IA CM Robert Wheeler Open 2026 - Open
19 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 28 May 2026 to 31 May 2026 in Kingston, Jamaica. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1874, and top seed was Raheem Glaves (🇯🇲 JAM, FM, 2146).
Darren McKennis (🇯🇲 JAM, CM, 2040) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Aaron McKoy (5.0) and Jhustice-Dimonte McDonald (4.5). McKennis won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Aaron McKoy (1668) beat Raheem Glaves (FM, 2146), a +478-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 5.0/6. McKennis takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (17.5).
Aaron McKoy 5 wins (R2–R6)FM Raheem Glaves 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMDarren McKennis | * | — | ½ | ½ |
| 2Aaron McKoy | — | * | 1 | 0 |
| 3FMRaheem Glaves | ½ | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4CMJhustice-Dimonte McDonald | ½ | 1 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McKennis, DarrenCM | 2040 | JAM | +12B | +6N | =3B | =4N | +11N | +5B | 5.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 15.00 | 2142 | +16.8 |
| 2 | McKoy, Aaron | 1668 | JAM | −3B | +12N | +6B | +10N | +7N | +4B | 5.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 14.50 | 2112 | +105.6 |
| 3 | McDonald, Jhustice-DimonteCM | 2024 | JAM | +2N | +13B | =1N | +7B | −4B | +11N | 4.5 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 14.50 | 2057 | +3.4 |
| 4 | Glaves, RaheemFM | 2146 | JAM | +8N | +14B | +11N | =1B | +3N | −2N | 4.5 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 13.50 | 2057 | -7.4 |
| 5 | Watts, Justin | 1701 | JAM | −10B | +18N | =17B | +14N | +6B | −1N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 5.75 | 1895 | +25.4 |
| 6 | Robinson, Rushawn | 1800 | JAM | +13N | −1B | −2N | +18B | −5N | +10B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 4.50 | 1602 | -26.8 |
| 7 | Watson, GabriellaWCM | 1822 | JAM | +15B | F | +16N | −3N | −2B | +14N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.50 | 1800 | -2.6 |
| 8 | Bain, Emile | 1692 | JAM | −4B | +15N | −10B | −13N | +17B | +16N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 4.50 | 1821 | +15.4 |
| 9 | Diedrick, Michael | 1798 | JAM | F | F | =14N | =16B | +10N | +12B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.50 | 1765 | -2.6 |
| 10 | FIDE 7405782 | 0 | — | +5N | −11B | +8N | −2B | −9B | −6N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 6.50 | 1629 | 0.0 |
| 11 | McDonald, Angelus-Seren | 1885 | JAM | F | +10N | −4B | +17N | −1B | −3B | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.50 | 1827 | -2.6 |
| 12 | Smith, Samuel | 1684 | JAM | −1N | −2B | F | +15N | +16B | −9N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 3.00 | 1676 | +8.8 |
| 13 | McKoy, Troy | 1539 | JAM | −6B | −3N | −15B | +8B | +18N | −17N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 14.0 | 3.50 | 1587 | +3.8 |
| 14 | Murphy, Glory | 1631 | JAM | F | −4N | =9B | −5B | +15N | −7B | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 1638 | -3.2 |
| 15 | Bartlett, Khaleel | 1584 | JAM | −7N | −8B | +13N | −12B | −14B | =18N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 2.25 | 1420 | -50.8 |
| 16 | Davy, Khalel | 1656 | JAM | F | +19B | −7B | =9N | −12N | −8B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 1567 | -35.2 |
| 17 | Wilkinson, Ian | 1834 | JAM | F | F | =5N | −11B | −8N | +13B | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.75 | 1607 | -24.2 |
| 18 | Noble, Noelle | 1510 | JAM | F | −5B | F | −6N | −13B | =15B | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.75 | 1335 | -12.4 |
| 19 | Coe, Cameron | 1677 | JAM | F | −16N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 898 | -18.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1McKoy, AaronJAM+105.65.0 pts · #4
- 2Watts, JustinJAM+25.43.5 pts · #5
- 3McKennis, DarrenCMJAM+16.85.0 pts · #1
- 1Bartlett, KhaleelJAM-50.81.5 pts · #13
- 2Davy, KhalelJAM-35.21.5 pts · #16
- 3Robinson, RushawnJAM-26.83.0 pts · #11
- R6+478 Elo gap
- R5+154 Elo gap
- R4+153 Elo gap