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2026 AHS Open Chess Tournament (B)

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27 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 28 Feb 2026 in Pretoria, South Africa. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1636, and top seed was Arthur da Silva Lima Bernhardt (🇧🇷 BRA, 1751).

Gerrit Janse Van Rensburg (🇿🇦 RSA, 1608) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Matthew Pasaribu (4.0) and Fritz-Jan Van der Westhuizen (3.5). Janse Van Rensburg won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Alexander Feuth (1541) beat Arthur da Silva Lima Bernhardt (1751), a +210-point gap.

Location
🇿🇦Pretoria, South Africa
Dates
28 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇧🇷Arthur da Silva Lima Bernhardt1751
Avg top 10
1,636
Participants
27
Federations · 2 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×25
🇧🇷Brazil×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Gerrit Janse Van Rensburg led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
13
5
2
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Janse Van Rensburg5Pasaribu4Kekana3.5Weideman3.5Van der Westhuizen3.5Nkabinde3.5
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Gerrit Janse Van Rensburg never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R1–R5 · WIN STREAK

Gerrit Janse Van Rensburg won 5 in a row (R1–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Gerrit Janse Van Rensburg*———
2Matthew Pasaribu—*
½
—
3Neo Kekana—
½
*—
4Hendrik Johanne Weideman———*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Janse Van Rensburg, Gerrit1608RSA+27B+19N+13B+3N+4B5.011.511.511.502335+40.6
2Pasaribu, Matthew1705RSA+15N=4B+14N=5B+11N4.012.515.011.501771+20.2
3Van der Westhuizen, Fritz-Jan1618RSA+9B+21N+5N−1B=6B3.515.016.59.751686+20.8
4Mokoena, Tebogo1517RSA+22B=2N+7B+13N−1N3.515.016.09.001688+41.2
5Kekana, Neo1669RSA+16B+6N−3B=2N+17B3.513.015.09.501708+10.8
6Nkabinde, Lwazi1598RSA+18N−5B+8N+16B=3N3.512.014.08.751648+26.0
7Weideman, Hendrik Johanne1579RSA+24N=8B−4N+12B+14N3.512.013.08.001620+11.2
8Strauss, Lune1471RSA+20B=7N−6B+21N=9B3.012.013.56.751591+38.0
9Dsouza, Ethan1470RSA−3N+25B+17N=14B=8N3.011.012.05.751538+15.6
10Bernhardt, Arthur da Silva Lima1751BRA−17N+15B−11N+26B+16N3.09.510.05.001563-43.2
11Meeran, Museera1564RSA−23B+27N+10B+22N−2B3.09.09.04.001548+4.4
12Motau, Neelo1499RSA−13B+26N+21B−7N+22B3.08.59.03.001504+4.4
13Nengovhela, Manakela1652RSA+12N+17B−1N−4B=15N2.514.016.06.251523-16.8
14Kirstein, Tinus Ederich1586RSA+26B+23N−2B=9N−7B2.511.512.03.001434-20.4
15Scholtz, Rohann1506RSA−2B−10N+23B+25N=13B2.510.511.53.251402-5.6
16Mkotong, Reagile1486RSA−5N+18B+20B−6N−10B2.012.014.04.001473-1.6
17Feuth, Alexander1541RSA+10B−13N−9B+23N−5N2.012.013.04.00773-59.6
18Hannweg, Norbert0RSA−6B−16N+26B+20N−19B2.09.510.02.5014350.0
19Dikolomela, Tlhogi1476RSAF−1B−22N+24B+18N2.09.09.03.001502+0.8
20Thomson-Selibowitz, Ryder1596RSA−8N+24B−16N−18B+23N2.08.09.02.001321-44.8
21Smith, Eduan1520RSA+25N−3B−12N−8B=26N1.510.511.01.251172-44.8
22FIDE 5340432410—−4NF+19B−11B−12N1.011.511.52.0013020.0
23Du Plessis, Mia1566RSA+11N−14B−15N−17B−20B1.010.012.03.001292-68.8
24Grobbelaar, Mienje0RSA−7B−20N+27B−19N−25B1.08.58.50.0013480.0
25Boshoff, Milah1419RSA−21B−9NF−15B+24N1.08.08.01.001245-36.0
26Jonker, Tertius1411RSA−14N−12B−18N−10N=21B0.510.512.00.751203-32.8
27Westermann, Liezl1484RSA−1N−11B−24NFF0.09.09.00.00704-58.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets