STEINITZ CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 (Advanced)

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61 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 20 Mar 2026 to 22 Mar 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1664, and top seed was Wade De Kock (🇿🇦 RSA, 1724).

Wolf Fabritius (🇮🇹 ITA, 1615) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Tristan Jonkers (5.0) and Wazo Mtati (5.0). Fabritius won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Harrison Abrahams (1433) beat Wade De Kock (1724), a +291-point gap.

Location

🇿🇦Cape Town, South Africa

Dates

20 Mar 2026 → 22 Mar 2026

Time control

Standard: All Moves in 60 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇿🇦Wade De Kock1724

Avg top 10

1,664

Participants

Federations · 3 represented

🇿🇦South Africa×50

🇮🇹Italy×2

🇺🇦Ukraine×1

Top 3

🥇
Wolf Fabritius
🇮🇹ITA·1615
5.0pts·1742perf+19.6
🥈
Tristan Jonkers
🇿🇦RSA·1518
5.0pts·1804perf+72.8
🥉
Wazo Mtati
🇿🇦RSA·1537
5.0pts·1815perf+70.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 4 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

Schuller5Mtati5Jonkers5Fabritius5Mbilini4.5Williams4.5— ex-leaders:Mtatiled R4, #7Resnekovled R5, #19

R5 · LEADER CHANGE22 Mar

Oliver Resnekov takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 5.0/6. Fabritius takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (20.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Ashley Schuller 3 wins (R2–R4)Wazo Mtati 4 wins (R1–R4)Tristan Jonkers 5 wins (R2–R6)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Fabritius, Wolf	1615	ITA	+16N	+14B	−8N	+37B	+5B	+11N	5.0	20.5	23.0	19.00	1742	+19.6
2	Jonkers, Tristan	1518	RSA	−8N	+12B	+56N	+20B	+23N	+6B	5.0	19.0	20.0	16.00	1804	+72.8
3	Mtati, Wazo	1537	RSA	+12N	+26B	+37N	+23B	−6N	+9B	5.0	18.5	21.0	16.50	1815	+70.4
4	Schuller, Ashley	1670	RSA	=41B	+42N	+7B	+8B	=9N	+15N	5.0	18.5	20.5	17.50	1818	+17.8
5	Mbilini, Hlomla	0	RSA	+33N	+25B	+24N	=9B	−1N	+13N	4.5	19.0	22.0	15.00	1593	0.0
6	Resnekov, Oliver	1479	RSA	+40N	+56B	=27N	+19B	+3B	−2N	4.5	19.0	20.0	13.50	1644	+35.2
7	Williams, Elegeaux	1646	RSA	+59N	=10B	−4N	+29B	+19N	+25B	4.5	18.5	18.5	11.50	1712	+9.0
8	Logan, Norman	1649	RSA	+2B	+31N	+1B	−4N	−15B	+27N	4.0	22.0	25.0	16.00	1811	+39.2
9	Hagan, Bianca	1607	RSA	+44B	+13N	+28B	=5N	=4B	−3N	4.0	21.5	23.5	13.75	1663	+11.2
10	Abrahams, Harrison	1433	RSA	+49B	=7N	+18B	−11N	=17B	+28N	4.0	19.0	20.5	12.25	1676	+35.6
11	Baron, Dylan	1657	RSA	+20N	+51B	−23N	+10B	+36N	−1B	4.0	18.5	19.5	11.50	1673	+2.8
12	Vengeni, Asanda	1557	RSA	−3B	−2N	+54N	+33B	+45N	+24B	4.0	18.0	19.0	9.00	1616	+18.4
13	Eyberg, Zoe	1507	RSA	+29N	−9B	+45N	+30B	+25N	−5B	4.0	17.5	19.5	11.00	1804	+75.6
14	Gwanzura, Kevin	0	RSA	+46B	−1N	+22B	−18N	+41B	+36N	4.0	17.0	19.0	10.50	1593	0.0
15	Devine, Cody	0	RSA	F	+16B	+51N	+26B	+8N	−4B	4.0	17.0	17.0	12.00	1704	0.0
16	Makhubela, Samuel Thabiso	1545	RSA	−1B	−15N	+53N	+31B	+46B	+38N	4.0	16.5	17.5	8.50	1762	+54.0
17	Daemi, Darius	0	RSA	−24N	+53B	=38N	+32B	=10N	+23B	4.0	15.5	16.5	10.25	1521	0.0
18	De Kock, Wade	1724	RSA	=19N	+32B	−10N	+14B	F	+21N	3.5	18.0	20.5	12.25	1475	-36.4
19	Maliwa, Silindokuhle	1561	RSA	=18B	+41N	+31B	−6N	−7B	+37B	3.5	18.0	20.0	9.25	1560	-0.2
20	Allies, Donovan	1610	RSA	−11B	+57N	+52B	−2N	+47B	=22N	3.5	15.5	16.5	5.75	1511	-22.4
21	FIDE 534045651	0	—	+38N	−37B	+49N	=24B	+30N	−18B	3.5	14.5	16.0	8.50	1637	0.0
22	Swarts, Paul	1578	RSA	−26N	+61B	−14N	+42B	+43N	=20B	3.5	14.5	14.5	5.75	1685	+11.2
23	Fabritius, Heinrich	1528	ITA	+60N	+45B	+11B	−3N	−2B	−17N	3.0	20.0	20.0	6.00	1529	+0.4
24	De Villiers, Christiaan	1441	RSA	+17B	+43N	−5B	=21N	=27B	−12N	3.0	19.0	21.0	9.25	1557	+18.8
25	Shelton, Brian	1526	RSA	+39B	−5N	+44B	+28N	−13B	−7N	3.0	18.5	20.5	7.50	1554	+5.6
26	Wolff, Ludwig	1704	RSA	+22B	−3N	+46B	−15N	−28B	+41N	3.0	17.5	19.5	7.50	1708	+1.2
27	Coetzee, Kara	1579	RSA	+34B	+35N	=6B	F	=24N	−8B	3.0	17.5	17.5	9.75	1587	+3.2
28	Hagan, Tristin	0	RSA	+58N	+30B	−9N	−25B	+26N	−10B	3.0	17.0	17.0	6.00	1514	0.0
29	Solomon, Aubrey	1625	RSA	−13B	=39N	+47B	−7N	=34B	+51N	3.0	16.0	17.0	5.75	1510	-15.8
30	Dubbeld, Benjamin	1661	RSA	+55B	−28N	+35B	−13N	−21B	+44N	3.0	15.5	16.5	6.00	1670	+2.4
31	Stevens, Danielle-Ann	1473	RSA	+48N	−8B	−19N	−16N	+55B	+43B	3.0	15.5	16.5	5.00	1474	0.0
32	Anthonissen, Mikhael Villem	1432	UKR	=42B	−18N	+39B	−17N	+44B	=35N	3.0	15.0	17.0	7.00	1612	+47.6
33	Akemdien, Alex	1500	RSA	−5B	+55N	−43B	−12N	+39B	+42N	3.0	15.0	16.0	5.50	1582	+23.2
34	Balia, Shekhinah	1602	RSA	−27N	−38B	=40N	+54B	=29N	+48B	3.0	13.0	14.0	5.75	1511	-21.2
35	Goosen, Pierre	1402	RSA	+53N	−27B	−30N	+52B	=37N	=32B	3.0	12.5	13.5	4.75	1433	+2.0
36	Braaf, Jordan	1449	RSA	F	+50N	+58B	+43N	−11B	−14B	3.0	11.5	11.5	3.50	1596	+15.6
37	Bessesen, Joakim	0	RSA	+47B	+21N	−3B	−1N	=35B	−19N	2.5	20.0	22.0	7.00	1208	0.0
38	Sinden, Reginald	1641	RSA	−21B	+34N	=17B	+57N	F	−16B	2.5	18.0	19.0	6.00	1721	+6.4
39	Anthonissen, Liliya	1501	RSA	−25N	=29B	−32N	+40B	−33N	+50B	2.5	14.5	16.0	5.50	1198	-56.8
40	Smith, Shiloh	0	RSA	−6B	−47N	=34B	−39N	+58N	+52B	2.5	13.0	13.0	2.50	1256	0.0
41	Xabadiya, Nizibone	1477	RSA	=4N	−19B	=42N	+58B	−14N	−26B	2.0	17.5	17.5	3.50	1419	-11.6
42	Rhode, Andre	1512	RSA	=32N	−4B	=41B	−22N	+52N	−33B	2.0	16.5	17.5	3.50	1291	-27.6
43	Talmarkes, Matthew	1535	RSA	+54N	−24B	+33N	−36B	−22B	−31N	2.0	15.5	16.5	4.00	1373	-52.4
44	Brown, John-Rodney	1557	RSA	−9N	+54B	−25N	+49B	−32N	−30B	2.0	14.5	15.5	2.50	1314	-60.4
45	Varadharajan, Elavarasan	1403	RSA	F	−23N	−13B	+55N	−12B	+46N	2.0	14.0	14.0	3.00	1428	+6.4
46	Ramonyaluoe, Madalitso	1470	RSA	−14N	+59B	−26N	+51B	−16N	−45B	2.0	14.0	14.0	1.00	1383	-18.4
47	FIDE 534045660	0	—	−37N	+40B	−29N	+48B	−20N	−49B	2.0	13.5	15.0	4.50	818	0.0
48	Varadharajan, Akilan	0	RSA	−31B	−52N	+50B	−47N	+59B	−34N	2.0	10.5	10.5	1.50	737	0.0
49	Van Der Westhuizen, Mika	0	RSA	−10N	F	−21B	−44N	=50B	+47N	1.5	13.0	13.0	2.75	696	0.0
50	FIDE 14363780	0	—	−51N	−36B	−48N	+53B	=49N	−39N	1.5	10.0	11.0	1.75	1311	0.0
51	Tukwayo, Likuye	1650	RSA	+50B	−11N	−15B	−46N	F	−29B	1.0	14.5	15.5	1.50	784	-70.4
52	FIDE 534018468	0	—	F	+48B	−20N	−35N	−42B	−40N	1.0	13.0	13.0	2.00	708	0.0
53	Ellender, Asher	1412	RSA	−35B	−17N	−16B	−50N	F	+58B	1.0	12.5	12.5	0.00	674	-33.2
54	Budhram, Kaylee	1547	RSA	−43B	−44N	−12B	−34N	F	+59B	1.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	763	-76.8
55	Solomon, William C.	1442	RSA	−30N	−33B	+59N	−45B	−31N	F	1.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	709	-66.0
56	FIDE 534006770	0	—	+57B	−6N	−2B	F	F	F	1.0	10.5	10.5	1.00	1421	0.0
57	Mansfield-Scaddan, Sefton	1640	RSA	−56N	−20B	+61N	−38B	F	F	1.0	8.0	8.0	0.00	826	-20.8
58	Nkohla, Yanga	0	RSA	−28B	F	−36N	−41N	−40B	−53N	0.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	645	0.0
59	FIDE 534029974	0	—	−7B	−46N	−55B	F	−48N	−54N	0.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	726	0.0
60	FIDE 534045635	0	—	−23B	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	727	0.0
61	FIDE 534045643	0	—	F	−22N	−57B	F	F	F	0.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	809	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Eyberg, ZoeRSA
+75.6
4.0 pts · #2
2Jonkers, TristanRSA
+72.8
5.0 pts · #9
3Mtati, WazoRSA
+70.4
5.0 pts · #7

Top rating losers

1Budhram, KayleeRSA
-76.8
1.0 pts · #50
2Tukwayo, LikuyeRSA
-70.4
1.0 pts · #51
3Solomon, William C.RSA
-66.0
1.0 pts · #55

Biggest upsets

R3+291 Elo gap
Abrahams, Harrison1433 beat De Kock, Wade1724
R4+180 Elo gap
Ramonyaluoe, Madalitso1470 beat Tukwayo, Likuye1650
R2+167 Elo gap
Mtati, Wazo1537 beat Wolff, Ludwig1704