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
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×11
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAnrico Moolman led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anrico Moolman | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Lavanya Maziena | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Pedro Caleb Stuurman | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4Stefan Oosthuizen | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moolman, Anrico | 1499 | RSA | +11N | +8B | +6N | +2N | =3B | 4.5 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 11.75 | 1825 | +57.6 |
| 2 | Maziena, Lavanya | 1513 | RSA | +10B | +7N | +3N | −1B | +5N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 11.00 | 1504 | -1.2 |
| 3 | Stuurman, Pedro Caleb | 1507 | RSA | +13B | +9N | −2B | +8N | =1N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.25 | 1515 | +1.6 |
| 4 | Oosthuizen, Stefan | 1696 | RSA | −7B | +10N | +12B | =6N | +8B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 6.75 | 1437 | -12.8 |
| 5 | Hendricks, Zayden | 0 | RSA | −6B | +13N | +9B | +11N | −2B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1496 | 0.0 |
| 6 | McLachlan, Geoffrey | 1438 | RSA | +5N | F | −1B | =4B | +9N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.75 | 1576 | +21.6 |
| 7 | Steenkamp, Gideon | 0 | RSA | +4N | −2B | −8N | =12B | +14N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 4.75 | 1605 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 14384043 | 0 | — | +14B | −1N | +7B | −3B | −4N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 3.00 | 768 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Krieger, Brian | 1533 | RSA | +12N | −3B | −5N | +10B | −6B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 3.50 | 673 | -46.8 |
| 10 | FIDE 14375141 | 0 | — | −2N | −4B | +14B | −9N | +13N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 1.50 | 781 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Theunissen, Andrew | 1498 | RSA | −1B | =14N | +13B | −5B | −12N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 1.25 | 699 | -20.0 |
| 12 | Bruton, Faith Elizabeth | 0 | RSA | −9B | F | −4N | =7N | +11B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.75 | 1451 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 14384086 | 0 | — | −3N | −5B | −11N | +14N | −10B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 0.50 | 703 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Clarke, Gerda | 0 | RSA | −8N | =11B | −10N | −13B | −7B | 0.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 0.75 | 1498 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Moolman, AnricoRSA+57.64.5 pts · #1
- 2McLachlan, GeoffreyRSA+21.62.5 pts · #4
- 3Stuurman, Pedro CalebRSA+1.63.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Krieger, BrianRSA-46.82.0 pts · #11
- 2Theunissen, AndrewRSA-20.01.5 pts · #14
- 3Oosthuizen, StefanRSA-12.83.5 pts · #8