Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (U16)

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23 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 25 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 1607, and top seed was Mohammed Zayan Khan (🇿🇦 RSA, 1752).

Zion Smith (🇿🇦 RSA, 1577) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Mohammed Zayan Khan (4.0) and Sayed Ridha Booley (4.0). Smith shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Jordan Braaf (1465) beat Mohammed Zayan Khan (1752), a +287-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

🇿🇦Mohammed Zayan Khan1752

Avg top 10

1,607

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇿🇦South Africa×12

Top 3

🥇
Zion Smith
🇿🇦RSA·1577
4.5pts·1946perf+67.2
🥈
Mohammed Zayan Khan
🇿🇦RSA·1752
4.0pts·1762perf+3.6
🥉
Sayed Ridha Booley
🇿🇦RSA
4.0pts·1614perf0.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Zion Smith led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Smith4.5Khan4Booley4Shapiro3.5Faure3.5Braaf3

R5 · LEADER CHANGE26 Apr

Zion Smith takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Mohammed Zayan Khan 3 wins (R1–R3)Sayed Ridha Booley 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Zion Smith	*	—	—	½
2Mohammed Zayan Khan	—	*	—	1
3Sayed Ridha Booley	—	—	*	0
4Matthew Shapiro	½	0	1	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Smith, Zion	1577	RSA	+19B	+6N	=4B	+7N	+8B	4.5	12.5	14.0	12.25	1946	+67.2
2	Khan, Mohammed Zayan	1752	RSA	+14B	+5N	+9B	−8N	+4B	4.0	13.0	15.0	12.00	1762	+3.6
3	Booley, Sayed Ridha	0	RSA	+20B	−4N	+15B	+9N	+6B	4.0	11.5	13.0	9.50	1614	0.0
4	Shapiro, Matthew	1691	RSA	+12N	+3B	=1N	+10B	−2N	3.5	15.5	18.0	11.75	1629	-10.4
5	Faure, Douglas	1603	RSA	+23N	−2B	+17N	+12B	=11N	3.5	11.5	12.5	7.00	952	-12.0
6	Rule, Calem	1572	RSA	+11N	−1B	+23N	+13B	−3N	3.0	14.0	15.0	6.50	1492	-8.4
7	Gwanzura, Kevin	1709	RSA	+13N	+10B	−8N	−1B	+14N	3.0	13.0	15.0	7.50	1502	-41.6
8	Braaf, Jordan	1465	RSA	F	+22N	+7B	+2B	−1N	3.0	12.5	12.5	8.00	1860	+80.4
9	Nieuwoudt, Noreht	1518	RSA	+18B	+21N	−2N	−3B	+16B	3.0	12.0	13.5	5.50	952	-8.4
10	Hagan, Tristin	1557	RSA	+16B	−7N	+21B	−4N	+15B	3.0	10.5	12.0	5.50	901	-24.8
11	FIDE 534048766	0	—	−6B	=19N	+20B	+22N	=5B	3.0	9.5	10.5	5.00	1602	0.0
12	FIDE 14369788	0	—	−4B	+15N	+22B	−5N	=21B	2.5	10.5	11.5	3.75	1516	0.0
13	Woolf, Jessika	1406	RSA	−7B	=20N	+18B	−6N	+22B	2.5	9.5	10.5	3.75	1512	+14.4
14	FIDE 534045643	0	—	−2N	−23B	+19B	+18N	−7B	2.0	10.5	11.5	3.50	931	0.0
15	FIDE 534022120	0	—	+?N	−12B	−3N	+23B	−10N	2.0	10.5	10.5	1.00	757	0.0
16	FIDE 534049380	0	—	−10N	−17B	+?N	+19B	−9N	2.0	9.5	9.5	1.50	738	0.0
17	FIDE 14396173	0	—	−22B	+16N	−5B	−21N	+20B	2.0	8.5	9.5	3.50	817	0.0
18	FIDE 14360136	0	—	−9N	+?B	−13N	−14B	+23N	2.0	8.5	8.5	1.00	663	0.0
19	FIDE 534002049	0	—	−1N	=11B	−14N	−16N	+?B	1.5	11.5	11.5	1.50	777	0.0
20	FIDE 534049371	0	—	−3N	=13B	−11N	+?B	−17N	1.5	11.5	11.5	1.25	1407	0.0
21	FIDE 534048731	0	—	F	−9B	−10N	+17B	=12N	1.5	10.5	10.5	3.25	738	0.0
22	Viljoen, Lienka	1630	RSA	+17N	−8B	−12N	−11B	−13N	1.0	11.0	13.0	2.00	636	-60.0
23	FIDE 534022937	0	—	−5B	+14N	−6B	−15N	−18B	1.0	10.5	12.5	2.00	788	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Braaf, JordanRSA
+80.4
3.0 pts · #2
2Smith, ZionRSA
+67.2
4.5 pts · #1
3Woolf, JessikaRSA
+14.4
2.5 pts · #9

Top rating losers

1Viljoen, LienkaRSA
-60.0
1.0 pts · #12
2Gwanzura, KevinRSA
-41.6
3.0 pts · #5
3Hagan, TristinRSA
-24.8
3.0 pts · #21

Biggest upsets

R4+287 Elo gap
Braaf, Jordan1465 beat Khan, Mohammed Zayan1752
R3+244 Elo gap
Braaf, Jordan1465 beat Gwanzura, Kevin1709
R5+224 Elo gap
Woolf, Jessika1406 beat Viljoen, Lienka1630