CHESS ELEVATION SERIES 4 2026 (Level 5)
Open SwissStandard
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
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×13
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsNkanyiso Mthethwa led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nkanyiso Mthethwa | * | 1 | 1 | ½ |
| 2Roy Mutunhire | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Tauriq Jenkins | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Siyamthanda Blauw | ½ | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mthethwa, Nkanyiso | 1695 | RSA | +13N | +10B | +3N | +2B | =4N | 4.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 11.75 | 1955 | +25.8 |
| 2 | Mutunhire, Roy | 1664 | RSA | =8N | +5B | +4B | −1N | +7B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 10.25 | 1721 | +7.4 |
| 3 | Jenkins, Tauriq | 1638 | RSA | +9N | +6B | −1B | +10N | =5N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 9.00 | 1650 | +1.2 |
| 4 | Blauw, Siyamthanda | 1546 | RSA | +11N | +14B | −2N | +6B | =1B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 7.75 | 1599 | +4.2 |
| 5 | Mackinna, Cashlin | 1551 | RSA | =7B | −2N | +8B | +14N | =3B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 6.00 | 1592 | +8.4 |
| 6 | Jacobs, Darryl | 1438 | RSA | +15N | −3N | +11B | −4N | +14B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 792 | -23.6 |
| 7 | Mitchells, Jamie-Lee | 1533 | RSA | =5N | +8B | −10N | +9B | −2N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 6.50 | 1484 | -5.8 |
| 8 | Mutanda, Rutando | 1534 | RSA | =2B | −7N | −5N | +12B | +15N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1522 | -3.6 |
| 9 | Smit, Rikis | 0 | RSA | −3B | +15B | =14N | −7N | +12B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.25 | 1494 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Preston, Waylon | 1535 | RSA | +12N | −1N | +7B | −3B | −11N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 3.50 | 1638 | +22.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 534034048 | 0 | — | −4B | F | −6N | +15N | +10B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 1381 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Green, Lyndon | 1685 | RSA | −10B | −13N | +15B | −8N | −9N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 744 | -82.8 |
| 13 | Engelbrecht, Deoren | 1563 | RSA | −1B | +12B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.00 | 1690 | +7.0 |
| 14 | Herder, Jovanne | 0 | RSA | F | −4N | =9B | −5B | −6N | 0.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1.25 | 712 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 11017791 | 0 | — | −6B | −9N | −12N | −11B | −8B | 0.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 752 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mthethwa, NkanyisoRSA+25.84.5 pts · #1
- 2Preston, WaylonRSA+22.02.0 pts · #4
- 3Mackinna, CashlinRSA+8.43.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Green, LyndonRSA-82.81.0 pts · #12
- 2Jacobs, DarrylRSA-23.63.0 pts · #15
- 3Mitchells, Jamie-LeeRSA-5.82.5 pts · #6
Biggest upsets
- R4+151 Elo gap
- R1+150 Elo gap
- R2+122 Elo gap