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SBDCA TRIAL 1 2026 (U18)

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14 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 17 Jan 2026 in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 1068, and top seed was Stefan Oosthuizen (🇿🇦 RSA, 1696).

Anrico Moolman (🇿🇦 RSA, 1499) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Lavanya Maziena (4.0) and Pedro Caleb Stuurman (3.5). Moolman won solo starting round 4.

Location
🇿🇦Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
Dates
17 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 60 Min. Incr. 2 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇿🇦Stefan Oosthuizen1696
Avg top 10
1,068
Participants
14
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×11
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Anrico Moolman led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
7
3
2
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Anrico Moolman held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Anrico Moolman beat Lavanya Maziena (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Anrico Moolman 4 wins (R1–R4)Lavanya Maziena 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Anrico Moolman*
1
½
2Lavanya Maziena
0
*
1
3Pedro Caleb Stuurman
½
0
*
4Stefan Oosthuizen*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Moolman, Anrico1499RSA+11N+8B+6N+2N=3B4.512.013.511.751825+57.6
2Maziena, Lavanya1513RSA+10B+7N+3N1B+5N4.013.515.511.001504-1.2
3Stuurman, Pedro Caleb1507RSA+13B+9N2B+8N=1N3.512.513.57.251515+1.6
4Oosthuizen, Stefan1696RSA7B+10N+12B=6N+8B3.59.010.56.751437-12.8
5Hendricks, Zayden0RSA6B+13N+9B+11N2B3.010.011.04.5014960.0
6McLachlan, Geoffrey1438RSA+5NF1B=4B+9N2.513.013.06.751576+21.6
7Steenkamp, Gideon0RSA+4N2B8N=12B+14N2.511.011.54.7516050.0
8FIDE 143840430+14B1N+7B3B4N2.014.014.53.007680.0
9Krieger, Brian1533RSA+12N3B5N+10B6B2.011.012.53.50673-46.8
10FIDE 1437514102N4B+14B9N+13N2.010.511.01.507810.0
11Theunissen, Andrew1498RSA1B=14N+13B5B12N1.510.010.51.25699-20.0
12Bruton, Faith Elizabeth0RSA9BF4N=7N+11B1.59.59.52.7514510.0
13FIDE 1438408603N5B11N+14N10B1.010.010.50.507030.0
14Clarke, Gerda0RSA8N=11B10N13B7B0.58.09.00.7514980.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

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