Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (C)

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52 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Apr 2026 to 30 Apr 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa. 5 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1566, and top seed was Lehlohonolo Sehlako (🇿🇦 RSA, 1587).

Khanyisile Majiba (🇿🇦 RSA, 1553) won with 7.0/9, ahead of Nkateko Ritshuri (7.0) and William Malose Manamela (7.0). Majiba shared the lead from round 8, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Donvito Mintoor (1403) beat Lezerick Cunningham (1561), a +158-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

🇿🇦Lehlohonolo Sehlako1587

Avg top 10

1,566

Participants

Federations · 5 represented

🇿🇦South Africa×35

🇿🇼Zimbabwe×3

🇧🇼Botswana×1

🇳🇦Namibia×1

🇲🇿Mozambique×1

Top 3

🥇
Khanyisile Majiba
🇿🇦RSA·1553
7.0pts·1763perf+29.6
🥈
Nkateko Ritshuri
🇿🇦RSA
7.0pts·1548perf0.0
🥉
William Malose Manamela
🇿🇦RSA
7.0pts·1575perf0.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight race until R9; 4 players tied at 7.0/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Manamela7Cunningham7Majiba7Ritshuri7Benjamim6.5BRIGHT6.5— ex-leaders:Ritshuriled R6–R7, #26

R6 · LEADER CHANGE28 Apr

Nkateko Ritshuri takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 7.0/9. Majiba takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (45.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

William Malose Manamela 3+4 wins (R2–R4, R6–R9)Lezerick Cunningham 3+3 wins (R3–R5, R7–R9)Khanyisile Majiba 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1William Malose Manamela	*	—	0	—
2Lezerick Cunningham	—	*	—	—
3Khanyisile Majiba	1	—	*	1
4Nkateko Ritshuri	—	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Majiba, Khanyisile	1553	RSA	+32N	+15B	+29N	−5B	+3N	=8B	+21B	+2N	=14B	7.0	45.5	49.0	36.75	1763	+29.6
2	Ritshuri, Nkateko	0	RSA	+47N	+19B	+12N	=21B	+39N	+5B	+9N	−1B	=6N	7.0	44.0	46.0	33.50	1548	0.0
3	Manamela, William Malose	0	RSA	−37B	+24B	+27N	+17N	−1B	+25N	+?B	+7N	+5B	7.0	40.0	40.0	30.00	1575	0.0
4	Cunningham, Lezerick	1561	RSA	−15B	=10N	+50B	+13B	+37N	=21N	+18B	+22N	+12B	7.0	39.0	40.5	30.25	1705	+22.0
5	Benjamim, Filipe	0	MOZ	+22N	+30B	+13N	+1N	+7B	−2N	+14B	=12B	−3N	6.5	48.0	52.0	35.25	1619	0.0
6	NCUBE BRIGHT	0	ZIM	+27N	−7B	+30N	+23B	−12N	+16B	+10N	+17B	=2B	6.5	43.0	47.0	32.00	1531	0.0
7	Ngidi, Ndumiso	1442	RSA	+36B	+6N	+25B	+11N	−5N	−9B	+8N	−3B	+17N	6.0	47.0	50.0	30.50	2330	+49.6
8	Ngcobo, Asanda	0	RSA	+20B	−37N	+16B	+25N	+11B	=1N	−7B	=?N	+18B	6.0	41.0	41.0	28.50	1552	0.0
9	FIDE 534049282	0	—	−25B	+42B	+33N	+26N	+28B	+7N	−2B	−14N	+20B	6.0	39.0	41.5	25.00	1492	0.0
10	Ndhlovu, Thabani	0	RSA	=13N	=4B	+43N	+18B	−21N	+28N	−6B	+26N	+?B	6.0	38.5	38.5	21.25	1550	0.0
11	Vengeni, Asanda	1575	RSA	+42N	+33B	+26N	−7B	−8N	+39B	−17N	+25B	+16N	6.0	36.5	39.0	22.00	1590	+2.4
12	September, Lincohn Julian	1507	RSA	+39B	+17N	−2B	+15N	+6B	−14N	+26B	=5N	−4N	5.5	46.5	49.5	26.75	1357	-23.6
13	Esau, Omar	1577	RSA	=10B	+31N	−5B	−4N	+30B	−22N	+28B	+23N	+26B	5.5	40.5	44.0	23.00	1587	+1.6
14	Maruatona Onthatile	1483	BOT	+50B	−21N	F	+40B	+29N	+12B	−5N	+9B	=1N	5.5	38.0	39.5	23.00	1548	+10.8
15	Mintoor, Donvito	1403	RSA	+4N	−1N	+20B	−12B	−16N	−31B	+44N	+38B	+27N	5.0	40.0	42.0	21.00	1493	+32.0
16	Budhram, Kaylee	1470	RSA	+40N	−26B	−8N	+41B	+15B	−6N	+19B	+21N	−11B	5.0	39.5	42.0	19.50	1645	+28.0
17	Majebe, Civenga Frederick	0	RSA	+?N	−12B	+52N	−3B	+20B	+36N	+11B	−6N	−7B	5.0	39.0	39.0	14.00	1521	0.0
18	Fulumeni, Lunga	0	RSA	+38B	=28N	=46B	−10N	+19B	+37B	−4N	+43B	−8N	5.0	36.0	38.0	16.00	1646	+15.6
19	Kubayi, Dyondzo Perserverance	0	RSA	+23N	−2N	+?B	−39B	−18N	+27B	−16N	+31B	+25N	5.0	36.0	36.0	16.00	1591	0.0
20	Maliwa, Silindokuhle	1561	RSA	−8N	+32B	−15N	+35B	−17N	+40B	+38N	+36B	−9N	5.0	35.0	37.5	15.50	1403	-8.4
21	Cronje, Johannes Christiaan	1583	NAM	+48N	+14B	=37N	=2N	+10B	=4B	−1N	−16B	F	4.5	43.5	45.5	22.00	1450	-36.4
22	Manyuchi Runyaradzo Joseline	1457	ZIM	−5B	−41N	=51B	+50N	F	+13B	+31N	−4B	+24N	4.5	33.0	33.5	15.25	1610	0.0
23	Brown, John-Rodney	1497	RSA	−19B	+51N	+41B	−6N	−36B	+47N	=32N	−13B	+43N	4.5	30.0	30.5	8.75	1518	+2.4
24	Fourie, Ruan	1557	RSA	−46B	−3N	−36B	=42N	+50B	+49N	+34B	+32N	−22B	4.5	28.0	29.5	11.75	1431	-13.6
25	Rhode, Andre	1484	RSA	+9N	+52B	−7N	−8B	+40N	−3B	+29N	−11N	−19B	4.0	42.5	42.5	12.50	708	-18.8
26	Webber, Colin	0	RSA	+31N	+16N	−11B	−9B	+27N	+29B	−12N	−10B	−13N	4.0	42.0	45.5	16.50	1546	0.0
27	Leeman, Xavier	1559	RSA	−6B	+36N	−3B	+47N	−26B	−19N	+41B	+45N	−15B	4.0	35.0	37.0	9.50	603	-28.4
28	Tjale, Phillipmaite	0	RSA	+43N	=18B	+35N	=37B	−9N	−10B	−13N	+29B	F	4.0	35.0	35.0	13.50	1516	0.0
29	Amyra Jain	0	ZIM	+?B	+34N	−1B	+46N	−14B	−26N	−25B	−28N	+45B	4.0	32.0	32.0	7.50	1407	0.0
30	Seitei, Neo	1460	RSA	+41B	−5N	−6B	−38N	−13N	−44B	+49N	+48B	+34N	4.0	31.5	33.5	10.00	1491	+1.6
31	Sehlako, Lehlohonolo	1587	RSA	−26B	−13B	+32N	−36N	+44B	+15N	−22B	−19N	=33B	3.5	34.0	36.0	12.25	1354	-37.2
32	FIDE 534049215	0	—	−1B	−20N	−31B	+48B	+?N	+33N	=23B	−24B	F	3.5	32.5	32.5	7.75	1185	0.0
33	Smith, Shiloh	0	RSA	+45N	−11N	−9B	+?B	−38N	−32B	=40N	=35B	=31N	3.5	30.0	30.0	6.75	1397	-22.4
34	Goosen, Pierre	1404	RSA	+44N	−29B	−40N	−45B	=41N	+35B	−24N	+42N	−30B	3.5	25.5	27.5	9.25	1353	-4.0
35	Srivastava, Prakhar	1403	RSA	+51B	=46N	−28B	−20N	=43B	−34N	+50B	=33N	F	3.5	24.5	25.0	5.75	1202	-28.4
36	Zinto, Ongeziwe	0	RSA	−7N	−27B	+24N	+31B	+23N	−17B	F	−20N	F	3.0	37.0	40.0	12.50	1534	0.0
37	Zungu, Simphiwe	1544	RSA	+3N	+8B	=21B	=28N	−4B	−18N	F	F	F	3.0	35.5	35.5	17.25	1379	-17.2
38	FIDE 534049185	0	—	−18N	−40B	+42N	+30B	+33B	−?N	−20B	−15N	F	3.0	31.0	31.0	10.00	1284	0.0
39	Willem, Mawande	0	RSA	−12N	+45B	+?B	+19N	−2B	−11N	F	F	F	3.0	28.5	28.5	7.00	741	0.0
40	Koenane, Imbasa Tshiamo	0	RSA	−16B	+38N	+34B	−14N	−25B	−20N	=33B	F	F	2.5	32.0	32.0	8.25	1240	0.0
41	Kentrotas, Theodore	0	RSA	−30N	+22B	−23N	−16N	=34B	+42B	−27N	F	F	2.5	31.5	34.0	8.75	1284	0.0
42	Solomon, William C.	0	RSA	−11B	−9N	−38B	=24B	F	−41N	+?N	−34B	+49N	2.5	28.0	28.0	4.25	1239	0.0
43	Dass, Kaylon	1413	RSA	−28B	=50N	−10B	F	=35N	+45B	F	−18N	−23B	2.0	29.5	30.0	4.50	1257	-21.2
44	FIDE 534023496	0	—	−34B	+48B	F	F	−31N	+30N	−15B	−47B	−?N	2.0	25.5	25.5	6.00	1274	0.0
45	FIDE 534049274	0	—	−33B	−39N	F	+34N	−?B	−43N	+48B	−27B	−29N	2.0	22.0	22.0	5.50	1280	0.0
46	FIDE 534049177	0	—	+24N	=35B	=18N	−29B	F	F	F	F	F	2.0	21.5	21.5	8.75	1500	0.0
47	FIDE 534006583	0	—	−2B	−?N	+48N	−27B	F	−23B	F	+44N	F	2.0	19.5	19.5	4.00	709	0.0
48	FIDE 534049258	0	—	−21B	−44N	−47B	−32N	F	+?B	−45N	−30N	+?B	2.0	18.0	18.0	0.00	729	0.0
49	Varadharajan, Akilan	0	RSA	F	F	F	F	+?N	−24B	−30B	+50N	−42B	2.0	12.5	12.5	1.50	715	0.0
50	FIDE 534049193	0	—	−14N	=43B	−4N	−22B	−24N	+?B	−35N	−49B	F	1.5	29.0	29.0	1.00	1086	0.0
51	FIDE 534049231	0	—	−35N	−23B	=22N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.5	17.0	17.0	2.25	1179	0.0
52	FIDE 534049266	0	—	F	−25N	−17B	−?N	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	677	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ngidi, NdumisoRSA
+49.6
6.0 pts · #18
2Mintoor, DonvitoRSA
+32.0
5.0 pts · #9
3Majiba, KhanyisileRSA
+29.6
7.0 pts · #14

Top rating losers

1Sehlako, LehlohonoloRSA
-37.2
3.5 pts · #35
2Cronje, Johannes ChristiaanNAM
-36.4
4.5 pts · #16
3Srivastava, PrakharRSA
-28.4
3.5 pts · #45

Biggest upsets

R1+158 Elo gap
Mintoor, Donvito1403 beat Cunningham, Lezerick1561
R3+158 Elo gap
Mintoor, Donvito1403 beat Maliwa, Silindokuhle1561
R9+156 Elo gap
Mintoor, Donvito1403 beat Leeman, Xavier1559