Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (Edu-Chess U12)
Open SwissStandard
26 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 766, and top seed was Joshua Nel (🇿🇦 RSA, 1593).
Joshua Nel (🇿🇦 RSA, 1593) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Benjamin Whyatt (4.5) and Willem Prinsloo (4.0).
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
Federations · 2 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×7
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Nel takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Benjamin Whyatt drew with Joshua Nel (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Benjamin Whyatt 3 wins (R1–R3)Joshua Nel 3 wins (R1–R3)FIDE 534005293 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Benjamin Whyatt | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Joshua Nel | ½ | * | — | 1 |
| 3FIDE 534005293 | — | — | * | 0 |
| 4Willem Prinsloo | — | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nel, Joshua | 1593 | RSA | +19B | +10N | +16N | =2B | +3N | 4.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 13.25 | 2340 | +33.6 |
| 2 | Whyatt, Benjamin | 0 | FID | +?B | +?N | +11B | =1N | +?B | 4.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 5.25 | 1795 | +29.6 |
| 3 | Prinsloo, Willem | 1553 | RSA | +12B | +4N | +7B | +13N | −1B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 18.0 | 13.50 | 1530 | -2.4 |
| 4 | FIDE 534005293 | 0 | — | +?N | −3B | +24N | +14B | +9N | 4.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.50 | 1529 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 534049550 | 0 | — | +26B | +?N | +?B | −?N | +16B | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 714 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Steel, Lujain | 0 | RSA | +?B | +?N | +?B | +?N | −?B | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 714 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Dsouza, Ethan | 1467 | RSA | +24N | +9B | −3N | +17B | =8N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.75 | 1529 | +7.2 |
| 8 | FIDE 534018271 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | −?B | +?N | =7B | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 1498 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Lambrechts, Madison | 1505 | RSA | +18B | −7N | +12B | +11N | −4B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 8.00 | 663 | -22.4 |
| 10 | Javed, Zainab | 1537 | RSA | +21N | −1B | −17N | +24B | +20N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 797 | -16.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 534049541 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | −2N | −9B | +17N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 705 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 534049630 | 0 | — | −3N | +?B | −9N | +25B | +?N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 729 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 534009370 | 0 | — | F | +?N | +?B | −3B | +15N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.50 | 1503 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 11329157 | 0 | — | +22B | −?N | +?B | −4N | =?B | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1516 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 534008870 | 0 | — | +?B | −?N | +?B | =?N | −13B | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 714 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 534024123 | 0 | — | F | +?N | −1B | +23B | −5N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 797 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 534049568 | 0 | — | −?B | +?N | +10B | −7N | −11B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1356 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Botha, Leane | 0 | RSA | −9N | −24B | −?N | +?B | +25N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 705 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 534029087 | 0 | — | −1N | F | +?B | +?N | −?B | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 797 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 534049622 | 0 | — | −?B | +?N | −?B | +?N | −10B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 690 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 534013822 | 0 | — | −10B | −?N | −?B | +?N | +?B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 727 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 14395614 | 0 | — | −14N | +?B | F | −?N | +?B | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 653 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 534005269 | 0 | — | −?B | +?N | +?B | −16N | −?B | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 714 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 534049665 | 0 | — | −7B | +18N | −4B | −10N | −?B | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 695 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 534011978 | 0 | — | −?B | −?N | +?B | −12N | −18B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 716 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 534049584 | 0 | — | −5N | F | −?B | +?N | −?B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 716 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Nel, JoshuaRSA+33.64.5 pts · #2
- 2Whyatt, BenjaminFID+29.64.5 pts · #1
- 3Dsouza, EthanRSA+7.23.5 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Lambrechts, MadisonRSA-22.43.0 pts · #21
- 2Javed, ZainabRSA-16.03.0 pts · #24
- 3Prinsloo, WillemRSA-2.44.0 pts · #7