2026 Mid Gauteng Open Chess Tournament (A)
Open SwissStandard
7 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 11 Apr 2026 in Centurion, South Africa. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1453, and top seed was Providence Oatlhotse (🇧🇼 BOT, IM, 2258).
Etienne Brits (🇿🇦 RSA, 1577) won with 3.0/5, ahead of Gondwe Prosper (2.5) and Arthur da Silva Lima Bernhardt (2.0).
The biggest upset came in round 1: Etienne Brits (1577) beat Dennis Simbarashe Moyo (1764), a +187-point gap.
Location
🇿🇦Centurion, South Africa
Dates
11 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
1,453
Participants
7
Federations · 3 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×5
🇿🇲Zambia×1
🇧🇷Brazil×1
Top 3
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- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTitle race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
5
3
3
2
2
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Etienne Brits | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Gondwe Prosper | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Arthur da Silva Lima Bernhardt | 0 | — | * | 1 |
| 4Gomolemo Mooki | — | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brits, Etienne | 1577 | RSA | +5N | −?B | +7N | +3B | −?N | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2536 | +85.6 |
| 2 | Gondwe Prosper | 1697 | ZAM | −?N | +5B | +6N | −?B | =4B | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.75 | 1917 | +22.8 |
| 3 | Bernhardt, Arthur da Silva Lima | 1741 | BRA | −?N | +7B | +4B | −1N | −?B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 1779 | +6.0 |
| 4 | Mooki, Gomolemo | 1683 | RSA | −?B | F | −3N | +6B | =2N | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.25 | 1526 | -16.0 |
| 5 | Moyo, Dennis Simbarashe | 1764 | RSA | −1B | −2N | F | −?N | +6B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 837 | -53.6 |
| 6 | Khalife, Arham | 0 | RSA | F | −?N | −2B | −4N | −5N | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 915 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Mutungwazi, Gladys | 1706 | RSA | −?B | −3N | −1B | F | F | 0.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 858 | -44.8 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Brits, EtienneRSA+85.63.0 pts · #1
- 2Gondwe ProsperZAM+22.82.5 pts · #3
- 3Bernhardt, Arthur da Silva LimaBRA+6.02.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Moyo, Dennis SimbarasheRSA-53.61.0 pts · #7
- 2Mutungwazi, GladysRSA-44.80.0 pts · #6
- 3Mooki, GomolemoRSA-16.01.5 pts · #4
Biggest upsets
- R1+187 Elo gap
- R4+164 Elo gap
- R3+129 Elo gap