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Fountains Mall Open 2026 (A)

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16 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 16 May 2026 to 17 May 2026 in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1313, and top seed was Tyler Nevin (🇿🇦 RSA, CM, 1992).

Tyler Nevin (🇿🇦 RSA, CM, 1992) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Justin James Rishworth (3.5). Nevin won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Zolani Sibengile (1547) beat Charles Krieger (1695), a +148-point gap.

Location
🇿🇦Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
Dates
16 May 2026 → 17 May 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 90 Min. Incr. 2 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇿🇦CMTyler Nevin1992
Avg top 10
1,313
Participants
16
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×9
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

CM Tyler Nevin led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
6
2
1
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD

CM Tyler Nevin never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

CM Tyler Nevin beat Justin James Rishworth (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

CM Tyler Nevin 5 wins (R1–R5)Zolani Sibengile 3 wins (R2–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Nevin, TylerCM1992RSA+4B+13N+2B+3N+7N5.012.513.513.502399+5.0
2Rishworth, Justin James1612RSA+10B+12N1N+4B=3B3.513.014.07.501838+10.2
3FIDE 5340539800+14B=5N+6B1B=2N3.014.514.56.2517470.0
4FIDE 1436457301N+9B+12B2N+10B3.013.014.05.5016380.0
5Krieger, Charles1695RSA+8N=3B7N+9B=6N3.012.014.58.501558-10.4
6Groener, Gladwin1689RSA=9N+11B3N+8B=5B3.011.513.57.751760+8.0
7Sibengile, Zolani1547RSAF+15N+5B+10N1B3.010.010.05.001900+52.0
8Faniswa, Aviwe1439RSA5B+14N+13B6N+15B3.07.07.01.001492+6.4
9FIDE 143553700=6B4N+14B5N+11N2.511.011.03.5014990.0
10Van Gent, Ettienne1684RSA2N+16B+11N7B4N2.011.511.52.00780-51.2
11Abercrombie, Keith0RSA+15B6N10B+12N9B2.08.58.51.008870.0
12FIDE 5340540060F2B4N11B+14N1.08.58.50.008120.0
13Stone, Renato1467RSA+16N1B8NFF1.08.08.00.00853-24.8
14FIDE 53405396403N8B9NF12B0.09.59.50.006390.0
15FIDE 534053999011N7BFF8N0.09.09.00.006930.0
16FIDE 534053972013B10NFFF0.03.03.00.007760.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets