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2026 BCF National Youth Chess Championships- Under 16 Boys Section

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14 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 07 Feb 2026 to 08 Feb 2026 in Mogoditshane, Botswana. Top 10 Elo average was 934, and top seed was Bartlett Ezra (🇧🇼 BOT, 1706).

Ananda Hariharan (🇧🇼 BOT, 1572) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Suresh Babu Goutham (4.5) and Bartlett Ezra (4.5). Hariharan won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 2: Ananda Hariharan (1572) beat Bartlett Ezra (1706), a +134-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
🇧🇼Bartlett Ezra1706
Avg top 10
934
Participants
14
Federations · 1 represented
🇧🇼Botswana×9
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Ananda Hariharan led from R4; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
6
3
2
1
1
1
1
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
R4–R7 · LEAD HELD

Ananda Hariharan never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.

R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Ananda Hariharan beat Bartlett Ezra (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Ananda Hariharan 5 wins (R1–R5)Suresh Babu Goutham 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Ananda Hariharan1572BOT+13B+3N+8B+2N+7B=6N+11B6.520.521.519.751868+43.6
2Suresh Babu Goutham1549BOT+12N+7B+6N1B=5N3N+8B4.524.526.513.501483-15.6
3Bartlett Ezra1706BOT+10N1B+14N+5B=6N+2BF4.524.524.512.251687-3.6
4Wu Zeyin1499BOT+5N6B+10NF+8B+7NF4.021.023.012.001648+24.0
5Kagiso Aobakwe1485BOT4B+11N+12B3N=2B+10N=6B4.020.522.510.001498+6.0
6Mohanakrishnan Madhav1530BOTF+4N2B+8N=3B=1B=5N3.526.526.514.501559+7.6
7FIDE 113333910+11B2N+9BF1N4B+13B3.024.025.06.007400.0
8Kaemane Atlang0BOT+9N+14B1N6B4N+12B2N3.023.523.55.007380.0
9Farid Valley0BOT8BF7N+13B+14N11N+10B3.011.011.03.0015880.0
10Mfaladi Tyrone0BOT3B+13N4B+12N11B5B9N2.019.520.53.00758-62.0
11FIDE 1133345607N5BFF+10N+9B1N2.018.518.55.0014120.0
12FIDE 1133346402BF5N10B+13N8N+14B2.014.514.51.007290.0
13FIDE 1133343001N10BF9N12B+14B7N1.016.516.50.007700.0
14FIDE 113334210F8N3BF9B13N12N0.015.515.50.009050.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets