Moja Chess Extravaganza 2026 (Net99 U10)
19 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 606, and top seed was Abeer Tak (πΏπ¦ RSA, 1601).
Alex Akemdien (πΏπ¦ RSA, 1523) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Nathan Rehse (4.5) and Madalitso Ramonyaluoe (4.0). Akemdien shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Akemdien takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (15.5).
Alex Akemdien drew with Nathan Rehse (Black).
Alex Akemdien 4 wins (R1βR4)Nathan Rehse 4 wins (R1βR4)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alex Akemdien | * | Β½ | β | 1 |
| 2Nathan Rehse | Β½ | * | β | β |
| 3FIDE 534049843 | β | β | * | β |
| 4Yugesh Radha | 0 | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akemdien, Alex | 1523 | RSA | +11N | +14B | +5N | +6B | =2N | 4.5 | 15.5 | 18.5 | 16.25 | 1543 | +1.2 |
| 2 | Rehse, Nathan | 0 | RSA | +13B | +16N | +12B | +8N | =1B | 4.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 13.75 | 1522 | -1.2 |
| 3 | Ramonyaluoe, Madalitso | 1452 | RSA | +15B | +7N | +10B | β9N | +12B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 12.00 | 1558 | +11.2 |
| 4 | FIDE 534049843 | 0 | β | +?B | +9N | β8B | +?N | +10B | 4.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 6.00 | 1598 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Radha, Yugesh | 0 | RSA | +?B | +?N | β1B | +?N | +9B | 4.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 1580 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 534024069 | 0 | β | +?B | +?N | +?B | β1N | +?B | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 722 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 534037551 | 0 | β | +?N | β3B | +?N | +?B | +?N | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 651 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 534018115 | 0 | β | +?N | +?B | +4N | β2B | =?N | 3.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 743 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Tak, Abeer | 1601 | RSA | +18N | β4B | +11N | +3B | β5N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 9.00 | 2251 | +10.4 |
| 10 | Anthonissen, Mikhael Villem | 1480 | UKR | +17N | +19B | β3N | +13B | β4N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 6.50 | 651 | -21.6 |
| 11 | FIDE 534049860 | 0 | β | β1B | +15N | β9B | +?N | +?B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 780 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 534005374 | 0 | β | +?N | +?B | β2N | +?B | β3N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 697 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 534018077 | 0 | β | β2N | +?B | +?N | β10N | +?B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 711 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 534028129 | 0 | β | +?B | β1N | β?B | +?N | +?N | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 722 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 534049703 | 0 | β | β3N | β11B | +?N | β?B | +?B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 651 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 534023070 | 0 | β | +?N | β2B | β?N | β17B | +?B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 743 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 534049738 | 0 | β | β10B | +?N | β?B | +16N | β?N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 678 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 534023100 | 0 | β | β9B | β?N | +?B | +?N | β?N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 838 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 14808269 | 0 | β | F | β10N | β?B | +?N | =?B | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 678 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ramonyaluoe, MadalitsoRSA+11.24.0 pts Β· #3
- 2Tak, AbeerRSA+10.43.0 pts Β· #4
- 3Akemdien, AlexRSA+1.24.5 pts Β· #5
- 1Anthonissen, Mikhael VillemUKR-21.63.0 pts Β· #7
- 2Rehse, NathanRSA-1.24.5 pts Β· #6
- 3FIDE 148082690.01.5 pts Β· #17