2026 National youth team Finals- under 16 Open section
9 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 14 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2026 in Gaborone, Botswana. Top 10 Elo average was 1038, and top seed was Bartlett Ezra (🇧🇼 BOT, 1706).
Mohanakrishnan Madhav (🇧🇼 BOT, 1532) won with 4.5/6, ahead of Suresh Babu Goutham (4.5) and Wu Zeyin (4.0). Madhav shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Wu Zeyin (1499) beat Bartlett Ezra (1706), a +207-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R3; 2 players tied at 4.5/6, decided on Buchholz.
Mohanakrishnan Madhav held the sole lead from R3 through R6 without losing it.
2 players finish on 4.5/6. Madhav takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (17.0).
Mohanakrishnan Madhav drew with Suresh Babu Goutham (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mohanakrishnan Madhav | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2Suresh Babu Goutham | ½ | * | ½ | ½ |
| 3Wu Zeyin | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4Kagiso Aobakwe | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohanakrishnan Madhav | 1532 | BOT | +8N | +6B | +4N | =2B | =5N | =3B | 4.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 12.25 | 1651 | +25.2 |
| 2 | Suresh Babu Goutham | 1549 | BOT | +9B | =3N | +8B | =1N | +6B | =4N | 4.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 9.25 | 1500 | -8.0 |
| 3 | Wu Zeyin | 1499 | BOT | +5N | =2B | −6N | +7B | +9N | =1N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 9.00 | 1782 | +58.8 |
| 4 | Kagiso Aobakwe | 1485 | BOT | +7B | +9N | −1B | =6N | F | =2B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1550 | +13.2 |
| 5 | Bartlett Ezra | 1706 | BOT | −3B | =7N | +9B | +8N | =1B | F | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1409 | -46.8 |
| 6 | Kaemane Atlang | 0 | BOT | F | −1N | +3B | =4B | −2N | +7B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 7.00 | 1524 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Ananda Hariharan | 1572 | BOT | −4N | =5B | F | −3N | +8B | −6N | 1.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 1285 | -42.4 |
| 8 | FIDE 11333391 | 0 | — | −1B | F | −2N | −5B | −7N | +9B | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 0.00 | 789 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Farid Valley | 0 | BOT | −2N | −4B | −5N | F | −3B | −8N | 0.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 756 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Wu ZeyinBOT+58.84.0 pts · #1
- 2Mohanakrishnan MadhavBOT+25.24.5 pts · #3
- 3Kagiso AobakweBOT+13.23.0 pts · #5
- 1Bartlett EzraBOT-46.83.0 pts · #6
- 2Ananda HariharanBOT-42.41.5 pts · #7
- 3Suresh Babu GouthamBOT-8.04.5 pts · #4
- R1+207 Elo gap