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2026 MCA Welcome Tshwane (C)

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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
Top seed
Avg top 10
870
Participants
18
Federations · 2 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×9
🇬🇭Ghana×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

FIDE 534040706 led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
6
4
2
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5#534040706 takes lead
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
Player1234
1FIDE 534040706*
1
2Wian Vorster
0
*
1
3FIDE 534027777*
0
4Chay Karsten
0
1
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1FIDE 5340407060=12B+?N+5B+10N+3N4.510.510.59.7514680.0
2Karsten, Chay1459RSA+7N+15B+4N3B+6N4.014.015.011.001434-2.8
3Vorster, Wian1434RSA+13B+17N+14B+2N1B4.010.511.06.502250+41.6
4FIDE 5340277770+10B+?N2B+12N+5B4.010.510.56.5014610.0
5FIDE 5340242120+?N+6B1N+11B4N3.013.513.55.0015010.0
6Ramonyai, Motshabo1433RSA+18B5N+17B+15N2B3.08.59.02.001450+2.0
7Ndhlovu, Thabani0RSA2B13N+?B+17N+10B3.07.57.52.5014500.0
8Gemmell, Ryan1441RSA+16B14N10B+13N+12B3.05.56.53.502262+18.0
9FIDE 5340078810=?B12N+18B+?N?N2.52.02.00.506620.0
10Truscott, Ane0RSA4N+?B+8N1B7N2.014.514.53.0015180.0
11DAWSON-OTOO GERMAIN1488GHAF+18N+12B5NF2.06.06.02.002262+18.4
12Chadalavada, Bhaarghavarama1442RSA=1N+9B11N4B8N1.514.016.04.75693-36.4
13FIDE 53404071403N+7B?N8B?B1.010.010.03.006660.0
14FIDE 5340407490F+8B3N?BF1.09.09.03.0014660.0
15FIDE 5340095740F2N+?B6B?N1.07.07.00.006460.0
16FIDE 53404068408N?B?N=18N=17B1.04.04.00.5012770.0
17Sekhotho, Neo0RSAF3B6N7B=16N0.511.011.00.50634-40.8
18Badenhorst, Michael0RSA6N11B9N=16B?B0.58.58.50.506610.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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