CHESS ELEVATION SERIES 1 2026 (Level 3)
Open SwissStandard
13 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 07 Jan 2026 to 09 Jan 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 0, and top seed was Madalitso Ramonyaluoe (🇿🇦 RSA, 1503).
Connor Seth Geduld (🇿🇦 RSA, 0) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Tristin Hagan (4.5). Geduld won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇿🇦Cape Town, South Africa
Dates
07 Jan 2026 → 09 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
13
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×3
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsCo-leaders
9
4
2
1
1
2
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Connor Seth Geduld 3 wins (R4–R6)Tristin Hagan 3 wins (R2–R4)FIDE 534002332 4 wins (R3–R6)
R4 · LATE SURGE
FIDE 534002332 was #12 at R4, climbed to #3 over the final stretch.
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Connor Seth Geduld | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Tristin Hagan | — | * | — | — |
| 3FIDE 534002332 | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4FIDE 534011790 | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geduld, Connor Seth | 0 | RSA | +3N | +10B | −8N | +?B | +?N | +?B | 5.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.50 | 1469 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Hagan, Tristin | 0 | RSA | =?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | −?N | +8B | 4.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 1496 | 0.0 |
| 3 | FIDE 534002332 | 0 | — | −1B | −11N | +?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | 4.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1522 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 534005439 | 0 | — | −?N | +?B | +?N | −?B | +6B | =5N | 3.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.25 | 653 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 534011790 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | −?N | =10B | =?N | =4B | 3.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1473 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Calitz, Steyn | 0 | RSA | −10N | +?B | =?N | +?B | −4N | +?B | 3.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 1423 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 534009370 | 0 | — | +?N | −8B | =?N | +?B | +10N | −?B | 3.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 649 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 534038574 | 0 | — | +11B | +7N | +1B | −?B | −?N | −2N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 11.00 | 649 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 534029974 | 0 | — | =?N | −?B | −10N | +13N | +?B | =?B | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.50 | 1403 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 14378884 | 0 | — | +6B | −1N | +9B | =5N | −7B | −?B | 2.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 8.25 | 603 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 534011455 | 0 | — | −8N | +3B | −?N | +?B | −?N | =?B | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 676 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 534038531 | 0 | — | −?N | +?B | −?N | −?B | −?N | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 702 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 534017968 | 0 | — | =?N | −?B | −?N | −9B | F | −?N | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 626 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1FIDE 5340023320.04.0 pts · #3
- 2Calitz, SteynRSA0.03.5 pts · #5
- 3FIDE 143788840.02.5 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1FIDE 5340023320.04.0 pts · #3
- 2Calitz, SteynRSA0.03.5 pts · #5
- 3FIDE 143788840.02.5 pts · #9