NMBCU Trials 5 2026 (U14)
19 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 08 May 2026 to 09 May 2026 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 1196, and top seed was Likuye Tukwayo (🇿🇦 RSA, 1586).
Cael Lelethu Stander (🇿🇦 RSA, 1563) won with 6.0/6, ahead of Fabian Bownes (4.5) and Matthew Koutsouvelis (4.0). Stander won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Khwezi Sonti (1451) beat Ciara ADAMS (1552), a +101-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsCael Lelethu Stander led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Cael Lelethu Stander never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
Cael Lelethu Stander beat Fabian Bownes (Black).
Cael Lelethu Stander won 6 in a row (R1–R6).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
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| 1Cael Lelethu Stander | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2Fabian Bownes | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Ciara ADAMS | — | — | * | — |
| 4Matthew Koutsouvelis | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stander, Cael Lelethu | 1563 | RSA | +11N | +12B | +2N | +3B | +4N | +6B | 6.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 21.00 | 2302 | +66.4 |
| 2 | Bownes, Fabian | 0 | RSA | +16B | +13N | −1B | +9N | =6B | +7N | 4.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 11.75 | 1484 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Koutsouvelis, Matthew | 1544 | RSA | +18B | +6N | +4B | −1N | −8B | +10N | 4.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 11.50 | 1637 | +14.8 |
| 4 | NELL, Chelsea Jane | 1522 | RSA | +15N | +7B | −3N | +14B | −1B | +8N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 10.00 | 1387 | -21.6 |
| 5 | ADAMS, Ciara | 1552 | RSA | F | +9N | +7B | −6N | +13B | +15B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 10.00 | 1556 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Sonti, Khwezi | 1451 | RSA | +10N | −3B | +18N | +5B | =2N | −1N | 3.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 10.25 | 1428 | -3.2 |
| 7 | Murray, Chloe | 1428 | RSA | +19B | −4N | −5N | +15B | +14N | −2B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 4.00 | 737 | -28.0 |
| 8 | Bambalaza, Sakhuvuyo Ed | 0 | RSA | F | +17B | +15N | −12B | +3N | −4B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 8.00 | 1394 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Dikana, Inam | 0 | RSA | +?N | −5B | +12N | −2B | −18N | +14B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.00 | 1521 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 14360861 | 0 | — | −6B | F | +17N | +18B | +12N | −3B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1370 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Grobler, Mia | 0 | RSA | −1B | F | F | +16B | +17N | +13N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1489 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Schreinders, Mia | 1490 | RSA | F | −1N | −9B | +8N | −10B | +16N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 5.00 | 763 | -16.0 |
| 13 | Van Huyssteen, Nathan | 1414 | RSA | +17N | −2B | −14N | +19B | −5N | −11B | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 2.00 | 752 | -12.4 |
| 14 | FIDE 14369974 | 0 | — | F | +16N | +13B | −4N | −7B | −9N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 1330 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 14389797 | 0 | — | −4B | +19N | −8B | −7N | +?B | −5N | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 701 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Du Toit, Hayden | 0 | RSA | −2N | −14B | +?B | −11N | +19N | −12B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 690 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 534043055 | 0 | — | −13B | −8N | −10B | +?N | −11B | +19N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 614 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Sana, Enzokuhle | 0 | RSA | −3N | F | −6B | −10N | +9B | −?N | 1.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 727 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 534014268 | 0 | — | −7N | −15B | F | −13N | −16B | −17B | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 621 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Stander, Cael LelethuRSA+66.46.0 pts · #1
- 2Koutsouvelis, MatthewRSA+14.84.0 pts · #4
- 3Grobler, MiaRSA0.03.0 pts · #6
- 1Murray, ChloeRSA-28.03.0 pts · #12
- 2NELL, Chelsea JaneRSA-21.64.0 pts · #9
- 3Schreinders, MiaRSA-16.02.0 pts · #18
- R4+101 Elo gap