2026 South African Junior Closed (U12 Girls)
27 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 454, and top seed was Isabella Temmers (🇿🇦 RSA, 1613).
Madison Lambrechts (🇿🇦 RSA, 1513) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Isabella Temmers (7.0) and Mienje Grobbelaar (7.0). Lambrechts shared the lead from round 8 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Mari Greeff (1413) beat Mia Loots (1520), a +107-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsMadison Lambrechts led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Madison Lambrechts takes the sole lead (5.5/6).
Madison Lambrechts beat Mienje Grobbelaar (Black).
Madison Lambrechts 5 wins (R2–R6)Mienje Grobbelaar 3 wins (R7–R9)Isabella Temmers 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Madison Lambrechts | * | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2Mienje Grobbelaar | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Isabella Temmers | 1 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4FIDE 534038329 | 0 | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lambrechts, Madison | 1513 | RSA | =18B | +25N | +7B | +3N | +10B | +5B | −2N | +8N | +4B | 7.5 | 48.0 | 50.5 | 41.50 | 811 | -14.4 |
| 2 | Temmers, Isabella | 1613 | RSA | +11B | +8N | +4B | =9N | =5N | +16B | +1B | −3N | +10B | 7.0 | 50.0 | 54.5 | 41.50 | 2305 | +14.4 |
| 3 | Grobbelaar, Mienje | 0 | RSA | =17N | +?B | +18N | −1B | +?N | =?B | +16N | +2B | +5N | 7.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 23.75 | 1625 | +30.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 534038329 | 0 | — | +?N | +26B | −2N | +?B | +7N | +9N | +11B | =5B | −1N | 6.5 | 40.5 | 40.5 | 23.00 | 758 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Canham, Te-Andre | 0 | RSA | +12B | +?N | +16B | +10N | =2B | −1N | +9B | =4N | −3B | 6.0 | 49.5 | 49.5 | 28.25 | 1560 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Haupt, Abigail | 0 | RSA | +22B | −10N | +24B | +?N | −9B | =21N | +17B | =?N | +14B | 6.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 17.75 | 1420 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 14371936 | 0 | — | +?N | +13B | −1N | +?B | −4B | +?N | =10B | +11N | =?N | 6.0 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 13.25 | 1319 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Kgwale, Obotegile | 0 | RSA | +21N | −2B | +?N | +15B | −16B | +?N | +?N | −1B | +?N | 6.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 8.50 | 1525 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Greeff, Mari | 1413 | RSA | +?N | +?B | =?N | =2B | +6N | −4B | −5N | +?B | +?N | 6.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 9.50 | 1727 | +44.0 |
| 10 | Exarchos, Isabella | 0 | RSA | +14N | +6B | +?N | −5B | −1N | +?B | =7N | +?B | −2N | 5.5 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 14.00 | 1442 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 534007881 | 0 | — | −2N | +21B | =13N | +?B | +?N | +?B | −4N | −7B | +?N | 5.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 6.00 | 1585 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 534007768 | 0 | — | −5N | +?B | +?N | =?B | −?N | −?B | +23B | +?N | +16B | 5.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 8.00 | 1235 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 534018468 | 0 | — | +20B | −7N | =11B | =18B | +?N | −14N | −?B | +?N | +19B | 5.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 12.75 | 620 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 14385350 | 0 | — | −10B | −24N | +27B | +?N | +?N | +13B | +?N | −?B | −6N | 5.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 5.00 | 1552 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Schreinders, Mia | 0 | RSA | +?B | −?N | +?B | −8N | −?B | −17N | +?B | +?N | +?B | 5.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 785 | -14.8 |
| 16 | FIDE 14371871 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | −5N | +?B | +8N | −2N | −3B | =?B | −12N | 4.5 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 6.00 | 1598 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 534038043 | 0 | — | =3B | −23N | −22B | +?N | +?N | +15B | −6N | +?B | −?N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 8.50 | 764 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Pilane, Maemo | 0 | RSA | =1N | +?B | −3B | =13N | −21B | −?N | +22B | +?N | −?N | 4.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 9.75 | 1352 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Westermann, Inge | 0 | RSA | −?B | −?N | −21B | +25N | +?B | −?N | +20B | +?N | −13N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.50 | 785 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 534018492 | 0 | — | −13N | +?B | −?N | +26B | −?N | −?B | −19N | +27B | +24N | 4.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.50 | 719 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 14389797 | 0 | — | −8B | −11N | +19N | +?B | +18N | =6B | −?N | −?B | −?N | 3.5 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 11.00 | 742 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 534007628 | 0 | — | −6N | =?B | +17N | −?B | −?N | +26B | −18N | +?B | −?N | 3.5 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 7.00 | 692 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 534001972 | 0 | — | −26N | +17B | =?N | +?B | −?N | −?B | −12N | =25B | =?B | 3.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.75 | 1228 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 14395630 | 0 | — | −?N | +14B | −6N | −?B | −?N | =?B | =25N | +?B | −20B | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 6.25 | 719 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 14395614 | 0 | — | =?N | −1B | −?N | −19B | −?N | F | =24B | =23N | +?N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 3.25 | 705 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 534017399 | 0 | — | +23B | −4N | =?B | −20N | −?B | −22N | F | −?N | +?B | 2.5 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 3.50 | 1564 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 534022210 | 0 | — | −?N | −?B | −14N | F | −?B | −?N | −?B | −20N | −?N | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 692 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Greeff, MariRSA+44.06.0 pts · #1
- 2Grobbelaar, MienjeRSA+30.07.0 pts · #2
- 3Temmers, IsabellaRSA+14.47.0 pts · #8
- 1Schreinders, MiaRSA-14.85.0 pts · #17
- 2Lambrechts, MadisonRSA-14.47.5 pts · #26
- 3FIDE 143718710.04.5 pts · #6
- R2+107 Elo gap