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2026 NMBCU Trials 2 (U14)

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21 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 06 Mar 2026 to 07 Mar 2026 in Uitenhage, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 1370, and top seed was Samuel DRISCOLL (🇿🇦 RSA, 1703).

Samuel DRISCOLL (🇿🇦 RSA, 1703) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Matthew Koutsouvelis (5.0) and Ciara ADAMS (4.0). DRISCOLL shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Chelsea Jane NELL (1486) beat Likuye Tukwayo (1650), a +164-point gap.

Location
🇿🇦Uitenhage, South Africa
Dates
06 Mar 2026 → 07 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes for game
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Top seed
🇿🇦Samuel DRISCOLL1703
Avg top 10
1,370
Participants
21
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×15
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R4; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
9
4
2
1
3
2
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
R4–R6 · LEAD HELD

Matthew Koutsouvelis held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.

R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.0/6. DRISCOLL takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Matthew Koutsouvelis 4 wins (R1–R4)Samuel DRISCOLL 4 wins (R3–R6)Cael Lelethu Stander 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1DRISCOLL, Samuel1703RSA+12B5N+6B+15N+4B+3N5.019.021.017.002313+20.0
2Koutsouvelis, Matthew0RSA+?B+10N+5B+4N3B+7N5.018.518.514.5015280.0
3ADAMS, Ciara1509RSA=14N=11B+8N+10B+2N1B4.019.522.014.251625+24.8
4Stander, Cael Lelethu1528RSA+11N+15B+7N2B1N+10B4.019.521.511.501717+40.0
5Bambalaza, Sakhuvuyo Ed0RSA+?N+1B2N+?B=7N=8B4.017.017.08.5015860.0
6Bownes, Fabian0RSA+18N=8B1N=11B+19N+?B4.013.513.55.2514340.0
7NELL, Chelsea Jane1486RSA+9B+19N4B+12N=5B2B3.519.520.59.501586+10.8
8Murray, Chloe1512RSA+20B=6N3B+14N=15B=5N3.516.517.58.50705-20.4
9Tukwayo, Likuye1650RSA7N+16BF+13N+17B=11B3.513.515.58.501452-30.4
10Sonti, Khwezi1442RSA+16N2B+17B3N+12B4N3.018.020.07.001353-14.0
11Swartz, Jane1464RSA4B=3N+18B=6N=16B=9N3.017.518.57.751434-8.0
12Van Huyssteen, Nathan0RSA1N+14B+20N7B10N+18B3.015.016.04.507430.0
13FIDE 534019510015N+18B14N9B+21N+19B3.010.011.03.008500.0
14Cerfonteyn, Raees0RSA=3B12N+13B8B?N+17N2.515.515.57.0013150.0
15Schreinders, Mia0RSA+13B4NF1B=8N=16B2.019.021.05.7513430.0
16Du Toit, Hayden1408RSA10B9NF+21B=11N=15N2.012.512.53.501246-22.8
17FIDE 143897970F+21B10N+20B9N14B2.011.011.02.007460.0
18FIDE 1436997406B13N11NF+20B12N1.014.014.01.006640.0
19FIDE 5340177550F7B?N+?N6B13N1.010.510.50.006850.0
20FIDE 1436086108NF12B17N18N+?B1.09.59.50.007100.0
21FIDE 5340142680F17N+?B16N13BF1.07.07.00.006080.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets