2026 South African Junior Closed (U10 Boys)
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45 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 28 Mar 2026 to 02 Apr 2026 in Rustenburg, South Africa. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 600, and top seed was Kian Steyn (🇿🇦 RSA, 1640).
Alex Akemdien (🇿🇦 RSA, 1500) won with 7.5/9. Akemdien won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 8: Alex Akemdien (1500) beat Kian Steyn (1640), a +140-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
Federations · 2 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×7
🇺🇦Ukraine×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 9 roundsTight race until R9; 2 players tied at 7.5/9, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R8 · LEADER CHANGE01 Apr
FIDE 14395487 takes the sole lead (7.0/8).
R9 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 7.5/9. Akemdien takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (47.0).
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Alex Akemdien drew with FIDE 14393263 (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Alex Akemdien | * | ½ | 0 | 1 |
| 2FIDE 14393263 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 |
| 3FIDE 534028455 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4FIDE 14395487 | 0 | 1 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akemdien, Alex | 1500 | RSA | +44B | −4N | +24B | +29N | +14B | +21N | =2N | +13B | +3B | 7.5 | 47.0 | 49.5 | 38.75 | 2335 | +43.6 |
| 2 | FIDE 14393263 | 0 | — | +?B | +36N | +18B | +37N | +4B | +8N | =1B | −3N | +9B | 7.5 | 47.0 | 47.0 | 36.25 | 1499 | 0.0 |
| 3 | FIDE 14395487 | 0 | — | +43B | +28N | =4B | +?N | +17B | =12N | +8B | +2B | −1N | 7.0 | 46.5 | 46.5 | 32.75 | 1456 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 534028455 | 0 | — | +?N | +1B | =3N | +?B | −2N | =15B | +17N | +8B | +13N | 7.0 | 44.5 | 44.5 | 30.75 | 1610 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Rehse, Nathan | 0 | RSA | −36N | +34B | +42N | +33B | =15N | +19B | −7N | +22B | +14B | 6.5 | 39.5 | 43.0 | 29.75 | 2230 | +14.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 534024174 | 0 | — | +?N | =13B | −10N | +27B | −19N | +33B | +?N | +12B | +15N | 6.5 | 36.5 | 36.5 | 22.75 | 1554 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 534001840 | 0 | — | +?B | −8N | +41B | =28N | +11B | +?N | +5B | =9N | =?B | 6.5 | 33.0 | 33.0 | 21.75 | 1528 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 14395479 | 0 | — | +?B | +7B | +12N | +20N | +21B | −2B | −3N | −4N | +25B | 6.0 | 48.5 | 48.5 | 27.00 | 1447 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 534016163 | 0 | — | +?B | +10B | +16N | −21N | =40B | +17N | +?B | =7B | −2N | 6.0 | 40.0 | 40.0 | 22.25 | 1461 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 534018247 | 0 | — | +38B | −9N | +6B | −14N | +41B | −37N | +28B | +40N | +20B | 6.0 | 39.5 | 43.5 | 28.00 | 630 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 534018360 | 0 | — | +?N | −12B | +?N | =16B | −7N | +42B | =20B | +?N | +26B | 6.0 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 13.75 | 1434 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Rakubutu, Pabatso | 1428 | RSA | +30B | +11N | −8B | +18N | +37B | =3B | −13N | −6N | +19B | 5.5 | 46.0 | 50.0 | 28.50 | 840 | -9.2 |
| 13 | Steyn, Kian | 1640 | RSA | +41B | =6N | +33B | −17N | +28B | +23N | +12B | −1N | −4B | 5.5 | 45.5 | 49.5 | 26.25 | 1463 | -18.4 |
| 14 | Anthonissen, Mikhael Villem | 1432 | UKR | +35N | −16B | +43N | +10B | −1N | +25N | +40B | =15B | −5N | 5.5 | 44.0 | 47.0 | 24.75 | 721 | -30.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 534028218 | 0 | — | +34N | −32B | +36B | +30N | =5B | =4N | +37B | =14N | −6B | 5.5 | 42.0 | 46.0 | 26.00 | 1487 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 534013881 | 0 | — | +24B | +14N | −9B | =11N | =23N | =22B | +?B | −?N | +29N | 5.5 | 37.0 | 37.0 | 23.00 | 1472 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 534028390 | 0 | — | =?N | +?B | +?N | +13B | −3N | −9B | −4B | +?N | +28B | 5.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 10.00 | 1577 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 534013849 | 0 | — | +?N | +39B | −2N | −12B | =42N | −20N | +44B | +?B | +?N | 5.5 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 8.25 | 1430 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 534037764 | 0 | — | +?B | =26N | −20B | +45N | +6B | −5N | =23B | +21N | −12N | 5.0 | 41.0 | 41.0 | 19.00 | 685 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Mdaka, Vuyanathi | 0 | RSA | +27N | =?B | +19N | −8B | −?N | +18B | =11N | +23B | −10N | 5.0 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 23.50 | 1433 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 534018115 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | +23N | +9B | −8N | −1B | −?N | −19B | +32N | 5.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 15.00 | 699 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 534014179 | 0 | — | +?B | −33N | −44B | +34N | +30B | =16N | +29B | −5N | =?B | 5.0 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 15.75 | 743 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 14371545 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | −21B | +44N | =16B | −13B | =19N | −20N | +?B | 5.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 7.75 | 1541 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 14370530 | 0 | — | −16N | +35B | −1N | =?B | =?N | +?B | −32N | +43B | +39N | 5.0 | 28.0 | 28.0 | 11.00 | 699 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 45010714 | 0 | — | −32N | −?B | +?N | +?B | +38N | −14B | +43N | +39B | −8N | 5.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 11.00 | 630 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 534013741 | 0 | — | +?N | =19B | −?N | +?B | −?N | =29N | +31B | +32B | −11N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 13.25 | 633 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 534012370 | 0 | — | −20B | =45N | +?B | −6N | =31B | −?N | +?B | +38N | +?B | 5.0 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 7.50 | 1461 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 534005374 | 0 | — | +?N | −3B | +?N | =7B | −13N | +?B | −10N | +30B | −17N | 4.5 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 7.75 | 840 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Ozah, Chinedu | 0 | RSA | −?N | +?B | +?N | −1B | +43N | =26B | −22N | +35N | −16B | 4.5 | 30.0 | 30.0 | 9.50 | 699 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 534013580 | 0 | — | −12N | +?B | +39N | −15B | −22N | =34B | +?N | −28N | +?B | 4.5 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 6.00 | 627 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 14370506 | 0 | — | −39N | +?B | =?N | −?B | =27N | +38B | −26N | +36B | =33N | 4.5 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 12.50 | 633 | 0.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 534040420 | 0 | — | +25B | +15N | −37B | −40N | −?B | +?N | +24B | −26N | −21B | 4.0 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 15.50 | 641 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 534037632 | 0 | — | +?B | +22B | −13N | −5N | =35B | −6N | −?N | +?B | =31B | 4.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 9.25 | 792 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 534024050 | 0 | — | −15B | −5N | +?B | −22B | +?N | =30N | −38B | +45N | =35B | 4.0 | 32.0 | 32.0 | 6.75 | 743 | 0.0 |
| 35 | FIDE 534026762 | 0 | — | −14B | −24N | +?N | +36B | =33N | −?B | +42N | −29B | =34N | 4.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 11.50 | 630 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 14396742 | 0 | — | +5B | −2B | −15N | −35N | −?B | +45N | +?B | −31N | +?B | 4.0 | 30.5 | 30.5 | 9.00 | 1563 | 0.0 |
| 37 | FIDE 14395568 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | +32N | −2B | −12N | +10B | −15N | −?B | −?N | 4.0 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 10.00 | 630 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 14395495 | 0 | — | −10N | +?B | −?B | +?N | −25B | −31N | +34N | −27B | +43N | 4.0 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 7.00 | 641 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Viljoen, Jayden Johan | 0 | RSA | +31B | −18N | −30B | +?N | +44B | −?N | +?B | −25N | −24B | 4.0 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 7.00 | 641 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 534018220 | 0 | — | −?N | +?B | +?N | +32B | =9N | =?B | −14N | −10B | F | 4.0 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 7.00 | 630 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 14395460 | 0 | — | −13N | +?B | −7N | +?B | −10N | −43B | +?N | −?B | +?N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 0.00 | 840 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 534012435 | 0 | — | −?B | +?N | −5B | +?N | =18B | −11N | −35B | −?N | +45B | 3.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 5.25 | 692 | 0.0 |
| 43 | FIDE 534028340 | 0 | — | −3N | +?B | −14B | +?N | −29B | +41N | −25B | −24N | −38B | 3.0 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 4.00 | 630 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 534028323 | 0 | — | −1N | +?B | +22N | −23B | −39N | =?B | −18N | −?B | −?N | 2.5 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 5.00 | 699 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 534015922 | 0 | — | −?N | =27B | +?N | −19B | −?N | −36B | +?N | −34B | −42N | 2.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 2.50 | 633 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Akemdien, AlexRSA+43.67.5 pts · #4
- 2Rehse, NathanRSA+14.06.5 pts · #12
- 3FIDE 143715450.05.0 pts · #17
Top rating losers
- 1Anthonissen, Mikhael VillemUKR-30.05.5 pts · #21
- 2Steyn, KianRSA-18.45.5 pts · #9
- 3Rakubutu, PabatsoRSA-9.25.5 pts · #41
Biggest upsets
- R8+140 Elo gap