West Rand Junior Open 2026 (U18)
Open SwissStandard
14 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 07 Mar 2026 in Krugersdorp, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 917, and top seed was Kutlwano Nakedi (🇿🇦 RSA, 1650).
Letlhogonolo Motlhaping (🇿🇦 RSA, 1587) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Tshepo Menyatsoe (4.0) and Marlvin Sibanda (3.5). Motlhaping won solo starting round 3.
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×8
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsLetlhogonolo Motlhaping led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Letlhogonolo Motlhaping never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Letlhogonolo Motlhaping beat Tshepo Menyatsoe (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Letlhogonolo Motlhaping 5 wins (R1–R5)Tshepo Menyatsoe 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Letlhogonolo Motlhaping | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Tshepo Menyatsoe | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Marlvin Sibanda | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Anika Williams | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Motlhaping, Letlhogonolo | 1587 | RSA | +10N | +2B | +7N | +3B | +4N | 5.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 2269 | +42.0 |
| 2 | Menyatsoe, Tshepo | 0 | RSA | +?B | −1N | +8B | +11N | +5B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 1615 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Sibanda, Marlvin | 1419 | RSA | +12N | +8B | =6B | −1N | +9B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 6.25 | 1530 | +11.6 |
| 4 | Williams, Anika | 1515 | RSA | +11B | −7N | +9B | +6N | −1B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 6.50 | 1385 | -20.8 |
| 5 | Nakedi, Kutlwano | 1650 | RSA | +13B | −6N | +10B | +7B | −2N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 2271 | +10.8 |
| 6 | Marx, Ethen Frederik | 0 | RSA | F | +5B | =3N | −4B | +7N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.75 | 1534 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Diseko, Rethabile | 1520 | RSA | +14N | +4B | −1B | −5N | −6B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 1457 | -2.4 |
| 8 | FIDE 534044493 | 0 | — | +9B | −3N | −2N | −?B | +14N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1450 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Shai, Koketso | 1481 | RSA | −8N | +14B | −4N | +12B | −3N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 668 | -41.2 |
| 10 | FIDE 534044477 | 0 | — | −1B | +13N | −5N | +14B | −?N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 815 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 534044507 | 0 | — | −4N | F | +?B | −2B | +13N | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 715 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 534044450 | 0 | — | −3B | −?N | +13B | −9N | F | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 650 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 534044469 | 0 | — | −5N | −10B | −12N | F | −11B | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 850 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 534044485 | 0 | — | −7B | −9N | F | −10N | −8B | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 675 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Motlhaping, LetlhogonoloRSA+42.05.0 pts · #1
- 2Sibanda, MarlvinRSA+11.63.5 pts · #6
- 3Nakedi, KutlwanoRSA+10.83.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Shai, KoketsoRSA-41.22.0 pts · #10
- 2Williams, AnikaRSA-20.83.0 pts · #5
- 3Diseko, RethabileRSA-2.42.0 pts · #4