♟️💙💛 Good luck for the final day!
While we are sitting in grey, howling-cold Gauteng, looking at dusty tables instead of Table Mountain, our Gauteng players are proudly representing us at the prestigious 2026 Chess South Africa Open Championships in Cape Town. 😉
Gauteng Chess has an amazing presence at this year’s Chess SA Open, and we are incredibly proud of every player taking part.
The tournament comes to an end tomorrow, 5 July, and Gauteng Province Chess would like to wish all our players the very best for the final day.
Players are listed under their main section, with any additional sections shown in brackets.
Championship
• Adam Snyckers — GJM (also Blitz)
• JM Juan-Louis Combrink — GJM (also Blitz, U17B)
• Kaleb Deysel — GJM
• Michael Nicholas Longano — GJM
• Talifhani Ndwambi — GSV
• Zhengfei Li — GJM
Ladies
• Andile Patience Sibanda — GTP
• Liliya Anthonissen — GTP
• Maria Luchies — GJM (also Blitz)
• Tshegofatso Mahuma — GTP
• WFM Nina Chloe Gardiner — GJM
Advanced
• Amukelani Hlatshwayo — GE (also Blitz)
• Ashar Johnson — GJM
• Hlomla Mbilini — GE
• Justin Rishworth — GTP
• Kabelo Maponya — GJM
• Kaleem Ahmid — GJM (also Blitz)
• Michael Peter Van Schaik — GJM
• Nigel John Phillips — GE
• Njabulo Ngobeni — GTP
• Pieter Van Der Berg — GJM
• Ronald Chikwava — GJM (also Blitz, U15B)
• Samuel Thabiso Makhubela — GJM (also Blitz)
• Sphamandla Thalente Siwela — GJM
• Thabang Vincent Modiadia — GE
• Timothy Fish Hodgson — GJM (also Blitz)
• Willem Francois Cloete — GTP
Intermediate
• Andile Clive Siyali — GSV
• Candice Rinkwest — GJM (also Blitz)
• Jamie Petersen — GE
• Jay Van Der Berg — GJM (also Blitz)
• Klarissa Pretorius — GJM
• Lukhanyo Mjalo — GJM (also Blitz)
• William Cawthorn — GJM (also Blitz)
Blitz
• Maropeng Quintallion Molepo — GTP
U7 Boys
• Chris Conradie — GJM
• Danie Van Heerden — GJM
• Jannes Strydom — GTP
U9 Boys
• Aryan Connor De Villiers — GE
• Benjamin Wong — GJM
• David Conradie — GJM
• JM Lukas Koorts — GJM
• Jacobus Bekker — GJM
• Mbhekeni Ramonyai — GTP
• Muhammed Ayaan Abdul — GSV
• Zachariah Deysel — GJM
U9 Girls
• JM Keratilwe Kgwale — GTP
U11 Boys
• Atinatsa David Malilani — GSV (also Blitz)
• Ewan Finnemore — GJM
• Jiming Li — GTP
• Joshua White — GWR
• Magnus Kleynhans — GTP
• Theart Machiel Theron — GTP
U11 Girls
• Evania Chikwava — GJM
• Itumeleng Kgwale — GTP
• Obotegile Kgwale — GTP
• WRM Minka Conradie — GJM
• Zara Rizvi — GTP
U13 Boys
• Daniel Mallach — GJM
• Edward White — GWR
• Ethan Dsouza — GJM
• Francois Theron — GE
• Livhuwani Nathan Nemusombori — GJM
• Logan Gericke — GE
• Marcel Van Zyl — GTP
• Naude Opperman — GE
U13 Girls
• Boikanyo Monyane — GE
• Khanyisile Njabulo Dlamini — GSV
U15 Boys
• Andrew Cloete — GE
• Ettienne van Meersbergen — GTP
• Kayden Titus — GE
• Lerato Mohapi — GSV
• Maribe Ramonyai — GTP
• Yashvardhan Kapur — GJM
• Zandre Van de Venter — GSV
U15 Girls
• Rotandwa Mphigalale — GE
• WRM Luné Strauss — GTP
U17 Boys
• Thabani Ndhlovu — GSV (also Blitz)
U17 Girls
• Anam Rizvi — GTP
• Hannah Deysel — GJM
• Lwazi Jabulile Dlamini — GSV
• WRM Nonhlanhla Ngwangwa — GJM
Play boldly, stay focused, and finish strong. Your Gauteng chess family is cheering you on! ♟️🇿🇦