Bojanalas Lebone II Open 2026 (Open)
Open SwissStandard
7 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 07 Mar 2026 in Phokeng, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 1429, and top seed was Joseph Mwale (🇲🇼 MAW, FM, 2288).
Lebogang Difotso (🇿🇦 RSA, 1776) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Oageng Dikane (2.5) and Lucky Mojalefa Motsuane (2.0).
The biggest upset came in round 1: Oageng Dikane (1690) beat Karabo Teeke (1868), a +178-point gap.
Location
🇿🇦Phokeng, South Africa
Dates
07 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
1,429
Participants
7
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×7
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsCo-leaders
4
2
2
1
1
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Lebogang Difotso drew with Oageng Dikane (White).
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
Lebogang Difotso went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lebogang Difotso | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Oageng Dikane | ½ | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Tshegofatso Difotso | — | 1 | * | — |
| 4Lucky Mojalefa Motsuane | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Difotso, Lebogang | 1776 | RSA | +7B | +3N | =?N | =2B | =5N | 3.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.00 | 1786 | +4.0 |
| 2 | Dikane, Oageng | 1690 | RSA | +?B | −4N | +3B | =1N | −?B | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.75 | 1710 | +4.8 |
| 3 | Motsuane, Lucky Mojalefa | 1667 | RSA | +6N | −1B | −2N | −?B | +7N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1610 | -5.6 |
| 4 | Difotso, Tshegofatso | 1688 | RSA | −?N | +2B | +7N | −5B | −?N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.50 | 1693 | +1.0 |
| 5 | Letupu, Lemogang | 1608 | RSA | F | −?B | −?N | +4N | =1B | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 3.75 | 1925 | +33.2 |
| 6 | Tshetlhe, Blessing | 1573 | RSA | −3B | −?N | F | +7B | −?N | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 1541 | -2.4 |
| 7 | Pedersen, Jj | 0 | RSA | −1N | F | −4B | −6N | −3B | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 874 | -30.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Letupu, LemogangRSA+33.21.5 pts · #4
- 2Dikane, OagengRSA+4.82.5 pts · #5
- 3Difotso, LebogangRSA+4.03.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Pedersen, JjRSA-30.40.0 pts · #7
- 2Motsuane, Lucky MojalefaRSA-5.62.0 pts · #3
- 3Tshetlhe, BlessingRSA-2.41.0 pts · #6
Biggest upsets
- R1+178 Elo gap