2026 I.M. Kevin Denny Chess Open

Open SwissStandard

20 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 21 May 2026 to 31 May 2026 in Bridgetown, Barbados. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1796, and top seed was Mark-John Alleyne (🇧🇧 BAR, 1960).

Philip Corbin (🇧🇧 BAR, FM, 1901) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Jeremiah Farley (5.0) and Justin Parsons (5.0). Corbin clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Charis Stuart (1595) beat Mark-John Alleyne (1960), a +365-point gap.

Location

🇧🇧Bridgetown, Barbados

Dates

21 May 2026 → 31 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇧🇧Mark-John Alleyne1960

Avg top 10

1,796

Participants

Titled players · 3

FM×1

CM×1

WFM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇧🇧Barbados×15

Top 3

🥇
FMPhilip Corbin
🇧🇧BAR·1901
5.5pts·1995perf+17.8
🥈
Jeremiah Farley
🇧🇧BAR·1759
5.0pts·1935perf+56.0
🥉
CMJustin Parsons
🇧🇧BAR·1944
5.0pts·1842perf-11.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

FM Philip Corbin led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Corbin5.5Parsons5Kirton5Farley5Rochester5Wilson4.5

R7 · LEADER CHANGE31 May

FM Philip Corbin takes the sole lead (5.5/7).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Philip Corbin drew with CM Justin Parsons (White).

R1–R5 · WIN STREAK

Justin Kirton won 4 in a row (R1–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMPhilip Corbin	*	½	1	½
2CMJustin Parsons	½	*	—	0
3Justin Kirton	0	—	*	1
4Jeremiah Farley	½	1	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Corbin, PhilipFM	1901	BAR	+17N	+10B	=4N	=3B	=2B	+5N	+6B	5.5	27.5	29.5	22.00	1995	+17.8
2	Farley, Jeremiah	1759	BAR	+16N	+3B	+10N	+14B	=1N	=6B	−5B	5.0	25.0	27.0	17.00	1935	+56.0
3	Parsons, JustinCM	1944	BAR	+12B	−2N	+13B	=1N	=4B	+10N	+14B	5.0	24.0	26.0	15.75	1842	-11.6
4	Rochester, Ronaldo	1787	BAR	+15B	+19N	=1B	−11N	=3N	+12B	+7N	5.0	22.5	23.5	15.25	1852	+10.2
5	Kirton, Justin	1885	BAR	+13B	F	+15N	+7B	+14N	−1B	+2N	5.0	21.0	23.0	15.50	1918	+6.0
6	Wilson, HannahWFM	1878	BAR	+8N	+7B	−14N	+16B	+11B	=2N	−1N	4.5	23.5	25.5	15.50	1781	-22.8
7	Stuart, Charis	1595	BAR	+11B	−6N	+19B	−5N	+16N	+17B	−4B	4.0	21.5	22.5	8.00	1727	+27.2
8	Farley, Jefferson	1434	BAR	−6B	−11N	−9B	+18N	+13B	+16N	+15N	4.0	17.5	18.5	7.50	1489	+4.0
9	La Touche, Cyprian	1588	BAR	F	F	+8N	−15B	=20N	+18B	+12N	3.5	11.0	11.0	8.50	2268	+13.4
10	Harewood, Othneil	1603	BAR	+20B	−1N	−2B	+13N	+15N	−3B	F	3.0	23.0	24.0	5.50	1576	-4.8
11	Alleyne, Mark-John	1960	BAR	−7N	+8B	+17N	+4B	−6N	F	F	3.0	22.5	24.5	11.00	1748	-21.6
12	Alleyne, Ethan	1502	BAR	−3N	−16B	+18N	+20B	+19N	−4N	−9B	3.0	17.5	18.5	3.00	959	-24.8
13	Jaikaran, Sameera	1470	BAR	−5N	+18B	−3N	−10B	−8N	=20B	+17B	2.5	20.0	21.0	3.50	1413	-20.4
14	Herbert, Allan	1651	BAR	+18N	F	+6B	−2N	−5B	F	−3N	2.0	27.5	28.5	5.50	1674	+1.6
15	FIDE 11108320	0	—	−4N	F	−5B	+9N	−10B	+19N	−8B	2.0	21.5	21.5	4.50	1419	0.0
16	FIDE 11108002	0	—	−2B	+12N	F	−6N	−7B	−8B	+20N	2.0	21.5	21.5	4.00	1394	0.0
17	Sparman, Alfred	1487	BAR	−1B	+20N	−11B	F	+18B	−7N	−13N	2.0	17.0	18.0	2.00	910	-41.2
18	FIDE 11107723	0	—	−14B	−13N	−12B	−8B	−17N	−9N	+19B	1.0	17.0	18.0	1.00	722	0.0
19	FIDE 11108010	0	—	+?N	−4B	−7N	F	−12B	−15B	−18N	1.0	17.0	17.0	0.00	1452	0.0
20	FIDE 11108347	0	—	−10N	−17B	F	−12N	=9B	=13N	−16B	1.0	16.0	16.0	3.00	1290	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Farley, JeremiahBAR
+56.0
5.0 pts · #4
2Stuart, CharisBAR
+27.2
4.0 pts · #9
3Corbin, PhilipFMBAR
+17.8
5.5 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Sparman, AlfredBAR
-41.2
2.0 pts · #18
2Alleyne, EthanBAR
-24.8
3.0 pts · #19
3Wilson, HannahWFMBAR
-22.8
4.5 pts · #5

Biggest upsets

R1+365 Elo gap
Stuart, Charis1595 beat Alleyne, Mark-John1960
R3+227 Elo gap
Herbert, Allan1651 beat WFMWilson, Hannah1878
R2+185 Elo gap
Farley, Jeremiah1759 beat CMParsons, Justin1944