NMBCU Trials 5 2026 (U16)

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21 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 1576, and top seed was Yomelele Oliphant (🇿🇦 RSA, 1706).

Yomelele Oliphant (🇿🇦 RSA, 1706) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Tyler Barry (4.5) and Vukile Pakade (4.0). Oliphant took the lead from round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Erato Botlhole (1475) beat Sebastian Kapp (1701), a +226-point gap.

Location

🇿🇦Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Dates

08 May 2026 → 09 May 2026

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes for game

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇿🇦Yomelele Oliphant1706

Avg top 10

1,576

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇿🇦South Africa×20

Top 3

🥇
Yomelele Oliphant
🇿🇦RSA·1706
5.5pts·1942perf+49.6
🥈
Tyler Barry
🇿🇦RSA·1533
4.5pts·1689perf+32.8
🥉
Vukile Pakade
🇿🇦RSA·1691
4.0pts·1608perf-20.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Yomelele Oliphant led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Oliphant5.5Barry4.5Pakade4De Jager4Step4Heneke3.5

R4 · LEADER CHANGE16 May

Yomelele Oliphant takes the sole lead (3.5/4).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Yomelele Oliphant beat Tyler Barry (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Yomelele Oliphant 3 wins (R4–R6)Tyler Barry 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Yomelele Oliphant	*	1	1	1
2Tyler Barry	0	*	1	½
3Vukile Pakade	0	0	*	—
4Jaeden De Jager	0	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Oliphant, Yomelele	1706	RSA	+18N	+5B	=12N	+2B	+6N	+3B	5.5	18.5	20.5	19.25	1942	+49.6
2	Barry, Tyler	1533	RSA	+15B	+16N	+3B	−1N	+12B	=5N	4.5	18.0	20.0	12.50	1689	+32.8
3	Pakade, Vukile	1691	RSA	+11N	+7B	−2N	+4B	+8N	−1N	4.0	21.0	24.0	14.00	1608	-20.0
4	Step, Nicholas	1518	RSA	=6N	=14B	+9B	−3N	+15B	+11N	4.0	16.0	18.0	11.00	1545	+4.4
5	De Jager, Jaeden	1473	RSA	+21B	−1N	+19B	=12N	+13N	=2B	4.0	16.0	16.0	7.00	1555	+16.8
6	Mndai, Okuhle	1619	RSA	=4B	=9N	+16B	+10N	−1B	=12N	3.5	18.0	20.0	9.75	1560	-12.8
7	Heneke, Ruan	1501	RSA	+14N	−3N	=10B	−8B	+17N	+13B	3.5	15.5	17.5	8.50	1560	+14.8
8	Arries, Jayde	1423	RSA	−9B	+21N	=15B	+7N	−3B	+16N	3.5	14.5	14.5	6.50	1596	+17.6
9	Douglas, Jody	0	RSA	+8N	=6B	−4N	−13B	=10B	+18N	3.0	16.5	18.5	8.75	1494	0.0
10	Coetzee, Schalk	1508	RSA	F	+11B	=7N	−6B	=9N	+17B	3.0	15.0	15.0	8.25	1367	-14.4
11	Prinsloo, Liam	0	RSA	−3B	−10N	+21B	+19N	+16B	−4B	3.0	14.0	14.0	3.00	772	0.0
12	Arries, Keaton	1506	RSA	+20N	F	=1B	=5B	−2N	=6B	2.5	18.5	18.5	7.50	1496	-4.0
13	Botlhole, Erato	1475	RSA	F	=17B	+14N	+9N	−5B	−7N	2.5	15.0	15.0	6.50	1433	-6.8
14	Kapp, Sebastian	1701	RSA	−7B	=4N	−13B	F	+19B	+15N	2.5	13.0	13.0	5.00	1225	-71.6
15	Beyi, Hlumelo	0	RSA	−2N	+20B	=8N	=17B	−4N	−14B	2.0	16.5	17.5	3.75	1222	0.0
16	Smile, Osakhe	0	RSA	+17N	−2B	−6N	+20B	−11N	−8B	2.0	16.5	17.5	3.00	725	0.0
17	Zifo, Saqhama	0	RSA	−16B	=13N	+18B	=15N	−7B	−10N	2.0	13.0	15.0	4.25	1389	0.0
18	Norris, Nathan	1421	RSA	−1B	−19N	−17N	+21B	+20N	−9B	2.0	12.5	12.5	1.00	906	-6.4
19	FIDE 534034943	0	—	F	+18B	−5N	−11B	−14N	F	1.0	11.5	11.5	2.00	1407	0.0
20	Gcwabe, Aventhandwa	0	RSA	−12B	−15N	F	−16N	−18B	+21N	1.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	664	0.0
21	Ferreira, Kyle	0	RSA	−5N	−8B	−11N	−18N	F	−20B	0.0	13.5	13.5	0.00	639	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Oliphant, YomeleleRSA
+49.6
5.5 pts · #1
2Barry, TylerRSA
+32.8
4.5 pts · #4
3Arries, JaydeRSA
+17.6
3.5 pts · #10

Top rating losers

1Kapp, SebastianRSA
-71.6
2.5 pts · #15
2Pakade, VukileRSA
-20.0
4.0 pts · #3
3Coetzee, SchalkRSA
-14.4
3.0 pts · #14

Biggest upsets

R3+226 Elo gap
Botlhole, Erato1475 beat Kapp, Sebastian1701
R1+200 Elo gap
Heneke, Ruan1501 beat Kapp, Sebastian1701
R3+158 Elo gap
Barry, Tyler1533 beat Pakade, Vukile1691