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CHESS ELEVATION SERIES 202605 (Level 6)

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6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 17 Apr 2026 to 18 Apr 2026 in Kraaifontein, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 1863, and top seed was Tezihano Mnyasta (🇿🇦 RSA, 1989).

Clayton Macheka (🇿🇦 RSA, 1904) won with 3.0/5, ahead of Johannes Michiel De Kock Knipe (3.0) and Tezihano Mnyasta (3.0). Macheka won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Ethan Parenzee (1721) beat Tezihano Mnyasta (1989), a +268-point gap.

Location
🇿🇦Kraaifontein, South Africa
Dates
17 Apr 2026 → 18 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇿🇦Tezihano Mnyasta1989
Avg top 10
1,863
Participants
6
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×6
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R2; 3 players tied at 3.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.

Co-leaders
2
1
1
2
3
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Knipe3Mnyasta3Macheka3Parenzee2.5Baxter2Davies1.5
R2–R5 · LEAD HELD

Johannes Michiel De Kock Knipe held the sole lead from R2 through R5 without losing it.

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

3 players finish on 3.0/5. Macheka takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (10.5).

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Johannes Michiel De Kock Knipe beat Tezihano Mnyasta (Black).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Johannes Michiel De Kock Knipe*
1
0
1
2Tezihano Mnyasta
0
*
1
0
3Clayton Macheka
1
0
*
1
4Ethan Parenzee
0
1
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Macheka, Clayton1904RSA+5N−3B−6N+2B+4N3.010.512.07.501926+3.6
2Knipe, Johannes Michiel De Kock1838RSA=6N+4B+3N−1N=5B3.010.512.07.251939+13.8
3Mnyasta, Tezihano1989RSA−4N+1N−2B+5N+6B3.010.512.06.501909-9.6
4Parenzee, Ethan1721RSA+3B−2N=5B+6N−1B2.511.012.55.501891+22.0
5Baxter, David Jarred1783RSA−1B+6B=4N−3B=2N2.011.513.04.251806+2.4
6Davies, Shaughn1940RSA=2B−5N+1B−4B−3N1.511.513.54.501698-64.4

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets
CHESS ELEVATION SERIES 202605 (Level 6) — Kraaifontein, South Africa | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats