2026 BCF National Youth Chess Championships- Under 18 Boys Section
Open SwissStandard
15 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 07 Feb 2026 to 08 Feb 2026 in Mogoditshane, Botswana. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1301, and top seed was Mpene Thuto (🇧🇼 BOT, CM, 1964).
Mpene Thuto (🇧🇼 BOT, CM, 1964) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Darius Patlo Banda (5.5) and Ofile Masilo (5.0). Thuto shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Batlogile John Tlotlo (1641) beat Mpene Thuto (CM, 1964), a +323-point gap.
Location
🇧🇼Mogoditshane, Botswana
Dates
07 Feb 2026 → 08 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇧🇼Botswana×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsCM Mpene Thuto led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE08 Feb
CM Mpene Thuto takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
CM Mpene Thuto beat Darius Patlo Banda (White).
R3–R7 · WIN STREAK
CM Mpene Thuto won 5 in a row (R3–R7).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMMpene Thuto | * | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2Darius Patlo Banda | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Ofile Masilo | 0 | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Batlogile John Tlotlo | 1 | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mpene ThutoCM | 1964 | BOT | +5B | −4N | +10B | +12N | +2B | +3N | +6B | 6.0 | 25.5 | 27.5 | 22.50 | 1890 | -10.3 |
| 2 | Darius Patlo Banda | 1788 | BOT | +12N | +13B | =3N | +6B | −1N | +4N | +7B | 5.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 16.50 | 1795 | +2.4 |
| 3 | Ofile Masilo | 1694 | BOT | +14B | +7N | =2B | =4N | +5B | −1B | +9N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 15.25 | 1767 | +24.0 |
| 4 | Batlogile John Tlotlo | 1641 | BOT | +15N | +1B | =8N | =3B | +6N | −2B | +11N | 5.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 16.00 | 1753 | +21.6 |
| 5 | Rethabile Seleke | 1430 | BOT | −1N | +15B | +13N | +9B | −3N | =11B | =10N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 5.00 | 1545 | +17.2 |
| 6 | Chilisa Nlakidzi | 0 | BOT | =10B | +8N | +14B | −2N | −4B | +12B | −1N | 3.5 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 6.25 | 1538 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Sebabole Tumisang Trevor | 1501 | BOT | +11N | −3B | −12N | +13B | +8N | =9B | −2N | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 6.75 | 1557 | +8.8 |
| 8 | Alex Mmipi | 0 | BOT | =9N | −6B | =4B | +10N | −7B | F | +13N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.25 | 1536 | -6.8 |
| 9 | Kgaolo Thuto | 1528 | BOT | =8B | =10N | +11B | −5N | F | =7N | −3B | 2.5 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 7.00 | 1384 | -39.2 |
| 10 | Aone Morei | 1466 | BOT | =6N | =9B | −1N | −8B | F | +14N | =5B | 2.5 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 5.00 | 1407 | -17.2 |
| 11 | FIDE 11333375 | 0 | — | −7B | F | −9N | +15N | +13B | =5N | −4B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 2.00 | 1203 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 11329564 | 0 | — | −2B | +14N | +7B | −1B | F | −6N | F | 2.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 3.50 | 1626 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 11333383 | 0 | — | F | −2N | −5B | −7N | −11N | F | −8B | 0.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 0.00 | 772 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 11333359 | 0 | — | −3N | −12B | −6N | F | F | −10B | F | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 784 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 11333367 | 0 | — | −4B | −5N | F | −11B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 736 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ofile MasiloBOT+24.05.0 pts · #1
- 2Batlogile John TlotloBOT+21.65.0 pts · #4
- 3Rethabile SelekeBOT+17.24.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Kgaolo ThutoBOT-39.22.5 pts · #9
- 2Aone MoreiBOT-17.22.5 pts · #11
- 3Mpene ThutoCMBOT-10.36.0 pts · #2
Biggest upsets
- R2+323 Elo gap