2026 Chris Greyling Tournament (C)

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24 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 14 Mar 2026 in Centurion, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 1170, and top seed was Khetho Masilela (🇿🇦 RSA, 1559).

Lungelo Maphumulo (🇿🇦 RSA, 1454) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Reese Swindell (4.0) and Phenyo Tiyani Maluleke (4.0). Maphumulo shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Tertius Jonker (1411) beat Khetho Masilela (1559), a +148-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

🇿🇦Khetho Masilela1559

Avg top 10

1,170

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇿🇦South Africa×13

Top 3

🥇
Lungelo Maphumulo
🇿🇦RSA·1454
4.5pts·1749perf+43.6
🥈
Reese Swindell
🇿🇦RSA·1498
4.0pts·1420perf-4.2
🥉
Phenyo Tiyani Maluleke
🇿🇦RSA
4.0pts·1493perf0.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Lungelo Maphumulo led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Maphumulo4.5Maluleke4Swindell4Jonker3.5Nkwadi3.5Badenhorst3.5

R5 · LEADER CHANGE14 Mar

Lungelo Maphumulo takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R3–R5 · WIN STREAK

Phenyo Tiyani Maluleke won 3 in a row (R3–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Lungelo Maphumulo	*	—	—	1
2Phenyo Tiyani Maluleke	—	*	0	—
3Reese Swindell	—	1	*	½
4Tertius Jonker	0	—	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Maphumulo, Lungelo	1454	RSA	+10N	+12B	=5N	+15B	+6N	4.5	12.5	14.5	12.75	1749	+43.6
2	Swindell, Reese	1498	RSA	+23B	+3N	=4B	=6N	+8B	4.0	14.0	14.0	10.50	1420	-4.2
3	Maluleke, Phenyo Tiyani	0	RSA	+20N	−2B	+?N	+16B	+4B	4.0	11.0	11.0	7.00	1493	0.0
4	Naude, Johan	1408	RSA	+9N	+16B	=2N	+5B	−3N	3.5	14.5	16.5	10.50	1671	+25.2
5	Nkwadi, Karabo	1440	RSA	+22B	+7N	=1B	−4N	+21B	3.5	13.0	13.5	7.75	1462	+0.4
6	Jonker, Tertius	1411	RSA	+24N	+13B	+15N	=2B	−1B	3.5	13.0	13.0	6.50	1504	+15.2
7	Badenhorst, Michael	0	RSA	+?N	−5B	=20N	+12B	+?N	3.5	7.5	7.5	3.25	1438	0.0
8	FIDE 534043926	0	—	−17N	+?B	+10N	+9B	−2N	3.0	12.0	12.0	6.00	697	0.0
9	FIDE 14386038	0	—	−4B	+19N	+14B	−8N	+20B	3.0	11.0	12.5	6.00	1430	0.0
10	FIDE 564068455	0	—	−1B	+?N	−8B	+22N	+15N	3.0	10.0	10.0	2.50	1507	0.0
11	FIDE 14383306	0	—	+?N	−?B	+?N	F	+?B	3.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	1454	0.0
12	FIDE 14398087	0	—	+?B	−1N	=21B	−7N	+?N	2.5	9.5	9.5	0.75	1459	0.0
13	FIDE 534044019	0	—	+?B	−6N	+18B	−?N	=14B	2.5	8.0	8.0	3.25	617	0.0
14	FIDE 14375494	0	—	−16N	+?B	−9N	+?B	=13N	2.5	7.5	7.5	1.25	1473	0.0
15	Masilela, Khetho	1559	RSA	+19B	+18N	−6B	−1N	−10B	2.0	13.0	15.0	4.00	632	-53.6
16	FIDE 534044027	0	—	+14B	−4N	+?B	−3N	−?N	2.0	10.0	10.0	2.50	629	0.0
17	FIDE 534044035	0	—	+8B	+21N	−?B	F	F	2.0	7.5	7.5	4.50	1462	0.0
18	Allison, Spencer	0	RSA	+?N	−15B	−13N	−?B	+22N	2.0	5.0	5.0	0.50	1507	0.0
19	Raseona, Mpho	0	RSA	−15N	−9B	+24N	−?B	+?N	2.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	1355	-48.8
20	Louw, Nova	1431	RSA	−3B	+23N	=7B	−21N	−9N	1.5	12.0	12.0	1.75	701	-16.0
21	Montsho, Reatlegile	1501	RSA	F	−17B	=12N	+20B	−5N	1.5	9.5	9.5	2.75	1444	-6.4
22	FIDE 534013423	0	—	−5N	−?B	=?N	−10B	−18B	0.5	8.5	8.5	0.00	643	0.0
23	Swart, Reyhan	0	RSA	−2N	−20B	−?N	−?B	F	0.0	5.5	5.5	0.00	664	-39.2
24	FIDE 534043934	0	—	−6B	−?N	−19B	F	F	0.0	5.5	5.5	0.00	617	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Maphumulo, LungeloRSA
+43.6
4.5 pts · #2
2Naude, JohanRSA
+25.2
3.5 pts · #8
3Jonker, TertiusRSA
+15.2
3.5 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Masilela, KhethoRSA
-53.6
2.0 pts · #23
2Raseona, MphoRSA
-48.8
2.0 pts · #13
3Swart, ReyhanRSA
-39.2
0.0 pts · #17

Biggest upsets

R3+148 Elo gap
Jonker, Tertius1411 beat Masilela, Khetho1559
R4+105 Elo gap
Maphumulo, Lungelo1454 beat Masilela, Khetho1559