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Bank Windhoek - 2026 Namibia National Junior Closed Chess Championships Open U12

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8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 27 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in Swakopmund, Namibia. Top 10 Elo average was 572, and top seed was Daniel Du Toit (🇳🇦 NAM, 1544).

Dien James (🇳🇦 NAM, 1516) won with 5.5/7, ahead of Francois Jacobus Albertus Binneman (5.0) and Daniel Du Toit (4.5). James took the lead from round 6.

Location
🇳🇦Swakopmund, Namibia
Dates
27 Mar 2026 → 29 Mar 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Round-robin · 7 rounds
Top seed
🇳🇦Daniel Du Toit1544
Avg top 10
572
Participants
8
Federations · 1 represented
🇳🇦Namibia×5
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 8 · 7 rounds

3 leader changes shaped the tournament; James pulled away in R6.

Co-leaders
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
#1#2#4#8R1R2R3R4R5R6R7James takes leadBinneman takes leadJames takes lead
James#2Binneman#1Du Toit#5Johannes#3Siremo#6#4#7#8
R4 · LEADER CHANGE28 Mar

Dien James takes the sole lead (3.5/4).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Dien James lost to Francois Jacobus Albertus Binneman (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Dien James 3 wins (R2–R4)Francois Jacobus Albertus Binneman 3 wins (R1–R3)Daniel Du Toit 3 wins (R5–R7)

Cross-table

#PlayerElo12345678PtsSBBhΔ EloPerf
2🇳🇦Dien James1516*0½111115.515.2522.5+21.21721
1🇳🇦Binneman, Francois Jacobus Albertus01*1001115.015.5023.00.01544
5🇳🇦Du Toit, Daniel1544½0*011114.511.7523.5-23.61321
3🇳🇦Johannes, Firmino1512011*½0½14.013.2524.0+2.41530
6🇳🇦Siremo, Justin Josephovich0010½*1103.511.5024.50.01251
4FIDE 15223779000010*½12.56.0025.50.01399
7FIDE 152180660000½0½*12.04.2526.00.01251
8FIDE 1521242400000100*1.03.5027.00.0724

Key insights

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