This Tournament serves as a selection event for the MZANSI Youth Inter-Provincial Team Chess Tournament taking place in Bloemfontein 14-19 December 2026

Gauteng Closed Chess Championships 2026 Under 10 Open

Organizer(s)Gauteng Province Chess
FederationSouth Africa ( RSA )
Tournament directorVicky Magu
Chief ArbiterIA Bornheim, Michael 157002693 14307090
Deputy Chief ArbiterFA Botha, Julian 173086742 14350580
ArbiterPA 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
LocationJubille Hall, St Dominic's Catholic School for Girls, Kruger Street, Boksburg
Number of rounds5
Tournament typeSwiss-System
Rating calculationRating national
Date2026/10/17
Rating-Ø / Average age1452 / 9
Pairing programSwiss-Manager from Heinz Herzog, Swiss-Manager tournamentfile

Last update 18.10.2026 11:26:30, Creator/Last Upload: Kumalo, Fikile

Tournament selectionUnder 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
ListsStarting rank, Alphabetical list, Statistics, Alphabetical list all groups, Playing schedule
Final Ranking crosstable after 5 Rounds, Starting rank crosstable
Board PairingsRd.1, Rd.2, Rd.3, Rd.4, Rd.5/5 , not paired
Ranking list afterRd.1, Rd.2, Rd.3, Rd.4, Rd.5
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Starting rank

No.NameFEDRtgNClub/City
1Thakur, ParthRSA1741Johannesburg Metro
2Botha, DivanRSA1732Tshwane
3Sahoo, ShauryaRSA1694Johannesburg Metro
4JMKoorts, LukasRSA1678Johannesburg Metro
5Abdul, Muhammed AyaanRSA1672Sedibeng
6Diyalani, DhanushRSA1659Ekurhuleni
7Botha, JancoRSA1621Tshwane
8JMMendonca, MarkRSA1609Tshwane
9Ackermann, Caleb SamuelRSA1606West Rand
10Ashwin, NaveeshRSA1591Johannesburg Metro
11Gabel Smit, HeinrichRSA1587Ekurhuleni
12Stelloh, AlexanderRSA1553Johannesburg Metro
13Ramonyai, MbhekeniRSA1552Tshwane
14Deysel, ZachariahRSA1545Johannesburg Metro
15Wong, BenjaminRSA1532Johannesburg Metro
16Simao, RaulRSA1521Tshwane
17Conradie, MarcusRSA1501Tshwane
18Barkhuizen, Reuben JoshuaRSA1494Tshwane
19Newman, AyenRSA1483Johannesburg Metro
20Sidindi, MacjamesRSA1483Tshwane
21Jijana, Lonwabo SaadiqRSA1470Tshwane
22Mishan, AydannRSA1459Johannesburg Metro
23Kruger, AlbertRSA1450Tshwane
24Jansen Van Vuren, ReubenRSA1444Sedibeng
25Maritz, RohanRSA1421Tshwane
26Botha, LuanRSA1416West Rand
27McKinnick, MylaRSA1411Sedibeng
28Farinha, ValentinoRSA1379Ekurhuleni
29McKinnick, DanielRSA1369Sedibeng
30Duvenage, EnriqueRSA1363Ekurhuleni
31Beaton, MekhlRSA1357Ekurhuleni
32Maraj, Tanvir Trevnand AntonieRSA1340Sedibeng
33Fink, LeviRSA1330Ekurhuleni
34Allagoa, AndreRSA1284Ekurhuleni
35Mukhethwa, RabambiRSA1265West Rand
36du Toit, AnrouxRSA1262West Rand
37Molebatsi, ReletlhogonoloRSA1251West Rand
38du Plessis, AlexRSA1248West Rand
39Pope, OwenRSA1214Ekurhuleni
40Swanepoel, AidenRSA1163Ekurhuleni
41Dawson, SergioRSA1159West Rand
42Kaiser, CubaRSA1095Ekurhuleni