West Rand goes to Monnas 2026 (Rooks)
29 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 02 May 2026 in Krugersdorop, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 1052, and top seed was Ane Truscott (🇿🇦 RSA, 1601).
Thembani Tshepo Mbiza (🇿🇦 RSA, 1509) won with 4.5/5, ahead of David Mbasane (4.5) and Atlegang Mnguni (4.5). Mbiza shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Iain Eric Perry-Fisher (1430) beat Gerard Ricardo Naidoo (1571), a +141-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 3 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
3 players finish on 4.5/5. Mbiza takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.0).
David Mbasane 3 wins (R3–R5)Thembani Tshepo Mbiza 4 wins (R1–R4)Atlegang Mnguni 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1David Mbasane | * | — | — | — |
| 2Thembani Tshepo Mbiza | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Atlegang Mnguni | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4FIDE 534013067 | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mbiza, Thembani Tshepo | 1509 | RSA | +19N | +9B | +7N | +8N | =3B | 4.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 13.75 | 2326 | +42.0 |
| 2 | Mbasane, David | 1563 | RSA | +18B | =6N | +14B | +4N | +8B | 4.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 13.75 | 2283 | +47.2 |
| 3 | Mnguni, Atlegang | 0 | RSA | +?N | +21B | +25N | +11B | =1N | 4.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 8.25 | 1509 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Shai, Koketso | 1438 | RSA | +5N | +13B | +16N | −2B | +11N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 12.50 | 1497 | +6.4 |
| 5 | FIDE 534013067 | 0 | — | −4B | +?B | +19N | +10N | +?B | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.00 | 1522 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 534000437 | 0 | — | +26N | =2B | +13N | −?B | +17N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 8.75 | 1563 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 534048979 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | −1B | +?N | =16B | 3.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.25 | 1277 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Maseko, Tshiamo | 1411 | RSA | +22N | +17B | +15N | −1B | −2N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 7.50 | 736 | -26.8 |
| 9 | Marx, Ethen Frederik | 0 | RSA | +29B | −1N | +12B | −16N | +24B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 670 | -58.0 |
| 10 | Naidoo, Gerard Ricardo | 1571 | RSA | +27N | −16B | +24N | −5B | +20N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 630 | -27.6 |
| 11 | FIDE 534042598 | 0 | — | +?N | +20B | +?N | −3N | −4B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 638 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 534019995 | 0 | — | +23N | −15B | −9N | +21B | +25N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 841 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 534032150 | 0 | — | +?B | −4N | −6B | +?N | +18B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1468 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Truscott, Ane | 1601 | RSA | +28N | −25B | −2N | +26B | +22N | 3.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 763 | -22.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 534013300 | 0 | — | +?B | +12N | −8B | +18N | −?N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 5.00 | 611 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Perry-Fisher, Iain Eric | 1430 | RSA | F | +10N | −4B | +9B | =7N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 7.75 | 1675 | +38.8 |
| 17 | FIDE 14399989 | 0 | — | +?B | −8N | =?B | +23N | −6B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.00 | 611 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 14399270 | 0 | — | −2N | +26B | +20N | −15B | −13N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 763 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 534026215 | 0 | — | −1B | +29N | −5B | +27N | −?B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 709 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 534048944 | 0 | — | +?B | −11N | −18B | +28N | −10B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 771 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 14399938 | 0 | — | +?B | −3N | −?B | −12N | +?B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 697 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 534044205 | 0 | — | −8B | +?N | +27B | −?N | −14B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 706 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 14399962 | 0 | — | −12B | −?N | +?B | −17B | +26N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.00 | 697 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 14399610 | 0 | — | −?B | +?N | −10B | +29N | −9N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 806 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 14399377 | 0 | — | F | +14N | −3B | −?N | −12B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1549 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 534044361 | 0 | — | −6B | −18N | +?B | −14N | −23B | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 801 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 534013156 | 0 | — | −10B | F | −22N | −19B | +?N | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 771 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 14399970 | 0 | — | −14B | F | +?N | −20B | −?N | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 801 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 534048960 | 0 | — | −9N | −19B | F | −24B | −?N | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 841 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mbasane, DavidRSA+47.24.5 pts · #1
- 2Mbiza, Thembani TshepoRSA+42.04.5 pts · #4
- 3Perry-Fisher, Iain EricRSA+38.82.5 pts · #2
- 1Marx, Ethen FrederikRSA-58.03.0 pts · #14
- 2Naidoo, Gerard RicardoRSA-27.63.0 pts · #19
- 3Maseko, TshiamoRSA-26.83.0 pts · #29
- R2+141 Elo gap