2026 BCF National Youth Chess Championships- Under 14 Boys Section
Open SwissStandard
15 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 07 Feb 2026 to 08 Feb 2026 in Mogoditshane, Botswana. Top 10 Elo average was 622, and top seed was Mogomotsi Kefentse (🇧🇼 BOT, 1579).
Rankwane Cleopatra Keaobaka (🇧🇼 BOT, 1568) won with 6.5/7, ahead of Mogomotsi Kefentse (6.0) and Motswasele Tshenolo (4.5). Keaobaka won solo starting round 4.
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
Federations · 1 represented
🇧🇼Botswana×6
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsRankwane Cleopatra Keaobaka led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R7 · LEAD HELD
Rankwane Cleopatra Keaobaka held the sole lead from R4 through R7 without losing it.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Rankwane Cleopatra Keaobaka beat Mogomotsi Kefentse (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Rankwane Cleopatra Keaobaka 4 wins (R1–R4)Mogomotsi Kefentse 4 wins (R4–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Rankwane Cleopatra Keaobaka | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Mogomotsi Kefentse | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Motswasele Tshenolo | ½ | 0 | * | — |
| 4FIDE 11333480 | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rankwane Cleopatra Keaobaka | 1568 | BOT | +6N | +4B | +2N | +10B | =3N | +7B | +5N | 6.5 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 26.25 | 2368 | +40.0 |
| 2 | Mogomotsi Kefentse | 1579 | BOT | +3B | +12N | −1B | +8B | +10N | +6B | +9N | 6.0 | 24.5 | 27.5 | 21.00 | 1563 | -2.0 |
| 3 | Motswasele Tshenolo | 0 | BOT | −2N | +?B | =7N | +15B | =1B | +4N | =6B | 4.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 11.75 | 1443 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 11333472 | 0 | — | +?B | −1N | +14B | +5N | F | −3B | +13N | 4.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 9.00 | 768 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 11333480 | 0 | — | +11N | +7B | −13N | −4B | +14N | +10B | −1B | 4.0 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 12.00 | 1548 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Maruatona Onthatile | 1550 | BOT | −1B | +14N | +11B | +13B | F | −2N | =3N | 3.5 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 10.25 | 1433 | -19.6 |
| 7 | Zhou Xuanhan | 0 | BOT | +9N | −5N | =3B | +11B | F | −1N | +8B | 3.5 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 12.25 | 1548 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 11333499 | 0 | — | =14B | +?N | +9B | −2N | F | +13B | −7N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 7.25 | 779 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 11333537 | 0 | — | −7B | +?N | −8N | +?B | =13N | +15B | −2B | 3.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.25 | 779 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 11332840 | 0 | — | +?B | +13N | +12B | −1N | −2B | −5N | −11B | 3.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 5.50 | 758 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Mukisa Samuel Nkuba | 1527 | BOT | −5B | +15B | −6N | −7N | F | +12B | +10N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 7.00 | 757 | -18.4 |
| 12 | FIDE 11332441 | 0 | — | +15N | −2B | −10N | −14B | +?N | −11N | +?B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.00 | 753 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 11330937 | 0 | — | +?N | −10B | +5B | −6N | =9B | −8N | −4B | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 5.75 | 757 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 11329980 | 0 | — | =8N | −6B | −4N | +12N | −5B | F | +?B | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.75 | 757 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 11333502 | 0 | — | −12B | −11N | +?B | −3N | F | −9N | F | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 727 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Rankwane Cleopatra KeaobakaBOT+40.06.5 pts · #1
- 2Motswasele TshenoloBOT0.04.5 pts · #4
- 3FIDE 113299800.02.5 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Maruatona OnthatileBOT-19.63.5 pts · #3
- 2Mukisa Samuel NkubaBOT-18.43.0 pts · #11
- 3Mogomotsi KefentseBOT-2.06.0 pts · #6