2026 Elise Steenkamp Tournament (Rook)

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52 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 13 Jun 2026 to 15 Jun 2026 in Pretoria, South Africa. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 601, and top seed was Zachariah Human (🇿🇦 RSA, 1596).

The biggest upset came in round 5: Neo Seitei (1449) beat Zachariah Human (1596), a +147-point gap.

Location

🇿🇦Pretoria, South Africa

Dates

13 Jun 2026 → 15 Jun 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

🇿🇦Zachariah Human1596

Avg top 10

601

Participants

Federations · 2 represented

🇿🇦South Africa×7

🇲🇿Mozambique×1

Top 3

🥇
FIDE 534046232
—
6.0pts·1470perf0.0
🥈
FIDE 534054340
—
5.5pts·1544perf0.0
🥉
FIDE 534056378
—
5.5pts·1549perf0.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Co-leaders

65.55.55.555

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FIDE 534046232 6 wins (R2–R7)FIDE 534056378 3 wins (R1–R3)FIDE 534056360 3 wins (R2–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FIDE 534046232	*	—	—	—
2FIDE 534056378	—	*	—	0
3FIDE 534056360	—	—	*	—
4FIDE 534054340	—	1	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	FIDE 534046232	0	—	−32N	+?B	+?N	+5B	+?N	+13B	+?N	6.0	12.0	12.0	9.00	1470	0.0
2	FIDE 534054340	0	—	=11N	+10B	+?N	+26B	+23N	+3B	−?B	5.5	21.5	21.5	19.25	1544	0.0
3	FIDE 534056378	0	—	+5N	+?B	+31N	=?B	+14B	−2N	+13N	5.5	21.5	21.5	16.00	1549	0.0
4	FIDE 534056360	0	—	=?N	+?B	+25N	+11B	−?N	+21B	+9N	5.5	16.5	16.5	16.50	1445	0.0
5	FIDE 534000410	0	—	−3B	+?N	+34B	−1N	+37B	+19N	+18B	5.0	25.5	25.5	14.00	1427	0.0
6	FIDE 534054227	0	—	+49B	−8N	+?B	=10N	+25B	=14N	+26B	5.0	21.5	21.5	12.25	1581	0.0
7	FIDE 534048340	0	—	+?N	−20B	+?N	−13B	+?N	+28N	+14B	5.0	15.0	15.0	7.00	1509	0.0
8	FIDE 534056467	0	—	+29N	+6B	+?B	−?N	−?B	+16N	+?N	5.0	12.0	12.0	12.00	1550	0.0
9	FIDE 534033114	0	—	+28N	+17B	+13N	+?B	−?B	=12N	−4B	4.5	21.0	21.0	13.25	1483	0.0
10	FIDE 14362376	0	—	+?B	−2N	+29N	=6B	+24N	+23B	−?N	4.5	20.5	20.5	12.50	1580	0.0
11	FIDE 534056432	0	—	=2B	+45N	+28B	−4N	−27B	+?N	+?B	4.5	19.0	19.0	7.25	1535	0.0
12	FIDE 534010866	0	—	+?B	−?N	+17N	+31B	+?N	=9B	−?N	4.5	11.5	11.5	9.25	1592	0.0
13	Vorster, Wian	1437	RSA	+34B	+19N	−9B	+7N	+15B	−1N	−3B	4.0	29.0	32.0	16.00	2207	+18.4
14	Masipa, Nelson	0	RSA	+33N	+15B	+24N	=23B	−3N	=6B	−7N	4.0	26.5	29.5	14.75	1524	-3.2
15	FIDE 534019898	0	—	+35B	−14N	+30N	+32B	−13N	−?B	+31N	4.0	20.0	20.0	12.00	709	0.0
16	FIDE 534044949	0	—	+46N	−24B	+33N	−20B	+?N	−8B	+29N	4.0	19.5	19.5	7.00	1616	0.0
17	FIDE 534013792	0	—	+36B	−9N	−12B	+?N	+35B	+?N	F	4.0	19.0	19.0	6.00	1565	0.0
18	FIDE 534046640	0	—	−26B	+43N	−27B	+48N	+32N	+?B	−5N	4.0	18.0	18.0	6.00	1443	0.0
19	Tivane, Violet Lebo	0	MOZ	+51N	−13B	+46N	−21N	+30B	−5B	+47N	4.0	18.0	18.0	5.00	637	-18.4
20	FIDE 534056424	0	—	+22B	+7N	−?B	+16N	+?B	−?B	F	4.0	17.0	17.0	13.00	1565	0.0
21	FIDE 534044981	0	—	+?N	+?B	−23N	+19B	−?N	−4N	+?B	4.0	13.0	13.0	4.00	1510	0.0
22	FIDE 14395940	0	—	−20N	−46B	−?N	+51B	+?N	+?B	+28N	4.0	8.0	8.0	3.00	1469	0.0
23	Lekalakala, Bupe Amogelang	1524	RSA	+30B	+27N	+21B	=14N	−2B	−10N	F	3.5	25.0	28.0	12.50	1581	+3.2
24	FIDE 534056394	0	—	+44B	+16N	−14B	=27N	−10B	−26N	+?B	3.5	21.5	21.5	7.75	1510	0.0
25	FIDE 534056556	0	—	=45B	+?N	−4B	+38N	−6N	+40B	F	3.5	21.0	21.0	6.25	1592	0.0
26	FIDE 534056564	0	—	+18N	+?B	−?N	−2N	=?B	+24B	−6N	3.5	18.0	18.0	7.50	1494	0.0
27	Hlwathika, Thandolwenkosi	0	RSA	+41N	−23B	+18N	=24B	+11N	−?B	−?N	3.5	17.5	17.5	12.25	675	0.0
28	Seitei, Neo	1449	RSA	−9B	+36N	−11N	+41B	+29N	−7B	−22B	3.0	24.0	26.0	8.00	2396	+28.0
29	Human, Zachariah	1596	RSA	−8B	+49N	−10B	+50N	−28B	+37N	−16B	3.0	20.5	21.5	5.00	649	-28.0
30	FIDE 534056530	0	—	−23N	F	−15B	+33B	−19N	+34B	+38N	3.0	20.5	20.5	9.00	666	0.0
31	FIDE 534024212	0	—	+42B	+47N	−3B	−12N	−36B	+?N	−15B	3.0	20.0	20.0	3.00	1459	0.0
32	FIDE 534019863	0	—	+1B	−?N	+?B	−15N	−18B	+?N	F	3.0	17.0	17.0	6.00	1459	0.0
33	FIDE 534056459	0	—	−14B	+48N	−16B	−30N	+50B	−35N	+?B	3.0	16.0	16.0	2.00	781	0.0
34	FIDE 534000356	0	—	−13N	+?B	−5N	−?B	+46B	−30N	+48B	3.0	14.0	14.0	2.00	637	0.0
35	FIDE 534056408	0	—	−15N	+41B	+?N	−?B	−17N	+33B	−?N	3.0	13.0	13.0	5.00	1413	0.0
36	FIDE 534023372	0	—	−17N	−28B	+51N	+?B	+31N	−?B	F	3.0	13.0	13.0	3.00	637	0.0
37	FIDE 534056475	0	—	−?B	−?N	+?B	+47N	−5N	−29B	+42N	3.0	11.0	11.0	3.00	1315	0.0
38	FIDE 534046666	0	—	=?N	−?B	+39N	−25B	=?N	+?B	−30B	3.0	9.0	9.0	2.50	1425	0.0
39	FIDE 534054405	0	—	−?B	+42N	−38B	=?N	−?N	+41B	F	2.5	9.5	9.5	4.00	625	0.0
40	FIDE 534012168	0	—	+?B	−?N	+47B	−?N	=?B	−25N	F	2.5	7.0	7.0	1.00	1299	0.0
41	FIDE 534054316	0	—	−27B	−35N	+52B	−28N	−?B	−39N	+46N	2.0	13.0	13.0	1.00	711	0.0
42	FIDE 534054235	0	—	−31N	−39B	+43N	−?B	+48B	−?N	−37B	2.0	11.5	11.5	3.00	772	0.0
43	FIDE 534054251	0	—	−?N	−18B	−42B	−?N	+52N	+?B	−?B	2.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	772	0.0
44	FIDE 534040439	0	—	−24N	−?B	−49N	−?B	+51N	+46B	−?N	2.0	5.5	5.5	1.00	614	0.0
45	Matlaila, Ofentse	0	RSA	=25N	−11B	+?N	F	F	F	F	1.5	8.0	8.0	1.75	1445	0.0
46	FIDE 534056440	0	—	−16B	+22N	−19B	−?B	−34N	−44N	−41B	1.0	19.0	19.0	4.00	605	0.0
47	FIDE 534046658	0	—	F	−31B	−40N	−37B	F	+?N	−19B	1.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	607	0.0
48	FIDE 534056483	0	—	−?N	−33B	F	−18B	−42N	+51B	−34N	1.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	603	0.0
49	FIDE 534056513	0	—	−6N	−29B	+44B	−?N	F	F	F	1.0	11.0	11.0	2.00	718	0.0
50	FIDE 534056491	0	—	F	−?N	−?B	−29B	−33N	+?B	−?N	1.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	721	0.0
51	FIDE 534056416	0	—	−19B	−?N	−36B	−22N	−44B	−48N	F	0.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	607	0.0
52	FIDE 534056521	0	—	−?N	−?B	−41N	−?N	−43B	F	−?B	0.0	4.0	4.0	0.00	745	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Seitei, NeoRSA
+28.0
3.0 pts · #27
2Vorster, WianRSA
+18.4
4.0 pts · #13
3Lekalakala, Bupe AmogelangRSA
+3.2
3.5 pts · #31

Top rating losers

1Human, ZachariahRSA
-28.0
3.0 pts · #35
2Tivane, Violet LeboMOZ
-18.4
4.0 pts · #39
3Masipa, NelsonRSA
-3.2
4.0 pts · #29

Biggest upsets

R5+147 Elo gap
Seitei, Neo1449 beat Human, Zachariah1596