NMBCU Trials 4 2025 (U16)

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28 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 09 May 2025 to 10 May 2025 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 0.

Benjamin Banda (🇿🇦 RSA, 0) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Spiro Clainos (4.5) and Sarah Moller (4.5). Banda won solo starting round 3.

Location

🇿🇦Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Dates

09 May 2025 → 10 May 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes for game

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Avg top 10

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇿🇦South Africa×26

Top 3

🥇
Benjamin Banda
🇿🇦RSA
5.5pts·1931perf+102.4
🥈
Spiro Clainos
🇿🇦RSA
4.5pts·1722perf+37.1
🥉
Sarah Moller
🇿🇦RSA
4.5pts·1697perf+9.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Benjamin Banda led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Banda5.5Clainos4.5Moller4.5CHIPUNZA4Lindi4Barry3.5

R3–R6 · LEAD HELD

Benjamin Banda never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Benjamin Banda drew with Spiro Clainos (White).

R1–R4 · WIN STREAK

Benjamin Banda won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Benjamin Banda	*	½	—	1
2Spiro Clainos	½	*	1	½
3Sarah Moller	—	0	*	½
4Jared CHIPUNZA	0	½	½	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Banda, Benjamin	RSA	+9B	+10N	+13N	+4B	=2B	+5N	5.5	18.5	21.0	18.75	1931	+102.4
2	Clainos, Spiro	RSA	+14N	=8B	+5N	+3B	=1N	=4B	4.5	21.0	23.5	17.25	1722	+37.1
3	Moller, Sarah	RSA	+15N	+22B	=4N	−2N	+6B	+13B	4.5	17.0	19.0	12.50	1697	+9.6
4	CHIPUNZA, Jared	RSA	+16B	+6N	=3B	−1N	+25B	=2N	4.0	20.5	22.5	12.50	1674	+38.8
5	Lindi, Vukile	RSA	+11B	+23N	−2B	+12N	+8B	−1B	4.0	19.0	21.0	11.00	1584	+9.6
6	Murray, Jaydon	RSA	+26N	−4B	=15N	+22B	−3N	+14B	3.5	15.5	16.0	6.25	1559	+12.8
7	Barry, Tyler	RSA	−23B	=9N	+27B	−11N	+26B	+16N	3.5	11.0	11.5	5.00	1626	+52.8
8	Bothma, Jaculene	RSA	F	=2N	=12B	+14B	−5N	+22B	3.0	16.5	18.5	8.25	1587	+38.8
9	Surmon, Ethan	RSA	−1N	=7B	=24N	+28B	=14N	=10B	3.0	16.5	16.5	5.50	1418	-27.2
10	Gie, Mckenzie	RSA	+17N	−1B	−18B	+23N	=16B	=9N	3.0	16.0	18.0	7.25	1534	+8.8
11	Botlhole, Erato	RSA	−5N	F	=16B	+7B	=13N	+12N	3.0	15.5	15.5	9.00	1588	+48.8
12	Cona, Shaunwin	RSA	=24N	+17B	=8N	−5B	+15N	−11B	3.0	15.0	17.0	7.50	1503	-29.2
13	Coetzee, Schalk	RSA	+20N	F	−1B	+18N	=11B	−3N	2.5	18.0	18.0	6.50	1260	-32.0
14	Hall, Joshua	RSA	−2B	+19N	+23B	−8N	=9B	−6N	2.5	16.5	18.5	6.00	1350	-22.8
15	Magwa, Sanele	RSA	−3B	+27N	=6B	=16N	−12B	=17N	2.5	16.0	16.5	4.75	1498	+6.0
16	Sonti, Kamvalethu	RSA	−4N	+26B	=11N	=15B	=10N	−7B	2.5	16.0	16.5	4.75	1416	-36.8
17	Ranjith, Aishwarya	RSA	−10B	−12N	−19B	+27N	+24N	=15B	2.5	13.0	13.5	3.75	1445	-42.4
18	Norris, Nathan	RSA	F	+20B	+10N	−13B	−22N	=19B	2.5	12.5	12.5	6.75	1365	0.0
19	Meyer, Dawid	RSA	F	−14B	+17N	−21N	+23B	=18N	2.5	12.0	12.0	5.75	1503	+8.0
20	Prins, Joshua	RSA	−13B	−18N	+21B	−25N	=27B	+26N	2.5	10.0	10.5	3.25	1386	0.0
21	Holtzhausen, Reuben	RSA	F	F	−20N	+19B	+28N	=24B	2.5	10.0	10.0	3.50	1517	0.0
22	De Jager, Jaeden	RSA	F	−3N	+25B	−6N	+18B	−8N	2.0	15.5	15.5	4.50	1334	-15.2
23	FIDE 14370050	—	+7N	−5B	−14N	−10B	−19N	+28B	2.0	15.5	15.5	3.50	1227	0.0
24	Coetzee, Samual	RSA	=12B	−25N	=9B	=26N	−17B	=21N	2.0	13.0	13.5	4.50	1378	-51.2
25	Brown, Nathan	RSA	F	+24B	−22N	+20B	−4N	F	2.0	10.5	10.5	4.50	1383	-14.0
26	Koutsouvelis, Joshua	RSA	−6B	−16N	F	=24B	−7N	−20B	0.5	14.0	14.0	1.00	1189	-53.2
27	Heneke, Ruan	RSA	F	−15B	−7N	−17B	=20N	F	0.5	11.0	11.0	1.25	691	-53.6
28	FIDE 14390655	—	F	F	F	−9N	−21B	−23N	0.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	717	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Banda, BenjaminRSA
+102.4
5.5 pts · #1
2Barry, TylerRSA
+52.8
3.5 pts · #5
3Botlhole, EratoRSA
+48.8
3.0 pts · #10

Top rating losers

1Heneke, RuanRSA
-53.6
0.5 pts · #27
2Koutsouvelis, JoshuaRSA
-53.2
0.5 pts · #25
3Coetzee, SamualRSA
-51.2
2.0 pts · #20