2026 PBHS Open Chess Tournament (C)
Open SwissStandard
21 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 25 Apr 2026 in Pretoria, South Africa. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 589, and top seed was Reese Swindell (🇿🇦 RSA, 1519).
Soham Mitra (🇮🇳 IND, 0) won with 5.0/5. Mitra broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇿🇦Pretoria, South Africa
Dates
25 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
589
Participants
21
Federations · 2 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×13
🇮🇳India×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsSoham Mitra led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
17
7
4
2
1
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
Soham Mitra never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Soham Mitra 5 wins (R1–R5)FIDE 534048391 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Soham Mitra | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Swelihle Mkhize | — | * | — | — |
| 3FIDE 534048391 | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4FIDE 534033173 | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitra, Soham | 0 | IND | +?N | +8B | +10N | +?N | +2B | 5.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 1539 | 0.0 |
| 2 | FIDE 534048391 | 0 | — | +?N | +3B | +?N | +?B | −1N | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 1487 | 0.0 |
| 3 | FIDE 534044949 | 0 | — | +?B | −2N | +19B | +8N | +?B | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 1538 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Mkhize, Swelihle | 0 | RSA | +?B | +?N | −?B | +?N | +7B | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 1511 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 534033173 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | −?N | +?B | +?B | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1450 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Shoko, John Lincoln | 0 | RSA | +?N | −10B | +20N | +?B | =?N | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 1487 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Seroadi, Thato | 1487 | RSA | +13N | =9B | +14N | =11B | −4N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 7.25 | 1646 | +16.4 |
| 8 | FIDE 534034765 | 0 | — | +?B | −1N | +?B | −3B | +?N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1477 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 534048375 | 0 | — | +?B | =7N | −?B | =?N | +15B | 3.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.50 | 1454 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Adamson, Amani | 1481 | RSA | F | +6N | −1B | =12B | +11N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 7.25 | 2249 | +18.4 |
| 11 | Haupt, Joshua | 1453 | RSA | −17B | +16N | +15B | =7N | −10B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 5.50 | 1290 | -16.4 |
| 12 | Labuscagne, Waldo | 0 | RSA | +14B | −?N | +?B | =10N | −?B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.25 | 1480 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Allison, Spencer | 0 | RSA | −7B | −?N | =?B | +19N | +?B | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1333 | -27.2 |
| 14 | Swart, Reyhan | 1465 | RSA | −12N | +21B | −7B | −18N | +19B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 686 | -18.4 |
| 15 | Cele, Asakhe | 0 | RSA | −?N | +?B | −11N | +21B | −9N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 643 | -39.2 |
| 16 | Naidoo, Gerard Ricardo | 0 | RSA | −?N | −11B | +?N | −?B | +20N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.00 | 667 | -77.2 |
| 17 | Human, Zachariah | 0 | RSA | +11N | −?B | +?B | −?N | −?N | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.50 | 1450 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 534048340 | 0 | — | −?B | −?N | +?N | +14B | −?N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 1265 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Slabbert, Marko | 0 | RSA | +?N | −?B | −3N | −13B | −14N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 647 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 534048359 | 0 | — | +?B | −?N | −6B | −?N | −16B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 674 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Maluleke, Phenyo Tiyani | 0 | RSA | −?B | −14N | +?B | −15N | −?B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 688 | -50.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Adamson, AmaniRSA+18.42.5 pts · #10
- 2Seroadi, ThatoRSA+16.43.0 pts · #9
- 3Slabbert, MarkoRSA0.01.0 pts · #18
Top rating losers
- 1Naidoo, Gerard RicardoRSA-77.22.0 pts · #19
- 2Maluleke, Phenyo TiyaniRSA-50.41.0 pts · #16
- 3Cele, AsakheRSA-39.22.0 pts · #17