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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 (🇿🇦 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
Top seed
Avg top 10
739
Participants
24
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×6
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 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 · 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

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1White, Edward1445RSA+18B+19N+12B+4N+8B5.012.014.014.002282+44.4
2FIDE 5340000540+?B+13N+?B+11N+3N5.010.010.010.0015080.0
3Nemusombori, Livhuwani Natha1477RSA+24B+9N+5B+8N2B4.015.015.010.002258+36.8
4Magagula, Nkosingiphile1514RSA+10N+20B+14N1B+11N4.014.016.011.00642-24.0
5FIDE 143999460+?N+?B3N+15B+14N4.010.010.06.006880.0
6FIDE 143999700+?N?B+?N+?B+12B4.03.03.03.006100.0
7Lokwe, Simthandile0RSA+?N=?B+9N?B+20N3.55.05.05.0014380.0
8Maseko, Tshiamo1484RSA+23N+16B+15N3B1N3.015.016.07.00665-38.4
9Molefe, Tshegofatso1472RSA+21N3B7B+22N+18B3.011.512.55.00688-18.8
10FIDE 53402608804B+?N+19B13N+?B3.09.09.02.007140.0
11FIDE 143999620+?N+?B+?N2B4B3.09.09.00.0014620.0
12FIDE 143999890+?N+?B1N+?B6N3.09.09.00.006420.0
13FIDE 5340442050+?N2B+?N+10B?N3.08.08.03.006100.0
14FIDE 5340127020+?B+?N4B+?N5B3.08.08.00.007140.0
15FIDE 5340199950+?B+24N8B5N+?B3.07.07.00.006490.0
16FIDE 5340132700+?B8N+17B?N+?B3.06.06.03.006490.0
17FIDE 5340131560?N+?B16N+?B+?N3.03.03.00.006100.0
18FIDE 53404431001N?B+?N+?B9N2.08.08.00.006540.0
19FIDE 5340191110+?N1B10N+?B?N2.08.08.00.006420.0
20FIDE 143996360+?B4N?B+?N7B2.07.57.50.007140.0
21FIDE 53404416709B?N+24B?N+?B2.03.03.00.006660.0
22FIDE 5340190060?N?B+?N9B?N1.03.03.00.006660.0
23FIDE 53403207008B?N?B?N+24B1.03.03.00.006490.0
24FIDE 53404426403N15B21N?B23N0.010.010.00.006880.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

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