| 1 | Henry Robert Steel | International Master | 2408 | 2399 | 2424 |
| 2 | Jan Karsten | International Master | 2386 ▲ 1 | 2277 ▲ 3 | - |
| 3 | Daniel Cawdery | International Master | 2312 ▼ 24 | 2346 | 2328 |
| 4 | Caleb Levi Levitan | International Master | 2295 ▲ 45 | 2219 ▲ 6 | 2155 ▲ 16 |
| 5 | Raphael Felix | FIDE Master | 2293 ▼ 14 | 1897 | 1928 ▼ 6 |
| 6 | Roland Bezuidenhout | FIDE Master | 2284 ▼ 25 | - | - |
| 7 | Kenneth Terence Solomon | Grandmaster | 2277 ▲ 8 | 2334 ▲ 3 | 2421 ▼ 14 |
| 8 | Banele Mhango | FIDE Master | 2268 ▲ 41 | 2243 | 2247 ▲ 10 |
| 9 | Daniel Barrish | FIDE Master | 2245 ▼ 45 | 2162 | 2183 |
| 10 | Watu Kobese | International Master | 2237 ▼ 21 | 2315 | 2296 |
| 11 | Ryan Pierre Van Rensburg | International Master | 2228 ▲ 7 | 2239 | 2241 |
| 12 | Ja Ophoff | Candidate Master | 2223 ▼ 30 | - | 2226 |
| 13 | Michael Simpson | International Master | 2221 ▲ 59 | 1969 | 2017 |
| 14 | Jack Van Zyl-Rudd | FIDE Master | 2209 ▲ 3 | 2164 | 2164 |
| 15 | Charlton Mnyasta | None | 2206 ▲ 44 | 2115 ▲ 14 | 2104 |
| 16 | Keith Khumalo | Candidate Master | 2201 ▲ 34 | 1987 | 2129 ▼ 18 |
| 17 | Jacob Dumisani Mnguni | Candidate Master | 2179 ▲ 4 | 2194 | 2037 |
| 18 | Mohamed Ozayr Bhawoodien | FIDE Master | 2178 | 2084 | 2153 |
| 19 | Alexander van der Merwe | None | 2174 ▲ 71 | - | 1852 |
| 20 | James Dinham | None | 2174 ▲ 83 | 2136 ▲ 45 | 2025 ▲ 63 |
| 21 | Calvin John Klaasen | FIDE Master | 2171 ▼ 19 | 2167 | 2270 |
| 22 | David Gluckman | International Master | 2161 | - | 2240 |
| 23 | Calvin Nicholas Jacobs | None | 2156 ▲ 6 | - | 1961 |
| 24 | Judah Nathan Levitan | FIDE Master | 2115 ▼ 75 | 2173 ▼ 17 | 1881 ▼ 88 |
| 25 | Johannes Manyedi Mabusela | International Master | 2112 ▲ 12 | 2297 | 2199 |
| 26 | Johannes Jabu Masango | None | 2107 | - | - |
| 27 | Jorah Soojay | FIDE Master | 2100 | 1732 | 1910 |
| 28 | Benjamin Vincent Hercules | Candidate Master | 2092 | 2162 | 2152 |
| 29 | Reegan Palmer | Candidate Master | 2090 ▲ 50 | 1992 ▲ 22 | 1911 ▲ 20 |
| 30 | Nashlen Govindasamy | Candidate Master | 2089 ▲ 19 | - | - |
| 31 | Lehlogonolo D. Mathe | None | 2076 ▲ 9 | - | - |
| 32 | Chigozie Egeonu | None | 2073 ▲ 13 | - | 2012 |
| 33 | Vusimuzi Mlahleki | None | 2071 | - | 1981 |
| 34 | Lyndon Bouah | Candidate Master | 2062 ▼ 32 | 2123 | 2051 |
| 35 | Ethan Samuels | None | 2053 ▲ 28 | 1993 | 1981 |
| 36 | Craig Glen Willenberg | None | 2047 ▲ 7 | 1963 ▼ 21 | 2030 |
| 37 | Bhekinkosi Mgobhozi | None | 2044 | - | - |
| 38 | Raynier Claassen | None | 2043 ▲ 9 | 1966 ▲ 3 | 1947 ▲ 86 |
| 39 | Khanya Mazibuko | Candidate Master | 2042 ▼ 27 | 1910 | 1950 |
| 40 | Heinco Du Plessis | None | 2041 ▼ 6 | - | 1990 |
| 41 | Dmitar S. Ristovich | None | 2032 ▼ 23 | 2044 ▲ 24 | 2015 |
| 42 | Sello Mahlangu | Candidate Master | 2028 ▼ 3 | - | 2002 |
| 43 | Lwazi Selepe | None | 2028 ▼ 13 | 1746 | 1889 ▲ 10 |
| 44 | Chase Salimu | None | 2024 ▲ 108 | 1942 ▲ 32 | 1971 |
| 45 | Chloe Badenhorst | Woman FIDE Master | 2021 ▲ 4 | 1978 ▼ 39 | 1952 |
| 46 | Shabir Hussain Bhawoodien | FIDE Master | 2020 ▼ 6 | 1993 ▲ 9 | 2007 ▲ 27 |
| 47 | Jason S. Davies | None | 2017 ▲ 26 | - | 1967 ▼ 27 |
| 48 | Matsobane Mailula | None | 2016 ▲ 18 | 1934 | 1956 |
| 49 | Michael Nicholas Longano | None | 2014 ▲ 4 | 1988 | 1946 |
| 50 | Alain Dekker | None | 2012 ▼ 41 | 2046 ▼ 20 | 1988 ▲ 39 |
| 51 | Rannveer Tak | None | 2012 ▲ 204 | 1812 | 1840 ▲ 14 |
| 52 | Jesse Nikki February | Woman Intl. Master | 2010 ▲ 7 | 1902 ▼ 34 | 1932 ▲ 2 |
| 53 | Sven Stocklose | None | 2009 ▲ 15 | - | - |
| 54 | Chenyi Lin | None | 2008 ▼ 71 | - | 1631 |
| 55 | Michael Cuthbert | None | 2007 ▼ 24 | - | - |
| 56 | Weilun Yan | Candidate Master | 2005 ▲ 47 | 1747 | 1862 |
| 57 | Tyler Nevin | Candidate Master | 1997 ▲ 34 | 1875 | 1904 |
| 58 | Tezihano Mnyasta | None | 1997 ▼ 4 | 1938 ▼ 1 | 1828 ▲ 29 |
| 59 | Shaurya Singh | None | 1990 ▲ 224 | 1650 | 1810 ▲ 168 |
| 60 | Edward Potgieter | None | 1987 ▲ 63 | - | 1700 ▲ 14 |
| 61 | Stephen Bulelani | None | 1980 ▲ 91 | 1852 | 1935 |
| 62 | Coenraad Hendrik Marais | None | 1978 ▼ 2 | - | - |
| 63 | Neathan Peter | Candidate Master | 1978 ▲ 9 | 1626 | 1808 ▲ 45 |
| 64 | Minenhle Ngcongo | None | 1978 ▲ 30 | - | 1882 ▼ 8 |
| 65 | John D Laurie | None | 1975 | 2026 | 2050 |
| 66 | Frederick Odendaal | None | 1968 ▼ 17 | 2052 ▲ 3 | 2082 |
| 67 | Keegan Agulhas | FIDE Master | 1966 | 1998 | 1996 |
| 68 | Mfundo Masiya | None | 1965 | 1950 | 1879 |
| 69 | Cherwin Kleinsmidt | None | 1965 ▲ 38 | 1887 | 1930 ▲ 38 |
| 70 | Dewald Coetsee | None | 1965 ▲ 23 | 1646 | 1697 |
| 71 | Harrison Scherzer | None | 1965 ▲ 10 | - | - |
| 72 | Daniel Wium | None | 1964 | - | - |
| 73 | Charlize Van Zyl | Woman Intl. Master | 1963 ▲ 23 | - | 1904 |
| 74 | Michael James | None | 1959 | 2005 | 2002 |
| 75 | Francis Parker | None | 1955 ▲ 16 | 1959 | - |
| 76 | Lutho Mfazwe | None | 1955 ▼ 21 | - | 2002 |
| 77 | Albrecht Van Zyl | None | 1953 ▲ 14 | - | 1872 ▲ 36 |
| 78 | Waylon Brander | None | 1953 | 1940 | 1855 |
| 79 | Hendrik Weideman | None | 1951 ▼ 7 | - | - |
| 80 | Bryan Aguirre | None | 1950 ▼ 4 | 2012 | 2025 |
| 81 | Mothupi Lekgau | None | 1945 ▼ 40 | 1962 | 1890 |
| 82 | Tshediso M Mpya | None | 1945 ▼ 15 | 1973 | 1904 |
| 83 | Clive Mthunzi | None | 1943 ▼ 35 | 1935 | 1913 ▲ 42 |
| 84 | Lindokuhle Xulu | None | 1942 ▲ 13 | 1882 | 1917 |
| 85 | Thabang Mamonyane | None | 1940 ▲ 1 | - | 1916 |
| 86 | Vimal Simha | None | 1940 | - | - |
| 87 | Jaco Nelson | None | 1938 ▼ 4 | 1968 | 1990 |
| 88 | Bernand A. Klein | None | 1935 | - | - |
| 89 | Warrick Erlank | None | 1934 | 2035 | 1966 |
| 90 | Liam Baruch | Candidate Master | 1934 | - | - |
| 91 | Anton Goosen | Candidate Master | 1930 ▲ 6 | 1969 | - |
| 92 | Lian Bezuidenhout | None | 1927 | - | 1817 |
| 93 | Lizo Sikwati | None | 1926 ▲ 61 | 1850 | 1857 |
| 94 | Ethan Mungal | None | 1924 | 1642 | 1889 |
| 95 | Dirk Cornelis Uys Conradie | None | 1923 ▲ 95 | - | 1948 ▲ 127 |
| 96 | Devon Smit | None | 1920 ▼ 2 | 1857 | 1984 |
| 97 | Justin Barend Wilken | None | 1919 ▲ 8 | 1951 | 1915 |
| 98 | Zhengfei Li | None | 1919 ▲ 82 | 1722 | 1786 |
| 99 | Kobus Geyser | None | 1917 | - | - |
| 100 | Clayton Macheka | None | 1915 ▼ 8 | 1870 ▼ 14 | 1772 |
