Johannes Manyedi Mabusela (born 4 June 1984) is a South African chess player. He was awarded the title International Master by FIDE. He won the African Junior Chess Championship in 2002.^[1][2]

Mabusela tied for 1st–4th with Rodwell Makoto, Ahmed Adly and Daniel Cawdery in the 2012 South African Open, finishing second on tiebreak, the highest finishing South African player.^[3][4] He again finished as the best South African finisher in 2014. In 2019, Mabusela was the outright winner of the South African Open.^[5]

He played for the South African national team in the Chess Olympiads of 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2018, and in the All-Africa Games in 2003 and 2011. In the 2011 event he won two silver medals, team and individual playing on board 4.^[6]

See also

• Chess in South Africa

References

External links

• Johannes Mabusela rating card at FIDE
• Johannes Manyedi Mabusela player profile and games at Chessgames.com
• Johannes Mabusela

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