Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (Seniors)

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22 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 25 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1755, and top seed was Johannes Michiel De Kock Knipe (🇿🇦 RSA, 1838).

Glen I. Willenberg (🇿🇦 RSA, 1746) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Mark Mm. Lewis (4.0) and Ashley Schuller (3.5). Willenberg won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Edwin J. November (1650) beat Johannes Michiel De Kock Knipe (1838), a +188-point gap.

Location

🇿🇦Cape Town, South Africa

Dates

25 Apr 2026 → 26 Apr 2026

Time control

Standard: All Moves in 60 Min. Incr. 2 Sec. / /

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇿🇦Johannes Michiel De Kock Knipe1838

Avg top 10

1,755

Participants

Federations · 4 represented

🇿🇦South Africa×15

FIDE (no federation)×1

🇿🇼Zimbabwe×1

🇲🇿Mozambique×1

Top 3

🥇
Glen I. Willenberg
🇿🇦RSA·1746
4.5pts·2059perf+33.2
🥈
Mark Mm. Lewis
🇿🇦RSA·1833
4.0pts·1929perf+11.4
🥉
Ashley Schuller
🇿🇦RSA·1688
3.5pts·1865perf+19.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Glen I. Willenberg led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Willenberg4.5Lewis4Knipe3.5Chitongo3.5Schuller3.5Mokomele3

R3–R5 · LEAD HELD

Glen I. Willenberg held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Glen I. Willenberg drew with Mark Mm. Lewis (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Glen I. Willenberg 4 wins (R1–R4)Mark Mm. Lewis 3 wins (R2–R4)Johannes Michiel De Kock Knipe 3 wins (R2–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Glen I. Willenberg	*	½	—	—
2Mark Mm. Lewis	½	*	—	—
3Johannes Michiel De Kock Knipe	—	—	*	—
4Robert Chitongo	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Willenberg, Glen I.	1746	RSA	+15B	+8N	+6B	+7N	=2B	4.5	13.0	15.0	13.00	2059	+33.2
2	Lewis, Mark Mm.	1833	RSA	=11B	+17N	+13N	+9B	=1N	4.0	12.0	13.0	9.50	1929	+11.4
3	Schuller, Ashley	1688	RSA	+20B	+5N	−7B	+14N	=4B	3.5	12.0	13.0	8.25	1865	+19.0
4	Knipe, Johannes Michiel De Kock	1838	RSA	−12N	+11N	+15B	+13B	=3N	3.5	10.0	12.0	8.25	1779	-6.2
5	Chitongo, Robert	1768	ZIM	+19N	−3B	=12N	+11B	+14N	3.5	10.0	11.0	6.50	1813	+12.0
6	Levin, Benny	1707	RSA	+16N	+9B	−1N	+10B	−7B	3.0	13.5	15.0	7.50	1634	-5.8
7	Mokomele, Andrew	1716	RSA	F	+12B	+3N	−1B	+6N	3.0	13.0	13.0	8.50	1891	+18.0
8	Forslund, Dick	1681	RSA	+22N	−1B	−10N	+12B	+13N	3.0	11.5	12.5	5.00	1812	+21.2
9	Willenberg, Athon	1816	RSA	+18B	−6N	+16B	−2N	+15B	3.0	10.5	11.5	4.50	1662	-15.2
10	Whittaker, Gregory	0	FID	−14B	+21N	+8B	−6N	+18B	3.0	9.0	10.0	5.00	1682	0.0
11	Brink, Martin	1620	RSA	=2N	−4B	+17B	−5N	+20B	2.5	12.0	13.0	4.00	1672	+8.8
12	November, Edwin J.	1650	RSA	+4B	−7N	=5B	−8N	=16B	2.0	13.0	14.5	6.00	1664	+0.6
13	Swanson, Donovan	1666	RSA	+21B	+14N	−2B	−4N	−8B	2.0	12.5	13.5	3.00	1585	-16.0
14	Willenberg, Roland C.	1759	RSA	+10N	−13B	+19N	−3B	−5B	2.0	12.0	13.0	4.00	1488	-28.6
15	Frank, Mark	1528	RSA	−1N	+22B	−4N	+17B	−9N	2.0	12.0	13.0	2.00	1556	+3.2
16	FIDE 534047123	0	—	−6B	F	−9N	+19B	=12N	1.5	9.0	10.0	2.00	1607	0.0
17	Radien, Ganief	1597	RSA	F	−2B	−11N	−15N	+19B	1.0	9.5	9.5	1.00	1453	-30.4
18	Bulande, Bento	1581	MOZ	−9N	F	F	+21B	−10N	1.0	8.5	8.5	1.00	1016	-8.4
19	Green, Lyndon	1603	RSA	−5B	+20N	−14B	−16N	−17N	1.0	8.0	9.0	1.00	908	-43.2
20	FIDE 534030948	0	—	−3N	−19B	−21N	+22B	−11N	1.0	8.0	9.0	1.00	837	0.0
21	FIDE 534049304	0	—	−13N	−10B	+20B	−18N	−22N	1.0	7.0	8.0	1.00	824	0.0
22	FIDE 14393174	0	—	−8B	−15N	F	−20N	+21B	1.0	7.0	7.0	1.00	805	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Willenberg, Glen I.RSA
+33.2
4.5 pts · #1
2Forslund, DickRSA
+21.2
3.0 pts · #9
3Schuller, AshleyRSA
+19.0
3.5 pts · #6

Top rating losers

1Green, LyndonRSA
-43.2
1.0 pts · #20
2Radien, GaniefRSA
-30.4
1.0 pts · #15
3Willenberg, Roland C.RSA
-28.6
2.0 pts · #13

Biggest upsets

R1+188 Elo gap
November, Edwin J.1650 beat Knipe, Johannes Michiel De Kock1838
R2+109 Elo gap
Levin, Benny1707 beat Willenberg, Athon1816