This Tournament serves as a selection event for the MZANSI Youth Inter-Provincial Team Chess Tournament taking place in Bloemfontein 14-19 December 2026Gauteng Closed Chess Championships 2026 Under 8 Open| Organizer(s) | Gauteng Province Chess |
| Federation | South Africa ( RSA ) |
| Tournament director | Vicky Magu |
| Chief Arbiter | IA Bornheim, Michael 157002693 14307090 |
| Deputy Chief Arbiter | FA Botha, Julian 173086742 14350580 |
| Arbiter | PA Luchies, Maria 2750096015; PA Blignaut, Alloma 2810153281; PA Boshoff, Reinier 1810191616; PA Schutte, Rico 175033667 ; PA Williams, Anrico 107061371; PA Naidoo, Shankara 160073375; |
| Time control (Standard) | 55:55+5 sipm |
| Location | Jubille Hall, St Dominic's Catholic School for Girls, Kruger Street, Boksburg |
| Number of rounds | 5 |
| Tournament type | Swiss-System |
| Rating calculation | Rating national |
| Date | 2026/10/17 |
| Rating-Ø / Average age | 1211 / 7 |
| Pairing program | Swiss-Manager from Heinz Herzog, Swiss-Manager tournamentfile |
Last update 18.10.2026 11:23:58, Creator/Last Upload: Kumalo, Fikile
| Tournament selection | Under 8 Open, Under 8 Girls, Under 10 Open, Under 10 Girls, Under 12 Open, Under 12 Girls, Under 14 Open, Under 14 Girls, Under 16 Open, Under 16 Girls, Under 18 Open, Under 18 Girls, Under 20 Open, Under 20 Girls |
| Parameters | No tournament details, Link with tournament calendar |
| Lists | Starting rank, Alphabetical list, Statistics, Alphabetical list all groups, Playing schedule |
| Final Ranking crosstable after 5 Rounds, Starting rank crosstable |
| Board Pairings | Rd.1, Rd.2, Rd.3, Rd.4, Rd.5/5 , not paired |
| Ranking list after | Rd.1, Rd.2, Rd.3, Rd.4, Rd.5 |
| Excel and Print | Export to Excel (.xlsx), Export to PDF-File, QR-Codes |
Starting rank
| No. | | Name | FED | RtgN | Club/City |
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| 1 | | Scully, Ernest | RSA | 1597 | Johannesburg Metro |
| 2 | | Koekemoer, Ri | RSA | 1398 | West Rand |
| 3 | | Koekemoer, Maximus | RSA | 1368 | West Rand |
| 4 | | Lu, Ashton | RSA | 1321 | Johannesburg Metro |
| 5 | | Sithole, Simbongile | RSA | 1306 | Johannesburg Metro |
| 6 | | Franklin, Kyle | RSA | 1292 | Ekurhuleni |
| 7 | | Chikarakara, Anashe | RSA | 1231 | Johannesburg Metro |
| 8 | | Ntseare, Khotso | RSA | 1229 | Johannesburg Metro |
| 9 | | Mahubane, Tshegofatso | RSA | 1221 | Ekurhuleni |
| 10 | | Trenwith, Liam | RSA | 1200 | Ekurhuleni |
| 11 | | Makgene, REitumetse | RSA | 1162 | West Rand |
| 12 | | Pereira, Levi | RSA | 1127 | West Rand |
| 13 | | Sekgobela, Adil | RSA | 1111 | Tshwane |
| 14 | | Chauke, Banele | RSA | 1068 | Johannesburg Metro |
| 15 | | Koster, Xander | RSA | 1055 | Tshwane |
| 16 | | Maswabela, Lethabo | RSA | 1014 | Tshwane |
| 17 | | Mostert, John | RSA | 888 | Tshwane |
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