Bank Windhoek 2026 Namibia National Closed Chess Championships - Open B-Section
Open SwissStandard
30 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 25 Feb 2026 to 01 Mar 2026 in Windhoek, Namibia. Top 10 Elo average was 1681, and top seed was Junior Nafimane Heita (🇳🇦 NAM, 1793).
Tuhafifa Pomwene Haipinge (🇳🇦 NAM, 1686) won with 8.0/9, ahead of Sibusiso Angula (7.0) and MichaelAngelo Prince Haraseb (6.0). Haipinge took the lead from round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Mbahimwa Muundjua (1626) beat Junior Nafimane Heita (1793), a +167-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
Federations · 1 represented
🇳🇦Namibia×23
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTuhafifa Pomwene Haipinge led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE27 Feb
Tuhafifa Pomwene Haipinge takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Tuhafifa Pomwene Haipinge drew with Sibusiso Angula (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Tuhafifa Pomwene Haipinge 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)MichaelAngelo Prince Haraseb 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tuhafifa Pomwene Haipinge | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Sibusiso Angula | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3MichaelAngelo Prince Haraseb | 0 | ½ | * | 0 |
| 4Junior Nafimane Heita | 0 | ½ | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haipinge, Tuhafifa Pomwene | 1686 | NAM | +18B | +8N | +10B | =2N | +3B | +19N | +5B | =4N | +11B | 8.0 | 41.5 | 44.5 | 38.25 | 1967 | +82.8 |
| 2 | Angula, Sibusiso | 1646 | NAM | +29N | +24B | =5N | =1B | +7N | =3N | =11B | +6B | +4B | 7.0 | 41.5 | 41.5 | 29.50 | 1797 | +58.0 |
| 3 | Haraseb, MichaelAngelo Prince | 1727 | NAM | +30N | +15B | +23N | +19B | −1N | =2B | =7N | −5B | +8N | 6.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 20.25 | 1681 | -12.0 |
| 4 | Shapange, Abraham Nghinauwdafa | 1611 | NAM | −8B | +12B | =17N | =14N | +20B | +10N | +19B | =1B | −2N | 5.5 | 39.5 | 42.5 | 22.75 | 1577 | -8.8 |
| 5 | Heita, Junior Nafimane | 1793 | NAM | F | +14N | =2B | +23B | −19N | +6B | −1N | +3N | +16B | 5.5 | 39.5 | 39.5 | 25.00 | 1741 | -7.4 |
| 6 | Mboti, Immanuel Nghilifawali | 0 | NAM | +?B | −19N | +14B | +16N | =10B | −5N | +9B | −2N | +12N | 5.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 19.75 | 1662 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Itembu, Linekela | 1485 | NAM | −10B | +18N | +25B | +24N | −2B | +8N | =3B | −11N | +15B | 5.5 | 35.5 | 36.5 | 17.50 | 1629 | +40.8 |
| 8 | Martins, Shando Tomas | 0 | NAM | +4N | −1B | −15N | +27B | +17N | −7B | +24N | +10N | −3B | 5.0 | 38.0 | 39.0 | 15.50 | 1509 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Kandjimi, John Nourens H | 1662 | NAM | −20B | +13N | F | F | +21B | +26N | −6N | +24B | +17N | 5.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 13.00 | 2221 | +24.0 |
| 10 | Ndala, Hausiku Cosmos | 0 | NAM | +7N | +16B | −1N | +15B | =6N | −4B | +12N | −8B | F | 4.5 | 42.0 | 46.0 | 20.75 | 1621 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Campbell, Clarence Clive | 1768 | NAM | F | +20N | F | F | +12B | +15B | =2N | +7B | −1N | 4.5 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 20.50 | 1688 | -7.8 |
| 12 | Siremo, Justin Josephovich | 0 | NAM | =13B | −4N | +30B | +17B | −11N | +14N | −10B | +28N | −6B | 4.5 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 9.75 | 1541 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Jacobs, Carmen | 1404 | NAM | =12N | −9B | −27N | +21N | −14B | +22B | −17N | +29B | +18N | 4.5 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 10.75 | 729 | -40.4 |
| 14 | Kasonde, Matthew Cohen | 1505 | NAM | +25N | −5B | −6N | =4B | +13N | −12B | =20N | +17B | F | 4.0 | 36.5 | 37.5 | 13.25 | 1651 | +29.6 |
| 15 | Itembu, Shali | 1575 | NAM | +26B | −3N | +8B | −10N | +25B | −11N | +18B | −16B | −7N | 4.0 | 34.0 | 35.0 | 10.50 | 855 | -63.2 |
| 16 | Swartz, Celeste | 1667 | NAM | F | −10N | +20B | −6B | +28N | +24B | F | +15N | −5N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 8.00 | 1726 | +10.0 |
| 17 | Namushinga Lucia | 1422 | NAM | −21B | +22N | =4B | −12N | −8B | +25N | +13B | −14N | −9B | 3.5 | 33.5 | 34.5 | 10.25 | 1458 | +5.2 |
| 18 | Kamerika, James | 0 | NAM | −1N | −7B | −?N | +30B | +22N | +28B | −15N | =20B | −13B | 3.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 3.50 | 732 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Mbahimwa Muundjua | 1626 | NAM | +28N | +6B | F | −3N | +5B | −1B | −4N | F | F | 3.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 11.00 | 1508 | -12.4 |
| 20 | Kayambu, Faith Liisa Ndafudha | 0 | NAM | +9N | −11B | −16N | +26B | −4N | −?B | =14B | =18N | F | 3.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 9.75 | 1493 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Siremo, Jolina Valentina Josephovna | 0 | NAM | +17N | −23B | −24N | −13B | −9N | +29B | +26B | −?N | −22N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.50 | 1270 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 15223159 | 0 | — | −23N | −17B | F | −25N | −18B | −13N | +29N | −26B | +21B | 2.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 3.00 | 683 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Katjaimo, Jakapita | 1627 | NAM | +22B | +21N | −3B | −5N | F | F | F | F | F | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 5.00 | 954 | -26.0 |
| 24 | Ntinda, Simon | 1439 | NAM | F | −2N | +21B | −7B | F | −16N | −8B | −9N | F | 1.0 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 3.00 | 810 | -44.8 |
| 25 | FIDE 15224937 | 0 | — | −14B | F | −7N | +22B | −15N | −17B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 2.00 | 691 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 15218112 | 0 | — | −15N | F | −?B | −20N | F | −9B | −21N | +22N | F | 1.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 2.00 | 812 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 15224872 | 0 | — | F | F | +13B | −8N | −?B | F | F | F | F | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.50 | 1422 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 15217116 | 0 | — | −19B | F | F | −?N | −16B | −18N | F | −12B | F | 0.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 0.00 | 832 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 15222985 | 0 | — | −2B | −?N | F | F | F | −21N | −22B | −13N | F | 0.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 0.00 | 749 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 15224899 | 0 | — | −3B | F | −12N | −18N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 918 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Haipinge, Tuhafifa PomweneNAM+82.88.0 pts · #1
- 2Angula, SibusisoNAM+58.07.0 pts · #2
- 3Itembu, LinekelaNAM+40.85.5 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Itembu, ShaliNAM-63.24.0 pts · #23
- 2Ntinda, SimonNAM-44.81.0 pts · #25
- 3Jacobs, CarmenNAM-40.44.5 pts · #29
Biggest upsets
- R5+167 Elo gap
- R7+107 Elo gap