2026 NMBCU Trials 3 (U20-Open)
Open SwissStandard
10 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 17 Apr 2026 to 18 Apr 2026 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 924, and top seed was Neathan Peter (🇿🇦 RSA, CM, 1955).
Usemhle Mtshekexe (🇿🇦 RSA, 1654) won with 3.5/5, ahead of Othandwayo Gcwabe (3.0) and Keaton Pienaar (2.5).
Location
🇿🇦Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Dates
17 Apr 2026 → 18 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes for game
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
924
Participants
10
Federations · 2 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×7
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTitle race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
5
3
3
2
2
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Usemhle Mtshekexe drew with Othandwayo Gcwabe (White).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Usemhle Mtshekexe | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Othandwayo Gcwabe | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Keaton Pienaar | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Jacinto Kapp | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mtshekexe, Usemhle | 1654 | RSA | +7B | +10N | =2B | −?N | +4B | 3.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.50 | 1563 | -4.8 |
| 2 | Gcwabe, Othandwayo | 1563 | RSA | +5N | −?B | =1N | =3B | +9N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 6.00 | 1689 | +10.0 |
| 3 | Pienaar, Keaton | 1587 | RSA | +8B | −?N | +10B | =2N | −?N | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.50 | 1684 | +10.8 |
| 4 | Mangcotywa, Lihle | 0 | RSA | −?B | +7N | +8N | −?B | −1N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1536 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Qukubana, Lathitha | 0 | RSA | −2B | +9N | −7B | +10N | −?B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1514 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Kapp, Jacinto | 1553 | RSA | F | F | F | +8B | +7N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 2219 | +6.4 |
| 7 | FIDE 14374501 | 0 | — | −1N | −4B | +5N | −9B | −6B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 756 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Cerfonteyn, Zeenat | 1421 | RSA | −3N | F | −4B | −6N | +10B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 763 | -24.4 |
| 9 | Lippstreu, Caleb | 1466 | FID | −?N | −5B | F | +7N | −2B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 763 | -14.4 |
| 10 | FIDE 534047840 | 0 | — | F | −1B | −3N | −5B | −8N | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 749 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Pienaar, KeatonRSA+10.82.5 pts · #2
- 2Gcwabe, OthandwayoRSA+10.03.0 pts · #1
- 3Kapp, JacintoRSA+6.42.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Cerfonteyn, ZeenatRSA-24.41.0 pts · #9
- 2Lippstreu, CalebFID-14.41.0 pts · #10
- 3Mtshekexe, UsemhleRSA-4.83.5 pts · #6