Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (U14)

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34 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 25 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 in Cape Town, South Africa. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1515, and top seed was Kyle Meissenheimer (🇿🇦 RSA, 1613).

Christiaan De Villiers (🇿🇦 RSA, 1461) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Mogomotsi Kefentse (4.5) and Steyn Calitz (4.0). De Villiers won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Christiaan De Villiers (1461) beat Kyle Meissenheimer (1613), a +152-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

🇿🇦Kyle Meissenheimer1613

Avg top 10

1,515

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇿🇦South Africa×14

🇧🇼Botswana×1

Top 3

🥇
Christiaan De Villiers
🇿🇦RSA·1461
4.5pts·1870perf+75.2
🥈
Mogomotsi Kefentse
🇧🇼BOT·1572
4.5pts·1668perf+9.6
🥉
Steyn Calitz
🇿🇦RSA·1536
4.0pts·1531perf-0.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

De Villiers4.5Kefentse4.5Calitz4Faure4Malherbe4Rule4— ex-leaders:Calitzled R4, #9

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.5/5. De Villiers takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.0).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Christiaan De Villiers drew with Mogomotsi Kefentse (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Christiaan De Villiers 3 wins (R1–R3)Mogomotsi Kefentse 3 wins (R1–R3)Steyn Calitz 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Christiaan De Villiers	*	½	1	—
2Mogomotsi Kefentse	½	*	—	—
3Steyn Calitz	0	—	*	—
4Brodie Faure	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	De Villiers, Christiaan	1461	RSA	+21B	+8N	+20B	=2N	+3B	4.5	14.0	16.0	13.75	1870	+75.2
2	Mogomotsi Kefentse	1572	BOT	+33B	+24N	+27N	=1B	+7N	4.5	12.0	13.5	11.25	1668	+9.6
3	Calitz, Steyn	1536	RSA	+31N	+17B	+13N	+4B	−1N	4.0	14.0	15.5	11.00	1531	-0.4
4	Rule, Liam	1601	RSA	+28B	+19N	+9B	−3N	+10B	4.0	13.0	15.0	11.00	736	-23.6
5	Malherbe, Jeevan	1497	RSA	−17N	+31B	+23N	+22B	+13N	4.0	9.5	11.0	8.50	2207	+15.2
6	Faure, Brodie	0	RSA	−34B	+21N	+?B	+12B	+18N	4.0	8.5	8.5	7.50	1462	0.0
7	Masoeu, Senogo	1488	RSA	+32B	=30N	+11B	+16N	−2B	3.5	12.5	14.0	8.50	1548	+6.4
8	Waldeck, Aaron	1413	RSA	+12N	−1B	+25N	=18B	+22N	3.5	12.0	14.0	8.25	1452	+4.4
9	FIDE 534018751	0	—	+26B	+11N	−4N	+15B	=?N	3.5	12.0	12.0	8.00	1522	0.0
10	FIDE 534033580	0	—	+28N	−?B	+17N	+14B	−4N	3.0	11.5	11.5	7.50	721	0.0
11	Hagen, Gina Sophia	1523	RSA	+22N	−9B	−7N	+33B	+23N	3.0	11.0	12.5	5.50	1448	-8.4
12	Copley, Murray	1442	RSA	−8B	+34N	+32B	−6N	+29B	3.0	11.0	12.0	4.50	613	-21.6
13	Berry, Seth	0	RSA	+?B	+?N	−3B	+20N	−5B	3.0	10.0	10.0	2.00	1519	0.0
14	FIDE 534049401	0	—	−?B	+?N	+19B	−10N	+24B	3.0	7.5	7.5	4.50	630	0.0
15	FIDE 534003550	0	—	−?N	+28B	+?B	−9N	+20B	3.0	7.5	7.5	4.00	1515	0.0
16	FIDE 534018530	0	—	+?N	+?B	+?N	−7B	−?N	3.0	3.5	3.5	0.00	1342	0.0
17	FIDE 534049436	0	—	+5B	−3N	−10B	+?N	=19B	2.5	13.5	13.5	5.25	1517	0.0
18	FIDE 14392356	0	—	+?B	−20N	+28B	=8N	−6B	2.5	11.5	11.5	3.75	1321	0.0
19	FIDE 14360420	0	—	+?N	−4B	−14N	+?B	=17N	2.5	9.5	9.5	1.25	801	0.0
20	Meissenheimer, Kyle	1613	RSA	+23N	+18B	−1N	−13B	−15N	2.0	13.0	15.0	4.50	1434	-18.8
21	Goff, Tee-Ago	0	RSA	−1N	−6B	+28N	−23B	+?N	2.0	12.5	12.5	2.00	634	0.0
22	FIDE 534031219	0	—	−11B	+?N	+34B	−5N	−8B	2.0	11.5	11.5	1.00	678	0.0
23	Chadalavada, Bhaarghavarama	1410	RSA	−20B	+26N	−5B	+21N	−11B	2.0	11.0	13.0	4.00	745	-38.0
24	FIDE 534031324	0	—	+25N	−2B	+?N	−?B	−14N	2.0	9.5	9.5	2.00	722	0.0
25	FIDE 14810735	0	—	−24B	+33N	−8B	+32N	−27B	2.0	9.0	10.5	3.00	613	0.0
26	FIDE 534049487	0	—	−9N	−23B	−29N	+31B	+?N	2.0	9.0	9.0	1.50	607	0.0
27	FIDE 14385570	0	—	F	+?N	−2B	−?B	+25N	2.0	6.5	6.5	2.00	1370	0.0
28	FIDE 534049398	0	—	−4N	+?B	−18N	+?B	−?N	2.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	716	0.0
29	FIDE 14350742	0	—	−?B	−?N	+26B	+34N	−12N	2.0	6.0	6.0	3.00	657	0.0
30	Van Der Westhuizen, Mika	0	RSA	+?N	=7B	−?N	−?B	=32N	2.0	5.0	5.0	2.50	1191	-33.2
31	FIDE 534005188	0	—	−3B	−5N	=?B	−26N	+34B	1.5	11.0	11.0	1.00	717	0.0
32	FIDE 534049460	0	—	−7N	+?B	−12N	−25B	=30B	1.5	10.5	10.5	1.00	666	0.0
33	FIDE 534049428	0	—	−2N	−25B	+?N	−11N	=?B	1.5	9.5	9.5	0.00	748	0.0
34	FIDE 534049410	0	—	+6N	−12B	−22N	−29B	−31N	1.0	11.0	12.5	4.00	642	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1De Villiers, ChristiaanRSA
+75.2
4.5 pts · #1
2Malherbe, JeevanRSA
+15.2
4.0 pts · #15
3Mogomotsi KefentseBOT
+9.6
4.5 pts · #4

Top rating losers

1Chadalavada, BhaarghavaramaRSA
-38.0
2.0 pts · #18
2Van Der Westhuizen, MikaRSA
-33.2
2.0 pts · #17
3Rule, LiamRSA
-23.6
4.0 pts · #27

Biggest upsets

R3+152 Elo gap
De Villiers, Christiaan1461 beat Meissenheimer, Kyle1613