2026 KSNG Open Chess Tournament (C)
Open SwissStandard
17 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 18 Apr 2026 in Centurion, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 282, and top seed was Reatlegile Montsho (πΏπ¦ RSA, 1470).
Location
πΏπ¦Centurion, South Africa
Dates
18 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Avg top 10
282
Participants
17
Federations Β· 1 represented
πΏπ¦South AfricaΓ8
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 5 roundsFIDE 534046674 led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
11
5
2
2
1
R5βR5 Β· LEAD HELD
FIDE 534046674 never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers
FIDE 534046674 4 wins (R2βR5)Nelson Masipa 3 wins (R1βR3)Phenyo Tiyani Maluleke 3 wins (R3βR5)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FIDE 534046674 | * | β | Β½ | 1 |
| 2Nelson Masipa | β | * | β | β |
| 3Phenyo Tiyani Maluleke | Β½ | β | * | β |
| 4Warona Maponya | 0 | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIDE 534046674 | 0 | β | =4N | +?B | +?N | +?N | +2B | 4.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.25 | 1502 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Maponya, Warona | 1404 | RSA | +13N | +9B | =7N | +6B | β1N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.50 | 2238 | +22.0 |
| 3 | Masipa, Nelson | 0 | RSA | +?B | +?N | +6N | β7B | =?N | 3.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1475 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Maluleke, Phenyo Tiyani | 0 | RSA | =1B | β?N | +17B | +?N | +?B | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.75 | 1457 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 534046690 | 0 | β | +?N | β?B | =?B | +10N | +8B | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 660 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Vorster, Wian | 1418 | RSA | +14B | +12N | β3B | β2N | +15B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 603 | -22.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 14383152 | 0 | β | F | +8N | =2B | +3N | =?B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.25 | 1432 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Allison, Spencer | 0 | RSA | +16N | β7B | +12N | β?B | β5N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 671 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Cele, Asakhe | 0 | RSA | +?B | β2N | β?B | β?B | +12N | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1314 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Naidoo, Gerard Ricardo | 0 | RSA | +?N | +?N | β?B | β5B | β?N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1484 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 14394529 | 0 | β | β?B | β14N | =?N | +17B | β13N | 1.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.50 | 662 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 534046640 | 0 | β | +?N | β6B | β8B | β?N | β9B | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 638 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 534046666 | 0 | β | β2B | β?N | β?N | F | +11B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.50 | 623 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 534019898 | 0 | β | β6N | +11B | β?B | β?N | β?N | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 647 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 534046658 | 0 | β | β?B | β?N | F | +?B | β6N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 1450 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Slabbert, Marko | 0 | RSA | β8B | F | +?N | β?N | β?B | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 642 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 534043861 | 0 | β | β?N | =?B | β4N | β11N | F | 0.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 660 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Maponya, WaronaRSA+22.03.5 pts Β· #6
- 2FIDE 143831520.03.0 pts Β· #5
- 3Slabbert, MarkoRSA0.01.0 pts Β· #9
Top rating losers
- 1Vorster, WianRSA-22.03.0 pts Β· #13
- 2Slabbert, MarkoRSA0.01.0 pts Β· #9
- 3FIDE 143831520.03.0 pts Β· #5