Fountains Mall Open 2026 (A)
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.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsCM Tyler Nevin led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
CM Tyler Nevin never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
CM Tyler Nevin beat Justin James Rishworth (White).
CM Tyler Nevin 5 wins (R1–R5)Zolani Sibengile 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMTyler Nevin | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Justin James Rishworth | 0 | * | — | ½ |
| 3Zolani Sibengile | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4FIDE 534053980 | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevin, TylerCM | 1992 | RSA | +4B | +13N | +2B | +3N | +7N | 5.0 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 13.50 | 2399 | +5.0 |
| 2 | Rishworth, Justin James | 1612 | RSA | +10B | +12N | −1N | +4B | =3B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 7.50 | 1838 | +10.2 |
| 3 | FIDE 534053980 | 0 | — | +14B | =5N | +6B | −1B | =2N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 6.25 | 1747 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 14364573 | 0 | — | −1N | +9B | +12B | −2N | +10B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 5.50 | 1638 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Krieger, Charles | 1695 | RSA | +8N | =3B | −7N | +9B | =6N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 8.50 | 1558 | -10.4 |
| 6 | Groener, Gladwin | 1689 | RSA | =9N | +11B | −3N | +8B | =5B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 7.75 | 1760 | +8.0 |
| 7 | Sibengile, Zolani | 1547 | RSA | F | +15N | +5B | +10N | −1B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 1900 | +52.0 |
| 8 | Faniswa, Aviwe | 1439 | RSA | −5B | +14N | +13B | −6N | +15B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1492 | +6.4 |
| 9 | FIDE 14355370 | 0 | — | =6B | −4N | +14B | −5N | +11N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1499 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Van Gent, Ettienne | 1684 | RSA | −2N | +16B | +11N | −7B | −4N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 780 | -51.2 |
| 11 | Abercrombie, Keith | 0 | RSA | +15B | −6N | −10B | +12N | −9B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 887 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 534054006 | 0 | — | F | −2B | −4N | −11B | +14N | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 812 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Stone, Renato | 1467 | RSA | +16N | −1B | −8N | F | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 853 | -24.8 |
| 14 | FIDE 534053964 | 0 | — | −3N | −8B | −9N | F | −12B | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 639 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 534053999 | 0 | — | −11N | −7B | F | F | −8N | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 693 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 534053972 | 0 | — | −13B | −10N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 776 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Sibengile, ZolaniRSA+52.03.0 pts · #2
- 2Rishworth, Justin JamesRSA+10.23.5 pts · #8
- 3Groener, GladwinRSA+8.03.0 pts · #4
- 1Van Gent, EttienneRSA-51.22.0 pts · #10
- 2Stone, RenatoRSA-24.81.0 pts · #14
- 3Krieger, CharlesRSA-10.43.0 pts · #5
- R3+148 Elo gap
- R4+137 Elo gap