2026 Chris Greyling Tournament (B)

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22 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 14 Mar 2026 in Centurion, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 1592, and top seed was Mameno Sepale (🇿🇦 RSA, 1665).

Mameno Sepale (🇿🇦 RSA, 1665) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Thoriso Kgotse (4.0) and Justin James Rishworth (4.0). Sepale won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Ingrid Anne-Christie Conradie (1477) beat Evance Kwanaite (1609), a +132-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

Top seed

🇿🇦Mameno Sepale1665

Avg top 10

1,592

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇿🇦South Africa×22

Top 3

🥇
Mameno Sepale
🇿🇦RSA·1665
4.5pts·1928perf+25.8
🥈
Thoriso Kgotse
🇿🇦RSA·1579
4.0pts·1820perf+60.4
🥉
Justin James Rishworth
🇿🇦RSA·1616
4.0pts·1778perf+19.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Mameno Sepale led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Sepale4.5Mashele4Rishworth4Kgotse4Rust3.5Weideman3

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Mameno Sepale held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Mameno Sepale 4 wins (R1–R4)Ethan Mashele 4 wins (R2–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Mameno Sepale	*	—	—	½
2Ethan Mashele	—	*	—	—
3Justin James Rishworth	—	—	*	0
4Thoriso Kgotse	½	—	1	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Sepale, Mameno	1665	RSA	+21B	+7N	+18B	+9N	=2B	4.5	11.0	11.0	9.00	1928	+25.8
2	Kgotse, Thoriso	1579	RSA	+15N	=5B	+3B	+10N	=1N	4.0	15.0	17.0	13.00	1820	+60.4
3	Rishworth, Justin James	1616	RSA	+8N	+14B	−2N	+18B	+6N	4.0	12.0	13.0	9.00	1778	+19.6
4	Mashele, Ethan	1562	RSA	−6B	+16N	+20B	+8N	+11B	4.0	10.5	11.5	8.50	1741	+43.6
5	Rust, Christoph	1536	RSA	+22B	=2N	−10B	+19N	+9B	3.5	11.0	11.0	6.00	1722	+39.1
6	Strauss, Lune	1471	RSA	+4N	+12B	−9N	+7N	−3B	3.0	14.0	16.5	9.50	1631	+44.0
7	Tissot Van Patot, Anton	1564	RSA	+11N	−1B	+15N	−6B	+14N	3.0	12.5	14.5	7.00	1609	+6.0
8	Masipa, Talane	1549	RSA	−3B	+17N	+13N	−4B	+15N	3.0	12.5	14.0	6.00	1632	+23.2
9	Weideman, Hendrik Johanne	1579	RSA	+16B	+20N	+6B	−1B	−5N	3.0	12.5	13.5	5.50	1609	+4.2
10	Malope, Modupi	1571	RSA	=12N	+22B	+5N	−2B	=13N	3.0	12.5	12.5	6.00	1633	+9.6
11	Deysel, Hannah	1472	RSA	−7B	+19N	+14N	+12B	−4N	3.0	11.5	12.5	5.50	1613	+38.8
12	Dikolomela, Tlhogi	1476	RSA	=10B	−6N	+21B	−11N	+18N	2.5	10.0	10.0	2.50	1519	+12.0
13	Dikobe, Goabaone Khumo	1612	RSA	+19B	−18N	−8B	+16N	=10B	2.5	8.5	9.5	4.00	1534	-22.0
14	Meeran, Museera	1564	RSA	+17B	−3N	−11B	+20N	−7B	2.0	11.5	12.5	2.50	1465	-23.4
15	Opperman, Naude	1518	RSA	−2B	+21N	−7B	+22N	−8B	2.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	1498	-5.6
16	Conradie, Ingrid Anne-Christie	1477	RSA	−9N	−4B	+22N	−13B	=17N	1.5	11.0	11.0	0.75	1421	-9.0
17	Ramonyai, Motshabo	1475	RSA	−14N	−8B	−19B	+21N	=16B	1.5	7.5	7.5	0.75	1388	-28.4
18	Kock, Luca	1536	RSA	F	+13B	−1N	−3N	−12B	1.0	13.5	13.5	2.50	1399	-27.2
19	Mahlangu, Nkosinathi Phil	1548	RSA	−13N	−11B	+17N	−5B	−20B	1.0	10.5	11.5	1.50	1291	-63.6
20	Ramonyai, Maribe	1537	RSA	F	−9B	−4N	−14B	+19N	1.0	10.0	10.0	1.00	1368	-34.8
21	Van Zyl, Albertus Petrus	1556	RSA	−1N	−15B	−12N	−17B	F	0.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	738	-83.6
22	Kwanaite, Evance	1609	RSA	−5N	−10N	−16B	−15B	F	0.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	724	-97.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Kgotse, ThorisoRSA
+60.4
4.0 pts · #4
2Strauss, LuneRSA
+44.0
3.0 pts · #11
3Mashele, EthanRSA
+43.6
4.0 pts · #2

Top rating losers

1Kwanaite, EvanceRSA
-97.2
0.0 pts · #21
2Van Zyl, Albertus PetrusRSA
-83.6
0.0 pts · #22
3Mahlangu, Nkosinathi PhilRSA
-63.6
1.0 pts · #18

Biggest upsets

R3+132 Elo gap
Conradie, Ingrid Anne-Christie1477 beat Kwanaite, Evance1609