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2026 South African Junior Closed (U10 Girls)

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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
Top seed
Avg top 10
431
Participants
19
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×5
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Tight 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
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9
Conradie7.57.56.566Malemane6
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
Player1234
1Minka Conradie*
0
½
1
2FIDE 534028595
1
*
1
3FIDE 14360764
½
*
1
4FIDE 14389908
0
0
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Conradie, Minka1417RSA+19B+6N+7B+5N+10B+4N2B+12N=3B7.548.051.040.252250+43.2
2FIDE 5340285950+?N+?B11N=4B+6N+9B+1N+5B+7N7.542.042.034.0014650.0
3FIDE 143607640+13B+?N10B+?N+9B7N+15B+6B=1N6.539.039.024.2512330.0
4Ramonyaluoe, Madalitso1470RSA=9B+17N+12B=2N+8B1B6N+13N+15B6.046.550.530.50621-22.8
5Malemane, Atlehang Faith0RSA+15N+?B+14N1B+11N+10N+7B2N8B6.045.545.524.5014260.0
6FIDE 143899080+?N1B+15B+?N2B+?N+4B3N+10B6.036.536.515.0014600.0
7FIDE 5340116920+?B+?N1N+?B+?N+3B5N+8B2B6.033.533.512.506210.0
8FIDE 5340376160+?N?B+?N+?B4N+11B+10B7N+5N6.028.028.016.0014500.0
9FIDE 5340141950=4N+?B+?N+14B3N2N?B+?B+?N5.524.524.57.5014690.0
10Janse Van Rensburg, Ava1420RSA+16N+18B+3N+11B1N5B8N+14B6N5.045.549.524.00621-20.4
11FIDE 5340174880+17B+12N+2B10N5B8N+?N?B+?B5.033.533.516.506310.0
12FIDE 5340053400+?N11B4N+?B+16N+?B+?N1B?N5.022.522.54.006450.0
13FIDE 1437182003N+?B?N+18B?N+?B+?N4B+?N5.016.516.54.006690.0
14Kgwale, Keratilwe0RSA+?B+?N5B9N+19B=?N+?B10N?B4.519.519.53.006310.0
15FIDE 1438537605BF6N+?B+?N+?B3N+?B4N4.024.524.50.006690.0
16FIDE 534037284010B+?N+?B19N12B?N?B+?N+?B4.013.013.00.006310.0
17FIDE 534018417011N4B+?N+?B?N+?B?N?B+?N4.011.011.00.006690.0
18FIDE 5340161200+?B10N?B13N?B+?N+?B?N+?B4.010.010.00.006310.0
19FIDE 53401847601N?B+?N+16B14N?B?N?B+?N3.016.016.04.006210.0

Key insights

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