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CHESS ELEVATION SERIES 3 2026 (Level 5)

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15 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Feb 2026 to 21 Feb 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1575, and top seed was Jordan Marais (🇿🇦 RSA, 1655).

Benjamin Dubbeld (🇿🇦 RSA, 1618) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Asanda Vengeni (3.5) and Charne Woolf (3.5). Dubbeld won solo starting round 2.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Asanda Vengeni (1521) beat Charne Woolf (WFM, 1637), a +116-point gap.

Location
🇿🇦Cape Town, South Africa
Dates
20 Feb 2026 → 21 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 60 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇿🇦Jordan Marais1655
Avg top 10
1,575
Participants
15
Titled players · 1
WFM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×14
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Benjamin Dubbeld led from R2; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
5
1
1
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R2–R5 · LEAD HELD

Benjamin Dubbeld never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R2–R4 · WIN STREAK

WFM Charne Woolf won 3 in a row (R2–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Benjamin Dubbeld*
2WFMCharne Woolf*
0
3Asanda Vengeni
1
*
0
4Jordan Marais
1
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Dubbeld, Benjamin1618RSA+12B+4N=11N+5B+6N4.510.511.510.751875+43.2
2Vengeni, Asanda1521RSA+3B7N+9B=4N+11N3.511.513.08.501747+36.4
3Woolf, CharneWFM1637RSA2N+15B+8N+11B=4N3.511.011.06.001703+6.4
4Green, Lyndon0RSA+6N1B+14N=2B=3B3.014.514.56.5015890.0
5Engelbrecht, Deoren1566RSA=8B+12N=7B1N+9B3.012.513.56.001553-3.2
6Temmers, Isabella1569RSA4B+14N+10B+7N1B3.012.512.55.001778+44.0
7Marais, Jordan1655RSA=13N+2B=5N6B+12N3.010.511.56.501603-13.2
8Shelton, Brian1488RSA=5N=13B3B+10N+15B3.09.59.54.001627+38.4
9Prinsloo, Willem0RSA+15N11B2N+14B5N2.08.08.00.0014520.0
10Cunningham, Lezerick1565RSA+14BF6N8B+13N2.07.07.01.001526-4.4
11Calitz, Steyn1573RSAF+9N=1B3N2B1.513.513.54.251319-36.8
12De Villiers, Christiaan1451RSA1N5BF+13N7B1.011.511.51.001404-9.2
13Anthonissen, Liliya1542RSA=7B=8NF12B10B1.09.09.03.001347-41.6
14Ramonyaluoe, Madalitso1503RSA10N6B4B9NF0.010.010.00.00766-32.8
15Anthonissen, Mikhael Villem1461UKR9B3NFF8N0.08.58.50.00763-29.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets