John Powell Open - U1500
Open SwissStandard
21 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 07 Mar 2026 in Kingston, Jamaica. Top 10 Elo average was 142, and top seed was Nathan Cherian (🇯🇲 JAM, 1492).
Location
🇯🇲Kingston, Jamaica
Dates
07 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 30 minutes for game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
142
Participants
21
Federations · 1 represented
🇯🇲Jamaica×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFIDE 7408188 led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
16
9
4
2
1
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
FIDE 7408188 held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
FIDE 7408188 5 wins (R1–R5)FIDE 7416598 4 wins (R2–R5)FIDE 7407203 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FIDE 7408188 | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2FIDE 7416598 | — | * | — | — |
| 3FIDE 7407203 | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4FIDE 7408544 | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIDE 7408188 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | +5N | +?N | +3B | 5.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 1520 | 0.0 |
| 2 | FIDE 7416598 | 0 | — | =5N | +6B | +?N | +10B | +?N | 4.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.25 | 1497 | 0.0 |
| 3 | FIDE 7407203 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | +?B | +?N | −1N | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1490 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 7408544 | 0 | — | +17B | +?N | −?B | +?N | +?B | 4.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 1472 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 7414722 | 0 | — | =2B | +?N | −1B | +17N | +?B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1433 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 7407254 | 0 | — | +?B | −2N | +20B | +12N | −?B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 623 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 7418205 | 0 | — | +?N | +9B | −?B | −?N | +17B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 623 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 7417934 | 0 | — | +?B | −?N | +?B | −?N | +11B | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 677 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Chang Jr, Aundrae | 1415 | JAM | +?B | −7N | +11B | =?N | −?B | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1291 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 7408633 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | =?B | −2N | −?B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1467 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 7407246 | 0 | — | −?N | +?B | −9N | +18B | −8N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 700 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 7415605 | 0 | — | F | −?N | +?B | −6B | +?N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 623 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 7410719 | 0 | — | F | −?N | −?B | +?N | +14B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 667 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 7417080 | 0 | — | −?B | +?N | +?B | −?N | −13N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 700 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 7421524 | 0 | — | +?B | −?N | −?B | +?N | −?N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1433 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 7410956 | 0 | — | −?B | +?N | +?B | −?N | −?B | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 677 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 7415710 | 0 | — | −4N | +19B | =?N | −5B | −7N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1500 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Graham, Jequan | 0 | JAM | F | −?N | +?B | −11N | −?B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1433 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 7421494 | 0 | — | −?B | −17N | −?B | +?N | F | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.00 | 1433 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 7415109 | 0 | — | −?B | F | −6N | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 667 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 7421516 | 0 | — | −?B | −?N | F | −?B | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 623 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1FIDE 74072030.04.0 pts · #1
- 2FIDE 74072460.02.0 pts · #18
- 3Chang Jr, AundraeJAM0.02.5 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1FIDE 74072030.04.0 pts · #1
- 2FIDE 74072460.02.0 pts · #18
- 3Chang Jr, AundraeJAM0.02.5 pts · #10