2026 Chris Greyling Tournament (A)
Open SwissStandard
14 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 14 Mar 2026 in Centurion, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 1680, and top seed was Providence Oatlhotse (🇧🇼 BOT, IM, 2258).
Kairaav Thorulsley (🇿🇦 RSA, 1552) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Jamie Dylan Segal (3.0) and Neil Byneveldt (2.5).
The biggest upset came in round 1: Michael Bain (1649) beat Stephen Bulelani (1908), a +259-point gap.
Location
🇿🇦Centurion, South Africa
Dates
14 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
1,680
Participants
14
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×14
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsCo-leaders
9
5
3
2
1
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Kairaav Thorulsley 3 wins (R1–R3)Jamie Dylan Segal 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Kairaav Thorulsley | * | — | — | — |
| 2Jamie Dylan Segal | — | * | — | 0 |
| 3Arham Khalife | — | — | * | — |
| 4Oageng Dikane | — | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thorulsley, Kairaav | 1552 | RSA | +11N | +3B | +10N | −?B | =?N | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2517 | +86.4 |
| 2 | Segal, Jamie Dylan | 1766 | RSA | −4N | +7B | +8N | +5B | −?B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.50 | 1837 | +13.2 |
| 3 | Byneveldt, Neil | 1704 | RSA | +6B | −1N | +12B | −?N | =4B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.75 | 1602 | -8.2 |
| 4 | Dikane, Oageng | 1690 | RSA | +2B | −?N | =5B | =?N | =3N | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.50 | 1831 | +24.0 |
| 5 | Bain, Michael | 1649 | RSA | +?N | −?B | =4N | −2N | +8B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.25 | 1690 | +7.6 |
| 6 | Khalife, Arham | 0 | RSA | −3N | +14B | +9N | −?B | =?N | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.50 | 1670 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Mmakou, Lesedi | 1635 | RSA | −?B | −2N | =14N | =9B | +13B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1651 | +3.6 |
| 8 | Lodi, Khotso | 1621 | RSA | +?B | −?N | −2B | +12N | −5N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1538 | -6.6 |
| 9 | Baloyi, Boikanyo | 1630 | RSA | =?N | −?B | −6B | =7N | +11B | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1899 | +28.8 |
| 10 | Kekana, Neo | 1669 | RSA | F | −?N | −1B | +13N | =?B | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1570 | -10.8 |
| 11 | Buys, Bernard R. | 1782 | RSA | −1B | −13N | −?B | +14B | −9N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.50 | 1403 | -78.4 |
| 12 | Brits, Etienne | 1577 | RSA | −?B | F | −3N | −8B | +14N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 1523 | -8.4 |
| 13 | Khumalo, Siyabonga Samuel Khutso | 1579 | RSA | −?N | +11B | −?N | −10B | −7N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1568 | -2.8 |
| 14 | Seloane, Kamogelo | 1655 | RSA | −?B | −6N | =7B | −11N | −12B | 0.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 1389 | -33.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Thorulsley, KairaavRSA+86.43.5 pts · #1
- 2Baloyi, BoikanyoRSA+28.82.0 pts · #6
- 3Dikane, OagengRSA+24.02.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Buys, Bernard R.RSA-78.41.0 pts · #9
- 2Seloane, KamogeloRSA-33.20.5 pts · #14
- 3Kekana, NeoRSA-10.81.5 pts · #10
Biggest upsets
- R1+259 Elo gap
- R3+249 Elo gap
- R1+230 Elo gap