2026 Tshwane Chess Open Registration Tournament (B)
Open SwissStandard
34 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 31 Jan 2026 in Centurion, South Africa. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Aryan Mehta (🇿🇦 RSA, 0) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Aharon Glass (4.5) and Thato Jadezweni (4.0). Mehta shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇿🇦Centurion, South Africa
Dates
31 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 55 Min. Incr. 5 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
34
Federations · 2 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×32
🇧🇼Botswana×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
15
6
2
3
2
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Mehta takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.0).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Aharon Glass drew with Aryan Mehta (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Aharon Glass 3 wins (R1–R3)Aryan Mehta 3 wins (R1–R3)Martin Slabbert 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Aharon Glass | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Aryan Mehta | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Martin Slabbert | — | — | * | — |
| 4Thato Jadezweni | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mehta, Aryan | 0 | RSA | +15N | +11B | +13N | =2B | +5N | 4.5 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 14.25 | 2337 | +38.4 |
| 2 | Glass, Aharon | 0 | RSA | +24N | +23B | +6B | =1N | +12B | 4.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 12.75 | 1595 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Jadezweni, Thato | 0 | RSA | +20B | =16N | +21B | =6N | +11N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 10.50 | 1684 | +20.0 |
| 4 | Slabbert, Martin | 0 | RSA | −14N | +34B | +24N | +13B | +10N | 4.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 8.50 | 1711 | +41.2 |
| 5 | Seloane, Kamogelo | 0 | RSA | +9B | =21N | +19B | +7N | −1B | 3.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 10.50 | 1531 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Janse Van Rensburg, Gerrit | 0 | RSA | +30N | +17B | −2N | =3B | +15N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 8.00 | 1682 | +4.0 |
| 7 | Swanepoel, Leja | 0 | RSA | +18N | +14B | =10N | −5B | +22N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 8.50 | 1503 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Meeran, Museera | 0 | RSA | +22N | −10B | =18N | +16B | +14N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 8.25 | 1565 | +14.4 |
| 9 | De Waal, Nadine | 0 | RSA | −5N | =29B | +17N | +28B | +19N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 7.25 | 1694 | +19.2 |
| 10 | Smith, Eduan | 0 | RSA | +26B | +8N | =7B | =12N | −4B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 8.75 | 1624 | +32.4 |
| 11 | Kgotse, Thoriso | 0 | RSA | +27B | −1N | +25B | +21N | −3B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 6.00 | 1412 | -27.2 |
| 12 | Bienedell, Robin | 0 | RSA | =23N | +28B | +16N | =10B | −2N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 6.50 | 1502 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Westermann, Liezl | 0 | RSA | +32B | +31N | −1B | −4N | +25B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1527 | +7.6 |
| 14 | Van Der Merwe, Zander Christia | 0 | RSA | +4B | −7N | +31B | =15N | −8B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 6.25 | 1520 | +10.4 |
| 15 | Truscott, Adriaan | 0 | RSA | −1B | +27N | +22N | =14B | −6B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 5.25 | 1253 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Strauss, Lune | 0 | RSA | +33N | =3B | −12B | −8N | +26B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 4.50 | 1574 | +17.6 |
| 17 | Dsouza Ethan | 0 | BOT | +25B | −6N | −9B | =20N | +29B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 4.75 | 1531 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Feuth, Alexander | 0 | RSA | −7B | +26N | =8B | −19N | +31B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.75 | 1672 | +12.4 |
| 19 | Vosloo, Dewaal | 0 | RSA | =28N | +33B | −5N | +18B | −9B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 3.75 | 1507 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Du Plessis, Mia | 0 | RSA | −3N | −22B | +30N | =17B | +28N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1510 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Jansen, Alexia | 0 | RSA | +29N | =5B | −3N | −11B | =23N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 4.25 | 1436 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Exarchos, Isabella | 0 | RSA | −8B | +20N | −15B | +31N | −7B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 698 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Jonker, Tertius | 0 | RSA | =12B | −2N | +29B | −25N | =21B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1505 | +7.2 |
| 24 | Kock, Luca | 0 | RSA | −2B | +32N | −4B | −26N | +34B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 1.50 | 1497 | -10.8 |
| 25 | Motau, Neelo | 0 | RSA | −17N | +30B | −11N | +23B | −13N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1483 | -3.6 |
| 26 | Karsten, Chay | 0 | RSA | −10N | −18B | +33N | +24B | −16N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1409 | -14.0 |
| 27 | Van Zyl, Albertus Petrus | 0 | RSA | −11N | −15B | −28N | +30B | +32N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1502 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Van Der Walt, Henrico | 0 | RSA | =19B | −12N | +27B | −9N | −20B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 3.25 | 710 | -19.2 |
| 29 | Snyders, Meya | 0 | RSA | −21B | =9N | −23N | +32B | −17N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 2.75 | 1488 | -3.6 |
| 30 | Theron, Lydia | 0 | RSA | −6B | −25N | −20B | −27N | +33N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 0.50 | 1376 | -7.2 |
| 31 | FIDE 14395681 | 0 | — | +34N | −13B | −14N | −22B | −18N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 0.50 | 1290 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Jacobs, Johannes | 0 | RSA | −13N | −24B | +34N | −29N | −27B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 0.50 | 1312 | -42.4 |
| 33 | Grobbelaar, Mienje | 0 | RSA | −16B | −19N | −26B | =34N | −30B | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 0.25 | 1139 | -46.8 |
| 34 | Haupt, Abigail | 0 | RSA | −31B | −4N | −32B | =33B | −24N | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 0.25 | 1179 | -54.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Slabbert, MartinRSA+41.24.0 pts · #1
- 2Mehta, AryanRSA+38.44.5 pts · #13
- 3Smith, EduanRSA+32.43.0 pts · #17
Top rating losers
- 1Haupt, AbigailRSA-54.00.5 pts · #31
- 2Grobbelaar, MienjeRSA-46.80.5 pts · #30
- 3Jacobs, JohannesRSA-42.41.0 pts · #29