2026 Elise Steenkamp Tournament (Queen)

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42 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 13 Jun 2026 to 15 Jun 2026 in Pretoria, South Africa. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1656, and top seed was Swelihle Mkhize (🇿🇦 RSA, 1754).

Bernard R. Buys (🇿🇦 RSA, 1637) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Prince Kwame Kusi (5.5) and Arham Khalife (5.5). Buys shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Prince Kwame Kusi (1477) beat Swelihle Mkhize (1754), a +277-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

🇿🇦Swelihle Mkhize1754

Avg top 10

1,656

Participants

Federations · 3 represented

🇿🇦South Africa×34

🇧🇼Botswana×2

🇸🇪Sweden×1

Top 3

🥇
Bernard R. Buys
🇿🇦RSA·1637
6.0pts·1847perf+32.0
🥈
Prince Kwame Kusi
🇿🇦RSA·1477
5.5pts·1839perf+127.6
🥉
Arham Khalife
🇿🇦RSA·1630
5.5pts·1788perf+53.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Bernard R. Buys led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Buys6Kusi5.5Khalife5.5Ngobeni5Lodi5Maponya5

R7 · LEADER CHANGE15 Jun

Bernard R. Buys takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Bernard R. Buys lost to Prince Kwame Kusi (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Bernard R. Buys 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Prince Kwame Kusi 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Bernard R. Buys	*	0	—	—
2Prince Kwame Kusi	1	*	—	—
3Arham Khalife	—	—	*	—
4Njabulo Ngobeni	—	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Buys, Bernard R.	1637	RSA	+29B	+27N	+8B	−2N	+16B	+4N	+5N	6.0	27.0	30.0	24.50	1847	+32.0
2	Kusi, Prince Kwame	1477	RSA	+25N	+36B	+11N	+1B	=13N	−5B	+8B	5.5	27.0	29.0	22.00	1839	+127.6
3	Khalife, Arham	1630	RSA	+21B	+31N	=12B	=4N	=10B	+26N	+13B	5.5	24.5	27.0	20.00	1788	+53.6
4	Maponya, Khutso	1665	RSA	+42N	=13B	+6N	=3B	+14N	−1B	+15N	5.0	28.5	29.0	18.25	1747	+13.0
5	Mokotedi, Lesedi	1558	RSA	+35N	+6B	−13N	+18B	+17N	+2N	−1B	5.0	28.0	30.5	20.50	1706	+47.6
6	Lodi, Khotso	1670	RSA	+22B	−5N	−4B	+31N	+29B	+10N	+9B	5.0	25.0	27.5	17.50	1690	+5.0
7	Ngobeni, Njabulo	1641	RSA	−36N	+25B	−18N	+28B	+32B	+22N	+16B	5.0	19.0	21.0	15.50	1685	+8.6
8	Baloyi, Boikanyo	1651	RSA	+24N	+23B	−1N	+9B	=11N	+13B	−2N	4.5	27.5	30.5	16.75	1666	+6.8
9	Adamson, Luke	1584	RSA	+15B	=10N	+32B	−8N	+12B	+11B	−6N	4.5	27.0	29.5	17.75	1723	+26.8
10	Seloane, Kamogelo	1591	RSA	+18N	=9B	=14N	+19B	=3N	−6B	+24N	4.5	26.0	29.0	17.00	1644	+18.4
11	Mkhize, Swelihle	1754	RSA	+34B	+26N	−2B	+22N	=8B	−9N	+19N	4.5	24.0	26.5	14.25	1606	-41.2
12	Bout, Wanda	1522	RSA	+39N	+38B	=3N	−13B	−9N	+33B	+18N	4.5	22.0	24.0	12.75	1608	+29.6
13	Mmakou, Lesedi	1658	RSA	+37B	=4N	+5B	+12N	=2B	−8N	−3N	4.0	30.0	32.0	16.75	1622	-12.4
14	Khumalo, Siyabonga Samuel Khutso	0	RSA	=41N	+19B	=10B	+20N	−4B	−15N	+23N	4.0	23.5	24.5	12.75	1637	+49.2
15	Pande Munashe	1629	BOT	−9N	+24B	=28N	=23B	+27N	+14B	−4B	4.0	22.5	25.5	13.00	1556	-11.6
16	Kirstein, Tinus Ederich	1587	RSA	F	+29N	+37B	+33B	−1N	+17B	−7N	4.0	22.5	22.5	11.50	1617	+8.8
17	Strauss, Lune	1539	RSA	−31B	+34N	+21B	+26N	−5B	−16N	+20B	4.0	21.5	24.0	12.50	1526	-4.0
18	Ahmid, Kaleem	1505	RSA	−10B	+40N	+7B	−5N	+37B	=20N	−12B	3.5	24.5	26.0	10.25	1551	+8.6
19	Rapholo, Motlatjo	1621	RSA	=20B	−14N	+40B	−10N	+21B	+32N	−11B	3.5	22.5	24.0	9.25	1561	-11.4
20	Sedibeng, Kamogelo	1539	RSA	=19N	=28B	+41N	−14B	+23N	=18B	−17N	3.5	21.0	22.0	9.00	1550	+2.0
21	Maruatona Onthatile	1494	BOT	−3N	+42B	−17N	=38B	−19N	+28B	+34N	3.5	20.5	21.0	7.00	1423	-19.2
22	Grobler, Joshua	1450	RSA	−6N	+39B	+38N	−11B	+24N	−7B	−26B	3.0	22.5	24.5	7.00	1459	+0.4
23	Cele, Bongiwe Natasha Natasha	1545	RSA	+30B	−8N	=27B	=15N	−20B	+38N	−14B	3.0	22.0	24.0	8.50	1409	-43.6
24	FIDE 14395681	0	—	−8B	−15N	+34B	+30N	−22B	+35N	−10B	3.0	21.5	24.0	8.00	780	0.0
25	Lodi, Olebogeng	1499	RSA	−2B	−7N	+35B	−37N	+30B	=34N	=27B	3.0	21.5	23.5	8.25	1187	-58.0
26	Adamson, Amani	1511	RSA	F	−11B	+36N	−17B	+33N	−3B	+22N	3.0	21.5	21.5	7.50	1503	-3.6
27	Maponya, Warona	1418	RSA	+33N	−1B	=23N	−32N	−15B	+39B	=25N	3.0	21.0	23.0	7.50	1427	+2.4
28	Rasebeshela, Mutshidzi	1615	RSA	=32B	=20N	=15B	−7N	=40B	−21N	+38B	3.0	20.5	22.0	7.75	1492	-46.8
29	Haupt, Joshua	1407	RSA	−1N	−16B	+42N	+36B	−6N	+37N	F	3.0	19.5	19.5	4.50	1507	+24.4
30	FIDE 14394529	0	—	−23N	−33B	+39N	−24B	−25N	+36B	+37B	3.0	15.5	17.5	6.00	1523	0.0
31	Montsho, Reatlegile	1468	RSA	+17N	−3B	−33N	−6B	=38N	+40N	F	2.5	21.5	23.0	6.50	1560	+24.0
32	Mathe, Thabang	1532	RSA	=28N	+41B	−9N	+27B	−7N	−19B	F	2.5	21.5	22.5	5.50	1509	-4.6
33	Smith, Eduan	0	RSA	−27B	+30N	+31B	−16N	−26B	−12N	=35B	2.5	20.0	22.5	6.75	1261	0.0
34	FIDE 534003827	0	—	−11N	−17B	−24N	+41B	+36N	=25B	−21B	2.5	20.0	21.0	4.50	1494	0.0
35	FIDE 14398087	0	—	−5B	−37N	−25N	+39B	+41N	−24B	=33N	2.5	17.5	18.5	4.25	1437	0.0
36	Ramonyai, Maribe	1504	RSA	+7B	−2N	−26B	−29N	−34B	−30N	+40B	2.0	22.0	23.5	6.50	1436	-19.2
37	Lodi, Isagoentle	1499	RSA	−13N	+35B	−16N	+25B	−18N	−29B	−30N	2.0	20.5	23.0	5.50	1291	-25.8
38	Sorensen, Peter	1456	SWE	+40B	−12N	−22B	=21N	=31B	−23B	−28N	2.0	19.5	21.0	4.50	1356	-38.0
39	Van Der Walt, Henrico	1470	RSA	−12B	−22N	−30B	−35N	+42B	−27N	+41B	2.0	17.0	17.5	1.50	1284	-38.4
40	Pretorius, Klarissa	0	RSA	−38N	−18B	−19N	+42B	=28N	−31B	−36N	1.5	16.5	17.0	2.00	1127	-92.4
41	Bogatsu, Oarabile	1518	RSA	=14B	−32N	−20B	−34N	−35B	=42N	−39N	1.0	17.0	17.5	2.25	1191	-61.2
42	FIDE 14371901	0	—	−4B	−21N	−29B	−40N	−39N	=41B	F	0.5	16.0	16.0	0.50	1109	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Kusi, Prince KwameRSA
+127.6
5.5 pts · #2
2Khalife, ArhamRSA
+53.6
5.5 pts · #3
3Khumalo, Siyabonga Samuel KhutsoRSA
+49.2
4.0 pts · #8

Top rating losers

1Pretorius, KlarissaRSA
-92.4
1.5 pts · #41
2Bogatsu, OarabileRSA
-61.2
1.0 pts · #40
3Lodi, OlebogengRSA
-58.0
3.0 pts · #39

Biggest upsets

R3+277 Elo gap
Kusi, Prince Kwame1477 beat Mkhize, Swelihle1754
R7+174 Elo gap
Kusi, Prince Kwame1477 beat Baloyi, Boikanyo1651
R6+170 Elo gap
Adamson, Luke1584 beat Mkhize, Swelihle1754