SBDCA Trial 7 2026 (U18)
Open SwissStandard
12 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 18 Apr 2026 in Makhanda, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 150, and top seed was Okuhle Nkolongo (πΏπ¦ RSA, 1500).
Lavanya Maziena (πΏπ¦ RSA, 0) won with 5.0/5. Maziena won solo starting round 3.
Location
πΏπ¦Makhanda, South Africa
Dates
18 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 60 Min. Incr. 2 Sec. / /
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Federations Β· 1 represented
πΏπ¦South AfricaΓ2
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 5 roundsLavanya Maziena led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
8
3
1
1
1
R3βR5 Β· LEAD HELD
Lavanya Maziena never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R3 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND
Lavanya Maziena beat FIDE 14398664 (White).
R1βR5 Β· WIN STREAK
Lavanya Maziena won 5 in a row (R1βR5).
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lavanya Maziena | * | 1 | β | β |
| 2FIDE 14398664 | 0 | * | β | β |
| 3FIDE 14398680 | β | β | * | β |
| 4FIDE 534015671 | β | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maziena, Lavanya | 0 | RSA | +8B | +5N | +2B | +7N | +4B | 5.0 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 15.00 | 1520 | 0.0 |
| 2 | FIDE 14398664 | 0 | β | +?B | +4N | β1N | +9B | +5B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 8.50 | 1457 | 0.0 |
| 3 | FIDE 14398680 | 0 | β | +10B | =7N | β4B | +8N | +?B | 3.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.75 | 700 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Nkolongo, Okuhle | 1500 | RSA | +9N | β2B | +3N | +6B | β1N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 18.0 | 9.00 | 614 | -24.8 |
| 5 | FIDE 534052151 | 0 | β | +?N | β1B | +11N | +?B | β2N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 614 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 534015671 | 0 | β | +?B | +?N | β7B | β4N | +?B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 1464 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 14398699 | 0 | β | +?N | =3B | +6N | β1B | β?N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.75 | 614 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 534015809 | 0 | β | β1N | +?B | +?N | β3B | =9N | 2.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.25 | 614 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 534015507 | 0 | β | β4B | +11N | +?B | β2N | =8B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.25 | 1464 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 534015680 | 0 | β | β3N | +?B | β?B | β?N | +12N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.50 | 628 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 534015850 | 0 | β | +12N | β9B | β5B | β?N | β?B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.50 | 628 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 534015795 | 0 | β | β11B | β?N | β?B | =?N | β10B | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 628 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1FIDE 143986640.04.0 pts Β· #4
- 2FIDE 143986800.03.5 pts Β· #5
- 3Maziena, LavanyaRSA0.05.0 pts Β· #3
Top rating losers
- 1Nkolongo, OkuhleRSA-24.83.0 pts Β· #9
- 2FIDE 143986800.03.5 pts Β· #5
- 3FIDE 143986640.04.0 pts Β· #4