Jamaica National Junior Championship Female 2026
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16 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 14 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2026 in Kingston, Jamaica. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1596, and top seed was Kaia Gayle (🇯🇲 JAM, WCM, 1890).
Amy Stephenson (🇯🇲 JAM, 1696) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Kaity Gayle (6.5) and Kaia Gayle (6.5). Stephenson shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Emilia-Rose Leake (1580) beat Kaia Gayle (WCM, 1890), a +310-point gap.
Location
🇯🇲Kingston, Jamaica
Dates
14 Mar 2026 → 22 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇯🇲Jamaica×15
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsAmy Stephenson led from R7; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4 · LEADER CHANGE15 Mar
Kaity Gayle takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Amy Stephenson beat WCM Kaia Gayle (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Amy Stephenson 3 wins (R7–R9)Kaity Gayle 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Amy Stephenson | * | 1 | ½ | 0 |
| 2WCMKaia Gayle | 0 | * | ½ | 0 |
| 3Kaity Gayle | ½ | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Emilia-Rose Leake | 1 | 1 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephenson, Amy | 1696 | JAM | +13B | +10N | −4B | +8N | +6B | =2N | +3B | +5B | +7N | 7.5 | 43.0 | 45.5 | 36.25 | 1829 | +28.6 |
| 2 | Gayle, Kaity | 1548 | JAM | =8N | +11B | +9N | +4N | =3B | =1B | −5N | +6B | +10N | 6.5 | 44.0 | 48.5 | 33.75 | 1753 | +49.0 |
| 3 | Gayle, KaiaWCM | 1890 | JAM | +7N | −4B | +5N | +11B | =2N | +6B | −1N | +8N | +9B | 6.5 | 44.0 | 48.5 | 31.75 | 1720 | -54.8 |
| 4 | Leake, Emilia-Rose | 1580 | JAM | +15B | +3N | +1N | −2B | =9N | +11B | =8B | =7N | =5N | 6.0 | 44.0 | 45.5 | 29.50 | 1662 | +33.2 |
| 5 | Aung, Victoria | 1447 | JAM | −6B | +16N | −3B | +14N | +7N | +9B | +2B | −1N | =4B | 5.5 | 43.0 | 43.0 | 21.00 | 1640 | +79.2 |
| 6 | Murphy, Glory | 1635 | JAM | +5N | =9B | =8N | +7B | −1N | −3N | +12B | −2N | +13B | 5.0 | 43.5 | 46.0 | 21.00 | 1586 | -21.2 |
| 7 | Patel, Elisha | 1496 | JAM | −3B | +12N | +10B | −6N | −5B | +16N | +11N | =4B | −1B | 4.5 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 16.00 | 1549 | +16.4 |
| 8 | Moses, Kayla | 1402 | JAM | =2B | +13N | =6B | −1B | F | +10N | =4N | −3B | +14N | 4.5 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 18.25 | 1630 | +92.0 |
| 9 | Wood, Nyah | 1567 | JAM | +12B | =6N | −2B | =10N | =4B | −5N | +14B | +15N | −3N | 4.5 | 40.5 | 42.0 | 15.75 | 1521 | -19.6 |
| 10 | Daniels, Ariana-Marie | 1578 | JAM | +14N | −1B | −7N | =9B | +15N | −8B | +13N | +12N | −2B | 4.5 | 36.5 | 38.0 | 12.75 | 1455 | -53.2 |
| 11 | Noble, Noelle | 1519 | JAM | +16B | −2N | +14B | −3N | +12B | −4N | −7B | =13B | +15N | 4.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 9.25 | 1441 | -32.0 |
| 12 | Gardener, Rhea | 1425 | JAM | −9N | −7B | +13B | +15N | −11N | +14B | −6N | −10B | +16N | 4.0 | 29.5 | 29.5 | 6.50 | 1363 | -21.2 |
| 13 | Terry Gordon, Yeney | 1449 | JAM | −1N | −8B | −12N | +16B | =14N | =15B | −10B | =11N | −6N | 2.5 | 34.0 | 34.0 | 4.25 | 1214 | -72.0 |
| 14 | Hinds, Natalya | 1433 | JAM | −10B | +15N | −11N | −5B | =13B | −12N | −9N | +16B | −8B | 2.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 2.75 | 1057 | -102.0 |
| 15 | Cummings, Kalie | 1440 | JAM | −4N | −14B | +16N | −12B | −10B | =13N | F | −9B | −11B | 1.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 1.25 | 1080 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 7407254 | 0 | — | −11N | −5B | −15B | −13N | F | −7B | F | −14N | −12B | 0.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 0.00 | 657 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Moses, KaylaJAM+92.04.5 pts · #7
- 2Aung, VictoriaJAM+79.25.5 pts · #6
- 3Gayle, KaityJAM+49.06.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Hinds, NatalyaJAM-102.02.5 pts · #14
- 2Terry Gordon, YeneyJAM-72.02.5 pts · #13
- 3Gayle, KaiaWCMJAM-54.86.5 pts · #2
Biggest upsets
- R2+310 Elo gap
- R7+194 Elo gap
- R6+176 Elo gap