2026 National Team Chess Championship-Finals Ladies
Team Round-RobinStandard
6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 27 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Maseru, Lesotho. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1359, and top seed was Bonolo Ntsielo (🇱🇸 LES, WCM, 1753).
Naleli Teeke (🇱🇸 LES, 1664) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Bonolo Ntsielo (3.5) and Boitumelo Sethabathaba (3.0). Teeke shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇱🇸Maseru, Lesotho
Dates
27 Feb 2026 → 01 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 5 rounds
Titled players · 2
WFM×1
WCM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇱🇸Lesotho×6
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Teeke, Naleli | 🇱🇸LES | 1664 | 3.5 | 1623 | 1718 | +5.4 |
| 1 | WCMNtsielo, Bonolo | 🇱🇸LES | 1753 | 3.5 | 1601 | 1696 | -12.0 |
| 4 | Boitumelo Sethabathaba | 🇱🇸LES | 1625 | 3.0 | 1633 | 1633 | +0.8 |
| 3 | Pontso Makhebesela | 🇱🇸LES | 1524 | 3.0 | 1658 | 1658 | +28.4 |
| 5 | WFMLieketseng, Ngatane | 🇱🇸LES | 1590 | 2.0 | 1641 | 1448 | -14.4 |
| 6 | Kananelo Khakhane | 🇱🇸LES | 0 | 0.0 | 1631 | 831 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pontso MakhebeselaLES+28.43.0 pts · #3
- 2Teeke, NaleliLES+5.43.5 pts · #2
- 3Boitumelo SethabathabaLES+0.83.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Lieketseng, NgataneWFMLES-14.42.0 pts · #5
- 2Ntsielo, BonoloWCMLES-12.03.5 pts · #1
- 3Kananelo KhakhaneLES0.00.0 pts · #6