SBDCA TRIAL 1 2026 (Open)
10 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 17 Jan 2026 in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 1218, and top seed was Petrus Stuurman (🇿🇦 RSA, 1731).
Charles Krieger (🇿🇦 RSA, 1589) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Dominic Powell (4.5) and Petrus Stuurman (3.0). Krieger shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Sanmarie Janse Van Rensburg (1457) beat Petrus Stuurman (1731), a +274-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Krieger takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.5).
Dominic Powell drew with Charles Krieger (Black).
Dominic Powell 3 wins (R1–R3)Charles Krieger 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dominic Powell | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Charles Krieger | ½ | * | — | 1 |
| 3Petrus Stuurman | 0 | — | * | 1 |
| 4Renato Stone | — | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krieger, Charles | 1589 | RSA | +9N | +5B | +6N | =2B | +4N | 4.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 10.25 | 1778 | +26.4 |
| 2 | Powell, Dominic | 1612 | RSA | +10B | +7N | +3B | =1N | +5B | 4.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 9.75 | 1876 | +45.2 |
| 3 | Stuurman, Petrus | 1731 | RSA | +4N | −6B | −2N | +7B | +8N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 6.50 | 1558 | -39.2 |
| 4 | Stone, Renato | 1446 | RSA | −3B | +9N | +10B | +6N | −1B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 1552 | +21.2 |
| 5 | Van Gent, Ettienne | 0 | RSA | F | −1N | +7B | +8B | −2N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.50 | 1529 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Janse Van Rensburg, Sanmarie | 1457 | RSA | F | +3N | −1B | −4B | +9N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1464 | -0.4 |
| 7 | Tshikosi, Mashudu | 1409 | RSA | +8N | −2B | −5N | −3N | +10B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1570 | +31.6 |
| 8 | Marais, Juan-Pierre | 1506 | RSA | −7B | =10N | +9B | −5N | −3B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 1.25 | 1250 | -38.4 |
| 9 | GROVE, Jacques | 0 | RSA | −1B | −4B | −8N | +10N | −6B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 0.50 | 1245 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Abercrombie, Keith | 1429 | RSA | −2N | =8B | −4N | −9B | −7N | 0.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 0.75 | 1171 | -46.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Powell, DominicRSA+45.24.5 pts · #1
- 2Tshikosi, MashuduRSA+31.62.0 pts · #4
- 3Krieger, CharlesRSA+26.44.5 pts · #3
- 1Abercrombie, KeithRSA-46.40.5 pts · #10
- 2Stuurman, PetrusRSA-39.23.0 pts · #2
- 3Marais, Juan-PierreRSA-38.41.5 pts · #9
- R2+274 Elo gap
- R3+119 Elo gap