2026 Prestige College Open Chess Tournament (C)
Open SwissStandard
10 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 06 Jun 2026 in Hamannskraal, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 283, and top seed was Neo Seitei (🇿🇦 RSA, 1449).
Location
🇿🇦Hamannskraal, South Africa
Dates
06 Jun 2026
Time control
Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
283
Participants
10
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×3
Top 3
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- 🥈
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
5
2
1
4
2
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.0/5. takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.0).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Warona Maponya 4 wins (R2–R5)FIDE 534054421 3 wins (R1–R3)FIDE 534056327 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warona Maponya | * | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2FIDE 534054421 | — | * | 0 | — |
| 3FIDE 534056327 | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4FIDE 534056343 | 1 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIDE 534054421 | 0 | — | +8B | +4N | +6B | −3N | +?N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 8.00 | 1469 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Maponya, Warona | 1418 | RSA | −5N | +9B | +10N | +7B | +3B | 4.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5.50 | 2214 | +19.6 |
| 3 | FIDE 534056327 | 0 | — | F | +7B | +?N | +1B | −2N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 1447 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 534044949 | 0 | — | +?N | −1B | −7N | +?B | +9N | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.50 | 614 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 534056343 | 0 | — | +2B | −?B | −?N | +?N | +8B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 1434 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Cele, Asakhe | 0 | RSA | −?N | +?B | −1N | +10B | +7N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1432 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Louw, Nova | 1414 | RSA | +10B | −3N | +4B | −2N | −6B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 618 | -19.6 |
| 8 | FIDE 14395843 | 0 | — | −1N | +?N | +9B | −?B | −5N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.50 | 649 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 534043861 | 0 | — | =?B | −2N | −8N | F | −4B | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 618 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 534056300 | 0 | — | −7N | F | −2B | −6N | −?B | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 616 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Maponya, WaronaRSA+19.64.0 pts · #2
- 2FIDE 143958430.02.0 pts · #9
- 3Cele, AsakheRSA0.03.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Louw, NovaRSA-19.62.0 pts · #10
- 2FIDE 143958430.02.0 pts · #9
- 3Cele, AsakheRSA0.03.0 pts · #4