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Bonza Battle of the Minds Closed

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8 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 20 Mar 2026 to 21 Mar 2026 in Beacon Bay, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 802, and top seed was Kulasande Mafanya (🇿🇦 RSA, 1808).

Kazimla Mjanyana (🇿🇦 RSA, 1593) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Vuyanathi Mdaka (3.0) and Chezhaan Ethan Adams (3.0). Mjanyana won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Kazimla Mjanyana (1593) beat Chezhaan Ethan Adams (1702), a +109-point gap.

Location
🇿🇦Beacon Bay, South Africa
Dates
20 Mar 2026 → 21 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes for game
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
802
Participants
8
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×5
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Kazimla Mjanyana led from R3; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
4
2
1
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Mjanyana5Adams3Jikijela3Mdaka3Masoeu21
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD

Kazimla Mjanyana never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Kazimla Mjanyana beat Chezhaan Ethan Adams (Black).

R1–R5 · WIN STREAK

Kazimla Mjanyana won 5 in a row (R1–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Kazimla Mjanyana*
1
1
1
2Chezhaan Ethan Adams
0
*—
1
3Anisha Jikijela
0
—*
0
4Vuyanathi Mdaka
0
0
1
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Mjanyana, Kazimla1593RSA+6B+2N+4B+3N+5B5.011.012.012.002407+42.8
2Mdaka, Vuyanathi0RSA+7N−1B+8N+4N−3B3.012.013.05.008520.0
3Adams, Chezhaan Ethan1702RSA+8B−?N+5B−1B+2N3.011.011.06.001534-19.2
4Jikijela, Anisha1635RSA+5B+6N−1N−2B+?B3.011.011.03.001534-11.2
5Masoeu, Senogo1488RSA−4N+7B−3N+6B−1N2.012.013.02.00852-23.6
6FIDE 5340207300—−1N−4B+7N−5NF1.011.011.01.007340.0
7FIDE 143853500—−2B−5N−6B+8NF1.07.07.01.006890.0
8FIDE 143853760—−3NF−2B−7B+?N1.07.07.00.009240.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets