NMBCU Trials 4 2026 (U18)
Open SwissStandard
26 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 24 Apr 2026 to 25 Apr 2026 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 1617, and top seed was Jade Schultz (🇿🇦 RSA, 1679).
Hloma Mbelekane (🇿🇦 RSA, 1621) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Saud Ackerdien (4.5) and Joseph Amachukwu (4.0). Mbelekane shared the lead from round 5 and broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Cole Boggenpoel (1401) beat Siyolise Ndayi (1559), a +158-point gap.
Location
🇿🇦Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Dates
24 Apr 2026 → 25 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes for game
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×21
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsHloma Mbelekane led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
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R6 · LEADER CHANGE25 Apr
Hloma Mbelekane takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
R4–R6 · WIN STREAK
Hloma Mbelekane won 3 in a row (R4–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Hloma Mbelekane | * | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2Saud Ackerdien | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Linoyolo Jakavula | 0 | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Joseph Amachukwu | 1 | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mbelekane, Hloma | 1621 | RSA | +12N | +23B | −3N | +9B | +15N | +4B | 5.0 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 14.50 | 1784 | +40.8 |
| 2 | Ackerdien, Saud | 1592 | RSA | +13N | =11B | +10N | +6B | =4N | =5B | 4.5 | 18.0 | 21.0 | 15.50 | 1755 | +50.0 |
| 3 | Amachukwu, Joseph | 1581 | RSA | +19B | +5N | +1B | −4N | =6B | =7B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 15.50 | 1693 | +35.2 |
| 4 | Jakavula, Linoyolo | 1633 | RSA | +14N | =7B | +11N | +3B | =2B | −1N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 23.5 | 14.25 | 1741 | +34.0 |
| 5 | Murray, Jaydon | 1481 | RSA | +17N | −3B | +13N | +10B | =7N | =2N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 21.5 | 13.25 | 1625 | +40.0 |
| 6 | Kwarteng, Kelvin | 1620 | RSA | +26B | =8N | +20B | −2N | =3N | +11B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 10.00 | 1664 | +12.0 |
| 7 | Moller, Sarah | 1628 | RSA | =9B | =4N | +19B | +18N | =5B | =3N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 20.0 | 12.50 | 1583 | -10.4 |
| 8 | Swart, Ruan | 1548 | RSA | +21N | =6B | =9N | −15B | +10N | +13B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 18.5 | 12.00 | 1697 | +30.8 |
| 9 | Cona, Shaunwin | 1435 | RSA | =7N | +22B | =8B | −1N | =16B | =12N | 3.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 9.00 | 1516 | +19.6 |
| 10 | Bothma, Jaculene | 1562 | RSA | +18B | +16N | −2B | −5N | −8B | +22N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 7.50 | 1332 | -47.6 |
| 11 | Schultz, Jade | 1679 | RSA | +25B | =2N | −4B | =16N | +18B | −6N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 6.75 | 1388 | -60.8 |
| 12 | Nonjakazi, Onako | 1663 | RSA | −1B | +26N | =16B | +20N | −14B | =9B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.0 | 6.00 | 1465 | -53.2 |
| 13 | Boggenpoel, Cole | 1401 | RSA | −2B | +25N | −5B | +26N | +20B | −8N | 3.0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 3.50 | 1352 | -9.2 |
| 14 | Jiki, Sandiso | 1592 | RSA | −4B | −20N | F | +21B | +12N | +15B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 8.50 | 1493 | -15.6 |
| 15 | Van Wyk, Keagen | 0 | RSA | F | +24N | +22B | +8N | −1B | −14N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 1462 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Sonti, Kamvalethu | 1476 | RSA | +24N | −10B | =12N | =11B | =9N | =23B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 6.25 | 1477 | -2.0 |
| 17 | Gwanzura, Gillespie | 0 | RSA | −5B | −18N | +25B | −22N | +19B | +26N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 1452 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 14393476 | 0 | — | −10N | +17B | +23N | −7B | −11N | =21B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 5.75 | 1376 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Gie, Luca | 1425 | RSA | −3N | +21B | −7N | =23B | −17N | +24B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 4.25 | 1266 | -22.0 |
| 20 | Ndayi, Siyolise | 1559 | RSA | =22N | +14B | −6N | −12B | −13N | +25B | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.5 | 4.50 | 1376 | -37.2 |
| 21 | FIDE 14390698 | 0 | — | −8B | −19N | +24B | −14N | +25B | =18N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 2.75 | 721 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Tobias, Chad | 0 | RSA | =20B | −9N | −15N | +17B | =23N | −10B | 2.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 5.00 | 1298 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Hall, Joshua | 1409 | RSA | F | −1N | −18B | =19N | =22B | =16N | 1.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 3.75 | 1382 | -10.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 14390655 | 0 | — | −16B | −15B | −21N | =25N | =26B | −19N | 1.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 0.50 | 651 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 534043187 | 0 | — | −11N | −13B | −17N | =24B | −21N | −20N | 0.5 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 0.50 | 745 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 14347695 | 0 | — | −6N | −12B | F | −13B | =24N | −17B | 0.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.50 | 761 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ackerdien, SaudRSA+50.04.5 pts · #1
- 2Mbelekane, HlomaRSA+40.85.0 pts · #2
- 3Murray, JaydonRSA+40.04.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Schultz, JadeRSA-60.83.0 pts · #19
- 2Nonjakazi, OnakoRSA-53.23.0 pts · #10
- 3Bothma, JaculeneRSA-47.63.0 pts · #15
Biggest upsets
- R5+158 Elo gap