SBDCA TRIAL 4 2026 (U20-Open)
Open SwissStandard
9 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 14 Feb 2026 in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 692, and top seed was Dominic Powell (🇿🇦 RSA, 1672).
Bronwyn Marx (🇿🇦 RSA, 0) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Dominic Powell (4.0) and Ettienne Van Gent (3.5). Marx shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇿🇦Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
Dates
14 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes for game
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×7
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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2
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Marx takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.0).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Dominic Powell drew with Bronwyn Marx (Black).
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
Dominic Powell went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Dominic Powell | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2Bronwyn Marx | ½ | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Ettienne Van Gent | ½ | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Charles Krieger | — | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marx, Bronwyn | 0 | RSA | +6N | +9B | =4N | +3B | =2B | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 8.25 | 1630 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Powell, Dominic | 1672 | RSA | +7N | +5B | =3N | +6B | =1N | 4.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 7.75 | 2282 | +20.4 |
| 3 | Van Gent, Ettienne | 0 | RSA | +4N | +7B | =2B | −1N | +8N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 7.50 | 1612 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Krieger, Charles | 1589 | RSA | −3B | +8N | =1B | +5B | +6N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 6.00 | 2306 | +15.6 |
| 5 | Marais, Juan-Pierre | 1506 | RSA | +8B | −2N | +7B | −4N | F | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.00 | 1447 | -4.8 |
| 6 | FIDE 534042792 | 0 | — | −1B | F | +9N | −2N | −4B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 830 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Janse Van Rensburg, Sanmarie | 1457 | RSA | −2B | −3N | −5N | F | +9B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 788 | -26.4 |
| 8 | Qhankqashe, Yamkela | 0 | RSA | −5N | −4B | F | +9N | −3B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 748 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 534042806 | 0 | — | F | −1N | −6B | −8B | −7N | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 657 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Powell, DominicRSA+20.44.0 pts · #2
- 2Krieger, CharlesRSA+15.63.5 pts · #4
- 3Marx, BronwynRSA0.04.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Janse Van Rensburg, SanmarieRSA-26.41.0 pts · #9
- 2Marais, Juan-PierreRSA-4.82.0 pts · #3
- 3Marx, BronwynRSA0.04.0 pts · #5