CHESS ELEVATION SERIES 2026 (Level 4)
11 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 23 Jan 2026 to 24 Jan 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1454, and top seed was Roy Mutunhire (🇿🇦 RSA, 1669).
Munashe Mhembere (🇿🇦 RSA, 1628) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Amzolele Ntukela (3.5) and Deoren Engelbrecht (3.0). Mhembere won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Deoren Engelbrecht (1542) beat Charne Woolf (WFM, 1643), a +101-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMunashe Mhembere led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Munashe Mhembere never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Munashe Mhembere beat Amzolele Ntukela (White).
Munashe Mhembere won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Munashe Mhembere | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Amzolele Ntukela | 0 | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Deoren Engelbrecht | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Roy Mutunhire | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mhembere, Munashe | 1628 | RSA | +4N | +7B | +2B | =3N | +5B | 4.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 12.00 | 1982 | +38.4 |
| 2 | Ntukela, Amzolele | 1657 | RSA | +8N | +3B | −1N | +6B | =4N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 8.75 | 1691 | +3.4 |
| 3 | Engelbrecht, Deoren | 1542 | RSA | +5N | −2N | +8B | =1B | =6N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 8.00 | 1619 | +17.2 |
| 4 | Mutunhire, Roy | 1669 | RSA | −1B | +9N | +7B | −5N | =2B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 5.25 | 1632 | -5.4 |
| 5 | Woolf, CharneWFM | 1643 | RSA | −3B | +10N | =6N | +4B | −1N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 4.75 | 1601 | -5.6 |
| 6 | Blauw, Siyamthanda | 1547 | RSA | =9B | +11N | =5B | −2N | =3B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 1539 | -1.4 |
| 7 | Cunningham, Lezerick | 1569 | RSA | +11B | −1N | −4N | +10B | −8B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1514 | -4.2 |
| 8 | Tanser, Anthony | 0 | RSA | −2B | F | −3N | +11B | +7N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1464 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Devaney, Nigel | 1662 | RSA | =6N | −4B | −10B | F | +11N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.25 | 1339 | -48.4 |
| 10 | Jenkins, Tauriq | 1620 | RSA | F | −5B | +9N | −7N | F | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 1500 | -9.6 |
| 11 | FIDE 534006044 | 0 | — | −7N | −6B | F | −8N | −9B | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 793 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mhembere, MunasheRSA+38.44.5 pts · #1
- 2Engelbrecht, DeorenRSA+17.23.0 pts · #5
- 3Ntukela, AmzoleleRSA+3.43.5 pts · #3
- 1Devaney, NigelRSA-48.41.5 pts · #10
- 2Jenkins, TauriqRSA-9.61.0 pts · #9
- 3Woolf, CharneWFMRSA-5.62.5 pts · #4
- R1+101 Elo gap