Mpumalanga Chess Open 2026 (Prestige)
Open SwissStandard
Location
🇿🇦Middleburg, South Africa
Dates
25 Apr 2026 → 26 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Avg top 10
1,361
Participants
4
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×3
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 4 · 6 roundsCo-leaders
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4
2
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE26 Apr
CM Keith Khumalo takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Juan-Louis Combrink drew with Kuhlase Matthiolus Makhosonke (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Juan-Louis Combrink | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Kuhlase Matthiolus Makhosonke | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3Lethabo Makatwane | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4FIDE 534048502 | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Combrink, Juan-Louis | 1882 | RSA | +4B | −?N | −?B | +?N | =2B | +?N | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.25 | 1797 | -4.8 |
| 2 | Makhosonke, Kuhlase Matthiolus | 1797 | RSA | −?N | +?N | −?B | +3B | =1N | F | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.25 | 2017 | +11.6 |
| 3 | Makatwane, Lethabo | 1766 | RSA | =?B | −?N | −?B | −2N | F | −?N | 0.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 997 | -9.2 |
| 4 | FIDE 534048502 | 0 | — | −1N | −?B | −?N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1082 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Makhosonke, Kuhlase MatthiolusRSA+11.62.5 pts · #1
- 2FIDE 5340485020.00.0 pts · #3
- 3Combrink, Juan-LouisRSA-4.83.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Makatwane, LethaboRSA-9.20.5 pts · #4
- 2Combrink, Juan-LouisRSA-4.83.5 pts · #2
- 3FIDE 5340485020.00.0 pts · #3
Biggest upsets
- R2+285 Elo gap
- R5+258 Elo gap
- R2+234 Elo gap