2026 Namibia National Open Chess Championships Qualifiers (Open)
Open SwissStandard
43 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 07 Jan 2026 to 10 Jan 2026 in Windhoek, Namibia. 3 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1825, and top seed was Charles Eichab (🇳🇦 NAM, CM, 1984).
Simon Hatwiikulipi Shidolo (🇳🇦 NAM, 1844) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Dawid Du Toit (7.0) and Bernhard Schwarz (6.5). Shidolo shared the lead from round 4 and won solo starting round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 9: Dawid Du Toit (1559) beat Charles Eichab (CM, 1984), a +425-point gap.
Location
🇳🇦Windhoek, Namibia
Dates
07 Jan 2026 → 10 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Titled players · 3
CM×3
Federations · 1 represented
🇳🇦Namibia×32
Top 3
- 🥇
- 🥈
- 🥉
How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsSimon Hatwiikulipi Shidolo led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
20
8
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
R5–R9 · LEAD HELD
Simon Hatwiikulipi Shidolo never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Simon Hatwiikulipi Shidolo beat Dawid Du Toit (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Simon Hatwiikulipi Shidolo 5 wins (R4–R8)Dawid Du Toit 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Simon Hatwiikulipi Shidolo | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Dawid Du Toit | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Bernhard Schwarz | 0 | — | * | ½ |
| 4CMCharles Eichab | — | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shidolo, Simon Hatwiikulipi | 1844 | NAM | +17N | +21B | =5N | +15B | +10B | +8N | +2N | +3B | =7N | 8.0 | 45.5 | 50.0 | 44.25 | 2060 | +39.8 |
| 2 | Du Toit, Dawid | 1559 | NAM | +7B | +20N | +12B | −8N | +16B | +22N | −1B | +13N | +4N | 7.0 | 44.5 | 48.5 | 35.00 | 1993 | +190.8 |
| 3 | Schwarz, Bernhard | 1756 | NAM | +27B | +16N | −8B | +6N | +11B | =4B | +12N | −1N | +10B | 6.5 | 45.5 | 49.0 | 32.50 | 1916 | +34.2 |
| 4 | Eichab, CharlesCM | 1984 | NAM | +14B | +37N | +11B | =10N | =8B | =3N | =7B | +9N | −2B | 6.0 | 45.0 | 47.0 | 28.75 | 1856 | -23.0 |
| 5 | Lukas, Likius | 1686 | NAM | +32B | +18N | =1B | −11N | +23B | −7N | =20B | +14N | +13B | 6.0 | 42.0 | 45.0 | 28.25 | 1797 | +46.4 |
| 6 | Mbahimwa Muundjua | 1597 | NAM | +38B | +13N | −10N | −3B | −30N | +26B | +32N | +15B | +12N | 6.0 | 36.0 | 37.5 | 23.00 | 1795 | +59.6 |
| 7 | Van Rooyen, Louis | 1902 | NAM | −2N | F | +18B | =22N | +9B | +5B | =4N | +8N | =1B | 5.5 | 47.0 | 47.5 | 31.00 | 1869 | -6.4 |
| 8 | Nakapunda, OttoCM | 1886 | NAM | +25B | F | +3N | +2B | =4N | −1B | +10N | −7B | +11N | 5.5 | 47.0 | 47.0 | 30.50 | 1910 | +7.0 |
| 9 | Haipinge, Tuhafifa Pomwene | 1644 | NAM | +41N | −10B | +31N | +24B | −7N | +14B | =11N | −4B | +21N | 5.5 | 38.0 | 38.5 | 19.50 | 1748 | +42.4 |
| 10 | Nghifikwa, Leonard | 1786 | NAM | +23B | +9N | +6B | =4B | −1N | +20N | −8B | =11B | −3N | 5.0 | 47.0 | 51.0 | 25.50 | 1785 | +0.2 |
| 11 | Boois Ivan | 1763 | NAM | +24B | +22N | −4N | +5B | −3N | +18B | =9B | =10N | −8B | 5.0 | 43.5 | 47.5 | 24.25 | 1763 | -0.2 |
| 12 | Nitzborn, Max BaronCM | 1760 | NAM | +31N | =15B | −2N | +37B | =14N | +17B | −3B | +20N | −6B | 5.0 | 42.0 | 44.0 | 19.50 | 1651 | -25.4 |
| 13 | Cronje, Frederick | 1688 | NAM | +29N | −6B | −14N | +35B | +24N | +32B | +16N | −2B | −5N | 5.0 | 39.5 | 41.5 | 17.50 | 1463 | -72.4 |
| 14 | Shekupe Fidel | 1593 | NAM | −4N | +28B | +13B | =20N | =12B | −9N | +30N | −5B | +26N | 5.0 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 19.75 | 1616 | +4.0 |
| 15 | Shigwedha, Joel-Pahukeni | 1625 | NAM | +35B | =12N | +39B | −1N | −20B | +23N | +22B | −6N | =19B | 5.0 | 38.5 | 40.0 | 16.50 | 1700 | +32.0 |
| 16 | Cronje, Johannes Christiaan | 1606 | NAM | +34N | −3B | +26N | +38B | −2N | +30B | −13B | =19N | =20B | 5.0 | 37.0 | 38.5 | 15.25 | 1457 | -35.2 |
| 17 | Boois, Fidel | 1551 | NAM | −1B | +40N | −20B | +33N | +27B | −12N | −19B | +25N | +30B | 5.0 | 36.0 | 37.0 | 14.50 | 1488 | -15.6 |
| 18 | Mweya,Pinehas Tangeni | 1595 | NAM | +30N | −5B | −7N | +34B | +26N | −11N | +31B | −21B | +23N | 5.0 | 34.5 | 37.0 | 16.00 | 1541 | -19.2 |
| 19 | Heita, Junior Nafimane | 1803 | NAM | F | −39N | F | +41B | +35N | +21B | +17N | =16B | =15N | 5.0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 17.00 | 1707 | -11.2 |
| 20 | Angula, Sibusiso | 1682 | NAM | +28N | −2B | +17N | =14B | +15N | −10B | =5N | −12B | =16N | 4.5 | 43.0 | 46.5 | 21.50 | 1602 | -36.4 |
| 21 | Shilongo, Israel | 1634 | NAM | +33B | −1N | +25B | =23N | −22B | −19N | +27B | +18N | −9B | 4.5 | 39.0 | 42.0 | 17.50 | 1557 | -14.8 |
| 22 | Itembu, Shali | 1629 | NAM | +36N | −11B | +30N | =7B | +21N | −2B | −15N | =23B | −24N | 4.0 | 38.0 | 40.0 | 14.25 | 1491 | -54.4 |
| 23 | Kasonde, Matthew Cohen | 1550 | NAM | −10N | +36B | +29N | =21B | −5N | −15B | +34N | =22N | −18B | 4.0 | 35.5 | 37.5 | 12.25 | 1385 | -45.6 |
| 24 | Roman, Cyprian | 1517 | NAM | −11N | F | +37B | −9N | −13B | =27N | =25B | +32N | +22B | 4.0 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 12.75 | 1601 | +24.8 |
| 25 | Johannes, Firmino | 1555 | NAM | −8N | +41B | −21N | −30B | =34N | +42B | =24N | −17B | +36B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 27.5 | 6.25 | 1324 | -42.8 |
| 26 | FIDE 15213374 | 0 | — | −?B | +32N | −16B | +29N | −18B | −6N | =28B | +27N | −14B | 3.5 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 11.75 | 803 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Du Toit, Daniel | 0 | NAM | −3N | −30B | +41N | +31B | −17N | =24B | −21N | −26B | +33B | 3.5 | 32.5 | 33.0 | 8.50 | 1435 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Festus, Erick Shoopala | 0 | NAM | −20B | −14N | −38B | F | −31N | +35B | =26N | +29B | +34N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 26.5 | 9.75 | 780 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 15209016 | 0 | — | −13B | =38N | −23B | −26B | −40N | +33N | +42B | −28N | +35N | 3.5 | 23.5 | 24.0 | 6.25 | 819 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Muronga, Jose Carlitos | 0 | NAM | −18B | +27N | −22B | +25N | +6B | −16N | −14B | F | −17N | 3.0 | 37.5 | 40.5 | 13.50 | 1427 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Ntinda, Simon | 1469 | NAM | −12B | +33N | −9B | −27N | +28B | +36N | −18N | F | F | 3.0 | 31.5 | 33.5 | 8.50 | 866 | -30.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 15214052 | 0 | — | −5N | −26B | +36N | +42B | +38N | −13N | −6B | −24B | F | 3.0 | 31.0 | 31.5 | 4.00 | 816 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 15216411 | 0 | — | −21N | −31B | +42N | −17B | −37N | −29B | +35N | +41B | −27N | 3.0 | 24.0 | 24.5 | 3.00 | 780 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 15214800 | 0 | — | −16B | F | F | −18N | =25B | +38N | −23B | +36N | −28B | 2.5 | 32.5 | 34.0 | 5.50 | 1254 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 15214796 | 0 | — | −15N | F | +40B | −13N | −19B | −28N | −33B | +42N | −29B | 2.0 | 26.5 | 27.0 | 1.50 | 904 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 15210910 | 0 | — | −22B | −23N | −32B | F | +42N | −31B | +41N | −34B | −25N | 2.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 1.00 | 750 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Shimanya Medusal | 1672 | NAM | +40B | −4B | −24N | −12N | +33B | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 954 | -49.2 |
| 38 | FIDE 15210944 | 0 | — | −6N | =29B | +28N | −16N | −32B | −34B | F | F | F | 1.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 5.25 | 788 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Petrus, Festus Ndapandula | 1768 | NAM | =43N | +19B | −15N | F | F | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 5.25 | 1645 | -18.4 |
| 40 | FIDE 15222667 | 0 | — | −37N | −17B | −35N | F | +29B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3.50 | 812 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 15222675 | 0 | — | −9B | −25N | −27B | −19N | F | F | −36B | −33N | =42B | 0.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 0.25 | 866 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 15215083 | 0 | — | F | F | −33B | −32N | −36B | −25N | −29N | −35B | =41N | 0.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0.25 | 754 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Mupetami, Steven | 1538 | NAM | =39B | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | F | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 1768 | +12.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Du Toit, DawidNAM+190.87.0 pts · #2
- 2Mbahimwa MuundjuaNAM+59.66.0 pts · #15
- 3Lukas, LikiusNAM+46.46.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Cronje, FrederickNAM-72.45.0 pts · #19
- 2Itembu, ShaliNAM-54.44.0 pts · #22
- 3Shimanya MedusalNAM-49.22.0 pts · #41
Biggest upsets
- R9+425 Elo gap
- R1+343 Elo gap
- R3+201 Elo gap