2026 Silver Lakes Chess Club Open (B)

Open SwissStandard

24 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 07 Mar 2026 in Pretoria, South Africa. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1614, and top seed was Kamogelo Seloane (🇿🇦 RSA, 1655).

Gondwe Prosper (🇿🇲 ZAM, 1643) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Alexander Feuth (4.0) and Luke Adamson (3.5). Prosper won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Liezl Westermann (1484) beat Arnoldus Le Roux (1654), a +170-point gap.

Location

🇿🇦Pretoria, South Africa

Dates

07 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇿🇦Kamogelo Seloane1655

Avg top 10

1,614

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇿🇦South Africa×23

🇿🇲Zambia×1

Top 3

🥇
Gondwe Prosper
🇿🇲ZAM·1643
5.0pts·2366perf+80.0
🥈
Alexander Feuth
🇿🇦RSA·1541
4.0pts·1789perf+52.8
🥉
Luke Adamson
🇿🇦RSA·1542
3.5pts·1728perf+25.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Gondwe Prosper led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Prosper5Feuth4Rammala3.5Adamson3.5Cloete3.5Ramonyai3

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Gondwe Prosper never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Gondwe Prosper beat Alexander Feuth (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Gondwe Prosper 5 wins (R1–R5)Alexander Feuth 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Gondwe Prosper	*	1	—	1
2Alexander Feuth	0	*	—	—
3Tlale Ronald Rammala	—	—	*	—
4Luke Adamson	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Gondwe Prosper	1643	ZAM	+14N	+2B	+3N	+4B	+6N	5.0	14.0	16.0	16.00	2366	+80.0
2	Feuth, Alexander	1541	RSA	+21B	−1N	+14B	+6N	+7B	4.0	13.0	14.0	9.00	1789	+52.8
3	Adamson, Luke	1542	RSA	+9B	+19N	−1B	+15N	=12B	3.5	13.0	14.0	7.50	1728	+25.2
4	Cloete, Willem Francois	1642	RSA	+23B	+17N	+15B	−1N	=5B	3.5	12.0	12.5	5.75	1677	+3.6
5	Rammala, Tlale Ronald	1581	RSA	=19B	=22N	+20B	+13B	=4N	3.5	8.0	8.5	6.00	1726	+18.6
6	Mathe, Thabang	1578	RSA	+18N	+13B	+11N	−2B	−1B	3.0	14.5	16.0	7.00	1583	-1.6
7	Weideman, Hendrik Johanne	1579	RSA	−13N	+18B	+10N	+11B	−2N	3.0	12.5	14.0	7.50	1567	-1.0
8	Ramonyai, Maribe	1537	RSA	−15B	+9N	+22B	=12N	=13B	3.0	10.5	11.0	6.25	1683	+40.0
9	Meeran, Museera	1564	RSA	−3N	−8B	+19B	+20N	+16B	3.0	9.5	10.5	4.00	1584	+6.4
10	Kgotse, Thoriso	1579	RSA	−17B	+23N	−7B	+14N	+15B	3.0	8.5	9.0	4.50	1732	+31.6
11	Hannweg, Norbert	0	RSA	+24B	+20N	−6B	−7N	+17B	3.0	8.5	8.5	2.50	1557	0.0
12	Phala, Arthur	1628	RSA	F	+24N	+17B	=8B	=3N	3.0	8.0	8.0	4.75	1668	+3.0
13	Seloane, Kamogelo	1655	RSA	+7B	−6N	+16B	−5N	=8N	2.5	12.5	14.5	6.50	1561	-15.6
14	Conradie, Ingrid Anne-Christie	1477	RSA	−1B	+21N	−2N	−10B	+18N	2.0	13.5	14.5	2.50	1477	0.0
15	Mokotedi, Lesedi	1599	RSA	+8N	+16B	−4N	−3B	−10N	2.0	13.0	15.0	5.00	1489	-30.4
16	Westermann, Liezl	1484	RSA	+22B	−15N	−13N	+21B	−9N	2.0	8.5	9.0	1.50	1505	-0.8
17	Truscott, Adriaan	0	RSA	+10N	−4B	−12N	=18B	−11N	1.5	12.5	14.0	3.75	1499	0.0
18	Ramonyai, Motshabo	1475	RSA	−6B	−7N	+24B	=17N	−14B	1.5	9.5	9.5	0.75	1357	-28.0
19	Dsouza, Ethan	1470	RSA	=5N	−3B	−9N	=23B	F	1.0	10.5	10.5	2.00	1355	-22.8
20	Snyders, Meya	1509	RSA	F	−11B	−5N	−9B	+21N	1.0	10.5	10.5	1.00	1410	-15.2
21	Botha, Cathri	1464	RSA	−2N	−14B	+23B	−16N	−20B	1.0	9.0	9.5	0.50	1273	-44.4
22	Le Roux, Arnoldus	1654	RSA	−16N	=5B	−8N	F	F	0.5	8.5	8.5	1.75	1271	-57.6
23	Grobler, Joshua	1509	RSA	−4N	−10B	−21N	=19N	F	0.5	8.5	8.5	0.50	1215	-52.8
24	Masipa, Talane	1549	RSA	−11N	−12B	−18N	F	F	0.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	762	-38.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Gondwe ProsperZAM
+80.0
5.0 pts · #1
2Feuth, AlexanderRSA
+52.8
4.0 pts · #2
3Ramonyai, MaribeRSA
+40.0
3.0 pts · #5

Top rating losers

1Le Roux, ArnoldusRSA
-57.6
0.5 pts · #23
2Grobler, JoshuaRSA
-52.8
0.5 pts · #22
3Botha, CathriRSA
-44.4
1.0 pts · #18

Biggest upsets

R1+170 Elo gap
Westermann, Liezl1484 beat Le Roux, Arnoldus1654
R3+117 Elo gap
Ramonyai, Maribe1537 beat Le Roux, Arnoldus1654