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2026 Lubowski Open Chess Tournament (B)

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25 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 21 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2026 in Pretoria, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 1592, and top seed was Fritz-Jan Van der Westhuizen (🇿🇦 RSA, 1618).

Prosper Gondwe (🇿🇦 RSA, 1546) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Thoriso Kgotse (4.0) and Nadine De Waal (4.0). Gondwe clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Ava Janse Van Rensburg (1420) beat Thato Jadezweni (1579), a +159-point gap.

Location
🇿🇦Pretoria, South Africa
Dates
21 Mar 2026 → 22 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇿🇦Fritz-Jan Van der Westhuizen1618
Avg top 10
1,592
Participants
25
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×25
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Prosper Gondwe led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
10
3
1
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5Gondwe takes lead
Gondwe4.5Kgotse4De Waal4Mokotedi3.5Janse Van Rensburg3Mkotong3
R5 · LEADER CHANGE22 Mar

Prosper Gondwe takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Prosper Gondwe beat Thoriso Kgotse (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Prosper Gondwe 3 wins (R3–R5)Thoriso Kgotse 4 wins (R1–R4)Nadine De Waal 4 wins (R2–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Prosper Gondwe*
1
—
1
2Thoriso Kgotse
0
*——
3Nadine De Waal——*—
4Lesedi Mokotedi
0
——*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Gondwe, Prosper1546RSA+21N=13B+4N+16B+2N4.512.013.011.751890+62.0
2Kgotse, Thoriso1579RSA+15B+17N+7B+5N−1B4.012.514.510.001754+42.0
3De Waal, Nadine1466RSA−9N+20B+25N+8B+6B4.010.511.08.001764+76.8
4Mokotedi, Lesedi1599RSA=6B+10N−1B+18N+7B3.513.515.09.001616+3.2
5Pretorius, Sarel1516RSA+8N+9B=16N−2B=12N3.013.015.08.501667+32.4
6Mkotong, Reagile1486RSA=4N+25B=13N+9B−3N3.013.013.56.501610+34.8
7Conradie, Ingrid Anne-Christie1477RSA+22B+14N−2N+13B−4N3.012.513.56.001668+32.8
8Janse Van Rensburg, Gerrit1608RSA−5B+11N+17B−3N+15B3.012.014.07.001597-1.0
9Horn, Renier1569RSA+3B−5N+23B−6N+17B3.012.013.07.001500-14.4
10Smit, Juanru0RSA+19N−4B=18B+14N=11B3.010.512.06.2516130.0
11Rishworth, Justin James1616RSA=25N−8B+19N+15B=10N3.09.510.05.251628+1.4
12Rust, Christoph1536RSA−13N+21B=14B+22N=5B3.09.010.04.751622+18.0
13Van der Westhuizen, Fritz-Jan1618RSA+12B=1N=6B−7N=16N2.513.515.57.751511-21.6
14Snyckers, Frank A.1605RSA+20N−7B=12N−10B+23N2.510.511.54.001509-7.2
15Ramonyai, Motshabo1475RSA−2N+19B+22B−11N−8N2.011.512.52.501523+6.8
16Nkabinde, Nkazimulo0RSAF+18N=5B−1N=13B2.011.511.54.2515620.0
17Ramonyai, Maribe1537RSA+23N−2B−8N+25B−9N2.011.011.51.501358-36.4
18Jadezweni, Thato1579RSA+24N−16B=10N−4B−21B1.59.510.52.501375-32.8
19Feuth, Alexander1541RSA−10B−15N−11B=20N+22B1.59.510.51.751468-24.8
20Kleynhans, Magnus1514RSA−14B−3N−24B=19B+25N1.59.09.51.251363-39.6
21Janse Van Rensburg, Ava1420RSA−1B−12NF−23B+18N1.010.010.01.501429+0.4
22Nkabinde, Lwazi1598RSA−7N+24B−15N−12B−19N1.09.510.51.001272-83.6
23Hannweg, Norbert0RSA−17BF−9N+21N−14B1.08.58.51.001340-45.6
24Deysel, Hannah1472RSA−18B−22N+20NFF1.04.04.01.501438-5.2
25Smith, Eduan1520RSA=11B−6N−3B−17N−20B0.512.013.51.501156-62.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets