SBDCA Trial 7 2026 (U16)
Open SwissStandard
14 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 18 Apr 2026 in Makhanda, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 437, and top seed was Geoffrey McLachlan (🇿🇦 RSA, 1494).
Enrique Claassen (🇿🇦 RSA, 1461) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Geoffrey McLachlan (4.5) and Jacques GROVE (4.0). Claassen shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇿🇦Makhanda, South Africa
Dates
18 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 60 Min. Incr. 2 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×4
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
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R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.5/5. Claassen takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Enrique Claassen drew with Geoffrey McLachlan (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Enrique Claassen 4 wins (R1–R4)Geoffrey McLachlan 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Enrique Claassen | * | ½ | 1 | — |
| 2Geoffrey McLachlan | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Jacques GROVE | 0 | — | * | 1 |
| 4FIDE 534016953 | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Claassen, Enrique | 1461 | RSA | +12N | +10B | +3N | +6B | =2N | 4.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 13.25 | 1622 | +13.2 |
| 2 | McLachlan, Geoffrey | 1494 | RSA | +13B | +11N | +8B | +4N | =1B | 4.5 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 10.75 | 1643 | +21.2 |
| 3 | GROVE, Jacques | 0 | RSA | +14B | +5N | −1B | +9N | +8B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 8.00 | 689 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Ngqoyiya, Somila | 1410 | RSA | F | +7N | +9B | −2B | +6N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 8.00 | 641 | -18.4 |
| 5 | FIDE 534016953 | 0 | — | +?N | −3B | −10N | +?B | +11B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 617 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 534052046 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | +?B | −1N | −4B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 650 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 534021949 | 0 | — | +?N | −4B | −?N | +?B | +?N | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 610 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 14398931 | 0 | — | F | +?B | −2N | +12B | −3N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 629 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 534052011 | 0 | — | +?B | +13N | −4N | −3B | −?N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 614 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 534015582 | 0 | — | +?B | −1N | +5B | −?N | −?B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 3.00 | 689 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 534015442 | 0 | — | +?N | −2B | +?N | −?B | −5N | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 641 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 534015531 | 0 | — | −1B | +?N | +?B | −8N | −?B | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 689 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 534015604 | 0 | — | −2N | −9B | =?N | −?B | +?N | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 641 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 534052020 | 0 | — | −3N | −?B | −?B | +?N | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 617 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1McLachlan, GeoffreyRSA+21.24.5 pts · #2
- 2Claassen, EnriqueRSA+13.24.5 pts · #1
- 3GROVE, JacquesRSA0.04.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Ngqoyiya, SomilaRSA-18.43.0 pts · #10
- 2GROVE, JacquesRSA0.04.0 pts · #6
- 3FIDE 143989310.02.0 pts · #3