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Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (B)

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112 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Apr 2026 to 30 Apr 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa. 4 titled players from 8 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1963, and top seed was Thuso Mosutha (πŸ‡§πŸ‡Ό BOT, CM, 1999).

Joao Farisse (πŸ‡²πŸ‡Ώ MOZ, CM, 1971) won with 8.5/9, ahead of Cherwin Kleinsmidt (7.5) and Minenhle Ngcongo (7.0). Farisse won solo starting round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Refentse Tumisa Motiang (1606) beat Evasan Chettiar (1900), a +294-point gap.

Location
πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Cape Town, South Africa
Dates
25 Apr 2026 β†’ 30 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes for game with 30 seconds delay from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 9 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΌCMThuso Mosutha1999
Avg top 10
1,963
Participants
112
Titled players Β· 4
CMΓ—4
Federations Β· 8 represented
πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦South AfricaΓ—92
πŸ‡§πŸ‡ΌBotswanaΓ—4
πŸ‡²πŸ‡ΏMozambiqueΓ—3
πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡²ZambiaΓ—3
πŸ‡±πŸ‡ΈLesothoΓ—2
πŸ‡³πŸ‡¦NamibiaΓ—2
πŸ‡²πŸ‡ΌMalawiΓ—2
πŸ‡±πŸ‡ΎLibyaΓ—1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 9 rounds

CM Joao Farisse led from R7; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders
46
21
9
4
2
3
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
R7–R9 Β· LEAD HELD

CM Joao Farisse never relinquished the lead after R7; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers

CM Joao Farisse 5+3 wins (R1–R5, R7–R9)Lizo Sikwati 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R5–R8)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1CMJoao Farisse*β€”
1
1
2Cherwin Kleinsmidtβ€”*β€”β€”
3Lizo Sikwati
0
β€”*β€”
4Minenhle Ngcongo
0
β€”β€”*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Joao FarisseCM1971MOZ+104N+13B+65N+4B+11N=10N+3B+5B+7B8.549.550.547.502312+56.0
2Kleinsmidt, Cherwin1927RSA+76N=30B+71N=21B+102N+43B=12N+11B+10N7.540.041.533.252103+38.0
3Ngcongo, Minenhle1948RSA+48B+9N+49B+29Nβˆ’10B+22Nβˆ’1N+36B+13N7.047.051.537.002102+34.2
4Sikwati, Lizo1883RSA+32B+33N+90Bβˆ’1N+44B+37N+11N+10Bβˆ’6N7.047.050.034.502054+38.2
5Peter, NeathanCM1955RSA+56B+28N=21B+24N+30B+29N=10Bβˆ’1N+25B7.046.551.036.752084+28.8
6Macheka, Clayton1904RSA+75B+77Nβˆ’10Bβˆ’90N+31B+33N+22B+8N+4B7.042.045.036.002021+26.2
7Vundla, Mthandazo1803RSA+93Bβˆ’29N+59B+79N=42B+63N+9B+12Bβˆ’1N6.542.545.029.251970+40.6
8Scherzer, Harrison1955RSA+110N+36B=45N=43B+21N=42B+30Nβˆ’6B+26N6.541.541.527.751996+10.4
9Salem, Abdarahim1843LBA+69Nβˆ’3B+99N=61B+86N+46Bβˆ’7N+49B+23N6.538.540.024.501945+25.8
10Rogov, Timofey1976RUS+27N+18B+6N+12B+3N=1B=5Nβˆ’4Nβˆ’2B6.056.061.539.252004+7.0
11Bulelani, Stephen1908RSA+53B+26N+16B+42Nβˆ’1B+70Nβˆ’4Bβˆ’2N+24B6.049.052.529.501996+43.2
12Mankga, Thabang1876RSA+78B+44N+22Bβˆ’10N+33B+16N=2Bβˆ’7N=18B6.047.050.531.251947+17.0
13Lesole, Pudungwane1843BOT+92Bβˆ’1N+77Bβˆ’62N+47B+35N+16B+15Nβˆ’3B6.044.547.027.501900+14.6
14Mosutha, ThusoCM1999BOT+55B=24Nβˆ’30B+15N=45B=26N+52B+33N=20B6.042.046.530.751904-18.4
15Davies, Shaughn1940RSA=31N=20B+51Nβˆ’14B+91N+61B+43Nβˆ’13B+37N6.041.043.526.001872-23.2
16Manjate, Celso Andre1914MOZ+52N+72Bβˆ’11N+74B+34Nβˆ’12Bβˆ’13N+48B+36N6.040.544.026.001898-2.8
17Singh, Shaurya1895RSAβˆ’47B+75N=32B+87N=68B+45Nβˆ’36B+44N+29B6.035.538.524.751882-3.6
18Manning, Callan1727RSA+94Bβˆ’10Nβˆ’47B+77N+100B+69N=29B+70N=12N6.034.536.020.001890+75.6
19Chirindza, Rafael Bernardo1876MOZβˆ’73B=68N+82B+54N=48Bβˆ’32N+57B+86N+38B6.034.037.024.501795-15.8
20Amith Boddapati1655ZIM=107B=15N=31Nβˆ’27B+104N+91B+74N+46B=14N6.034.034.520.251913+118.0
21Klaas, TokeloCM1889LES+88N+61B=5N=2Nβˆ’8B=48N=31B+76B=34N5.543.046.025.001847-7.2
22Baloyi, Xikombi1875RSA+101N+91Bβˆ’12N+35B+62Nβˆ’3Bβˆ’6N=34B+50N5.541.042.520.001825-8.4
23Machobane, Moemedi1917BOT+59B+47Nβˆ’29Bβˆ’33N+56B=44N+28B+32Nβˆ’9B5.540.545.026.251842-16.2
24Machet, Jordan1754RSA+106N=14B+98Nβˆ’5B=61N+64B=42N+35Bβˆ’11N5.538.539.018.751892+61.6
25Braaf, Jiraan1901RSA+96Nβˆ’45Bβˆ’34N+99B=27N+58B+72N+50Bβˆ’5N5.537.038.519.251837-13.2
26Lagardien, Ismaeel1843RSA+100Nβˆ’11B=52N=64B+98N=14B+68N+42Bβˆ’8B5.537.038.518.751890+13.8
27Rogov, Evgeniy1718RSAβˆ’10Bβˆ’92N+94B+20N=25Bβˆ’49N+73B+52N+70B5.536.038.522.751855+64.8
28Frank, Daniel1767RSA+84Nβˆ’5B+97N=102Bβˆ’46N+71Bβˆ’23N+72B+42N5.534.035.517.751874+26.4
29Mfazwe, Lutho1974RSA+58N+7B+23Nβˆ’3B+50Nβˆ’5B=18N=30Bβˆ’17N5.047.552.026.501895-19.0
30Chironda, Sean Kudzai1814RSA+83B=2N+14N+46Bβˆ’5N+38Bβˆ’8B=29NF5.046.550.025.252000+39.6
31Thoresen, Kyle1701RSA=15B=51N=20B+92Nβˆ’6N+83B=21N=40B=46N5.042.044.521.751838+63.2
32Freeman, Vianco1708RSAβˆ’4N+95B=17N=98B+51N+19B+37Nβˆ’23BF5.041.543.522.001943+48.4
33Weideman, Janko X1712RSA+89Nβˆ’4B+103N+23Bβˆ’12Nβˆ’6B+93Nβˆ’14B+48N5.041.542.516.501826+51.6
34Southey, Andrew M.1710RSAβˆ’42B+57N+25B+49Nβˆ’16Bβˆ’50B+62N=22N=21B5.040.544.524.001852+29.6
35Motiang, Refentse Tumisa1606RSA+41B+38Nβˆ’42Bβˆ’22N+74Nβˆ’13B+56Bβˆ’24N+55B5.040.544.022.501850+103.6
36Munro, Jonathan1823RSA+109Bβˆ’8N+73Bβˆ’70N+79B+62B+17Nβˆ’3Nβˆ’16B5.040.040.017.001838+4.2
37Songo, Divine1806RSA=87B+82N+86N+45B=43Nβˆ’4Bβˆ’32B+63Nβˆ’15B5.037.540.518.751800-2.8
38Chettiar, Evasan1900RSA+99Nβˆ’35B=64N+52B+71Nβˆ’30N=63B+43Bβˆ’19N5.036.538.018.001764-30.8
39Ncethelo, Bongolethu1891RSA+81Bβˆ’90N+78Bβˆ’44N=55B=68N=53B+93N=56B5.031.534.018.001750-33.0
40Landitho, Mzwandile1774RSA+62Bβˆ’102N=54Bβˆ’68Nβˆ’87B+81N+94B=31N+63B5.030.031.518.751741-8.6
41Maruatona, Tshenolo1835BOTβˆ’35Nβˆ’99B+109N+97Bβˆ’69Nβˆ’93B+100N+68B+53N5.024.024.011.501683-34.6
42Hemeni, Simamnkele1890RSA+34N+74B+35Nβˆ’11B=7N=8N=24Bβˆ’26Nβˆ’28B4.545.549.022.751784-25.0
43Kolomwe Willian1751ZAM+57B+70N+102B=8N=37Bβˆ’2Nβˆ’15Bβˆ’38N=60B4.542.544.017.501841+18.2
44Metcalfe, Allister1763RSA+95Nβˆ’12B+69N+39Bβˆ’4N=23B=46Nβˆ’17B=51N4.542.044.518.251826+15.8
45Chibale Herris1842ZAM+79B+25N=8Bβˆ’37N=14Nβˆ’17Bβˆ’86N+78B=59B4.540.543.521.001799-9.6
46Mathebula, Xolani Cebo1912RSA=82B+63N+87Bβˆ’30N+28Bβˆ’9N=44Bβˆ’20N=31B4.540.043.019.001736-40.8
47Mangoro, Richard1680RSA+17Nβˆ’23B+18Nβˆ’50Bβˆ’13N=95B+71N+64BF4.540.042.520.751812+28.4
48Snyckers, Adam1741RSAβˆ’3N+100B+91N=65B=19N=21B+69Bβˆ’16Nβˆ’33B4.539.541.015.251753+3.2
49Mmola, Tumelo1893RSA+97N+103Bβˆ’3Nβˆ’34B=72N+27B+76Bβˆ’9NF4.537.538.513.751778-43.2
50Mphuti, Lebohang1857RSAβˆ’54B+93N+81B+47Nβˆ’29B+34N=70Bβˆ’25Nβˆ’22B4.537.039.517.251778-36.0
51Opperman, Connor Gavin1821RSA=71N=31Bβˆ’15B+57Nβˆ’32Bβˆ’53N+75B+81N=44B4.536.540.018.001683-60.4
52Nhlapo, Xolani1686RSAβˆ’16B+111N=26Bβˆ’38N+105N+66Bβˆ’14Nβˆ’27B+79N4.536.036.010.751798+21.0
53Mthethwa, Nkanyiso1721RSAβˆ’11N=106Bβˆ’80N=88B+82N+51B=39N+61Bβˆ’41B4.534.535.016.251717-0.6
54Williams, Elegeaux1656RSA+50Nβˆ’98B=40Nβˆ’19Bβˆ’58N+101B=66N=67N+80B4.533.535.016.001776+27.8
55Mcmanus, Dale1755RSAβˆ’14N+101Bβˆ’61N+93B=39N=86B=64N+69Bβˆ’35N4.533.034.513.501703-13.6
56Budge, Daniel1719RSAβˆ’5Nβˆ’69B+95N+103Bβˆ’23N+100Bβˆ’35N+91B=39N4.532.533.510.001695-6.0
57Roberts, Ethan0RSAβˆ’43Nβˆ’34B+110Nβˆ’51B+97N+77Bβˆ’19N=74B+72N4.532.532.510.7517310.0
58Siwela, Sphamandla Thal1754RSAβˆ’29B+94Nβˆ’79B=73N+54Bβˆ’25NF+82N+86B4.531.534.015.251761+3.2
59Molaolwa, Ogone1690RSAβˆ’23N+105Bβˆ’7Nβˆ’91Bβˆ’83N+103B+80N+62B=45N4.531.031.511.251630-28.4
60Kgatla, Daniel1701RSAβˆ’61N=88B+106Nβˆ’71B+101Nβˆ’72B+95N=87B=43N4.525.526.09.751649-25.6
61Masango, Sobangane1606RSA+60Bβˆ’21N+55B=9N=24Bβˆ’15N=65Bβˆ’53N=64N4.041.045.019.001742+58.5
62Snyckers, Frank A.1605RSAβˆ’40N+110B+96N+13Bβˆ’22Bβˆ’36Nβˆ’34Bβˆ’59N+68B4.037.037.012.001702+24.8
63Green, Guy1746RSA=98Nβˆ’46B+88N+80B+65Nβˆ’7B=38Nβˆ’37Bβˆ’40N4.036.538.514.001737-1.4
64Magagula, Immanuel1696RSAβˆ’70B+112N=38B=26N+67Bβˆ’24N=55Bβˆ’47N=61B4.036.536.513.501698-1.4
65Palmer, Jesse1756RSA+68B+73Nβˆ’1B=48Nβˆ’63Bβˆ’76N=61N=66B=69N4.035.539.015.001682-35.6
66November, Byron1786RSA=86Bβˆ’87Nβˆ’68B+75N+73Bβˆ’52N=54B=65N=93B4.029.532.014.001623-77.6
67Milford, Eugene1809RSAβˆ’103Nβˆ’97B+84N=101Bβˆ’64N=92B+89N=54B=83N4.024.525.512.501582-52.8
68Hodgson, Timothy F.1667RSAβˆ’65N=19B+66N+40B=17N=39Bβˆ’26Bβˆ’41Nβˆ’62N3.540.544.517.501726+24.8
69Jenkins, Tauriq1639RSAβˆ’9B+56Nβˆ’44B+78N+41Bβˆ’18Bβˆ’48Nβˆ’55N=65B3.539.543.015.001679+9.0
70Mwazozo Hope1924MAW+64Nβˆ’43B+72N+36BFβˆ’11B=50Nβˆ’18Bβˆ’27N3.539.042.014.751728-41.6
71Mansfield-Scaddan, Sefton1619RSA=51B+107Nβˆ’2B+60Nβˆ’38Bβˆ’28Nβˆ’47B+96Nβˆ’77N3.537.538.09.751690+14.2
72De Kock, Wade1687RSA+111Bβˆ’16Nβˆ’70B+83N=49B+60Nβˆ’25Bβˆ’28Nβˆ’57B3.537.537.510.251788+38.0
73Baron, Dylan1660RSA+19Nβˆ’65Bβˆ’36N=58Bβˆ’66N+105Bβˆ’27N+95Bβˆ’76N3.535.035.511.251612-9.8
74Maruma, Kamogelo1682RSA+80Bβˆ’42N+92Bβˆ’16Nβˆ’35B+87Nβˆ’20B=57NF3.535.035.011.251648-15.2
75Mooki, Gomolemo1683RSAβˆ’6Nβˆ’17B=89Nβˆ’66B=88N+84Bβˆ’51N+92B=78N3.534.537.010.751636-25.2
76Matundu Richard1714MAWβˆ’2B=80NFβˆ’86B+89N+65Bβˆ’49Nβˆ’21N+73B3.534.535.012.251677-8.8
77Chikwava, Ronald1662FIDFβˆ’6Bβˆ’13Nβˆ’18B+103Nβˆ’57N=85B+94N+71B3.534.034.08.751721+10.4
78Gondwe Prosper1697ZAMβˆ’12N+84Bβˆ’39Nβˆ’69B=92N=89B+83Nβˆ’45N=75B3.532.535.011.501619-40.4
79Mphetole Mona1636LESβˆ’45N+104B+58Nβˆ’7Bβˆ’36NF=96B+85Nβˆ’52B3.532.032.010.251706+13.6
80Seloana, Kamogelo1491RSAβˆ’74N=76B+53Bβˆ’63N=81B=94Nβˆ’59B+88Nβˆ’54N3.531.033.512.251600+48.0
81Clainos, Spiro1676RSAβˆ’39N+89Bβˆ’50N=105B=80Nβˆ’40B+92Nβˆ’51B=91N3.530.531.08.751606-33.2
82MDLATU, Lilitha1663RSA=46Nβˆ’37Bβˆ’19Nβˆ’89Bβˆ’53B+109N+101Nβˆ’58B+100B3.530.530.55.251631-8.8
83Mchontsi, Ayabonga1618RSAβˆ’30Nβˆ’96B+104Nβˆ’72B+59Bβˆ’31Nβˆ’78B+97N=67B3.530.031.09.501634+3.2
84Makumbila, Blessing1562RSAβˆ’28Bβˆ’78Nβˆ’67Bβˆ’94N=108Bβˆ’75N+109B+103N+99B3.522.022.02.751610+10.2
85Potgieter, Werne1730RSAFFFF+109B+99N=77Nβˆ’79B+89N3.511.511.56.251779+12.8
86Solomon, Aubrey1609RSA=66NFβˆ’37B+76Nβˆ’9B=55N+45Bβˆ’19Bβˆ’58N3.038.538.512.251710+18.2
87Mdlalose, Moses1675RSA=37N+66Bβˆ’46Nβˆ’17B+40Nβˆ’74BF=60NF3.037.037.013.751743+11.8
88Rishworth, Justin James1599RSAβˆ’21B=60Nβˆ’63B=53N=75Bβˆ’96B+103Nβˆ’80B=92N3.030.531.58.501548-12.2
89Dien James1538NAMβˆ’33Bβˆ’81N=75B+82Nβˆ’76B=78Nβˆ’67B+101Nβˆ’85B3.030.031.58.501579+16.6
90Tokoyi, Romeo1758RSA+105N+39Bβˆ’4N+6BFFFFF3.023.023.012.502018+21.0
91Shelton, Brian1532RSAFβˆ’22Nβˆ’48B+59Nβˆ’15Bβˆ’20N+97Bβˆ’56N=81B2.536.536.58.251605+23.2
92Hartley, Ameen1641RSAβˆ’13N+27Bβˆ’74Nβˆ’31B=78B=67Nβˆ’81Bβˆ’75N=88B2.534.537.510.751546-45.6
93Mtati, Wazo1607RSAβˆ’7Nβˆ’50BFβˆ’55N+110B+41Nβˆ’33Bβˆ’39B=66N2.534.534.57.001653+16.0
94Marais, Jordan1642RSAβˆ’18Nβˆ’58Bβˆ’27N+84B+96N=80Bβˆ’40Nβˆ’77BF2.534.036.07.751521-50.8
95Polori, Richard1600RSAβˆ’44Bβˆ’32Nβˆ’56BF+99N=47Nβˆ’60Bβˆ’73N+96B2.530.530.56.251549-21.2
96Kgotse, Thoriso1612RSAβˆ’25B+83Nβˆ’62Bβˆ’100Nβˆ’94B+88N=79Nβˆ’71Bβˆ’95N2.528.029.58.251470-69.6
97Mokhele, Katleho1678RSAβˆ’49B+67Nβˆ’28Bβˆ’41Nβˆ’57B+104Bβˆ’91Nβˆ’83BF2.032.033.05.001584-18.2
98Lekgau, Mothupi1985RSA=63B+54Nβˆ’24B=32Nβˆ’26BFFFF2.024.524.59.001671-39.6
99Matogo, Dennis1682RSAβˆ’38B+41Nβˆ’9Bβˆ’25Nβˆ’95Bβˆ’85BF=100Nβˆ’84N1.533.033.55.751484-78.4
100Daniels, Reuben1511RSAβˆ’26Bβˆ’48NF+96Bβˆ’18Nβˆ’56Nβˆ’41B=99Bβˆ’82N1.533.033.03.251476-6.8
101Daemi, Darius1656RSAβˆ’22Bβˆ’55NF=67Nβˆ’60Bβˆ’54Nβˆ’82Bβˆ’89B+109N1.529.529.52.001452-80.4
102Lynch, Justin1922RSAF+40Bβˆ’43N=28Nβˆ’2BFFFF1.523.023.07.751718-22.6
103Khumalo, Siyabonga Samuel Khutso1584RSA+67Bβˆ’49Nβˆ’33Bβˆ’56Nβˆ’77Bβˆ’59Nβˆ’88Bβˆ’84BF1.032.532.54.001384-69.6
104Mbilini, Hlomla1741RSAβˆ’1Bβˆ’79Nβˆ’83B+109Nβˆ’20Bβˆ’97NFFF1.023.523.50.001425-95.2
105Mohlala, Lucky0RSAβˆ’90Bβˆ’59NF=81Nβˆ’52Bβˆ’73NFFF0.520.520.51.7513280.0
106Modiadia, Thabang Vincent1645RSAβˆ’24B=53Nβˆ’60BFFFFFF0.514.514.52.251455-26.4
107Ntuli, Senzo1865RSA=20Nβˆ’71BFFFFFFF0.513.013.03.001444-43.2
108Mokomele, Andrew1716RSAFFFF=84NFFFF0.55.05.01.751562-4.2
109Cronje, Frederick1630NAMβˆ’36NFβˆ’41Bβˆ’104Bβˆ’85Nβˆ’82Bβˆ’84NFβˆ’101B0.023.023.00.00916-108.4
110Nxumalo, Banele1714RSAβˆ’8Bβˆ’62Nβˆ’57BFβˆ’93NFFFF0.017.517.50.00919-30.0
111Kedama, Sandiso1929RSAβˆ’72Nβˆ’52BFFFFFFF0.09.59.50.00887-32.0
112Ndeh, Wisdom0RSAFβˆ’64BFFFFFFF0.05.55.50.008960.0

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