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West Rand Junior Open 2026 (U14)

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24 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 07 Mar 2026 in Krugersdorp, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 739, and top seed was Nkosingiphile Magagula (πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦ RSA, 1514).

Edward White (πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦ RSA, 1445) won with 5.0/5. White shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.

Location
πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Krugersdorp, South Africa
Dates
07 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Nkosingiphile Magagula1514
Avg top 10
739
Participants
24
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦South AfricaΓ—6
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 5.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
24
12
6
3
2
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R5 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.0/5. White takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.0).

WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers

Edward White 5 wins (R1–R5)FIDE 534000054 5 wins (R1–R5)Livhuwani Natha Nemusombori 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Edward White*β€”β€”
1
2FIDE 534000054β€”*
1
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3Livhuwani Natha Nemusomboriβ€”
0
*β€”
4Nkosingiphile Magagula
0
β€”β€”*

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1White, Edward1445RSA+18B+19N+12B+4N+8B5.012.014.014.002282+44.4
2FIDE 5340000540β€”+?B+13N+?B+11N+3N5.010.010.010.0015080.0
3Nemusombori, Livhuwani Natha1477RSA+24B+9N+5B+8Nβˆ’2B4.015.015.010.002258+36.8
4Magagula, Nkosingiphile1514RSA+10N+20B+14Nβˆ’1B+11N4.014.016.011.00642-24.0
5FIDE 143999460β€”+?N+?Bβˆ’3N+15B+14N4.010.010.06.006880.0
6FIDE 143999700β€”+?Nβˆ’?B+?N+?B+12B4.03.03.03.006100.0
7Lokwe, Simthandile0RSA+?N=?B+9Nβˆ’?B+20N3.55.05.05.0014380.0
8Maseko, Tshiamo1484RSA+23N+16B+15Nβˆ’3Bβˆ’1N3.015.016.07.00665-38.4
9Molefe, Tshegofatso1472RSA+21Nβˆ’3Bβˆ’7B+22N+18B3.011.512.55.00688-18.8
10FIDE 5340260880β€”βˆ’4B+?N+19Bβˆ’13N+?B3.09.09.02.007140.0
11FIDE 143999620β€”+?N+?B+?Nβˆ’2Bβˆ’4B3.09.09.00.0014620.0
12FIDE 143999890β€”+?N+?Bβˆ’1N+?Bβˆ’6N3.09.09.00.006420.0
13FIDE 5340442050β€”+?Nβˆ’2B+?N+10Bβˆ’?N3.08.08.03.006100.0
14FIDE 5340127020β€”+?B+?Nβˆ’4B+?Nβˆ’5B3.08.08.00.007140.0
15FIDE 5340199950β€”+?B+24Nβˆ’8Bβˆ’5N+?B3.07.07.00.006490.0
16FIDE 5340132700β€”+?Bβˆ’8N+17Bβˆ’?N+?B3.06.06.03.006490.0
17FIDE 5340131560β€”βˆ’?N+?Bβˆ’16N+?B+?N3.03.03.00.006100.0
18FIDE 5340443100β€”βˆ’1Nβˆ’?B+?N+?Bβˆ’9N2.08.08.00.006540.0
19FIDE 5340191110β€”+?Nβˆ’1Bβˆ’10N+?Bβˆ’?N2.08.08.00.006420.0
20FIDE 143996360β€”+?Bβˆ’4Nβˆ’?B+?Nβˆ’7B2.07.57.50.007140.0
21FIDE 5340441670β€”βˆ’9Bβˆ’?N+24Bβˆ’?N+?B2.03.03.00.006660.0
22FIDE 5340190060β€”βˆ’?Nβˆ’?B+?Nβˆ’9Bβˆ’?N1.03.03.00.006660.0
23FIDE 5340320700β€”βˆ’8Bβˆ’?Nβˆ’?Bβˆ’?N+24B1.03.03.00.006490.0
24FIDE 5340442640β€”βˆ’3Nβˆ’15Bβˆ’21Nβˆ’?Bβˆ’23N0.010.010.00.006880.0

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