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2026 NationaL Team Trials 2nd Round- Women Section

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16 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 1718, and top seed was Onkemetse Francis (🇧🇼 BOT, WIM, 1856).

Onkemetse Francis (🇧🇼 BOT, WIM, 1856) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Otimile Maya (4.5) and Atlang Amolemo Mosweu (4.5). Francis won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Otimile Melisa (1413) beat Moshoboro Adeola (1698), a +285-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
🇧🇼WIMOnkemetse Francis1856
Avg top 10
1,718
Participants
16
Titled players · 5
WIM×1
WFM×1
WCM×3
Federations · 1 represented
🇧🇼Botswana×16
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

WIM Onkemetse Francis led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
5
3
1
1
1
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
Francis5.5Mosweu4.5Maya4.5Moshoboro4.5Kaone4Radikoro4
R3–R7 · LEAD HELD

WIM Onkemetse Francis never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

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

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

WIM Onkemetse Francis 3 wins (R1–R3)WCM Otimile Maya 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

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

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Francis, OnkemetseWIM1856BOT+5B+11N+4B=3N=6B+8N=2N5.525.528.522.001917+2.4
2Otimile MayaWCM1763BOT=10B=5N−7B+12B+9N+6N=1B4.524.527.517.001741-2.4
3Mosweu, Atlang AmolemoWCM1777BOTF+9N+6B=1B+11N=4N=5B4.524.524.517.501895+9.2
4Moshoboro, Laone PhoebeWCM1765BOT+13B+12N−1N=9B+10N=3B=11N4.523.025.014.001777+62.4
5Radikoro, Boitumelo1612BOT−1N=2B−8N+15B+7N+10B=3N4.026.027.013.001731+24.6
6Francis, ThapeloWFM1763BOT+8N+16B−3N+7B=1N−2B=9B4.026.026.012.501728-0.8
7Motlhako Kaone1527BOTF+8B+2N−6N−5B+15B+12N4.022.523.512.501743+28.8
8Gorata Mere1553BOT−6B−7N+5B+16N+13B−1B+14N4.021.521.58.001668+16.8
9Rebatenne, Boitshepo1685BOT+14N−3B+12N=4N−2B=11B=6N3.523.525.510.751652-1.4
10Tsotlhe Madingwane1529BOT=2N+15B−11B+14N−4B−5N+16N3.519.019.05.251592+7.8
11Ndachipiwa, Kgomotso1711BOTF−1B+10N+13N−3B=9N=4B3.025.527.59.501697-0.4
12Dikwetla Eyana Niza1444BOT+15N−4B−9B−2N+14B+13N−7B3.020.521.55.001557+33.2
13Bonno Nthale1553BOT−4N+14B+16N−11B−8N−12BF2.017.517.52.001416-64.4
14Otimile Melisa1413BOT−9B−13N+15N−10B−12N+16B−8B2.017.017.01.001396-25.6
15Moshoboro Adeola1698BOT−12B−10N−14B−5N+16B−7NF1.018.518.50.001238-101.6
16Mogwera Omaatla1440BOTF−6N−13B−8B−15N−14N−10B0.016.516.50.00787-75.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets