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 (π§πΌ BOT, 1579).
Maruatona Onthatile (π§πΌ BOT, 1556) won with 5.5/6. Onthatile won solo starting round 4.
Location
π§πΌGaborone, Botswana
Dates
14 Mar 2026 β 15 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 6 rounds
Federations Β· 1 represented
π§πΌBotswanaΓ7
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 6 roundsMaruatona Onthatile led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4βR6 Β· LEAD HELD
Maruatona Onthatile never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS Β· 2 top finishers
Maruatona Onthatile 4 wins (R3βR6)FIDE 11333480 3 wins (R4βR6)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Maruatona Onthatile | * | β | Β½ | 1 |
| 2FIDE 11333480 | β | * | 1 | β |
| 3Rankwane Cleopatra Keaobaka | Β½ | 0 | * | 0 |
| 4Mogomotsi Kefentse | 0 | β | 1 | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | β | β4B | +8N | β6B | +10N | +7B | +3N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 7.50 | 1548 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Rankwane Cleopatra Keaobaka | 1568 | BOT | +6N | =1B | β5N | +9B | +4N | β2B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 10.25 | 1554 | -2.4 |
| 4 | Mukisa Samuel Nkuba | 1527 | BOT | +2N | =5B | +7N | β1B | β3B | +8N | 3.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 9.75 | 1295 | -33.2 |
| 5 | Mogomotsi Kefentse | 1579 | BOT | +8B | =4N | +3B | β6N | +10B | β1B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 7.25 | 1551 | -4.8 |
| 6 | FIDE 11333499 | 0 | β | β3B | =9N | +2N | +5B | β1N | F | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 8.25 | 1443 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Subramanian Kaarthick | 0 | BOT | β1N | +10B | β4B | +8N | β2N | F | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.00 | 742 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Motswasele Tshenolo | 0 | BOT | β5N | β2B | +10N | β7B | +9N | β4B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.50 | 753 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Zhou Xuanhan | 0 | BOT | +10N | =6B | β1N | β3N | β8B | F | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.25 | 763 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 11333472 | 0 | β | β9B | β7N | β8B | β2B | β5N | F | 0.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 0.00 | 779 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Maruatona OnthatileBOT+40.45.5 pts Β· #1
- 2Motswasele TshenoloBOT0.02.0 pts Β· #8
- 3Subramanian KaarthickBOT0.02.0 pts Β· #10
Top rating losers
- 1Mukisa Samuel NkubaBOT-33.23.5 pts Β· #6
- 2Mogomotsi KefentseBOT-4.83.5 pts Β· #3
- 3Rankwane Cleopatra KeaobakaBOT-2.43.5 pts Β· #2