FIDE In The West 2026 (Rooks)
Open SwissStandard
20 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 11 Apr 2026 in Randfontein, South Africa. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 433, and top seed was Jonathan Arlow (🇿🇦 RSA, 1498).
Vuyo Manqayi (🇿🇦 RSA, 1459) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Tshepo Inathan Tongwane (4.0).
Location
🇿🇦Randfontein, South Africa
Dates
11 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
433
Participants
20
Federations · 2 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×3
🇲🇿Mozambique×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 4 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
14
7
2
4
1
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
4 players finish on 4.0/5. Manqayi takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
FIDE 534042539 went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FIDE 534042539 | * | — | — | ½ |
| 2Tshepo Inathan Tongwane | — | * | — | 0 |
| 3FIDE 534046577 | — | — | * | — |
| 4Vuyo Manqayi | ½ | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manqayi, Vuyo | 1459 | RSA | +19N | +13B | +2N | =6B | =4N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 10.75 | 2231 | +18.4 |
| 2 | Tongwane, Tshepo Inathan | 1431 | RSA | +11B | +17N | −1B | +10N | +8B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 8.00 | 1443 | +1.2 |
| 3 | FIDE 534046577 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | −5B | +?N | +9N | 4.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.00 | 1517 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 534042539 | 0 | — | +16B | +?N | =?B | +?N | =1B | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.00 | 1480 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 534013210 | 0 | — | +?B | =7B | +3N | −?N | +10B | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 7.75 | 1442 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 14376890 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | +8B | =1N | −?B | 3.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.00 | 1463 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Mbasane, David | 0 | RSA | +?B | =5N | −?B | +?N | +?N | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1517 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Tivane, Violet Lebo | 1442 | MOZ | +12N | +18B | −6N | +17B | −2N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 631 | -19.6 |
| 9 | FIDE 534000437 | 0 | — | +?B | −?N | +?B | +?N | −3B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1482 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 14399270 | 0 | — | −18N | +?B | +14N | −2B | −5N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 631 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 14399610 | 0 | — | −2N | −?N | −?B | +18B | +20N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 664 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 534046593 | 0 | — | −8B | −?N | −16B | +?N | +?B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1462 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 534019014 | 0 | — | +?B | −1N | −?B | +?N | −?B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 658 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 534026312 | 0 | — | −?B | +?N | −10B | +19N | −?B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 1460 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 534026126 | 0 | — | −?N | F | −?B | +16N | +?B | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 662 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 534026460 | 0 | — | −4N | −20B | +12N | −15B | −?B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 662 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 14399873 | 0 | — | F | −2B | +20N | −8N | −?B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 629 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 534042466 | 0 | — | +10B | −8N | −?B | −11N | −?B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 627 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 534046585 | 0 | — | −1B | −?N | +?N | −14B | −?B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 640 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 14399881 | 0 | — | −?B | +16N | −17B | −?N | −11B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 622 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Manqayi, VuyoRSA+18.44.0 pts · #7
- 2Tongwane, Tshepo InathanRSA+1.24.0 pts · #4
- 3FIDE 143992700.02.0 pts · #16
Top rating losers
- 1Tivane, Violet LeboMOZ-19.63.0 pts · #18
- 2FIDE 143992700.02.0 pts · #16
- 3FIDE 143768900.03.5 pts · #3