CHESS ELEVATION SERIES 3 2026 (Level 5)
Open SwissStandard
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
Titled players · 1
WFM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×14
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsBenjamin Dubbeld led from R2; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Benjamin Dubbeld | * | — | — | — |
| 2WFMCharne Woolf | — | * | 0 | — |
| 3Asanda Vengeni | — | 1 | * | 0 |
| 4Jordan Marais | — | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dubbeld, Benjamin | 1618 | RSA | +12B | +4N | =11N | +5B | +6N | 4.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 10.75 | 1875 | +43.2 |
| 2 | Vengeni, Asanda | 1521 | RSA | +3B | −7N | +9B | =4N | +11N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 8.50 | 1747 | +36.4 |
| 3 | Woolf, CharneWFM | 1637 | RSA | −2N | +15B | +8N | +11B | =4N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 1703 | +6.4 |
| 4 | Green, Lyndon | 0 | RSA | +6N | −1B | +14N | =2B | =3B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 6.50 | 1589 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Engelbrecht, Deoren | 1566 | RSA | =8B | +12N | =7B | −1N | +9B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1553 | -3.2 |
| 6 | Temmers, Isabella | 1569 | RSA | −4B | +14N | +10B | +7N | −1B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1778 | +44.0 |
| 7 | Marais, Jordan | 1655 | RSA | =13N | +2B | =5N | −6B | +12N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 6.50 | 1603 | -13.2 |
| 8 | Shelton, Brian | 1488 | RSA | =5N | =13B | −3B | +10N | +15B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 1627 | +38.4 |
| 9 | Prinsloo, Willem | 0 | RSA | +15N | −11B | −2N | +14B | −5N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1452 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Cunningham, Lezerick | 1565 | RSA | +14B | F | −6N | −8B | +13N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1526 | -4.4 |
| 11 | Calitz, Steyn | 1573 | RSA | F | +9N | =1B | −3N | −2B | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.25 | 1319 | -36.8 |
| 12 | De Villiers, Christiaan | 1451 | RSA | −1N | −5B | F | +13N | −7B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.00 | 1404 | -9.2 |
| 13 | Anthonissen, Liliya | 1542 | RSA | =7B | =8N | F | −12B | −10B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1347 | -41.6 |
| 14 | Ramonyaluoe, Madalitso | 1503 | RSA | −10N | −6B | −4B | −9N | F | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 766 | -32.8 |
| 15 | Anthonissen, Mikhael Villem | 1461 | UKR | −9B | −3N | F | F | −8N | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 763 | -29.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Temmers, IsabellaRSA+44.03.0 pts · #6
- 2Dubbeld, BenjaminRSA+43.24.5 pts · #1
- 3Shelton, BrianRSA+38.43.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Anthonissen, LiliyaRSA-41.61.0 pts · #12
- 2Calitz, SteynRSA-36.81.5 pts · #13
- 3Ramonyaluoe, MadalitsoRSA-32.80.0 pts · #15
Biggest upsets
- R1+116 Elo gap