2026 NMBCU Trials 3 (U18)

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26 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 1618, and top seed was Carlson M Dzunzi (🇿🇦 RSA, 1703).

Saud Ackerdien (🇿🇦 RSA, 1592) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Jaculene Bothma (4.0) and Hloma Mbelekane (4.0). Ackerdien won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Joshua Hall (1409) beat Kelvin Kwarteng (1620), a +211-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

Top seed

🇿🇦Carlson M Dzunzi1703

Avg top 10

1,618

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇿🇦South Africa×19

Top 3

🥇
Saud Ackerdien
🇿🇦RSA·1592
4.5pts·1935perf+73.6
🥈
Jaculene Bothma
🇿🇦RSA·1562
4.0pts·1665perf+16.8
🥉
Hloma Mbelekane
🇿🇦RSA·1621
4.0pts·1730perf+22.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Saud Ackerdien led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Ackerdien4.5Dugmore4Mbelekane4Bothma4Dzunzi4Amachukwu3.5

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Saud Ackerdien held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Saud Ackerdien 4 wins (R1–R4)Hloma Mbelekane 3 wins (R2–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Saud Ackerdien	*	—	½	1
2Deacon Dugmore	—	*	—	—
3Hloma Mbelekane	½	—	*	—
4Jaculene Bothma	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Ackerdien, Saud	1592	RSA	+10N	+20B	+2N	+7N	=3B	4.5	14.0	16.0	14.00	1935	+73.6
2	Bothma, Jaculene	1562	RSA	+12B	+25N	−1B	+13N	+7B	4.0	13.0	13.0	8.50	1665	+16.8
3	Mbelekane, Hloma	1621	RSA	=18N	+17B	+14N	+6B	=1N	4.0	12.5	14.5	11.25	1730	+22.0
4	Dugmore, Deacon	1613	RSA	+13B	+19N	−7B	+8N	+9B	4.0	11.5	13.5	10.50	1749	+33.2
5	Dzunzi, Carlson M	1703	RSA	+23N	−6B	+12N	+15B	+14N	4.0	11.5	12.0	8.50	1565	-14.8
6	Amachukwu, Joseph	1581	RSA	+11B	+5N	=8B	−3N	+16B	3.5	14.0	16.5	11.00	1732	+40.4
7	Jiki, Sandiso	1592	RSA	+24B	+15N	+4N	−1B	−2N	3.0	15.0	15.5	7.00	1608	+3.6
8	Jakavula, Linoyolo	1633	RSA	+16B	+9N	=6N	−4B	=11N	3.0	13.5	16.0	8.75	1584	-10.8
9	Hall, Joshua	1409	RSA	+21N	−8B	+10N	+20B	−4N	3.0	12.0	14.0	7.00	1580	+34.8
10	Hammond, Anees	1453	RSA	−1B	+22N	−9B	+23N	+20N	3.0	10.5	11.0	3.50	1416	-6.0
11	Boggenpoel, Cole	1401	RSA	−6N	+23B	=19B	+26N	=8B	3.0	9.0	9.0	3.00	1439	+5.6
12	FIDE 534043195	0	—	−2N	+?B	−5B	+25N	+24N	3.0	8.5	8.5	0.50	1651	0.0
13	Cona, Shaunwin	1435	RSA	−4N	+21B	+26N	−2B	=15N	2.5	12.5	12.5	3.25	787	-24.0
14	Swart, Ruan	1548	RSA	=17N	+18B	−3B	+24N	−5B	2.5	12.0	12.5	3.50	1603	+12.0
15	Zhuang, Xuyang	0	RSA	+?N	−7B	+18N	−5N	=13B	2.5	11.5	11.5	3.25	1566	0.0
16	Ndayi, Siyolise	1559	RSA	−8N	=24B	+17N	+19B	−6N	2.5	10.5	11.0	4.25	1502	-13.6
17	FIDE 14370220	0	—	=14B	−3N	−16B	+21B	=18N	2.0	11.0	13.0	4.25	1345	0.0
18	Gie, Luca	1425	RSA	=3B	−14N	−15B	+22N	=17B	2.0	11.0	12.0	4.00	1392	-2.8
19	Sonti, Kamvalethu	1476	RSA	+22B	−4B	=11N	−16N	=23B	2.0	10.5	11.0	2.75	1251	-32.8
20	Kwarteng, Kelvin	1620	RSA	+26B	−1N	+25B	−9N	−10B	2.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	685	-81.2
21	FIDE 534043187	0	—	−9B	−13N	+22B	−17N	+26B	2.0	8.5	8.5	1.00	622	0.0
22	FIDE 534043160	0	—	−19N	−10B	−21N	−18B	+25B	1.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	651	0.0
23	FIDE 534045309	0	—	−5B	−11N	F	−10B	=19N	0.5	12.0	12.0	1.00	1186	0.0
24	Nonjakazi, Onako	1663	RSA	−7N	=16N	F	−14B	−12B	0.5	11.0	11.0	1.25	1293	-56.0
25	FIDE 14347695	0	—	F	−2B	−20N	−12B	−22N	0.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	791	0.0
26	FIDE 14390655	0	—	−20N	F	−13B	−11B	−21N	0.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	685	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Ackerdien, SaudRSA
+73.6
4.5 pts · #1
2Amachukwu, JosephRSA
+40.4
3.5 pts · #3
3Hall, JoshuaRSA
+34.8
3.0 pts · #7

Top rating losers

1Kwarteng, KelvinRSA
-81.2
2.0 pts · #22
2Nonjakazi, OnakoRSA
-56.0
0.5 pts · #19
3Sonti, KamvalethuRSA
-32.8
2.0 pts · #18

Biggest upsets

R4+211 Elo gap
Hall, Joshua1409 beat Kwarteng, Kelvin1620
R5+167 Elo gap
Hammond, Anees1453 beat Kwarteng, Kelvin1620
R2+122 Elo gap
Amachukwu, Joseph1581 beat Dzunzi, Carlson M1703