West Rand Junior Open 2026 (U14)
Open SwissStandard
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 (πΏπ¦ RSA, 1514).
Edward White (πΏπ¦ RSA, 1445) won with 5.0/5. White shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
Location
πΏπ¦Krugersdorp, South Africa
Dates
07 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Federations Β· 1 represented
πΏπ¦South AfricaΓ6
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 5 roundsTight 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
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 (R1βR5)FIDE 534000054 5 wins (R1βR5)Livhuwani Natha Nemusombori 4 wins (R1βR4)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Edward White | * | β | β | 1 |
| 2FIDE 534000054 | β | * | 1 | β |
| 3Livhuwani Natha Nemusombori | β | 0 | * | β |
| 4Nkosingiphile Magagula | 0 | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | White, Edward | 1445 | RSA | +18B | +19N | +12B | +4N | +8B | 5.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 14.00 | 2282 | +44.4 |
| 2 | FIDE 534000054 | 0 | β | +?B | +13N | +?B | +11N | +3N | 5.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.00 | 1508 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Nemusombori, Livhuwani Natha | 1477 | RSA | +24B | +9N | +5B | +8N | β2B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 10.00 | 2258 | +36.8 |
| 4 | Magagula, Nkosingiphile | 1514 | RSA | +10N | +20B | +14N | β1B | +11N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 11.00 | 642 | -24.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 14399946 | 0 | β | +?N | +?B | β3N | +15B | +14N | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 688 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 14399970 | 0 | β | +?N | β?B | +?N | +?B | +12B | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 610 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Lokwe, Simthandile | 0 | RSA | +?N | =?B | +9N | β?B | +20N | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 1438 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Maseko, Tshiamo | 1484 | RSA | +23N | +16B | +15N | β3B | β1N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 7.00 | 665 | -38.4 |
| 9 | Molefe, Tshegofatso | 1472 | RSA | +21N | β3B | β7B | +22N | +18B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 688 | -18.8 |
| 10 | FIDE 534026088 | 0 | β | β4B | +?N | +19B | β13N | +?B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 714 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 14399962 | 0 | β | +?N | +?B | +?N | β2B | β4B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1462 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 14399989 | 0 | β | +?N | +?B | β1N | +?B | β6N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 642 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 534044205 | 0 | β | +?N | β2B | +?N | +10B | β?N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 610 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 534012702 | 0 | β | +?B | +?N | β4B | +?N | β5B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 714 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 534019995 | 0 | β | +?B | +24N | β8B | β5N | +?B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 649 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 534013270 | 0 | β | +?B | β8N | +17B | β?N | +?B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 649 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 534013156 | 0 | β | β?N | +?B | β16N | +?B | +?N | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 610 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 534044310 | 0 | β | β1N | β?B | +?N | +?B | β9N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 654 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 534019111 | 0 | β | +?N | β1B | β10N | +?B | β?N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 642 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 14399636 | 0 | β | +?B | β4N | β?B | +?N | β7B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 714 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 534044167 | 0 | β | β9B | β?N | +24B | β?N | +?B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 666 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 534019006 | 0 | β | β?N | β?B | +?N | β9B | β?N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 666 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 534032070 | 0 | β | β8B | β?N | β?B | β?N | +24B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 649 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 534044264 | 0 | β | β3N | β15B | β21N | β?B | β23N | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 688 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1White, EdwardRSA+44.45.0 pts Β· #1
- 2Nemusombori, Livhuwani NathaRSA+36.84.0 pts Β· #2
- 3FIDE 143996360.02.0 pts Β· #16
Top rating losers
- 1Maseko, TshiamoRSA-38.43.0 pts Β· #21
- 2Magagula, NkosingiphileRSA-24.04.0 pts Β· #11
- 3Molefe, TshegofatsoRSA-18.83.0 pts Β· #15