West Rand Open 2026 (Rooks)
Open SwissStandard
18 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 07 Feb 2026 in Randfontein, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 287, and top seed was Tshiamo Maseko (🇿🇦 RSA, 1459).
Kaylon Dass (🇿🇦 RSA, 1414) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Tshiamo Maseko (4.0) and Tshepo Menyatsoe (4.0). Dass broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇿🇦Randfontein, South Africa
Dates
07 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×6
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsKaylon Dass 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
8
4
2
1
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
Kaylon Dass never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Kaylon Dass 5 wins (R1–R5)Tshiamo Maseko 3 wins (R3–R5)Tshepo Menyatsoe 4 wins (R1–R4)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dass, Kaylon | 1414 | RSA | +11N | +12B | +17N | +10B | +7B | 5.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 11.50 | 2251 | +20.8 |
| 2 | Maseko, Tshiamo | 1459 | RSA | +15N | −6B | +9N | +13B | +5N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 10.00 | 2322 | +25.2 |
| 3 | Menyatsoe, Tshepo | 0 | RSA | +?N | +?B | +6N | +5B | −8N | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.00 | 1542 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 534042580 | 0 | — | +?B | −5N | +?B | =?N | +14B | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 722 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Arlow, Jonathan | 0 | RSA | +18N | +4B | +14B | −3N | −2B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 624 | -25.2 |
| 6 | FIDE 534042539 | 0 | — | +?B | +2N | −3B | F | +12N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.00 | 1478 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 14376890 | 0 | — | F | +9B | +13N | +12B | −1N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 1445 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 534026045 | 0 | — | −12N | +?B | +?N | F | +3B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 651 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 534042520 | 0 | — | +?B | −7N | −2B | +16N | +?B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 624 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 534013300 | 0 | — | +?B | +16N | +?B | −1N | −?B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 638 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 534032142 | 0 | — | −1B | =?N | +?B | −?N | +?B | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 638 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Perry-Fisher, Iain Eric | 0 | RSA | +8B | −1N | +16B | −7N | −6B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 638 | -20.8 |
| 13 | FIDE 14399830 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | −7B | −2N | −?B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 624 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Ralebenya, Lebenya | 0 | RSA | +?N | +?B | −5N | −?B | −4N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 722 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 14399873 | 0 | — | −2B | −?N | +18N | −?B | +?B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 624 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 14399610 | 0 | — | F | −10B | −12N | −9B | +?N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 651 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 534042563 | 0 | — | +?B | −?N | −1B | −?N | −?B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 638 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 534019294 | 0 | — | −5B | −?N | −15B | −?N | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 722 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Maseko, TshiamoRSA+25.24.0 pts · #2
- 2Dass, KaylonRSA+20.85.0 pts · #4
- 3Ralebenya, LebenyaRSA0.02.0 pts · #12
Top rating losers
- 1Arlow, JonathanRSA-25.23.0 pts · #6
- 2Perry-Fisher, Iain EricRSA-20.82.0 pts · #11
- 3FIDE 143768900.03.0 pts · #3