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2026 NationaL Team Trials- Women Section

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20 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 19 Dec 2025 to 21 Dec 2025 in Palapye, Botswana. 5 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1724, and top seed was Onkemetse Francis (🇧🇼 BOT, WIM, 1856).

Onkemetse Francis (🇧🇼 BOT, WIM, 1856) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Atlang Amolemo Mosweu (4.5) and Otimile Maya (4.5). Francis won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 7: Otimile Melisa (1413) beat Laone Phoebe Moshoboro (WCM, 1765), a +352-point gap.

Location
🇧🇼Palapye, Botswana
Dates
19 Dec 2025 → 21 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 60 Min. 05 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇧🇼WIMOnkemetse Francis1856
Avg top 10
1,724
Participants
20
Titled players · 5
WIM×1
WFM×1
WCM×3
Federations · 1 represented
🇧🇼Botswana×19
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

WIM Onkemetse Francis led from R5; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
7
3
2
2
1
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Francis6.5Mosweu4.5Maya4.5Kaone4Ndachipiwa4Rebatenne4
R5–R7 · LEAD HELD

WIM Onkemetse Francis never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WIM Onkemetse Francis drew with WCM Atlang Amolemo Mosweu (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

WIM Onkemetse Francis 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)WCM Atlang Amolemo Mosweu 3 wins (R1–R3)WCM Otimile Maya 3 wins (R2–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1WIMOnkemetse Francis*
½
—
1
2WCMAtlang Amolemo Mosweu
½
*—
½
3WCMOtimile Maya——*
0
4Motlhako Kaone
0
½
1
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Francis, OnkemetseWIM1856BOT+7B+10N+6B=2N+13B+5N+4B6.523.025.523.252085+26.8
2Mosweu, Atlang AmolemoWCM1777BOT+8N+9B+14N=1B=7N=4BF4.525.027.016.001784+4.4
3Otimile MayaWCM1763BOT−4N+12B+9N+11B−5N=7B+8N4.521.524.514.751659-33.2
4Motlhako Kaone1527BOT+3B−13N+17B=6N+14B=2N−1N4.024.026.012.751717+27.8
5Ndachipiwa, Kgomotso1711BOT−14B+20N+15B+13N+3B−1BF4.022.022.59.501709+0.4
6Rebatenne, Boitshepo1685BOT+20B+15N−1N=4B−8N+12B=11N4.022.022.59.001504-24.2
7Bonno Nthale1553BOT−1NF+16B+14N=2B=3N=10B3.522.522.510.001751+60.8
8Gorata Mere1553BOT−2B=17N=20B+16N+6B=10N−3B3.520.020.58.751710+20.6
9Bonno Thandi1608BOT+17B−2N−3B−12N+19N+18B=15N3.517.519.06.001490-12.0
10Radikoro, Boitumelo1612BOTF−1B−11N+18B+15N=8B=7N3.020.020.07.001431-19.6
11Tsotlhe Madingwane1529BOTFF+10B−3N+16B=13N=6B3.018.520.08.251779+33.0
12Otimile Melisa1413BOT−16B−3NF+9B+18N−6N+13B3.018.018.07.501634+48.0
13Moshoboro, Laone PhoebeWCM1765BOTF+4B+18N−5B−1N=11B−12N2.523.525.07.001459-77.6
14Dikwetla Eyana Niza1444BOT+5NF−2B−7B−4N=15B=19N2.019.519.55.751519+13.2
15Sekula Kayla One0BOTF−6B−5N+20N−10B=14N=9B2.017.017.03.2513730.0
16Moshoboro Adeola1698BOT+12N−18B−7N−8B−11N+17BF2.016.517.05.001320-78.0
17FIDE 113323280—−9N=8B−4N−19B+20B−16N=18N2.016.016.53.0012640.0
18Mogwera Omaatla0BOTF+16N−13B−10N−12B−9N=17B1.516.016.03.0013800.0
19Francis, ThapeloWFM1763BOTFFF+17N−9BF=14B1.511.011.03.001335-21.6
20Lethabo Didimalang0BOT−6N−5B=8N−15B−17NFF0.517.519.01.7513770.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets