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2026 NationaL Team Trials Final- Women Section

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8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 13 Feb 2026 to 15 Feb 2026 in Gaborone, Botswana. 5 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1731, and top seed was Onkemetse Francis (🇧🇼 BOT, WIM, 1909).

Onkemetse Francis (🇧🇼 BOT, WIM, 1909) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Otimile Maya (5.0) and Atlang Amolemo Mosweu (4.0). Francis shared the lead from round 6 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Boitumelo Radikoro (1618) beat Atlang Amolemo Mosweu (WCM, 1843), a +225-point gap.

Location
🇧🇼Gaborone, Botswana
Dates
13 Feb 2026 → 15 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 75 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇧🇼WIMOnkemetse Francis1909
Avg top 10
1,731
Participants
8
Titled players · 5
WIM×1
WFM×1
WCM×3
Federations · 1 represented
🇧🇼Botswana×8
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

WIM Onkemetse Francis led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
3
2
3
1
1
2
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7Francis takes lead
Francis5.5Maya5Mosweu4Moshoboro3.5Francis3.5Radikoro3
R7 · LEADER CHANGE15 Feb

WIM Onkemetse Francis takes the sole lead (5.5/7).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WIM Onkemetse Francis lost to WCM Otimile Maya (White).

R5–R7 · WIN STREAK

WIM Onkemetse Francis won 3 in a row (R5–R7).

Key matchups · top 4

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

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Francis, OnkemetseWIM1909BOT=5B+3N+7B−2B+4N+6B+8N5.521.022.515.751936+4.4
2Otimile MayaWCM1755BOT+8B+5N=3B+1N=7B=4B=6N5.021.523.016.751886+48.8
3Mosweu, Atlang AmolemoWCM1843BOT+7B−1B=2N=4B−6N+8B+5N4.022.524.011.251765-13.4
4Moshoboro, Laone PhoebeWCM1671BOT+6B+8N=5B=3N−1B=2N−7B3.523.024.510.751740+25.6
5Francis, ThapeloWFM1740BOT=1N−2B=4N+6B+8N=7N−3B3.523.024.510.001730-2.4
6Radikoro, Boitumelo1618BOT−4N+7N=8B−5N+3B−1N=2B3.023.525.09.251698+13.4
7Motlhako Kaone1590BOT−3N−6B−1N−8B=2N=5B+4N2.024.526.07.751594-1.6
8Ndachipiwa, Kgomotso1718BOT−2N−4B=6N+7N−5B−3N−1B1.524.526.53.501503-37.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets