John Powell Open - U1800

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19 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 07 Mar 2026 to 08 Mar 2026 in Kingston, Jamaica. Top 10 Elo average was 1607, and top seed was Samuel Smith (🇯🇲 JAM, 1685).

Samuel Smith (🇯🇲 JAM, 1685) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Vaishnav Gali (5.0) and Johnathan Brown (4.0). Smith shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Zaire Quest (1429) beat Ajay Tennant (1576), a +147-point gap.

Location

🇯🇲Kingston, Jamaica

Dates

07 Mar 2026 → 08 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇯🇲Samuel Smith1685

Avg top 10

1,607

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇯🇲Jamaica×18

Top 3

🥇
Samuel Smith
🇯🇲JAM·1685
5.0pts·1875perf+26.8
🥈
Vaishnav Gali
🇯🇲JAM·1609
5.0pts·1836perf+56.7
🥉
Johnathan Brown
🇯🇲JAM·1614
4.0pts·1682perf+22.8

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Gali5Smith5Brown4Wright4Tennant4Logan3.5

R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.0/6. Smith takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.5).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Vaishnav Gali beat Samuel Smith (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Vaishnav Gali 3 wins (R4–R6)Samuel Smith 5 wins (R1–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Vaishnav Gali	*	1	—	1
2Samuel Smith	0	*	1	1
3Johnathan Brown	—	0	*	—
4Luke E Wright	0	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Smith, Samuel	1685	JAM	+9B	+6N	+3B	+4N	+14N	−2B	5.0	19.5	21.5	16.50	1875	+26.8
2	Gali, Vaishnav	1609	JAM	+12B	+7N	−6B	+9N	+4B	+1N	5.0	19.0	21.5	18.00	1836	+56.7
3	Brown, Johnathan	1614	JAM	+10N	+5B	−1N	−7B	+12N	+14B	4.0	18.0	20.0	11.50	1682	+22.8
4	Wright, Luke E	1647	JAM	+15B	+13N	+14B	−1B	−2N	+6N	4.0	18.0	19.5	9.50	1721	+23.6
5	Tennant, Ajay	1576	JAM	+17B	−3N	−12B	+16N	+9B	+7N	4.0	14.0	15.0	8.50	1570	-0.4
6	Logan, Liam	1585	JAM	+11N	−1B	+2N	+12B	=7N	−4B	3.5	20.5	23.0	12.25	1610	+14.0
7	Green, Nathaniel	1541	JAM	+19N	−2B	+16N	+3N	=6B	−5B	3.5	17.5	18.5	7.75	1554	+5.2
8	Leake, Emilia-Rose	1580	JAM	+16B	−14N	−9B	+18N	=10B	+13N	3.5	11.5	12.5	6.00	1522	-14.8
9	Robinson, John A	1529	JAM	−1N	+11B	+8N	−2B	−5N	+18B	3.0	20.5	21.5	7.50	1500	-3.2
10	Li, Javin	1463	JAM	−3B	+17N	−13B	+19N	=8N	=11B	3.0	14.0	15.0	5.25	1353	-21.6
11	Gardener, Rhea	1425	JAM	−6B	−9N	+15B	+17N	=13B	=10N	3.0	13.5	14.5	5.25	1447	+7.6
12	Quest, Zaire	1429	JAM	−2N	+19B	+5N	−6N	−3B	=15B	2.5	18.0	19.0	5.75	1419	-2.8
13	Shergil, Rajvir	1577	JAM	+18N	−4B	+10N	−14B	=11N	−8B	2.5	15.5	16.5	5.50	1403	-46.4
14	Williams, Daniel O	1659	JAM	F	+8B	−4N	+13N	−1B	−3N	2.0	19.0	19.0	6.00	1547	-15.6
15	Green, Moses	1474	JAM	−4N	−18B	−11N	F	+19B	=12N	1.5	11.5	11.5	2.25	1224	-36.4
16	Moses, Kayla	1402	JAM	−8N	F	−7B	−5B	+17N	−19N	1.0	13.0	13.0	1.00	762	-34.4
17	FIDE 7406835	0	—	−5N	−10B	+18N	−11B	−16B	F	1.0	12.0	12.0	1.00	664	0.0
18	Campbell, Jaydion	0	JAM	−13B	+15N	−17B	−8B	F	−9N	1.0	11.5	11.5	1.50	1342	0.0
19	Smart, Jahvier	0	JAM	−7B	−12N	F	−10B	−15N	+16B	1.0	11.5	11.5	1.00	1220	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Gali, VaishnavJAM
+56.7
5.0 pts · #1
2Smith, SamuelJAM
+26.8
5.0 pts · #2
3Wright, Luke EJAM
+23.6
4.0 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Shergil, RajvirJAM
-46.4
2.5 pts · #12
2Green, MosesJAM
-36.4
1.5 pts · #17
3Moses, KaylaJAM
-34.4
1.0 pts · #19

Biggest upsets

R3+147 Elo gap
Quest, Zaire1429 beat Tennant, Ajay1576