2026 South African Junior Closed (U10 Girls)
Open SwissStandard
19 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 28 Mar 2026 to 02 Apr 2026 in Rustenburg, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 431, and top seed was Madalitso Ramonyaluoe (🇿🇦 RSA, 1470).
Minka Conradie (🇿🇦 RSA, 1417) won with 7.5/9. Conradie shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇿🇦Rustenburg, South Africa
Dates
28 Mar 2026 → 02 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×5
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
17
9
4
2
1
1
2
1
2
R5–R9 · LEAD HELD
Minka Conradie held the sole lead from R5 through R9 without losing it.
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.5/9. Conradie takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (48.0).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Minka Conradie lost to FIDE 534028595 (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Minka Conradie | * | 0 | ½ | 1 |
| 2FIDE 534028595 | 1 | * | — | 1 |
| 3FIDE 14360764 | ½ | — | * | 1 |
| 4FIDE 14389908 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conradie, Minka | 1417 | RSA | +19B | +6N | +7B | +5N | +10B | +4N | −2B | +12N | =3B | 7.5 | 48.0 | 51.0 | 40.25 | 2250 | +43.2 |
| 2 | FIDE 534028595 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | −11N | =4B | +6N | +9B | +1N | +5B | +7N | 7.5 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 34.00 | 1465 | 0.0 |
| 3 | FIDE 14360764 | 0 | — | +13B | +?N | −10B | +?N | +9B | −7N | +15B | +6B | =1N | 6.5 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 24.25 | 1233 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Ramonyaluoe, Madalitso | 1470 | RSA | =9B | +17N | +12B | =2N | +8B | −1B | −6N | +13N | +15B | 6.0 | 46.5 | 50.5 | 30.50 | 621 | -22.8 |
| 5 | Malemane, Atlehang Faith | 0 | RSA | +15N | +?B | +14N | −1B | +11N | +10N | +7B | −2N | −8B | 6.0 | 45.5 | 45.5 | 24.50 | 1426 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 14389908 | 0 | — | +?N | −1B | +15B | +?N | −2B | +?N | +4B | −3N | +10B | 6.0 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 15.00 | 1460 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 534011692 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | −1N | +?B | +?N | +3B | −5N | +8B | −2B | 6.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 12.50 | 621 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 534037616 | 0 | — | +?N | −?B | +?N | +?B | −4N | +11B | +10B | −7N | +5N | 6.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 16.00 | 1450 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 534014195 | 0 | — | =4N | +?B | +?N | +14B | −3N | −2N | −?B | +?B | +?N | 5.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 7.50 | 1469 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Janse Van Rensburg, Ava | 1420 | RSA | +16N | +18B | +3N | +11B | −1N | −5B | −8N | +14B | −6N | 5.0 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 24.00 | 621 | -20.4 |
| 11 | FIDE 534017488 | 0 | — | +17B | +12N | +2B | −10N | −5B | −8N | +?N | −?B | +?B | 5.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 16.50 | 631 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 534005340 | 0 | — | +?N | −11B | −4N | +?B | +16N | +?B | +?N | −1B | −?N | 5.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 4.00 | 645 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 14371820 | 0 | — | −3N | +?B | −?N | +18B | −?N | +?B | +?N | −4B | +?N | 5.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.00 | 669 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Kgwale, Keratilwe | 0 | RSA | +?B | +?N | −5B | −9N | +19B | =?N | +?B | −10N | −?B | 4.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 3.00 | 631 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 14385376 | 0 | — | −5B | F | −6N | +?B | +?N | +?B | −3N | +?B | −4N | 4.0 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 0.00 | 669 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 534037284 | 0 | — | −10B | +?N | +?B | −19N | −12B | −?N | −?B | +?N | +?B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 631 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 534018417 | 0 | — | −11N | −4B | +?N | +?B | −?N | +?B | −?N | −?B | +?N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 669 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 534016120 | 0 | — | +?B | −10N | −?B | −13N | −?B | +?N | +?B | −?N | +?B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 631 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 534018476 | 0 | — | −1N | −?B | +?N | +16B | −14N | −?B | −?N | −?B | +?N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.00 | 621 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Conradie, MinkaRSA+43.27.5 pts · #1
- 2FIDE 143718200.05.0 pts · #14
- 3FIDE 143607640.06.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Ramonyaluoe, MadalitsoRSA-22.86.0 pts · #16
- 2Janse Van Rensburg, AvaRSA-20.45.0 pts · #19
- 3FIDE 143718200.05.0 pts · #14