2026 National youth team Finals- under 18 Open section
Open SwissStandard
10 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 14 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2026 in Gaborone, Botswana. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1465, and top seed was Mpene Thuto (🇧🇼 BOT, CM, 1999).
Mpene Thuto (🇧🇼 BOT, CM, 1999) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Darius Patlo Banda (4.5) and Ofile Masilo (4.0). Thuto won solo starting round 4.
Location
🇧🇼Gaborone, Botswana
Dates
14 Mar 2026 → 15 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇧🇼Botswana×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsCM Mpene Thuto led from R2; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R2–R6 · LEAD HELD
CM Mpene Thuto held the sole lead from R2 through R6 without losing it.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
CM Mpene Thuto drew with Darius Patlo Banda (White).
R1–R6 · UNBEATEN
CM Mpene Thuto went unbeaten across 6 games (R1–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMMpene Thuto | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Darius Patlo Banda | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Ofile Masilo | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Chilisa Nlakidzi | 0 | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mpene ThutoCM | 1999 | BOT | +8B | +6N | =2B | +3N | +5B | =4B | 5.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 14.75 | 1911 | -12.9 |
| 2 | Darius Patlo Banda | 1788 | BOT | +10N | =3B | =1N | +6B | =4N | +7N | 4.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 10.50 | 1845 | +20.4 |
| 3 | Ofile Masilo | 1694 | BOT | +4B | =2N | +5B | −1B | +8N | =6N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 11.00 | 1765 | +18.4 |
| 4 | Aone Morei | 1466 | BOT | −3N | −9B | +10N | +7B | =2B | =1N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 6.75 | 1643 | +46.8 |
| 5 | Chilisa Nlakidzi | 0 | BOT | =7N | +10B | −3N | +9B | −1N | =8B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3.25 | 1620 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Botlogile John | 1676 | BOT | +9N | −1B | +7N | −2N | F | =3B | 2.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.50 | 1696 | +4.0 |
| 7 | Alex Mmipi | 1566 | BOT | =5B | =8N | −6B | −4N | +9N | −2B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 3.75 | 1430 | -37.2 |
| 8 | Kgaolo Thuto | 1528 | BOT | −1N | =7B | =9N | F | −3B | =5N | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 3.25 | 1462 | -17.6 |
| 9 | Rethabile Seleke | 1430 | BOT | −6B | +4N | =8B | −5N | −7B | F | 1.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 1474 | +6.8 |
| 10 | Sebabole Tumisang Trevor | 1501 | BOT | −2B | −5N | −4B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 831 | -28.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Aone MoreiBOT+46.83.0 pts · #5
- 2Darius Patlo BandaBOT+20.44.5 pts · #1
- 3Ofile MasiloBOT+18.44.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Alex MmipiBOT-37.22.0 pts · #8
- 2Sebabole Tumisang TrevorBOT-28.00.0 pts · #10
- 3Kgaolo ThutoBOT-17.61.5 pts · #9