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 (🇿🇦 RSA, 1514).
Edward White (🇿🇦 RSA, 1445) won with 5.0/5. White shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇿🇦Krugersdorp, South Africa
Dates
07 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×6
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 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 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.0/5. White takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.0).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Edward White 5 wins (R1–R5)FIDE 534000054 5 wins (R1–R5)Livhuwani Natha Nemusombori 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Edward White | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2FIDE 534000054 | — | * | 1 | — |
| 3Livhuwani Natha Nemusombori | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Nkosingiphile Magagula | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | +?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 | −2B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 10.00 | 2258 | +36.8 |
| 4 | Magagula, Nkosingiphile | 1514 | RSA | +10N | +20B | +14N | −1B | +11N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 11.00 | 642 | -24.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 14399946 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | −3N | +15B | +14N | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 688 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 14399970 | 0 | — | +?N | −?B | +?N | +?B | +12B | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 610 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Lokwe, Simthandile | 0 | RSA | +?N | =?B | +9N | −?B | +20N | 3.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 1438 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Maseko, Tshiamo | 1484 | RSA | +23N | +16B | +15N | −3B | −1N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 7.00 | 665 | -38.4 |
| 9 | Molefe, Tshegofatso | 1472 | RSA | +21N | −3B | −7B | +22N | +18B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 688 | -18.8 |
| 10 | FIDE 534026088 | 0 | — | −4B | +?N | +19B | −13N | +?B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 714 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 14399962 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | +?N | −2B | −4B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1462 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 14399989 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | −1N | +?B | −6N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 642 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 534044205 | 0 | — | +?N | −2B | +?N | +10B | −?N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 610 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 534012702 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | −4B | +?N | −5B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 714 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 534019995 | 0 | — | +?B | +24N | −8B | −5N | +?B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 649 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 534013270 | 0 | — | +?B | −8N | +17B | −?N | +?B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 649 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 534013156 | 0 | — | −?N | +?B | −16N | +?B | +?N | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 610 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 534044310 | 0 | — | −1N | −?B | +?N | +?B | −9N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 654 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 534019111 | 0 | — | +?N | −1B | −10N | +?B | −?N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 642 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 14399636 | 0 | — | +?B | −4N | −?B | +?N | −7B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 714 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 534044167 | 0 | — | −9B | −?N | +24B | −?N | +?B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 666 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 534019006 | 0 | — | −?N | −?B | +?N | −9B | −?N | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 666 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 534032070 | 0 | — | −8B | −?N | −?B | −?N | +24B | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 649 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 534044264 | 0 | — | −3N | −15B | −21N | −?B | −23N | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 688 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1White, EdwardRSA+44.45.0 pts · #1
- 2Nemusombori, Livhuwani NathaRSA+36.84.0 pts · #2
- 3FIDE 143996360.02.0 pts · #16
Top rating losers
- 1Maseko, TshiamoRSA-38.43.0 pts · #21
- 2Magagula, NkosingiphileRSA-24.04.0 pts · #11
- 3Molefe, TshegofatsoRSA-18.83.0 pts · #15