Events
Jersey International Chess Tournament 2026
A fantastic week of chess with some excellent play in both the Open and Holiday tournament.
The Open division was headed by IM Wang Hao of China, whose 5.5/9 was enough to see off a strong chasing pack that included former British Champion GM Keith Arkell and England's IM Jovanka Houska, both finishing on 5 points. In the Holiday tournament — reserved for players rated under 1900 FIDE or under 160 ECF — France's Antoine Canonne took top spot on 5.5/9, with James Auckland and Matthew Kirk tying for second on 4.5 points each.
Final Standings
Open Division
| Place | Title | Player | Federation | Rating | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | IM | Wang Hao | CHN | 2418 | 5.5 |
| 2nd | GM | Arkell Keith C | ENG | 2367 | 5 |
| 3rd | IM | Houska Jovanka | ENG | 2314 | 5 |
| 4th | GM | Golubka Petro | CAN | 2345 | 4.5 |
| 5th | WGM | Toma Katarzyna | ENG | 2201 | 4 |
| 6th | — | Hill Alistair | ENG | 2137 | 4 |
| 7th | FM | Gourlay Iain | SCO | 2289 | 4 |
| 8th | — | Hagesather Arne | NOR | 2016 | 3.5 |
| 9th | IM | Dunnington Angus J | SCO | 2209 | 3.5 |
| 10th | — | Homer Stephen J | ENG | 1988 | 2.5 |
| 11th | WFM | Strade Arita | GCI | 1938 | 2 |
| 12th | CM | Belzo Krzysztof | JCI | 2084 | 2 |
| 13th | WCM | Ashbrooke Monika | JCI | 1628 | 1.5 |
| 14th | — | Flanagan Keith | GCI | 1521 | 0 |
Federation codes as published by the club: JCI/GCI are Jersey/Guernsey Chess International; others are standard FIDE country codes.
Final Standings
Holiday Tournament
For players rated under 1900 FIDE / under 160 ECF.
| Place | Title | Player | Federation | Rating | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | — | Canonne Antoine | FRA | 1849 | 5.5 |
| 2nd | — | Auckland James | JCI | 1714 | 4.5 |
| 3rd | ACM | Kirk Matthew | GCI | 1791 | 4.5 |
| 4th | WCM | Nevska Gerda | GCI | 1854 | 4.5 |
| 5th | — | Jouault Louis | JCI | 1893 | 4.5 |
| 6th | — | Weber Gus | JCI | 1727 | 4 |
| 7th | — | Ruff Andrew | JCI | 1795 | 3.5 |
| 8th | — | Finch Russell | GCI | 1748 | 3.5 |
| 9th | — | Remie Peter | NED | 1765 | 3.5 |
| 10th | WCM | Ruddy Rachel | JCI | 1648 | 3.5 |
| 11th | — | Perchard Matthew | JCI | 1787 | 3.5 |
| 12th | — | Anscombe Simon | ENG | 1742 | 3.5 |
| 13th | — | Ponomarenko John | JCI | 1747 | 2.5 |
| 14th | — | Wilson David | JCI | 1752 | 2.5 |
| 15th | — | Briden John | JCI | 0 | 1.5 |