Bank Windhoek - 2026 Namibia National Junior Closed Chess Championships Open U18
Round-RobinStandard
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 27 Mar 2026 to 29 Mar 2026 in sw, Namibia. Top 10 Elo average was 1011, and top seed was Tuhafifa Pomwene Haipinge (🇳🇦 NAM, 1686).
Anthony Yaseen Yesuf (🇳🇦 NAM, 0) won with 5.0/7, ahead of Sibusiso Angula (5.0) and Joel-Pahukeni Shigwedha (4.5). Yesuf won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇳🇦sw, 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×7
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 8 · 7 roundsSibusiso Angula led from R2 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Co-leaders
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R2–R7 · LEAD HELD
Sibusiso Angula held the sole lead from R2 through R7 without losing it.
R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Sibusiso Angula lost to Anthony Yaseen Yesuf (White).
R2–R4 · WIN STREAK
Anthony Yaseen Yesuf won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 🇳🇦Yesuf, Anthony Yaseen | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 14.75 | 23.0 | 0.0 | 1636 |
| 1 | 🇳🇦Angula, Sibusiso | 1646 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 14.00 | 23.0 | +31.6 | 1801 |
| 4 | 🇳🇦Shigwedha, Joel-Pahukeni | 1659 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 12.75 | 23.5 | -10.4 | 1606 |
| 5 | 🇳🇦Haipinge, Tuhafifa Pomwene | 1686 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 11.00 | 24.0 | -38.0 | 1512 |
| 6 | 🇳🇦Karipi, Trevor Tala-Omwene Tjitavi | 1488 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 10.75 | 24.0 | -6.4 | 1455 |
| 3 | 🇳🇦Urib Tacco | 1605 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 10.75 | 24.5 | +23.2 | 1714 |
| 7 | 🇳🇦Louw Josua | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 2.0 | 3.50 | 26.0 | 0.0 | 1376 |
| 8 | FIDE 15222330 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 0.0 | 0.00 | 28.0 | 0.0 | 816 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Angula, SibusisoNAM+31.65.0 pts · #1
- 2Urib TaccoNAM+23.23.5 pts · #3
- 3Louw JosuaNAM0.02.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Haipinge, Tuhafifa PomweneNAM-38.04.0 pts · #5
- 2Shigwedha, Joel-PahukeniNAM-10.44.5 pts · #4
- 3Karipi, Trevor Tala-Omwene TjitaviNAM-6.44.0 pts · #6