2026 National youth team Finals- under 14 Open section
Open SwissStandard
10 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 14 Mar 2026 to 15 Mar 2026 in Gaborone, Botswana. Top 10 Elo average was 623, and top seed was Mogomotsi Kefentse (🇧🇼 BOT, 1579).
Maruatona Onthatile (🇧🇼 BOT, 1556) won with 5.5/6. Onthatile 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
Federations · 1 represented
🇧🇼Botswana×6
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsMaruatona Onthatile led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R6 · LEAD HELD
Maruatona Onthatile never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Maruatona Onthatile 4 wins (R3–R6)FIDE 11333480 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Maruatona Onthatile | * | — | ½ | 1 |
| 2FIDE 11333480 | — | * | 1 | — |
| 3Rankwane Cleopatra Keaobaka | ½ | 0 | * | 0 |
| 4Mogomotsi Kefentse | 0 | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maruatona Onthatile | 1556 | BOT | +7B | =3N | +9B | +4N | +6B | +5N | 5.5 | 15.0 | 16.5 | 14.75 | 1831 | +40.4 |
| 2 | FIDE 11333480 | 0 | — | −4B | +8N | −6B | +10N | +7B | +3N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 7.50 | 1548 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Rankwane Cleopatra Keaobaka | 1568 | BOT | +6N | =1B | −5N | +9B | +4N | −2B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 10.25 | 1554 | -2.4 |
| 4 | Mukisa Samuel Nkuba | 1527 | BOT | +2N | =5B | +7N | −1B | −3B | +8N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 9.75 | 1295 | -33.2 |
| 5 | Mogomotsi Kefentse | 1579 | BOT | +8B | =4N | +3B | −6N | +10B | −1B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 7.25 | 1551 | -4.8 |
| 6 | FIDE 11333499 | 0 | — | −3B | =9N | +2N | +5B | −1N | F | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 8.25 | 1443 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 11329980 | 0 | — | −1N | +10B | −4B | +8N | −2N | F | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.00 | 742 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Motswasele Tshenolo | 0 | BOT | −5N | −2B | +10N | −7B | +9N | −4B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.50 | 753 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Zhou Xuanhan | 0 | BOT | +10N | =6B | −1N | −3N | −8B | F | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.25 | 763 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 11333472 | 0 | — | −9B | −7N | −8B | −2B | −5N | F | 0.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 779 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Maruatona OnthatileBOT+40.45.5 pts · #1
- 2Motswasele TshenoloBOT0.02.0 pts · #8
- 3FIDE 113299800.02.0 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Mukisa Samuel NkubaBOT-33.23.5 pts · #6
- 2Mogomotsi KefentseBOT-4.83.5 pts · #3
- 3Rankwane Cleopatra KeaobakaBOT-2.43.5 pts · #2