2026 Tshwane Chess Open Registration Tournament (C)
Open SwissStandard
32 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 31 Jan 2026 in Centurion, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Keanan Fourie (🇿🇦 RSA, 0) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Mpho Raseona (4.0). Fourie broke clear in the final round.
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
32
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×22
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsKeanan Fourie led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
16
6
4
2
1
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
Keanan Fourie never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Keanan Fourie 5 wins (R1–R5)Mpho Raseona 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Keanan Fourie | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2FIDE 14395843 | — | * | — | — |
| 3Mpho Raseona | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4FIDE 534033173 | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fourie, Keanan | 0 | RSA | +27B | +26N | +10B | +7N | +2B | 5.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 12.00 | 2252 | +18.6 |
| 2 | Raseona, Mpho | 0 | RSA | +9B | +25N | +24B | +?B | −1N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 1491 | 0.0 |
| 3 | FIDE 14395843 | 0 | — | +?B | =24N | +15B | =8N | +9B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 7.75 | 1486 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 534033173 | 0 | — | +5N | −?B | +20N | +31B | +17N | 4.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 1525 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 534040676 | 0 | — | −4B | +29N | +26B | +?N | +7B | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 1467 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Padayachy, Vidya | 0 | RSA | +11B | −8N | =25B | +24N | +15B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 7.75 | 2237 | +21.6 |
| 7 | Pillay, Verana | 0 | RSA | +12B | +16N | +8B | −1B | −5N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 17.5 | 8.50 | 1486 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 14375494 | 0 | — | +14N | +6B | −7N | =3B | =13N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 16.5 | 10.00 | 1459 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Koen, Kaylee-Jane | 0 | RSA | −2N | +32B | +18N | +10B | −3N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 2292 | +45.2 |
| 10 | Bogaard, Franco | 0 | RSA | +19B | +17B | −1N | −9N | +16B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 7.50 | 1368 | -16.0 |
| 11 | Theron, Carla | 0 | RSA | −6N | +13N | −16B | +28B | +23N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1439 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Mokoena, Tebogo | 0 | RSA | −7N | +14B | +22N | +18B | F | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 7.50 | 2314 | +21.2 |
| 13 | Kruger, Hendrik | 0 | RSA | =28N | −11B | +30B | +25N | =8B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 4.50 | 637 | -21.6 |
| 14 | FIDE 534040641 | 0 | — | −8B | −12N | +?N | +20B | +?N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1451 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Mokotedi, Lesedi | 0 | RSA | +?N | =18B | −3N | +22B | −6N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.25 | 1443 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Matlaila, Ofentse | 0 | RSA | +?N | −7B | +11N | =17B | −10N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.25 | 1488 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Rambritch, Abhay | 0 | RSA | +32B | −10N | +21B | =16N | −4B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.25 | 669 | -24.8 |
| 18 | Hlwathika, Thandolwenkosi | 0 | RSA | +21B | =15N | −9B | −12N | +25B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 4.75 | 671 | -45.2 |
| 19 | Truscott, Ane | 0 | RSA | −10N | =28B | −?N | +?B | +21B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.50 | 638 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 534040650 | 0 | — | −24B | +27N | −4B | −14N | +30B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1454 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Rambritch, Rishik | 0 | RSA | −18N | +?B | −17N | +26B | −19N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1368 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 123110919 | 0 | — | +30B | −31N | −12B | −15N | +29B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 696 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Slabbert, Marko | 0 | RSA | −25B | −?N | +29B | +27N | −11B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1314 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Swart, Reyhan | 0 | RSA | +20N | =3B | −2N | −6B | −26N | 1.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 4.00 | 610 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Grahan, Tylo | 0 | RSA | +23N | −2B | =6N | −13B | −18N | 1.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 3.75 | 1191 | -48.4 |
| 26 | FIDE 14371901 | 0 | — | F | −1B | −5N | −21N | +24B | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.50 | 676 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Vorster, Wian | 0 | RSA | −1N | −20B | +32N | −23B | F | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 676 | -17.6 |
| 28 | Montsho, Reatlegile | 0 | RSA | =13B | =19N | −?B | −11N | F | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.75 | 1178 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Ligthelm, Henko | 0 | RSA | −?N | −5B | −23N | +32B | −22N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 691 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 534012338 | 0 | — | −22N | +?B | −13N | −?B | −20N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 637 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 534019898 | 0 | — | F | +22B | −?N | −4N | −?B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 669 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Ndebele, Akhumzi Thandol | 0 | RSA | −17N | −9N | −27B | −29N | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 679 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Koen, Kaylee-JaneRSA+45.23.0 pts · #1
- 2Padayachy, VidyaRSA+21.63.5 pts · #13
- 3Mokoena, TebogoRSA+21.23.0 pts · #15
Top rating losers
- 1Grahan, TyloRSA-48.41.5 pts · #20
- 2Hlwathika, ThandolwenkosiRSA-45.22.5 pts · #32
- 3Rambritch, AbhayRSA-24.82.5 pts · #25