Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (Ladies)
29 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Apr 2026 to 30 Apr 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa. 10 titled players from 4 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1827, and top seed was Jesse Nikki February (🇿🇦 RSA, WIM, 2003).
Jesse Nikki February (🇿🇦 RSA, WIM, 2003) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Denise Bouah (6.5) and Sizakele Masango (6.5). February shared the lead from round 6 and won solo starting round 7.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Nina Gardiner (WFM, 1723) beat Lubuuto Bwalya Mulwale (WCM, 1979), a +256-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsWIM Jesse Nikki February led from R7; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
WIM Jesse Nikki February takes the sole lead (6.0/7).
WIM Jesse Nikki February lost to WIM Denise Bouah (Black).
WIM Jesse Nikki February 5 wins (R3–R7)Sizakele Masango 3 wins (R5–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WIMJesse Nikki February | * | 0 | ½ | — |
| 2WIMDenise Bouah | 1 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Sizakele Masango | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4Imkhita Joya | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | February, Jesse NikkiWIM | 2003 | RSA | +19B | −2N | +18B | +7N | +10B | +6N | +4B | =3B | +9N | 7.5 | 45.0 | 48.0 | 38.25 | 2026 | +7.0 |
| 2 | Bouah, DeniseWIM | 1765 | RSA | +24N | +1B | −6B | +13N | +5N | −4B | +11N | +8N | =3B | 6.5 | 47.5 | 50.0 | 35.25 | 1931 | +39.6 |
| 3 | Masango, Sizakele | 1884 | RSA | +18N | =9B | +14N | −12B | +8N | +7B | +6B | =1N | =2N | 6.5 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 34.75 | 1924 | +13.2 |
| 4 | Grobbelaar, Jacqui | 1712 | RSA | +29N | +11B | −5B | +17N | +19B | +2N | −1N | −6B | +13N | 6.0 | 43.5 | 43.5 | 24.50 | 1883 | +34.6 |
| 5 | Joya, Imkhita | 1714 | RSA | +20N | +25B | +4N | =6N | −2B | =12B | +13N | −9N | +15B | 6.0 | 41.0 | 42.5 | 25.25 | 1831 | +55.2 |
| 6 | Bwalya Mulwale, LubuutoWCM | 1979 | ZAM | +13N | +17B | +2N | =5B | +12N | −1B | −3N | +4N | −7B | 5.5 | 48.0 | 52.5 | 30.00 | 1861 | -23.6 |
| 7 | Gardiner, NinaWFM | 1723 | RSA | +23N | =12B | +9N | −1B | +16N | −3N | −8B | +17B | +6N | 5.5 | 44.5 | 47.0 | 25.00 | 1832 | +26.2 |
| 8 | Snyman, Mila Marie | 1538 | RSA | +26N | =10B | −12N | +9B | −3B | +14N | +7N | −2B | +16N | 5.5 | 43.5 | 44.5 | 23.75 | 1795 | +104.0 |
| 9 | Sitoe, Cheila AndreWCM | 1700 | MOZ | +28B | =3N | −7B | −8N | +27B | +10N | +12N | +5B | −1B | 5.5 | 42.5 | 42.5 | 20.75 | 1801 | +21.4 |
| 10 | Monteiro Correia, Maya | 1767 | RSA | =16B | =8N | +23N | +14B | −1N | −9B | +20N | =11B | +18N | 5.5 | 40.0 | 42.5 | 21.75 | 1746 | -5.6 |
| 11 | Selkirk, RebeccaWCM | 1835 | RSA | +21B | −4N | +20B | −19N | +15B | +17N | −2B | =10N | +12N | 5.5 | 38.0 | 41.0 | 22.75 | 1780 | -11.4 |
| 12 | Laubscher, AnzelWIM | 1862 | RSA | +15B | =7N | +8B | +3N | −6B | =5N | −9B | +23N | −11B | 5.0 | 44.5 | 47.0 | 24.75 | 1766 | -20.0 |
| 13 | Woolf, CharneWFM | 1643 | RSA | −6B | +27N | +26B | −2B | +23N | +19N | −5B | +22N | −4B | 5.0 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 10.50 | 1668 | +4.4 |
| 14 | Mwilola, Phylis NamasikuWCM | 1735 | ZAM | =27B | +16N | −3B | −10N | +18B | −8B | +24N | −15N | +23B | 4.5 | 35.5 | 36.5 | 14.00 | 1618 | -27.2 |
| 15 | Cindi, Mbalenhle | 1629 | RSA | −12N | −23B | +22N | +25B | −11N | =16B | +21N | +14B | −5N | 4.5 | 34.0 | 35.5 | 14.25 | 1641 | +2.0 |
| 16 | Caeser, Waynika | 1580 | RSA | =10N | −14B | +27N | +21B | −7B | =15N | =18B | +26N | −8B | 4.5 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 12.00 | 1593 | +3.6 |
| 17 | Moshoboro, Laone PhoebeWCM | 1718 | BOT | +22B | −6N | +21N | −4B | +24N | −11B | =23B | −7N | +28N | 4.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 9.75 | 1631 | -39.2 |
| 18 | Greeff, Mari | 1516 | RSA | −3B | +22N | −1N | +28B | −14N | =20B | =16N | +24B | −10B | 4.0 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 9.25 | 1599 | +23.2 |
| 19 | Maepa, Boitumelo | 1648 | RSA | −1N | +24B | +25N | +11B | −4N | −13B | −22B | F | F | 3.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 9.50 | 1621 | -14.8 |
| 20 | Eyberg, Zoe | 1583 | RSA | −5B | +28N | −11N | −23B | F | =18N | −10B | =25N | +26B | 3.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 3.75 | 1364 | -64.4 |
| 21 | Temmers, Isabella | 1613 | RSA | −11N | F | −17B | −16N | +26B | −22N | −15B | +28N | +25B | 3.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 2.50 | 1343 | -78.4 |
| 22 | Anthonissen, Liliya | 1449 | RSA | −17N | −18B | −15B | F | +28N | +21B | +19N | −13B | F | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 6.00 | 1503 | +7.6 |
| 23 | Moshoboro Adeola | 1507 | BOT | −7B | +15N | −10B | +20N | −13B | F | =17N | −12B | −14N | 2.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 9.75 | 1567 | +20.8 |
| 24 | Dinham, Megan | 1574 | RSA | −2B | −19N | +29B | +26N | −17B | =27N | −14B | −18N | F | 2.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 1.50 | 1258 | -36.4 |
| 25 | Sibanda, Andile Patience | 1473 | RSA | F | −5N | −19B | −15N | F | F | +28B | =20B | −21N | 1.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 1.50 | 1271 | -19.6 |
| 26 | FIDE 534048758 | 0 | — | −8B | F | −13N | −24B | −21N | +28B | F | −16B | −20N | 1.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 0.00 | 788 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Sitoe, Sheila Judite Jacinto | 1571 | MOZ | =14N | −13B | −16B | F | −9N | =24B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 3.50 | 1406 | -20.0 |
| 28 | Moabi, Olerato | 0 | RSA | −9N | −20B | F | −18N | −22B | −26N | −25N | −21B | −17B | 0.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 0.00 | 780 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 534002367 | 0 | — | −4B | F | −24N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 843 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Snyman, Mila MarieRSA+104.05.5 pts · #13
- 2Joya, ImkhitaRSA+55.26.0 pts · #4
- 3Bouah, DeniseWIMRSA+39.66.5 pts · #2
- 1Temmers, IsabellaRSA-78.43.0 pts · #24
- 2Eyberg, ZoeRSA-64.43.0 pts · #22
- 3Moshoboro, Laone PhoebeWCMBOT-39.24.5 pts · #16
- R9+256 Elo gap
- R2+238 Elo gap
- R7+199 Elo gap