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Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (Ladies)

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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.

Location
🇿🇦Cape Town, South Africa
Dates
25 Apr 2026 → 30 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for game with 30 seconds delay from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇿🇦WIMJesse Nikki February2003
Avg top 10
1,827
Participants
29
Titled players · 10
WIM×3
WFM×2
WCM×5
Federations · 4 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×21
🇿🇲Zambia×2
🇧🇼Botswana×2
🇲🇿Mozambique×2
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

WIM 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.

Co-leaders
12
4
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9February takes lead
R7 · LEADER CHANGE29 Apr

WIM Jesse Nikki February takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WIM Jesse Nikki February lost to WIM Denise Bouah (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

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

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1February, Jesse NikkiWIM2003RSA+19B2N+18B+7N+10B+6N+4B=3B+9N7.545.048.038.252026+7.0
2Bouah, DeniseWIM1765RSA+24N+1B6B+13N+5N4B+11N+8N=3B6.547.550.035.251931+39.6
3Masango, Sizakele1884RSA+18N=9B+14N12B+8N+7B+6B=1N=2N6.545.549.534.751924+13.2
4Grobbelaar, Jacqui1712RSA+29N+11B5B+17N+19B+2N1N6B+13N6.043.543.524.501883+34.6
5Joya, Imkhita1714RSA+20N+25B+4N=6N2B=12B+13N9N+15B6.041.042.525.251831+55.2
6Bwalya Mulwale, LubuutoWCM1979ZAM+13N+17B+2N=5B+12N1B3N+4N7B5.548.052.530.001861-23.6
7Gardiner, NinaWFM1723RSA+23N=12B+9N1B+16N3N8B+17B+6N5.544.547.025.001832+26.2
8Snyman, Mila Marie1538RSA+26N=10B12N+9B3B+14N+7N2B+16N5.543.544.523.751795+104.0
9Sitoe, Cheila AndreWCM1700MOZ+28B=3N7B8N+27B+10N+12N+5B1B5.542.542.520.751801+21.4
10Monteiro Correia, Maya1767RSA=16B=8N+23N+14B1N9B+20N=11B+18N5.540.042.521.751746-5.6
11Selkirk, RebeccaWCM1835RSA+21B4N+20B19N+15B+17N2B=10N+12N5.538.041.022.751780-11.4
12Laubscher, AnzelWIM1862RSA+15B=7N+8B+3N6B=5N9B+23N11B5.044.547.024.751766-20.0
13Woolf, CharneWFM1643RSA6B+27N+26B2B+23N+19N5B+22N4B5.033.534.510.501668+4.4
14Mwilola, Phylis NamasikuWCM1735ZAM=27B+16N3B10N+18B8B+24N15N+23B4.535.536.514.001618-27.2
15Cindi, Mbalenhle1629RSA12N23B+22N+25B11N=16B+21N+14B5N4.534.035.514.251641+2.0
16Caeser, Waynika1580RSA=10N14B+27N+21B7B=15N=18B+26N8B4.533.534.512.001593+3.6
17Moshoboro, Laone PhoebeWCM1718BOT+22B6N+21N4B+24N11B=23B7N+28N4.533.533.59.751631-39.2
18Greeff, Mari1516RSA3B+22N1N+28B14N=20B=16N+24B10B4.037.037.09.251599+23.2
19Maepa, Boitumelo1648RSA1N+24B+25N+11B4N13B22BFF3.031.031.09.501621-14.8
20Eyberg, Zoe1583RSA5B+28N11N23BF=18N10B=25N+26B3.026.026.03.751364-64.4
21Temmers, Isabella1613RSA11NF17B16N+26B22N15B+28N+25B3.024.524.52.501343-78.4
22Anthonissen, Liliya1449RSA17N18B15BF+28N+21B+19N13BF3.024.024.06.001503+7.6
23Moshoboro Adeola1507BOT7B+15N10B+20N13BF=17N12B14N2.537.537.59.751567+20.8
24Dinham, Megan1574RSA2B19N+29B+26N17B=27N14B18NF2.524.524.51.501258-36.4
25Sibanda, Andile Patience1473RSAF5N19B15NFF+28B=20B21N1.519.519.51.501271-19.6
26FIDE 53404875808BF13N24B21N+28BF16B20N1.024.524.50.007880.0
27Sitoe, Sheila Judite Jacinto1571MOZ=14N13B16BF9N=24BFFF1.023.023.03.501406-20.0
28Moabi, Olerato0RSA9N20BF18N22B26N25N21B17B0.025.525.50.007800.0
29FIDE 53400236704BF24NFFFFFF0.012.512.50.008430.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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