2026 KSNG Open Chess Tournament (A)
Open SwissStandard
12 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 18 Apr 2026 in Centurion, South Africa. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1692, and top seed was Gillan Bwalya (🇿🇲 ZAM, IM, 2310).
Gideon Jakobus Hoon (🇿🇦 RSA, CM, 1704) won with 3.0/5, ahead of Abel Takaindisa (3.0) and Olerato Masike (2.5).
The biggest upset came in round 3: Abel Takaindisa (1699) beat Clive Mthunzi (1961), a +262-point gap.
Location
🇿🇦Centurion, South Africa
Dates
18 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
1,692
Participants
12
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×11
🇿🇲Zambia×1
Top 3
- 🥇
- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 3.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
7
3
1
1
1
R4 · LEADER CHANGE18 Apr
IM Johannes Manyedi Mabusela takes the sole lead (3.5/4).
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 3.0/5. Hoon takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (4.5).
R2–R4 · WIN STREAK
Abel Takaindisa won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMGideon Jakobus Hoon | * | — | — | — |
| 2Abel Takaindisa | — | * | — | — |
| 3Neil Byneveldt | — | — | * | 1 |
| 4Olerato Masike | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hoon, Gideon JakobusCM | 1704 | RSA | −?N | +8B | −?N | +9B | +5N | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 2470 | +27.2 |
| 2 | Takaindisa, Abel | 1699 | RSA | −?B | +11N | +?B | +6N | −?B | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2424 | +16.0 |
| 3 | Masike, Olerato | 1679 | RSA | −?B | =7N | +8N | −4B | +6B | 2.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.50 | 1774 | +10.6 |
| 4 | Byneveldt, Neil | 1748 | RSA | =5N | +10B | −?N | +3N | −?B | 2.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.50 | 1952 | +14.4 |
| 5 | Lodi, Khotso | 1630 | RSA | =4B | =6N | +7B | −?N | −1B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 1680 | +5.4 |
| 6 | Naidoo, Kajol | 1588 | RSA | =8N | =5B | +10N | −2B | −3N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.75 | 1614 | +7.2 |
| 7 | Mooki, Gomolemo | 1683 | RSA | −?N | =3B | −5N | =8B | +9N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1671 | -2.4 |
| 8 | Gondwe Prosper | 1697 | ZAM | =6B | −1N | −3B | =7N | =12B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 2.25 | 1502 | -52.8 |
| 9 | Slabbert, Zander Nicolaas | 1684 | RSA | −?B | +12N | −?B | −1N | −7B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.50 | 1540 | -22.8 |
| 10 | Mmakou, Lesedi | 1738 | RSA | +12B | −4N | −6B | F | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.50 | 1523 | -34.0 |
| 11 | Kekana, Neo | 1661 | RSA | −?N | −2B | +12N | −?N | F | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.50 | 1654 | -0.8 |
| 12 | Kgotse, Thoriso | 1612 | RSA | −10N | −9B | −11B | F | =8N | 0.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 1372 | -41.6 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Hoon, Gideon JakobusCMRSA+27.23.0 pts · #1
- 2Takaindisa, AbelRSA+16.03.0 pts · #4
- 3Byneveldt, NeilRSA+14.42.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Gondwe ProsperZAM-52.81.5 pts · #8
- 2Kgotse, ThorisoRSA-41.60.5 pts · #12
- 3Mmakou, LesediRSA-34.01.0 pts · #10
Biggest upsets
- R3+262 Elo gap
- R2+155 Elo gap
- R3+150 Elo gap