Bojanala Closed Chess Championships 2026 (U16)
Open SwissStandard
11 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 13 Feb 2026 to 15 Feb 2026 in Rustenburg, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 1373, and top seed was Raphael Felix (🇿🇦 RSA, FM, 2301).
Zandre Myburgh (🇿🇦 RSA, 1451) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Oageng Dikane (3.0) and Johannes Cornel Botha (3.0).
The biggest upset came in round 3: Rowan Grobler (1405) beat Johann Terblanche (1674), a +269-point gap.
Location
🇿🇦Rustenburg, South Africa
Dates
13 Feb 2026 → 15 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 45 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
1,373
Participants
11
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsCo-leaders
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3
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R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Zandre Myburgh drew with Oageng Dikane (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Zandre Myburgh | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2Oageng Dikane | ½ | * | — | ½ |
| 3Johann Terblanche | — | — | * | — |
| 4Johannes Cornel Botha | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Myburgh, Zandre | 1451 | RSA | +4B | +3N | −?B | =2N | +6B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 10.00 | 1818 | +66.8 |
| 2 | Dikane, Oageng | 1615 | RSA | +6N | −7B | +9N | =1B | =3N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 7.75 | 1569 | -11.6 |
| 3 | Botha, Johannes Cornel | 1605 | RSA | +10N | −1B | +7N | =6B | =2B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 5.25 | 1523 | +12.4 |
| 4 | Grobler, Rowan | 1405 | RSA | −1N | +10B | +5N | +9B | −?B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 5.50 | 1680 | +42.4 |
| 5 | Terblanche, Johann | 1674 | RSA | +11B | −?N | −4B | +8N | +7B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.50 | 1593 | -10.4 |
| 6 | Changara, Adiel | 1442 | RSA | −2B | +8N | +11B | =3N | −1N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1398 | -10.8 |
| 7 | Tshetlhe, Blessing | 1585 | RSA | +8B | +2N | −3B | −?N | −5N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1459 | -20.0 |
| 8 | Botha, Lukas | 0 | RSA | −7N | −6B | +10N | −5B | +11N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 1335 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Bantseke, Boikanyo | 1541 | RSA | −?B | +11N | −2B | −4N | +10B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 1352 | -30.4 |
| 10 | FIDE 14377020 | 0 | — | −3B | −4N | −8B | =11N | −9N | 0.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 0.25 | 1135 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Monare, Oratilwe | 1410 | RSA | −5N | −9B | −6N | =10B | −8B | 0.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 0.25 | 752 | -38.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Myburgh, ZandreRSA+66.83.5 pts · #1
- 2Grobler, RowanRSA+42.43.0 pts · #5
- 3Botha, Johannes CornelRSA+12.43.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Monare, OratilweRSA-38.40.5 pts · #11
- 2Bantseke, BoikanyoRSA-30.42.0 pts · #7
- 3Tshetlhe, BlessingRSA-20.02.0 pts · #8
Biggest upsets
- R3+269 Elo gap
- R2+154 Elo gap
- R4+136 Elo gap