Fide in the Bay January 2026 (A)

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20 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 24 Jan 2026 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1768, and top seed was Tyler Nevin (🇿🇦 RSA, CM, 1960).

Jean-Pierre Strydom (🇿🇦 RSA, 1758) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Tyler Nevin (3.5) and Jared CHIPUNZA (3.5). Strydom clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Jean-Pierre Strydom (1758) beat Tyler Nevin (CM, 1960), a +202-point gap.

Location

🇿🇦Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Dates

24 Jan 2026

Time control

Standard: All Moves in 55 Min. Incr. 5 Sec. / /

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇿🇦CMTyler Nevin1960

Avg top 10

1,768

Participants

Titled players · 2

CM×2

Federations · 1 represented

🇿🇦South Africa×20

Top 3

🥇
Jean-Pierre Strydom
🇿🇦RSA·1758
4.0pts·1925perf+40.8
🥈
CMTyler Nevin
🇿🇦RSA·1960
3.5pts·1868perf-9.6
🥉
Jared CHIPUNZA
🇿🇦RSA·1722
3.5pts·1827perf+28.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Jean-Pierre Strydom led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Strydom4CHIPUNZA3.5Lagardien3.5Peter3.5Nevin3.5Ackerdien3

R5 · LEADER CHANGE24 Jan

Jean-Pierre Strydom takes the sole lead (4.0/5).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Jean-Pierre Strydom drew with Jared CHIPUNZA (Black).

R1–R5 · UNBEATEN

Jean-Pierre Strydom went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Jean-Pierre Strydom	*	½	—	—
2Jared CHIPUNZA	½	*	—	—
3Ismaeel Lagardien	—	—	*	½
4CMNeathan Peter	—	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Strydom, Jean-Pierre	1758	RSA	=10B	+19N	+18B	=3N	+2N	4.0	10.5	11.5	8.50	1925	+40.8
2	Nevin, TylerCM	1960	RSA	+11B	+13N	+8B	=4N	−1B	3.5	12.5	14.5	8.75	1868	-9.6
3	CHIPUNZA, Jared	1722	RSA	+6N	−8B	+15N	=1B	+9N	3.5	12.0	14.0	9.50	1827	+28.0
4	Lagardien, Ismaeel	1822	RSA	=12N	+17B	+9N	=2B	=5N	3.5	11.5	13.0	8.50	1888	+10.6
5	Peter, NeathanCM	1943	RSA	F	+7N	+12B	+8N	=4B	3.5	11.0	12.0	9.25	1993	+4.0
6	Dugmore, Deacon	1615	RSA	−3B	+20N	+10B	=13N	=8B	3.0	10.5	10.5	4.75	1683	+14.8
7	Ackerdien, Saud	1572	RSA	−9N	−5B	+20N	+14B	+18B	3.0	9.0	9.0	3.00	1741	+32.4
8	Muller, Kaden	1691	RSA	+20B	+3N	−2N	−5B	=6N	2.5	13.5	13.5	5.00	1723	+1.6
9	Kapp, Sebastian	1668	RSA	+7B	=18N	−4B	+12N	−3B	2.5	12.0	13.0	5.50	1649	-5.6
10	Rishworth, Justin James	1609	RSA	=1N	=14B	−6N	=11B	+16B	2.5	11.5	13.0	5.75	1655	+6.0
11	Powell, Dominic	1612	RSA	−2N	−15B	+16B	=10N	+17B	2.5	9.5	11.0	4.25	1675	+14.0
12	Blandy, Levi	1524	RSA	=4B	+16N	−5N	−9B	=14N	2.0	11.5	13.0	4.25	1669	+30.8
13	Clainos, Spiro	1711	RSA	+15N	−2B	=14N	=6B	F	2.0	10.5	11.5	4.50	1745	+6.4
14	Freeman, Vianco	1745	RSA	=19B	=10N	=13B	−7N	=12B	2.0	9.5	10.5	3.75	1517	-30.2
15	Bothma, Jaculene	1659	RSA	−13B	+11N	−3B	−16N	+20B	2.0	9.5	9.5	2.50	1454	-42.8
16	Stander, Cael Lelethu	1543	RSA	=17N	−12B	−11N	+15B	−10N	1.5	9.0	10.5	2.75	1452	-24.4
17	Gcwabe, Othandwayo	1599	RSA	=16B	−4N	F	+20B	−11N	1.5	8.5	8.5	0.75	1387	-15.6
18	Step, Nicholas	1606	RSA	F	=9B	−1N	=19B	−7N	1.0	13.0	14.0	1.75	1439	-34.4
19	TWIGG, Garen	1531	RSA	=14N	−1B	F	=18N	F	1.0	9.5	10.5	1.50	1578	+6.4
20	Bambalaza, Sakhuvuyo Ed	0	RSA	−8N	−6B	−7B	−17N	−15N	0.0	10.5	12.0	0.00	827	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Strydom, Jean-PierreRSA
+40.8
4.0 pts · #1
2Ackerdien, SaudRSA
+32.4
3.0 pts · #9
3Blandy, LeviRSA
+30.8
2.0 pts · #13

Top rating losers

1Bothma, JaculeneRSA
-42.8
2.0 pts · #18
2Step, NicholasRSA
-34.4
1.0 pts · #17
3Freeman, ViancoRSA
-30.2
2.0 pts · #10

Biggest upsets

R5+202 Elo gap
Strydom, Jean-Pierre1758 beat CMNevin, Tyler1960
R4+173 Elo gap
Ackerdien, Saud1572 beat Freeman, Vianco1745
R4+116 Elo gap
Stander, Cael Lelethu1543 beat Bothma, Jaculene1659