2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (C)
Open SwissStandard
18 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 24 Jan 2026 in Centurion, South Africa. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 870, and top seed was DAWSON-OTOO GERMAIN (🇬🇭 GHA, 1488).
Location
🇿🇦Centurion, South Africa
Dates
24 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 55 Min. Incr. 5 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×9
🇬🇭Ghana×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsFIDE 534040706 led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE24 Jan
FIDE 534040706 takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
FIDE 534040706 beat Wian Vorster (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
FIDE 534040706 4 wins (R2–R5)Wian Vorster 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FIDE 534040706 | * | 1 | — | — |
| 2Wian Vorster | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3FIDE 534027777 | — | — | * | 0 |
| 4Chay Karsten | — | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIDE 534040706 | 0 | — | =12B | +?N | +5B | +10N | +3N | 4.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 9.75 | 1468 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Karsten, Chay | 1459 | RSA | +7N | +15B | +4N | −3B | +6N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 11.00 | 1434 | -2.8 |
| 3 | Vorster, Wian | 1434 | RSA | +13B | +17N | +14B | +2N | −1B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 6.50 | 2250 | +41.6 |
| 4 | FIDE 534027777 | 0 | — | +10B | +?N | −2B | +12N | +5B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.50 | 1461 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 534024212 | 0 | — | +?N | +6B | −1N | +11B | −4N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.00 | 1501 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Ramonyai, Motshabo | 1433 | RSA | +18B | −5N | +17B | +15N | −2B | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 1450 | +2.0 |
| 7 | Ndhlovu, Thabani | 0 | RSA | −2B | −13N | +?B | +17N | +10B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2.50 | 1450 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Gemmell, Ryan | 1441 | RSA | +16B | −14N | −10B | +13N | +12B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 3.50 | 2262 | +18.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 534007881 | 0 | — | =?B | −12N | +18B | +?N | −?N | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.50 | 662 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Truscott, Ane | 0 | RSA | −4N | +?B | +8N | −1B | −7N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.00 | 1518 | 0.0 |
| 11 | DAWSON-OTOO GERMAIN | 1488 | GHA | F | +18N | +12B | −5N | F | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 2262 | +18.4 |
| 12 | Chadalavada, Bhaarghavarama | 1442 | RSA | =1N | +9B | −11N | −4B | −8N | 1.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 4.75 | 693 | -36.4 |
| 13 | FIDE 534040714 | 0 | — | −3N | +7B | −?N | −8B | −?B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 666 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 534040749 | 0 | — | F | +8B | −3N | −?B | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1466 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 534009574 | 0 | — | F | −2N | +?B | −6B | −?N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 646 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 534040684 | 0 | — | −8N | −?B | −?N | =18N | =17B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 1277 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Sekhotho, Neo | 0 | RSA | F | −3B | −6N | −7B | =16N | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.50 | 634 | -40.8 |
| 18 | Badenhorst, Michael | 0 | RSA | −6N | −11B | −9N | =16B | −?B | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.50 | 661 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Vorster, WianRSA+41.64.0 pts · #2
- 2DAWSON-OTOO GERMAINGHA+18.42.0 pts · #8
- 3Gemmell, RyanRSA+18.03.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Sekhotho, NeoRSA-40.80.5 pts · #14
- 2Chadalavada, BhaarghavaramaRSA-36.41.5 pts · #16
- 3Karsten, ChayRSA-2.84.0 pts · #10