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2026 Blou Bul Open Chess Tournament (B)

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24 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 21 Feb 2026 in Centurion, South Africa. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1591, and top seed was Neo Kekana (🇿🇦 RSA, 1669).

Arthur da Silva Lima Bernhardt (🇧🇷 BRA, 0) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Matthew Pasaribu (4.0) and Museera Meeran (4.0). Bernhardt clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Tertius Jonker (1438) beat Lesedi Kgwale (1657), a +219-point gap.

Location
🇿🇦Centurion, South Africa
Dates
21 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇿🇦Neo Kekana1669
Avg top 10
1,591
Participants
24
Federations · 3 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×21
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇧🇷Brazil×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Arthur da Silva Lima Bernhardt led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
12
5
3
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5Bernhardt takes lead
Bernhardt4.5Pasaribu4Meeran4Rammala4Westermann3.5Seloane3— ex-leaders:Meeranled R4, #12
R5 · LEADER CHANGE21 Feb

Arthur da Silva Lima Bernhardt takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Arthur da Silva Lima Bernhardt drew with Matthew Pasaribu (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Arthur da Silva Lima Bernhardt 3 wins (R1–R3)Museera Meeran 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Arthur da Silva Lima Bernhardt*
½
1
1
2Matthew Pasaribu
½
*——
3Museera Meeran
0
—*—
4Tlale Ronald Rammala
0
——*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Bernhardt, Arthur da Silva Lima0BRA+13N+8B+4N=2B+3B4.515.017.515.501931+31.6
2Pasaribu, Matthew1605RSA+21B=5N+15B=1N+7B4.013.514.510.501800+13.8
3Meeran, Museera1510RSA+6N+12B+11N+7B−1N4.013.015.511.002245+33.2
4Rammala, Tlale Ronald1581RSA+17B+18N−1B+11N+6B4.012.014.09.502230+11.6
5Westermann, Liezl1458RSA+20B=2B−7N+16N+14B3.511.513.08.001847+53.6
6Seloane, Kamogelo0RSA−3B+19N+10B+9N−4N3.014.016.08.001623+1.6
7Hannweg, Norbert0RSA+19B+16N+5B−3N−2N3.013.515.57.5015390.0
8Tukuru, Ini1598RSA+14B−1N=16B=20N+18B3.011.012.56.251559-4.4
9Ramonyai, Maribe1552RSA+24N−11B+12N−6B+17N3.010.010.04.501555+0.4
10Kgotse, Thoriso1585RSA−12N+24B−6N+21B+13N3.09.09.03.501584+0.4
11Nkwadi, Karabo1440RSA+22B+9N−3B−4B=16N2.513.014.05.001544+23.6
12Jonker, Tertius1438RSA+10B−3N−9B=15N+20B2.512.514.05.751592+41.6
13Keyter, Zarius Clarence1533RSA−1B+17N+18B=14N−10B2.512.014.05.251492-3.6
14Swanepoel, Leja1439RSA−8N+22N+20B=13B−5N2.510.511.53.751574-32.0
15Kekana, Neo1669RSA−16B+21N−2N=12B+22B2.59.510.53.251506-42.0
16Goncalves, Emilio1468RSA+15N−7B=8N−5B=11B2.012.014.55.251554+18.4
17Grobbelaar, Mienje1404RSA−4N−13B+23N+19N−9B2.011.512.53.0014700.0
18Jansen, Alexia0RSA+23N−4B−13N+24B−8N2.010.510.51.001364-21.6
19Buchner, Emil1529RSA−7N−6B+24N−17B+21N2.09.09.01.001412-12.4
20Kgwale, Lesedi1657RSA−5N+23B−14N=8B−12N1.511.512.52.501423-49.6
21Van Der Merwe, Zander Christia1441RSA−2N−15B+22B−10N−19B1.011.512.51.001357-14.4
22Mogobiyane, Lefa1604FID−11N−14B−21N+23B−15N1.08.59.51.001324-58.8
23Loots, Mia1520RSA−18B−20N−17B−22N+24B1.06.56.50.00752-54.4
24FIDE 5340240690—−9B−10N−19B−18N−23N0.010.011.00.007450.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

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