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2026 NMBCU Trials 2 (U18)

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30 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 1640, and top seed was Carlson M Dzunzi (🇿🇦 RSA, 1726).

Jade Schultz (🇿🇦 RSA, 1613) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Ababalwe Mathebe (5.5) and Sarah Moller (4.5). Schultz shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Shaunwin Cona (1408) beat Vukile Lindi (1533), a +125-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
🇿🇦Carlson M Dzunzi1726
Avg top 10
1,640
Participants
30
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×23
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.5/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
11
5
3
2
2
2
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.5/6. Schultz takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (21.5).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Ababalwe Mathebe drew with Jade Schultz (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Ababalwe Mathebe 4 wins (R1–R4)Jade Schultz 4 wins (R1–R4)Sarah Moller 3 wins (R4–R6)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Ababalwe Mathebe*
½
1
2Jade Schultz
½
*
1
1
3Sarah Moller
0
*
4Sandiso Jiki
0
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Schultz, Jade1613RSA+30B+3N+8B+5N=2N+4B5.521.521.518.751975+66.0
2Mathebe, Ababalwe1704RSA+16B+13N+7B+18N=1B+5N5.519.021.018.251985+62.8
3Moller, Sarah1596RSA+21N1B=17N+8N+13B+9B4.518.020.013.251715+32.0
4Kwarteng, Kelvin0RSA8B+23N+27B+15N+10B1N4.017.018.09.0015650.0
5Jiki, Sandiso1597RSA+28N+24B+25N1B+18N2B4.015.516.05.001575-4.0
6Fogarty, Simon1668RSAF+19B+30N+25B+7N12N4.010.010.06.501582-9.6
7Bothma, Jaculene1583RSA+11B+14N2N+17B6B=10N3.519.522.010.751490-21.2
8Blandy, Levi1662RSA+4N=17B1N3B+22N+24B3.518.019.58.251534-33.2
9Dugmore, Deacon1666RSA+15B+26N18B+11N=12B3N3.516.517.59.251456-44.0
10Murray, Jaydon1456RSAF+28B+14N+13B4N=7B3.514.014.08.251696+25.2
11Jakavula, Linoyolo0RSA7N+20B+22N9B=26N+17N3.513.014.06.5015400.0
12Mbelekane, Hloma1581RSAFF+28N+24B=9N+6B3.510.510.57.751855+40.4
13Hall, Joshua1424RSA+29N2B+26B10N3N+25B3.015.515.52.001353-15.2
14Menjenjalo, Luthando0RSA+22N7B10B+27N+16N18B3.013.514.55.5015700.0
15FIDE 53404320909N=22B+20N4B+25N=26B3.012.013.04.2515140.0
16Dzunzi, Carlson M1726RSA2NF+23B+29N14B+19N3.012.012.03.50903-21.2
17Sonti, Kamvalethu1479RSA+23B=8N=3B7N=24N11B2.516.518.06.251478-1.6
18Ndayi, Siyolise1563RSAFF+9N2B5B+14N2.016.016.06.501527-5.6
19Van Wyk, Keagen0RSAF6N+21B22B+23N16B2.012.012.03.508520.0
20Cona, Shaunwin1408RSA25B11N15B23N+27B+29N2.010.010.01.002333+26.8
21FIDE 53404319503B27N19N+28B+29BF2.09.59.50.507650.0
22Swart, Ruan1563RSA14B=15N11B+19N8BF1.515.017.03.50860-14.8
23FIDE 14390949017N4B16N+20B19B=28N1.513.514.02.2514120.0
24FREEMAN, Nicole1421RSAF5N+29B12N=17B8N1.513.513.51.251257-27.2
25FIDE 5340431600+20NF5B6N15B13N1.017.519.52.0013310.0
26Boggenpoel, Cole1430RSAF9B13NF=11B=15N1.013.013.03.25740-28.8
27Lindi, Vukile1533RSAF+21B4N14B20NF1.011.011.02.00608-26.8
28FIDE 53404530905B10N12B21NF=23B0.514.514.50.757440.0
29FIDE 14370220013BF24N16B21N20B0.013.014.50.006940.0
30FIDE 1439065501NF6BFFF0.010.510.50.008400.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets