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SBDCA Trial 7 2026 (U20-Open)

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18 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 18 Apr 2026 in Makhanda, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 1126, and top seed was Inga Tshozi (🇿🇦 RSA, 1745).

Inga Tshozi (🇿🇦 RSA, 1745) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Lindokuhle Mqadi (4.0) and Botlhale Modisaotsile (3.5). Tshozi won solo starting round 4.

Location
🇿🇦Makhanda, South Africa
Dates
18 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 60 Min. Incr. 2 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇿🇦Inga Tshozi1745
Avg top 10
1,126
Participants
18
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×10
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Inga Tshozi led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
8
4
2
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Inga Tshozi never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Inga Tshozi beat Lindokuhle Mqadi (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Inga Tshozi 5 wins (R1–R5)Lindokuhle Mqadi 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Inga Tshozi*
1
1
2Lindokuhle Mqadi
0
*
3William Gosha*
4FIDE 534045520
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Tshozi, Inga1745RSA+4N+14B+12N+2B+11B5.011.513.013.002531+9.6
2Mqadi, Lindokuhle1731RSA+17B+13N+11B1N+6B4.012.013.08.001617-5.6
3Modisaotsile, Botlhale1621RSA=9N+10B+6N=5B=4N3.512.515.010.251616-0.2
4FIDE 53404552001B+?N+?B+7N=3B3.511.511.54.7516290.0
5Gosha, William1693RSA+16B11N+17B=3N+9B3.59.510.56.751773+7.6
6FIDE 5340455540+7B+?N3B+12B2N3.012.512.55.0014990.0
7FIDE 53404556206N+9B+14N4B+12N3.011.012.56.0015590.0
8FIDE 5340069740+10N12B+13B11N+15B3.08.510.06.0015030.0
9Mahlaza, Akhona1539RSA=3B7N+16B+15N5N2.511.513.04.751584+7.2
10Maerman, Luyolo0RSA8B3N+?B+13N=14N2.510.010.02.7515550.0
11Nzimande, Lungelo0RSAF+5B2N+8B1N2.015.515.56.5015980.0
12FIDE 143919610+?B+8N1B6N7B2.014.014.03.009450.0
13Groves, George1489RSA+15N2B8N10B+18N2.011.011.01.501584+9.2
14Vubela, Luvano0RSAF1N7B+?N=10B1.510.510.51.2516330.0
15Qwabe, Uviwe1437RSA13B=16N+18B9B8N1.59.09.00.75714-31.6
16FIDE 53404559705N=15B9N+17N?B1.58.58.51.7512260.0
17FIDE 53401586802N+18B5N16B?N1.09.09.00.009120.0
18FIDE 5340521600?B17N15N?B13B0.04.54.50.006820.0

Key insights

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