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2026 BCF National Youth Chess Championships- Under 18 Boys Section

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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
Top seed
🇧🇼CMMpene Thuto1964
Avg top 10
1,301
Participants
15
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇧🇼Botswana×10
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

CM Mpene Thuto led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
5
3
4
1
3
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7Thuto takes lead
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

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Mpene ThutoCM1964BOT+5B4N+10B+12N+2B+3N+6B6.025.527.522.501890-10.3
2Darius Patlo Banda1788BOT+12N+13B=3N+6B1N+4N+7B5.525.025.016.501795+2.4
3Ofile Masilo1694BOT+14B+7N=2B=4N+5B1B+9N5.026.526.515.251767+24.0
4Batlogile John Tlotlo1641BOT+15N+1B=8N=3B+6N2B+11N5.025.525.516.001753+21.6
5Rethabile Seleke1430BOT1N+15B+13N+9B3N=11B=10N4.018.518.55.001545+17.2
6Chilisa Nlakidzi0BOT=10B+8N+14B2N4B+12B1N3.524.024.06.2515380.0
7Sebabole Tumisang Trevor1501BOT+11N3B12N+13B+8N=9B2N3.520.520.56.751557+8.8
8Alex Mmipi0BOT=9N6B=4B+10N7BF+13N3.017.017.06.251536-6.8
9Kgaolo Thuto1528BOT=8B=10N+11B5NF=7N3B2.520.522.57.001384-39.2
10Aone Morei1466BOT=6N=9B1N8BF+14N=5B2.519.019.05.001407-17.2
11FIDE 1133337507BF9N+15N+13B=5N4B2.515.015.02.0012030.0
12FIDE 1132956402B+14N+7B1BF6NF2.021.021.03.5016260.0
13FIDE 113333830F2N5B7N11NF8B0.018.518.50.007720.0
14FIDE 1133335903N12B6NFF10BF0.013.013.00.007840.0
15FIDE 1133336704B5NF11BFFF0.011.511.50.007360.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets