2026 Lubowski Open Chess Tournament (C)

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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 1490, and top seed was Nathan Van Schalkwyk (🇿🇦 RSA, 1586).

Heinrich Fouche (🇿🇦 RSA, 1470) won with 5.0/5. Fouche won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Franco Bogaard (1454) beat Nathan Van Schalkwyk (1586), a +132-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

🇿🇦Nathan Van Schalkwyk1586

Avg top 10

1,490

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇿🇦South Africa×17

Top 3

🥇
Heinrich Fouche
🇿🇦RSA·1470
5.0pts·2220perf+52.0
🥈
FIDE 534044973
—
4.0pts·1575perf0.0
🥉
Kaylee-Jane Koen
🇿🇦RSA·1486
4.0pts·1550perf+10.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Heinrich Fouche led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Fouche54Koen4Nel3.5Montsho3.5Viljoen3.5

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

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

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Heinrich Fouche 5 wins (R1–R5)FIDE 534044973 4 wins (R2–R5)Kaylee-Jane Koen 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Heinrich Fouche	*	—	—	1
2FIDE 534044973	—	*	—	—
3Kaylee-Jane Koen	—	—	*	—
4Jacobus Johannes Nel	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Fouche, Heinrich	1470	RSA	+16B	+17N	+10B	+12B	+4N	5.0	10.5	12.5	12.50	2220	+52.0
2	FIDE 534044973	0	—	F	+22N	+8B	+21B	+7N	4.0	10.0	11.0	8.50	1575	0.0
3	Koen, Kaylee-Jane	1486	RSA	+23B	−10N	+16N	+18B	+11B	4.0	9.0	10.0	7.50	1550	+10.0
4	Nel, Jacobus Johannes	0	RSA	+8B	+?B	+5N	=11N	−1B	3.5	14.0	14.0	7.75	1501	0.0
5	Viljoen, Amber	1481	RSA	=14N	+25B	−4B	+19N	+10B	3.5	10.5	11.0	6.25	2239	+35.2
6	Montsho, Reatlegile	1501	RSA	+22B	−11N	+17B	=10N	+12B	3.5	9.5	10.5	6.75	1520	+3.2
7	Swindell, Reese	1498	RSA	+13N	+18B	−11B	+9N	−2B	3.0	12.0	14.0	7.50	1426	-3.8
8	Li, Jiming	1468	RSA	−4N	+24B	−2N	+16B	+18N	3.0	11.5	12.5	5.00	2214	+17.2
9	Masipa, Nelson	0	RSA	−18N	+13B	+?N	−7B	+17N	3.0	9.5	9.5	4.50	1448	0.0
10	Maponya, Warona	1426	RSA	+15N	+3B	−1N	=6B	−5N	2.5	16.0	18.5	8.25	1397	-6.8
11	Matsioloko, Godisang	1438	RSA	F	+6B	+7N	=4B	−3N	2.5	15.0	18.0	8.25	1619	+29.6
12	Jonker, Tertius	1411	RSA	=21N	+14B	+19B	−1N	−6N	2.5	13.0	14.5	5.25	1414	-0.4
13	FIDE 534044949	0	—	−7B	−9N	+23B	+20N	=19B	2.5	10.0	11.0	4.00	1282	0.0
14	Cele, Bongiwe Natasha Natasha	0	RSA	=5B	−12N	−21N	+25B	+?N	2.5	8.0	8.0	2.25	1395	0.0
15	Badenhorst, Michael	0	RSA	−10B	+23N	−18N	=?B	+21N	2.5	7.0	7.0	2.50	1382	0.0
16	FIDE 534017399	0	—	−1N	+20N	−3B	−8N	+22B	2.0	14.0	15.0	3.00	673	0.0
17	Seitei, Neo	1410	RSA	+20B	−1B	−6N	+24N	−9B	2.0	13.5	14.5	3.00	685	-33.6
18	Hlwathika, Thandolwenkosi	1415	RSA	+9B	−7N	+15B	−3N	−8B	2.0	13.0	15.5	5.50	683	-48.8
19	Bogaard, Franco	1454	RSA	=25N	+21B	−12N	−5B	=13N	2.0	10.0	10.5	3.00	1365	-14.0
20	FIDE 534044914	1520	—	−17N	−16B	+25N	−13B	+24B	2.0	7.5	8.0	1.50	627	0.0
21	Van Schalkwyk, Nathan	1586	RSA	=12B	−19N	+14B	−2N	−15B	1.5	11.5	13.5	3.75	1239	-36.0
22	FIDE 534044922	0	—	−6N	−2B	−24N	+23B	−16N	1.0	10.5	11.5	1.00	701	0.0
23	FIDE 534044981	0	—	−3N	−15B	−13N	−22N	+25B	1.0	10.0	10.5	0.50	685	0.0
24	FIDE 534028340	0	—	−?N	−8N	+22B	−17B	−20N	1.0	8.0	8.0	1.00	649	0.0
25	FIDE 534044930	0	—	=19B	−5N	−20B	−14N	−23N	0.5	10.0	11.0	1.00	1274	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Fouche, HeinrichRSA
+52.0
5.0 pts · #2
2Viljoen, AmberRSA
+35.2
3.5 pts · #8
3Matsioloko, GodisangRSA
+29.6
2.5 pts · #7

Top rating losers

1Hlwathika, ThandolwenkosiRSA
-48.8
2.0 pts · #20
2Van Schalkwyk, NathanRSA
-36.0
1.5 pts · #16
3Seitei, NeoRSA
-33.6
2.0 pts · #24

Biggest upsets

R2+132 Elo gap
Bogaard, Franco1454 beat Van Schalkwyk, Nathan1586
R1+110 Elo gap
Seitei, Neo1410 beat 1520