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CHESS ELEVATION SERIES 4 2026 (Level 5)

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15 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Mar 2026 to 21 Mar 2026 in Kraaifontein, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 1594, and top seed was Nkanyiso Mthethwa (🇿🇦 RSA, 1695).

Nkanyiso Mthethwa (🇿🇦 RSA, 1695) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Roy Mutunhire (3.5) and Tauriq Jenkins (3.5). Mthethwa won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Rutando Mutanda (1534) beat Lyndon Green (1685), a +151-point gap.

Location
🇿🇦Kraaifontein, South Africa
Dates
20 Mar 2026 → 21 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 60 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇿🇦Nkanyiso Mthethwa1695
Avg top 10
1,594
Participants
15
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×13
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Nkanyiso Mthethwa led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
5
3
1
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD

Nkanyiso Mthethwa never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Nkanyiso Mthethwa beat Roy Mutunhire (White).

R1–R4 · WIN STREAK

Nkanyiso Mthethwa won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Mthethwa, Nkanyiso1695RSA+13N+10B+3N+2B=4N4.512.513.511.751955+25.8
2Mutunhire, Roy1664RSA=8N+5B+4B1N+7B3.513.516.010.251721+7.4
3Jenkins, Tauriq1638RSA+9N+6B1B+10N=5N3.513.015.09.001650+1.2
4Blauw, Siyamthanda1546RSA+11N+14B2N+6B=1B3.513.013.57.751599+4.2
5Mackinna, Cashlin1551RSA=7B2N+8B+14N=3B3.012.012.56.001592+8.4
6Jacobs, Darryl1438RSA+15N3N+11B4N+14B3.09.59.52.50792-23.6
7Mitchells, Jamie-Lee1533RSA=5N+8B10N+9B2N2.511.513.56.501484-5.8
8Mutanda, Rutando1534RSA=2B7N5N+12B+15N2.510.010.02.751522-3.6
9Smit, Rikis0RSA3B+15B=14N7N+12B2.57.57.51.2514940.0
10Preston, Waylon1535RSA+12N1N+7B3B11N2.012.513.53.501638+22.0
11FIDE 53403404804BF6N+15N+10B2.08.58.52.0013810.0
12Green, Lyndon1685RSA10B13N+15B8N9N1.08.08.00.00744-82.8
13Engelbrecht, Deoren1563RSA1B+12BFFF1.05.55.51.001690+7.0
14Herder, Jovanne0RSAF4N=9B5B6N0.512.012.01.257120.0
15FIDE 1101779106B9N12N11B8B0.010.011.00.007520.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets