2026 NMBCU Trials 3 (U16)
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21 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 17 Apr 2026 to 18 Apr 2026 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 1616, and top seed was Benjamin Banda (🇿🇦 RSA, 1752).
Sebastian Kapp (🇿🇦 RSA, 1679) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Garen TWIGG (4.0) and Sibonelo Mangala (3.5). Kapp won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Schalk Coetzee (1486) beat Vukile Pakade (1707), a +221-point gap.
Location
🇿🇦Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Dates
17 Apr 2026 → 18 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes for game
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×21
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsSebastian Kapp led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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3
1
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1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Sebastian Kapp held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Sebastian Kapp drew with Garen TWIGG (White).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Sebastian Kapp won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sebastian Kapp | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Garen TWIGG | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3Sibonelo Mangala | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Nicholas Step | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kapp, Sebastian | 1679 | RSA | +21B | +15N | +7B | +6N | =2B | 4.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 10.00 | 1918 | +40.0 |
| 2 | TWIGG, Garen | 1536 | RSA | +13N | =6B | +11N | +3B | =1N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 11.75 | 1822 | +72.0 |
| 3 | Mangala, Sibonelo | 1711 | RSA | +4B | =14N | +8B | −2N | +7B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 10.50 | 1697 | -1.2 |
| 4 | De Jager, Jaeden | 1430 | RSA | −3N | =13B | +18N | +12B | +10N | 3.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 7.00 | 1643 | +44.4 |
| 5 | Step, Nicholas | 1586 | RSA | −6N | +18B | +19N | =10B | +17B | 3.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 4.75 | 1535 | -11.2 |
| 6 | Barry, Tyler | 1448 | RSA | +5B | =2N | +14B | −1B | =11N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 8.75 | 1642 | +52.4 |
| 7 | Banda, Benjamin | 1752 | RSA | +10N | +8B | −1N | +11B | −3N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 8.00 | 1664 | -20.8 |
| 8 | George, Panashe | 1530 | RSA | +19B | −7N | −3N | +20B | +14B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.00 | 1632 | +27.2 |
| 9 | Pakade, Vukile | 1707 | RSA | =18N | −12B | =16N | +19B | +13N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 4.50 | 1592 | -15.6 |
| 10 | Magwa, Sanele | 1484 | RSA | −7B | +20N | +15B | =5N | −4B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.75 | 1465 | -6.8 |
| 11 | Ranjith, Aishwarya | 1558 | RSA | +20B | +17N | −2B | −7N | =6B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1520 | -10.8 |
| 12 | Coetzee, Schalk | 1486 | RSA | −15B | +9N | =17B | −4N | +20N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.75 | 1595 | +22.0 |
| 13 | Heneke, Ruan | 1511 | RSA | −2B | =4N | +21B | =14N | −9B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.75 | 1479 | -10.0 |
| 14 | Arries, Jayde | 1494 | RSA | +16N | =3B | −6N | =13B | −8N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 4.75 | 1357 | -28.0 |
| 15 | Douglas, Jody | 0 | RSA | +12N | −1B | −10N | =18B | =16N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1424 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Koj, Prince | 0 | RSA | −14B | +21N | =9B | −17N | =15B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 1467 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Gcwabe, Aventhandwa | 1425 | RSA | F | −11B | =12N | +16B | −5N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 1270 | -20.8 |
| 18 | Botlhole, Erato | 0 | RSA | =9B | −5N | −4B | =15N | F | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.50 | 1301 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Smile, Osakhe | 1404 | RSA | −8N | F | −5B | −9N | +21N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1411 | +0.4 |
| 20 | Prinsloo, Liam | 1440 | RSA | −11N | −10B | F | −8N | −12B | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 714 | -64.0 |
| 21 | Arries, Keaton | 1591 | RSA | −1N | −16B | −13N | F | −19B | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 731 | -69.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1TWIGG, GarenRSA+72.04.0 pts · #1
- 2Barry, TylerRSA+52.43.0 pts · #5
- 3De Jager, JaedenRSA+44.43.5 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Arries, KeatonRSA-69.20.0 pts · #21
- 2Prinsloo, LiamRSA-64.00.0 pts · #20
- 3Arries, JaydeRSA-28.02.0 pts · #15
Biggest upsets
- R2+221 Elo gap
- R5+187 Elo gap
- R4+175 Elo gap