2026 Blou Bul Open Chess Tournament (C)

Open SwissStandard

25 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 21 Feb 2026 in Centurion, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 1027, and top seed was Tylo Grahan (🇿🇦 RSA, 1517).

Gomolemo Mooki (🇿🇦 RSA, 0) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Tlou Setumo (4.5) and Neo Seitei (4.0). Mooki shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.

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

🇿🇦Tylo Grahan1517

Avg top 10

1,027

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇿🇦South Africa×12

Top 3

🥇
Gomolemo Mooki
🇿🇦RSA
4.5pts·1497perf0.0
🥈
Tlou Setumo
🇿🇦RSA·1476
4.5pts·1660perf+18.8
🥉
Neo Seitei
🇿🇦RSA·1402
4.0pts·2239perf+21.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Mooki4.5Setumo4.54Seitei4Moyo4Mokotedi3.5

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.5/5. Mooki takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Gomolemo Mooki 3 wins (R3–R5)Tlou Setumo 3 wins (R1–R3)FIDE 534041290 3 wins (R3–R5)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Mooki, Gomolemo	0	RSA	+9B	=14N	+4B	+10N	+6B	4.5	13.5	16.0	14.75	1497	0.0
2	Setumo, Tlou	1476	RSA	+22N	+21B	+15N	=6N	+9B	4.5	10.0	11.0	9.25	1660	+18.8
3	Seitei, Neo	1402	RSA	+23B	−8N	+14B	+13N	+10B	4.0	11.5	12.5	9.50	2239	+21.2
4	Moyo, Dennis Simbarashe	0	RSA	+?N	+17B	−1N	+?B	+8N	4.0	10.0	10.0	5.50	1508	0.0
5	FIDE 534041290	0	—	+25N	−15B	+?N	+21B	+14N	4.0	6.0	6.0	3.50	1459	0.0
6	Hlwathika, Thandolwenkosi	1515	RSA	+11N	+24B	+8N	=2B	−1N	3.5	15.0	16.0	9.25	1476	-2.0
7	Mokotedi, Lesedi	0	RSA	=18N	F	+23B	+16B	+17N	3.5	8.0	8.0	7.00	1699	+10.0
8	Raseona, Mpho	0	RSA	+16N	+3B	−6B	+?N	−4B	3.0	14.0	14.0	6.50	1507	0.0
9	Theron, Lydia	1421	RSA	−1N	+25B	+24N	+15B	−2N	3.0	12.5	12.5	3.50	676	-16.8
10	FIDE 534041346	0	—	+?N	+20B	+?N	−1B	−3N	3.0	10.0	10.0	1.50	1469	0.0
11	FIDE 14389274	0	—	−6B	+?N	−?B	+22N	+18N	3.0	6.5	6.5	3.00	1364	0.0
12	Grahan, Chie-Ann	0	RSA	−14B	+?N	=20N	=18B	+?N	3.0	6.0	6.0	1.75	1481	0.0
13	FIDE 534037888	0	—	+?N	−?B	+?N	−3B	+21N	3.0	5.0	5.0	1.00	655	0.0
14	Maponya, Warona	1441	RSA	+12N	=1B	−3N	+20B	−5B	2.5	15.5	17.0	6.75	621	-21.2
15	FIDE 534041311	0	—	+?B	+5N	−2B	−9N	=?B	2.5	11.5	11.5	4.00	648	0.0
16	Swindell, Reese	1498	RSA	−8B	+18B	=17N	−7N	+20B	2.5	11.0	12.5	4.75	2315	+21.2
17	FIDE 538025833	0	—	+?B	−4N	=16B	+?N	−7B	2.5	10.0	10.0	1.25	1497	0.0
18	Grahan, Tylo	1517	RSA	=7B	−16N	+19B	=12N	−11B	2.0	12.0	14.0	5.25	697	-21.2
19	FIDE 534029575	0	—	−?N	−?B	−18N	+?B	+22B	2.0	3.0	3.0	1.00	702	0.0
20	FIDE 534027580	0	—	+?B	−10N	=12B	−14N	−16N	1.5	11.0	11.0	1.50	668	0.0
21	FIDE 534041397	0	—	F	−2N	+?B	−5N	−13B	1.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	676	0.0
22	FIDE 534041354	0	—	−2B	F	+?N	−11B	−19N	1.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	676	0.0
23	FIDE 534041303	0	—	−3N	−?B	−7N	+25B	−?N	1.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	621	0.0
24	FIDE 14395940	0	—	F	−6N	−9B	+?N	−?B	1.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	657	0.0
25	FIDE 534041338	0	—	−5B	−9N	−?B	−23N	−?B	0.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	619	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Swindell, ReeseRSA
+21.2
2.5 pts · #7
2Seitei, NeoRSA
+21.2
4.0 pts · #9
3Setumo, TlouRSA
+18.8
4.5 pts · #5

Top rating losers

1Maponya, WaronaRSA
-21.2
2.5 pts · #17
2Grahan, TyloRSA
-21.2
2.0 pts · #14
3Theron, LydiaRSA
-16.8
3.0 pts · #24