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2026 South African Junior Closed (U12 Girls)

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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.

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
🇿🇦Isabella Temmers1613
Avg top 10
454
Participants
27
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×11
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Madison Lambrechts led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
18
9
3
1
2
1
2
2
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Lambrechts takes lead
Lambrechts7.5Grobbelaar7Temmers76.5Greeff6Kgwale6— ex-leaders:Lambrechtsled R6–R9, #26
R6 · LEADER CHANGE31 Mar

Madison Lambrechts takes the sole lead (5.5/6).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Madison Lambrechts beat Mienje Grobbelaar (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

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

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Lambrechts, Madison1513RSA=18B+25N+7B+3N+10B+5B2N+8N+4B7.548.050.541.50811-14.4
2Temmers, Isabella1613RSA+11B+8N+4B=9N=5N+16B+1B3N+10B7.050.054.541.502305+14.4
3Grobbelaar, Mienje0RSA=17N+?B+18N1B+?N=?B+16N+2B+5N7.033.533.523.751625+30.0
4FIDE 5340383290+?N+26B2N+?B+7N+9N+11B=5B1N6.540.540.523.007580.0
5Canham, Te-Andre0RSA+12B+?N+16B+10N=2B1N+9B=4N3B6.049.549.528.2515600.0
6Haupt, Abigail0RSA+22B10N+24B+?N9B=21N+17B=?N+14B6.031.031.017.7514200.0
7FIDE 143719360+?N+13B1N+?B4B+?N=10B+11N=?N6.030.030.013.2513190.0
8Kgwale, Obotegile0RSA+21N2B+?N+15B16B+?N+?N1B+?N6.027.527.58.5015250.0
9Greeff, Mari1413RSA+?N+?B=?N=2B+6N4B5N+?B+?N6.025.525.59.501727+44.0
10Exarchos, Isabella0RSA+14N+6B+?N5B1N+?B=7N+?B2N5.537.537.514.0014420.0
11FIDE 53400788102N+21B=13N+?B+?N+?B4N7B+?N5.528.028.06.0015850.0
12FIDE 53400776805N+?B+?N=?B?N?B+23B+?N+16B5.514.014.08.0012350.0
13FIDE 5340184680+20B7N=11B=18B+?N14N?B+?N+19B5.028.528.512.756200.0
14FIDE 14385350010B24N+27B+?N+?N+13B+?N?B6N5.019.519.55.0015520.0
15Schreinders, Mia0RSA+?B?N+?B8N?B17N+?B+?N+?B5.010.510.50.00785-14.8
16FIDE 143718710+?N+?B5N+?B+8N2N3B=?B12N4.531.531.56.0015980.0
17FIDE 5340380430=3B23N22B+?N+?N+15B6N+?B?N4.525.025.08.507640.0
18Pilane, Maemo0RSA=1N+?B3B=13N21B?N+22B+?N?N4.026.526.59.7513520.0
19Westermann, Inge0RSA?B?N21B+25N+?B?N+20B+?N13N4.015.015.06.507850.0
20FIDE 534018492013N+?B?N+26B?N?B19N+27B+24N4.014.514.55.507190.0
21FIDE 1438979708B11N+19N+?B+18N=6B?N?B?N3.525.525.511.007420.0
22FIDE 53400762806N=?B+17N?B?N+26B18N+?B?N3.517.017.07.006920.0
23FIDE 534001972026N+17B=?N+?B?N?B12N=25B=?B3.515.015.05.7512280.0
24FIDE 143956300?N+14B6N?B?N=?B=25N+?B20B3.017.517.56.257190.0
25FIDE 143956140=?N1B?N19B?NF=24B=23N+?N2.518.018.03.257050.0
26FIDE 5340173990+23B4N=?B20N?B22NF?N+?B2.517.517.53.5015640.0
27FIDE 5340222100?N?B14NF?B?N?B20N?N0.09.09.00.006920.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets