21N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 10.50 | 1484 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 7408072 | 0 | — | +?B | −1N | +26B | +13N | −3B | +17N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 7.00 | 819 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 7419694 | 0 | — | −3B | +?N | +?B | +20N | −6N | +15B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.00 | 781 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 7416202 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | −14N | −11B | +?N | +?B | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 677 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Cherian, Nathan | 1477 | JAM | +18B | −10N | +13B | +22N | −8B | −5N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 23.0 | 10.00 | 628 | -22.8 |
| 15 | FIDE 7419767 | 0 | — | −16B | +?N | +23B | +21N | −5B | −12N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 6.00 | 628 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 7410034 | 0 | — | +15N | +?B | −4N | +18B | −7N | −?B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.00 | 776 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 7415915 | 0 | — | −9B | +?N | +?N | −6B | +?N | −11B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 690 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 7416598 | 0 | — | −14N | F | +19B | −16N | +20B | +?B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 677 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 7407998 | 0 | — | +?N | −2B | −18N | +10B | −?N | +?B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 847 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 7407319 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | −2N | −12B | −18N | +?B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 847 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 7409834 | 0 | — | +?N | −4B | +?N | −15B | +?N | −10B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 776 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 7417756 | 0 | — | −4N | +?B | +?N | −14B | −?N | +25B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 727 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 7419686 | 0 | — | −2N | +?B | −15N | −?B | +?B | +?N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 847 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 7419678 | 0 | — | −1B | F | −7N | −?B | +?N | −?B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 856 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 7419708 | 0 | — | F | −3N | −?B | −?N | +?B | −22N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 781 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 7419040 | 0 | — | −5B | F | −11N | −?B | −?N | −?B | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 628 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 7419716 | 0 | — | F | −9N | −?B | −?N | −?B | −?N | 0.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 690 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Davy, KhalelJAM+23.65.0 pts · #1
- 2Quest, ZaireJAM+18.04.5 pts · #4
- 3Wright, Luke EJAM+8.45.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Cherian, NathanJAM-22.83.0 pts · #22
- 2Xiang, AustinJAM-16.44.5 pts · #19
- 3Williams, DejaunJAM-10.44.0 pts · #5