CHESS ELEVATION SERIES 1 2026 (Level 4)
17 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 1612, and top seed was Aubrey Solomon (🇿🇦 RSA, 1652).
Tauriq Jenkins (🇿🇦 RSA, 1620) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Sefton Mansfield-Scaddan (4.5) and Cashlin Mackinna (4.5). Jenkins clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Christiaan De Villiers (1436) beat Tristan Jonkers (1629), a +193-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTauriq Jenkins led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Cashlin Mackinna takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
Tauriq Jenkins lost to Sefton Mansfield-Scaddan (White).
Tauriq Jenkins 3 wins (R4–R6)Sefton Mansfield-Scaddan 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tauriq Jenkins | * | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2Sefton Mansfield-Scaddan | 1 | * | — | ½ |
| 3Cashlin Mackinna | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Munashe Mhembere | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jenkins, Tauriq | 1620 | RSA | +7N | +10B | −2B | +13N | +9B | +3B | 5.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 14.00 | 1820 | +28.0 |
| 2 | Mansfield-Scaddan, Sefton | 1599 | RSA | +4B | +6B | +1N | −9N | =5B | +7N | 4.5 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 17.50 | 1751 | +40.8 |
| 3 | Mackinna, Cashlin | 1522 | RSA | +14N | +11B | =9B | +7N | +4B | −1N | 4.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 11.75 | 1692 | +36.4 |
| 4 | Khan, Mohammed Zayan | 0 | RSA | −2N | +16B | +14N | +11B | −3N | +9B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 7.50 | 1615 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Mhembere, Munashe | 1628 | RSA | −10N | =8N | +17B | +15B | =2N | +13B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 8.25 | 1690 | +9.6 |
| 6 | Hagan, Bianca | 1607 | RSA | +12B | −2N | −13N | =8B | +15N | +11B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 1603 | +0.4 |
| 7 | Budge, Benjamin | 1542 | RSA | −1B | +17N | +16B | −3B | +11N | −2B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 5.00 | 1596 | +17.6 |
| 8 | Engelbrecht, Deoren | 1542 | RSA | =16N | =5B | =15N | =6N | =13B | =12B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 7.00 | 1565 | +8.0 |
| 9 | Theunissen, Joshua | 1614 | RSA | F | +15B | =3N | +2B | −1N | −4N | 2.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 8.25 | 1693 | +16.4 |
| 10 | Gall, Jenken | 1566 | RSA | +5B | −1N | −11N | =12B | =17N | =14B | 2.5 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 6.50 | 1506 | -16.4 |
| 11 | Vermeulen, Leonardus | 1610 | RSA | +13B | −3N | +10B | −4N | −7B | −6N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 1463 | -40.0 |
| 12 | De Villiers, Christiaan | 1436 | RSA | −6N | −14B | F | =10N | +16B | =8N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.25 | 1586 | +32.0 |
| 13 | Solomon, William C. | 1439 | RSA | −11N | F | +6B | −1B | =8N | −5N | 1.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 5.00 | 1452 | +3.2 |
| 14 | Meissenheimer, Kyle | 0 | RSA | −3B | +12N | −4B | −16N | F | =10N | 1.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.25 | 1451 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Solomon, Aubrey | 1652 | RSA | +17B | −9N | =8B | −5N | −6B | F | 1.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.00 | 1448 | -27.4 |
| 16 | Jonkers, Tristan | 1629 | RSA | =8B | −4N | −7N | +14B | −12N | −17B | 1.5 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 1207 | -81.6 |
| 17 | Van Staaden, Darren | 1595 | RSA | −15N | −7B | −5N | F | =10B | +16N | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.75 | 1454 | -18.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mansfield-Scaddan, SeftonRSA+40.84.5 pts · #4
- 2Mackinna, CashlinRSA+36.44.5 pts · #9
- 3De Villiers, ChristiaanRSA+32.02.0 pts · #12
- 1Jonkers, TristanRSA-81.61.5 pts · #17
- 2Vermeulen, LeonardusRSA-40.02.0 pts · #11
- 3Solomon, AubreyRSA-27.41.5 pts · #13
- R5+193 Elo gap
- R3+168 Elo gap