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2026 NationaL Team Trials 2nd Round- Open Section

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20 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 24 Jan 2026 to 25 Jan 2026 in Gaborone, Botswana. 5 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1954, and top seed was Sebetlela Gaasite (🇧🇼 BOT, 2054).

Blessings Motshabi (🇧🇼 BOT, 1746) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Mpene Thuto (4.5) and Sebetlela Gaasite (4.5). Motshabi took the lead from round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Blessings Motshabi (1746) beat Kobe Gofaone (1936), a +190-point gap.

Location
🇧🇼Gaborone, Botswana
Dates
24 Jan 2026 → 25 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 60 Min. 05 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇧🇼Sebetlela Gaasite2054
Avg top 10
1,954
Participants
20
Titled players · 5
CM×5
Federations · 1 represented
🇧🇼Botswana×20
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Blessings Motshabi led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
7
1
3
5
1
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7Motshabi takes lead
Motshabi5Thuto4.5Gaasite4.5Oratile4.5Simon4.5Arnold4.5
R5 · LEADER CHANGE25 Jan

Blessings Motshabi takes the sole lead (4.0/5).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Blessings Motshabi drew with CM Mpene Thuto (White).

R1–R7 · UNBEATEN

Blessings Motshabi went unbeaten across 7 games (R1–R7).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Blessings Motshabi*
½
½
—
2CMMpene Thuto
½
*
½
—
3Sebetlela Gaasite
½
½
*
½
4Kgotlane Oratile——
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Blessings Motshabi1746BOT=8N+14B+10N=2B+12N=3B=4N5.024.026.517.752105+65.2
2Mpene ThutoCM1961BOT+11B+17N=4B=1N=5B=6N=3N4.526.528.016.501994+16.0
3Sebetlela Gaasite2054BOT+5B=12N+13B=7N=4B=1N=2B4.526.029.018.252011-6.8
4Mosutha, ThusoCM2013BOT+15N=10B=2N+8B=3N=5B=1B4.526.028.017.002007-0.6
5Simon, Bokamoso1862BOT−3N+19B+16N+9B=2N=4N=6B4.524.024.513.252046+35.4
6Mothudi Mogotsi Arnold1839BOT−10N+15B+14N=12N+7B=2B=5N4.522.524.515.002015+27.0
7Oratile, Kgotlane1983BOT=14N=8B+18N=3B−6N+12B+10N4.522.023.013.001989+0.8
8Magowe Thabang1873BOT=1B=7N+17B−4N+13B=9N=11B4.024.526.013.001946+10.4
9Notha, MoakofiCM1984BOT+20B=13N=12B−5N=17B=8B+14N4.018.519.08.751919-7.2
10Kobe Gofaone1936BOT+6B=4N−1B=13N=11B+17N−7B3.525.026.511.501884-11.0
11Motshabi, Boikobo1847BOT−2N−16B=15N+19B=10N+18B=8N3.517.017.56.251869+5.6
12Bayani, Kuda1926BOT+19N=3B=9N=6B−1B−7N=15B3.024.525.08.001847-13.6
13Mokwena, Kingsley1863BOT+18N=9B−3N=10B−8NF+16B3.019.019.56.751917+7.6
14Lesole, Pudungwane1850BOT=7B−1N−6B+20N+15B−16N−9B2.522.022.54.751795-9.4
15Kitso Innocent Kgosietsile1860BOT−4B−6N=11B+18B−14NF=12N2.019.019.54.251737-22.2
16Mosenya, NdawanaCM1947BOTF+11N−5B−17NF+14B−13N2.016.517.06.001779-26.6
17Monare TshepoCM1845BOTF−2B−8N+16B=9N−10BF1.520.020.54.001796-5.6
18Nophaus Sole1677BOT−13B+20N−7B−15NF−11NF1.014.014.50.501648-3.2
19Kao Chameya1770BOT−12B−5N=20B−11NFFF0.515.015.50.251547-19.0
20Thabo Phillime1853BOT−9N−18B=19N−14BFFF0.514.014.50.251488-34.8

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets