2026 NMBCU Trials 2 (U14)
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.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R4; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
Matthew Koutsouvelis held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.
2 players finish on 5.0/6. DRISCOLL takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.0).
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Matthew Koutsouvelis | * | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2Samuel DRISCOLL | — | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Cael Lelethu Stander | 0 | 0 | * | — |
| 4Ciara ADAMS | 1 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DRISCOLL, Samuel | 1703 | RSA | +12B | −5N | +6B | +15N | +4B | +3N | 5.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 17.00 | 2313 | +20.0 |
| 2 | Koutsouvelis, Matthew | 0 | RSA | +?B | +10N | +5B | +4N | −3B | +7N | 5.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 14.50 | 1528 | 0.0 |
| 3 | ADAMS, Ciara | 1509 | RSA | =14N | =11B | +8N | +10B | +2N | −1B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 14.25 | 1625 | +24.8 |
| 4 | Stander, Cael Lelethu | 1528 | RSA | +11N | +15B | +7N | −2B | −1N | +10B | 4.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 11.50 | 1717 | +40.0 |
| 5 | Bambalaza, Sakhuvuyo Ed | 0 | RSA | +?N | +1B | −2N | +?B | =7N | =8B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 8.50 | 1586 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Bownes, Fabian | 0 | RSA | +18N | =8B | −1N | =11B | +19N | +?B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 5.25 | 1434 | 0.0 |
| 7 | NELL, Chelsea Jane | 1486 | RSA | +9B | +19N | −4B | +12N | =5B | −2B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 9.50 | 1586 | +10.8 |
| 8 | Murray, Chloe | 1512 | RSA | +20B | =6N | −3B | +14N | =15B | =5N | 3.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 8.50 | 705 | -20.4 |
| 9 | Tukwayo, Likuye | 1650 | RSA | −7N | +16B | F | +13N | +17B | =11B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 8.50 | 1452 | -30.4 |
| 10 | Sonti, Khwezi | 1442 | RSA | +16N | −2B | +17B | −3N | +12B | −4N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 7.00 | 1353 | -14.0 |
| 11 | Swartz, Jane | 1464 | RSA | −4B | =3N | +18B | =6N | =16B | =9N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 7.75 | 1434 | -8.0 |
| 12 | Van Huyssteen, Nathan | 0 | RSA | −1N | +14B | +20N | −7B | −10N | +18B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 4.50 | 743 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 534019510 | 0 | — | −15N | +18B | −14N | −9B | +21N | +19B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 850 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Cerfonteyn, Raees | 0 | RSA | =3B | −12N | +13B | −8B | −?N | +17N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 7.00 | 1315 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Schreinders, Mia | 0 | RSA | +13B | −4N | F | −1B | =8N | =16B | 2.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 5.75 | 1343 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Du Toit, Hayden | 1408 | RSA | −10B | −9N | F | +21B | =11N | =15N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.50 | 1246 | -22.8 |
| 17 | FIDE 14389797 | 0 | — | F | +21B | −10N | +20B | −9N | −14B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 746 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 14369974 | 0 | — | −6B | −13N | −11N | F | +20B | −12N | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 1.00 | 664 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 534017755 | 0 | — | F | −7B | −?N | +?N | −6B | −13N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 685 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 14360861 | 0 | — | −8N | F | −12B | −17N | −18N | +?B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 534014268 | 0 | — | F | −17N | +?B | −16N | −13B | F | 1.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 608 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Stander, Cael LelethuRSA+40.04.0 pts · #2
- 2ADAMS, CiaraRSA+24.84.0 pts · #3
- 3DRISCOLL, SamuelRSA+20.05.0 pts · #5
- 1Tukwayo, LikuyeRSA-30.43.5 pts · #6
- 2Du Toit, HaydenRSA-22.82.0 pts · #12
- 3Murray, ChloeRSA-20.43.5 pts · #17
- R1+164 Elo gap