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Bank Windhoek 2026 Namibia National Closed Chess Championships - Open Section

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10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Windhoek, Namibia. 5 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1917, and top seed was Dante M Beukes (🇳🇦 NAM, IM, 2283).

Dante M Beukes (🇳🇦 NAM, IM, 2283) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Heskiel Ndahangwapo (7.0) and Simon Hatwiikulipi Shidolo (5.5). Beukes broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Bernhard Schwarz (1791) beat Dante M Beukes (IM, 2283), a +492-point gap.

Location
🇳🇦Windhoek, Namibia
Dates
25 Feb 2026 → 01 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
🇳🇦IMDante M Beukes2283
Avg top 10
1,917
Participants
10
Titled players · 5
IM×1
FM×1
CM×3
Federations · 1 represented
🇳🇦Namibia×10
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

IM Dante M Beukes led from R2; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
4
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
Beukes8Ndahangwapo7Shidolo5.5Schwarz5Nakapunda4.5Khoa4
R2–R9 · LEAD HELD

IM Dante M Beukes never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R9 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

IM Dante M Beukes beat FM Heskiel Ndahangwapo (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

IM Dante M Beukes 3+5 wins (R1–R3, R5–R9)FM Heskiel Ndahangwapo 7 wins (R2–R8)Simon Hatwiikulipi Shidolo 4 wins (R2–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1IMDante M Beukes*
1
1
0
2FMHeskiel Ndahangwapo
0
*
1
1
3Simon Hatwiikulipi Shidolo
0
0
*
0
4Bernhard Schwarz
1
0
1
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Beukes, Dante MIM2283NAM+10B+6N+8B−4N+5B+9N+3B+7N+2B8.035.536.031.002270-0.6
2Ndahangwapo, HeskielFM2090NAMF+4B+9N+7B+10N+8B+5N+3B−1N7.036.537.025.002226+22.2
3Shidolo, Simon Hatwiikulipi1884NAM−4N+9B+7N+10B+8N=5B−1N−2N+6B5.538.038.516.252001+26.4
4Schwarz, Bernhard1791NAM+3B−2N−6B+1B+9N−7B+10N+8B−5N5.038.539.019.501964+38.2
5Nakapunda, OttoCM1893NAM+9N−7B+10N=8B−1N=3N−2B=6N+4B4.539.039.514.001920+4.0
6Eichab, CharlesCM1961NAMF−1B+4N−9B+7N+10B=8N=5B−3N4.039.540.013.501890-16.0
7Khoa, GoodwillCM1894NAM−8B+5N−3B−2N−6B+4N+9B−1B+10N4.039.540.012.001877-6.0
8Van Rooyen, Louis1896NAM+7N=10B−1N=5N−3B−2N=6B−4N+9B3.540.040.510.501840-33.2
9Du Toit, Dawid1750NAM−5B−3N−2B+6N−4B−1B−7N+10B−8N2.041.542.04.501701-25.6
10Lukas, Likius1732NAM−1N=8N−5B−3N−2B−6N−4B−9N−7B0.541.543.51.751477-77.6

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets