Bank Windhoek - 2026 Namibia National Junior Closed Chess Championships Open U16
Round-RobinStandard
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 984, and top seed was Dawid Du Toit (🇳🇦 NAM, 1750).
Dawid Du Toit (🇳🇦 NAM, 1750) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Shekupe Fidel (5.0) and Pinehas Tangeni Mweya (4.5). Du Toit led wire-to-wire.
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
Federations · 1 represented
🇳🇦Namibia×8
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsDawid Du Toit led from R1 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R1–R7 · LEAD HELD
Dawid Du Toit never relinquished the lead after R1; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Dawid Du Toit drew with Shekupe Fidel (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Dawid Du Toit 4 wins (R1–R4)Fritz Junior Hangue 3 wins (R4–R6)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇳🇦Du Toit, Dawid | 1750 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 17.50 | 22.0 | -4.4 | 1722 |
| 2 | 🇳🇦Shekupe Fidel | 1596 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 13.50 | 23.0 | +14.4 | 1663 |
| 5 | 🇳🇦Mweya,Pinehas Tangeni | 1576 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 11.50 | 23.5 | -0.8 | 1572 |
| 4 | 🇳🇦Hangue, Fritz Junior | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 10.50 | 23.5 | 0.0 | 1573 |
| 3 | 🇳🇦Kasonde, Matthew Cohen | 1505 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 10.25 | 24.0 | +38.0 | 1686 |
| 6 | 🇳🇦Shikongo, Naftal Uushona Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 5.25 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 1501 |
| 7 | 🇳🇦Nangolo, Alehandro Ndapanda Haimbili | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 0.5 | 0.25 | 27.5 | 0.0 | 1207 |
| 8 | 🇳🇦Elishi Prince | 1445 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 0.5 | 0.25 | 27.5 | -47.2 | 806 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kasonde, Matthew CohenNAM+38.04.0 pts · #3
- 2Shekupe FidelNAM+14.45.0 pts · #2
- 3Nangolo, Alehandro Ndapanda HaimbiliNAM0.00.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Elishi PrinceNAM-47.20.5 pts · #8
- 2Du Toit, DawidNAM-4.46.0 pts · #1
- 3Mweya,Pinehas TangeniNAM-0.84.5 pts · #5