Chess Power House Boksburg Open (A)

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36 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 14 Mar 2026 in Boksburg, South Africa. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1744, and top seed was Kuhlase Matthiolus Makhosonke (🇿🇦 RSA, 1797).

Raymond Magagula (🇿🇦 RSA, 1782) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Kabelo Pitso (4.5) and Kuhlase Matthiolus Makhosonke (4.5). Magagula shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Kamogelo Sedibeng (1515) beat Sibusiso Njoko (1642), a +127-point gap.

Location

🇿🇦Boksburg, South Africa

Dates

14 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇿🇦Kuhlase Matthiolus Makhosonke1797

Avg top 10

1,744

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇿🇦South Africa×28

🇧🇪Belgium×1

Top 3

🥇
Raymond Magagula
🇿🇦RSA·1782
4.5pts·1963perf+13.0
🥈
Kabelo Pitso
🇿🇦RSA·1791
4.5pts·2035perf+48.8
🥉
Kuhlase Matthiolus Makhosonke
🇿🇦RSA·1797
4.5pts·1957perf+11.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 3 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Pitso4.5Magagula4.5Makhosonke4.5Ndhlovu4Gumbo4Hlatshwayo4

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 4.5/5. Magagula takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Kabelo Pitso drew with Raymond Magagula (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Kabelo Pitso 4 wins (R1–R4)Raymond Magagula 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Kabelo Pitso	*	½	—	—
2Raymond Magagula	½	*	—	1
3Kuhlase Matthiolus Makhosonke	—	—	*	—
4Nathi Ndhlovu	—	0	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Magagula, Raymond	1782	RSA	+25N	+19B	+12N	+4B	=2N	4.5	13.5	15.5	13.25	1963	+13.0
2	Pitso, Kabelo	1791	RSA	+14B	+11N	+33B	+9N	=1B	4.5	13.5	14.5	12.25	2035	+48.8
3	Makhosonke, Kuhlase Matthiolus	1797	RSA	+17N	+5B	=16N	+8B	+10N	4.5	12.5	15.0	13.75	1957	+11.4
4	Ndhlovu, Nathi	0	RSA	+21N	+7B	+8N	−1N	+9B	4.0	14.0	16.0	11.50	1785	0.0
5	Gumbo, Mark Emmanuel	0	RSA	+6B	−3N	+27B	+33N	+16B	4.0	12.5	13.5	9.00	1782	0.0
6	Hlatshwayo, Amukelani	1721	RSA	−5N	+22B	+28B	+19N	+11B	4.0	11.0	12.5	8.50	2404	+13.6
7	Maroba, Mark	1721	RSA	=34B	−4N	+30B	+31N	+28B	3.5	8.0	8.5	4.25	1743	+2.0
8	Landitho, Mzwandile	1773	RSA	+13B	+15N	−4B	−3N	+19B	3.0	14.5	16.5	8.00	1746	-1.4
9	Magagula, Immanuel	1697	RSA	+20N	+10B	+23N	−2B	−4N	3.0	13.5	15.5	7.00	1699	+0.2
10	Mhlongo, Albert	0	RSA	+30B	−9N	+13B	+14N	−3B	3.0	13.5	15.0	7.50	1660	0.0
11	Tema, Ofana	1603	RSA	+24N	−2B	+29N	+20B	−6N	3.0	12.5	14.0	5.50	1518	-13.6
12	Elvin, David	1709	RSA	+29B	+27N	−1B	−16N	+24B	3.0	10.5	12.0	5.00	1519	-32.4
13	Sedibeng, Kamogelo	1515	RSA	−8N	+21B	−10N	+36B	+23N	3.0	10.0	10.0	4.00	1799	+22.2
14	Wany, Jobert	1546	RSA	−2N	+35B	+36N	−10B	+20N	3.0	9.5	9.5	2.00	991	-8.0
15	Ngubeni, Jackie M.	1552	RSA	+35N	−8B	−20N	+29B	+22N	3.0	8.5	8.5	3.50	1596	+2.0
16	Kula, Vuyani	1733	RSA	F	+31N	=3B	+12B	−5N	2.5	12.5	12.5	6.25	1960	+11.8
17	Mxenge, Afika	1547	RSA	−3B	−29N	=26B	+34N	+27B	2.5	9.5	10.0	3.00	1431	-9.8
18	Maponya, Khutso	1660	RSA	−27B	+34N	=31B	−28N	+32B	2.5	5.0	5.5	2.00	2254	+4.8
19	FIDE 534046100	0	—	+?B	−1N	+32B	−6B	−8N	2.0	12.5	12.5	1.00	1554	0.0
20	Dube, Fredrick	0	RSA	−9B	+?N	+15B	−11N	−14B	2.0	12.0	12.0	3.00	1550	0.0
21	Njoko, Sibusiso	1642	RSA	−4B	−13N	−22N	+30B	+36N	2.0	10.5	10.5	1.50	1580	-6.8
22	Wedzerai, Nomatter	0	RSA	F	−6N	+21B	+32N	−15B	2.0	10.0	10.0	3.00	1513	0.0
23	Mamburu, Mutshidzi	1606	RSA	+32B	=28N	−9B	=24N	−13B	2.0	9.5	10.5	2.75	806	-40.0
24	Serrao, Olivier	0	BEL	−11B	=30N	+34B	=23B	−12N	2.0	9.5	10.0	2.25	1537	0.0
25	Adamson, Luke	1542	RSA	−1B	−32N	+35B	=27N	=31B	2.0	8.0	8.0	1.25	982	-4.0
26	Fulumeni, Lunga	0	RSA	F	F	=17N	+35N	=29N	2.0	4.0	4.0	2.00	1482	0.0
27	FIDE 343478700	0	—	+18N	−12B	−5N	=25B	−17N	1.5	12.0	14.0	3.50	1534	0.0
28	FIDE 534018654	0	—	F	=23B	−6N	+18B	−7N	1.5	12.0	12.0	3.50	1592	0.0
29	Rossouw, Alicia	0	RSA	−12N	+17B	−11B	−15N	=26B	1.5	11.5	13.5	3.50	1417	-1.6
30	Netshivhulana, Ronewa Philip	1645	RSA	−10N	=24B	−7N	−21N	+34B	1.5	10.5	11.0	1.50	1484	-25.2
31	FIDE 534046143	0	—	F	−16B	=18N	−7B	=25N	1.0	10.5	10.5	2.25	1474	0.0
32	FIDE 534002936	0	—	−23N	+25B	−19N	−22B	−18N	1.0	8.5	10.5	2.00	1478	0.0
33	Mokomele, Andrew	1716	RSA	F	+36B	−2N	−5B	F	1.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	991	-8.0
34	Bennett, Jemmah	1453	RSA	=7N	−18B	−24N	−17B	−30N	0.5	10.5	12.0	1.75	1324	-21.2
35	FIDE 534046151	0	—	−15B	−14N	−25N	−26B	F	0.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	747	0.0
36	FIDE 534046127	0	—	F	−33N	−14B	−13N	−21B	0.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	805	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Pitso, KabeloRSA
+48.8
4.5 pts · #1
2Sedibeng, KamogeloRSA
+22.2
3.0 pts · #7
3Hlatshwayo, AmukelaniRSA
+13.6
4.0 pts · #15

Top rating losers

1Mamburu, MutshidziRSA
-40.0
2.0 pts · #31
2Elvin, DavidRSA
-32.4
3.0 pts · #21
3Netshivhulana, Ronewa PhilipRSA
-25.2
1.5 pts · #23

Biggest upsets

R2+127 Elo gap
Sedibeng, Kamogelo1515 beat Njoko, Sibusiso1642