2026 BCF National Youth Chess Championships- Under 16 Boys Section
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.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsAnanda Hariharan led from R4; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Ananda Hariharan never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.
Ananda Hariharan beat Bartlett Ezra (Black).
Ananda Hariharan 5 wins (R1–R5)Suresh Babu Goutham 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ananda Hariharan | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Bartlett Ezra | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Suresh Babu Goutham | 0 | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Kagiso Aobakwe | — | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ananda Hariharan | 1572 | BOT | +13B | +3N | +8B | +2N | +7B | =6N | +11B | 6.5 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 19.75 | 1868 | +43.6 |
| 2 | Suresh Babu Goutham | 1549 | BOT | +12N | +7B | +6N | −1B | =5N | −3N | +8B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 13.50 | 1483 | -15.6 |
| 3 | Bartlett Ezra | 1706 | BOT | +10N | −1B | +14N | +5B | =6N | +2B | F | 4.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 12.25 | 1687 | -3.6 |
| 4 | Wu Zeyin | 1499 | BOT | +5N | −6B | +10N | F | +8B | +7N | F | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 12.00 | 1648 | +24.0 |
| 5 | Kagiso Aobakwe | 1485 | BOT | −4B | +11N | +12B | −3N | =2B | +10N | =6B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 10.00 | 1498 | +6.0 |
| 6 | Mohanakrishnan Madhav | 1530 | BOT | F | +4N | −2B | +8N | =3B | =1B | =5N | 3.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 14.50 | 1559 | +7.6 |
| 7 | FIDE 11333391 | 0 | — | +11B | −2N | +9B | F | −1N | −4B | +13B | 3.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 6.00 | 740 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Kaemane Atlang | 0 | BOT | +9N | +14B | −1N | −6B | −4N | +12B | −2N | 3.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 5.00 | 738 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Farid Valley | 0 | BOT | −8B | F | −7N | +13B | +14N | −11N | +10B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1588 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Mfaladi Tyrone | 0 | BOT | −3B | +13N | −4B | +12N | −11B | −5B | −9N | 2.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 3.00 | 758 | -62.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 11333456 | 0 | — | −7N | −5B | F | F | +10N | +9B | −1N | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 5.00 | 1412 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 11333464 | 0 | — | −2B | F | −5N | −10B | +13N | −8N | +14B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.00 | 729 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 11333430 | 0 | — | −1N | −10B | F | −9N | −12B | +14B | −7N | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 770 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 11333421 | 0 | — | F | −8N | −3B | F | −9B | −13N | −12N | 0.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 905 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Ananda HariharanBOT+43.66.5 pts · #2
- 2Wu ZeyinBOT+24.04.0 pts · #5
- 3Mohanakrishnan MadhavBOT+7.63.5 pts · #3
- 1Mfaladi TyroneBOT-62.02.0 pts · #10
- 2Suresh Babu GouthamBOT-15.64.5 pts · #6
- 3Bartlett EzraBOT-3.64.5 pts · #1
- R2+134 Elo gap