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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 12 Open

Last update 17.10.2026 17:34:03, 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	Show 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
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Final Ranking crosstable after 5 Rounds

Rk.		Name	FED	1.Rd	2.Rd	3.Rd	4.Rd	5.Rd	Pts.	TB2	TB3	TB4	TB5
1		Finnemore Ewan	RSA	51w1	11b1	15w1	3w1	2b1	5	14,5	15,5	5	15,5
2		Lipshitz Blake	RSA	30b1	12w1	33b1	4w1	1w0	4	15	17,5	4	12,5
3		Malilani Atinatsa David	RSA	27b1	28w1	7w1	1b0	17w1	4	14,5	17	4	12
4		Goncalves Emilio	RSA	41w1	8b1	29w1	2b0	16w1	4	13,5	15,5	4	11,5
5		Conradie Lianro Pierre	RSA	42b1	18w1	25b½	9w1	6b½	4	13	15	3	11,75
6		Pobe Molemo Tshiamo	RSA	34w1	36b1	20w1	10b½	5w½	4	13	15	3	11,25
7		Khosana Onalerona	RSA	45b1	16w1	3b0	25w1	19b1	4	12,5	14,5	4	10,5
8		Smit Juanru	RSA	48b1	4w0	27b1	28w1	18b1	4	12	13,5	4	9,5
9		Wolvaardt Jonathan	RSA	26w½	24b1	13w1	5b0	15w1	3,5	13,5	16	3	10,75
10	JM	Steyn Kian	RSA	35w1	17b½	21w1	6w½	12b½	3,5	13,5	16	2	10,75
11		Laval Ethan	RSA	37b1	1w0	39b1	40w1	14b½	3,5	12,5	14,5	3	7,75
12		Brancato Sebastian	RSA	47w1	2b0	37w1	20b1	10w½	3,5	12,5	14	3	8,25
13		Hariparsad Darshan	RSA	40b1	19w½	9b0	26w1	25b1	3,5	11,5	13,5	3	8,5
14		Oyetunde Tosin	RSA	36w0	26b1	30w1	38b1	11w½	3,5	10,5	12,5	3	8,75
15		Li Jiming	RSA	23b1	21w1	1b0	33w1	9b0	3	14,5	17	3	8,5
16		Kamffer John-Andrew	RSA	46w+	7b0	34w1	23w1	4b0	3	13,5	15,5	3	7,5
17		Olivier Christiaan	RSA	43b1	10w½	19b½	22w1	3b0	3	13,5	15,5	2	8,25
18		Kuchibhotla Achyuta Kartikeya Arjun	RSA	31w1	5b0	46w1	29b1	8w0	3	13	15	3	7
19		Rahlaga Kaelo Alupheli	RSA	44w1	13b½	17w½	41b1	7w0	3	12,5	14,5	2	7,25
20		Mathi Daniel	RSA	56b1	38w1	6b0	12w0	40b1	3	11,5	12,5	3	5
21		Stelloh Sebastian	RSA	32w1	15b0	10b0	49w1	36w1	3	11	12	3	5,5
22		Van Dalen Lenert	RSA	54w1	25b0	32w1	17b0	41w1	3	10	11	3	5,5
23		Jansen Van Vuuren Griffin	RSA	15w0	54b1	36w1	16b0	38w1	3	10	11	3	5
24		Thoobe Noah	RSA	39b0	9w0	57b1	46w1	42b1	3	9,5	10	3	4,5
25		Ravuri Chinmay Vihaan	RSA	50b1	22w1	5w½	7b0	13w0	2,5	14,5	15,5	2	6
26		Gorrie Kayvian	RSA	9b½	14w0	48b1	13b0	37w1	2,5	12,5	14	2	5,25
27		Kotze Christiaan	RSA	3w0	31b1	8w0	47b½	49b1	2,5	12	13	2	4,25
28		Tshoeu Bogosi	RSA	52w1	3b0	47w1	8b0	34w½	2,5	12	13	2	3,75
29		Mistry Kabir	RSA	57b1	39w1	4b0	18w0	30b½	2,5	11,5	12	2	3,75
30		White Joshua	RSA	2w0	55b1	14b0	50w1	29w½	2,5	11	12	2	3,25
31		Ngwenya Lwazi	RSA	18b0	27w0	-1	35b½	47w1	2,5	10,5	12	2	5,25
32		Masekela Lepato	RSA	21b0	43w1	22b0	52w1	33b½	2,5	10,5	11,5	2	4,25
33	JM	Gouws Philip	RSA	49w1	53b1	2w0	15b0	32w½	2,5	10,5	11,5	2	3,25
34		Van Der Merwe Jayden	RSA	6b0	50w1	16b0	53w1	28b½	2,5	10,5	11,5	2	3,25
35		Myburgh Alex	RSA	10b0	37w0	43b1	31w½	48b1	2,5	10	11,5	2	4,75
36		Benjamin Liyabona	RSA	14b1	6w0	23b0	39w1	21b0	2	13,5	15,5	2	5,5
37		Kirchner Reinard	RSA	11w0	35b1	12b0	45w1	26b0	2	12	14	2	4,5
38		Khalife Arkan	RSA	55w1	20b0	44w1	14w0	23b0	2	11,5	12,5	2	3
39		Seedat Muhammad	RSA	24w1	29b0	11w0	36b0	53b1	2	11	12	2	4
40		Michel Nazario	RSA	13w0	49b1	53w1	11b0	20w0	2	11	12	2	2
41		Ninham Grant	RSA	4b0	57w1	52b1	19w0	22b0	2	11	11,5	2	1,5
42		Vounatsos Levi	RSA	5w0	47b0	55w1	44b1	24w0	2	10,5	11,5	2	3
43		Crous Ruvan	RSA	17w0	32b0	35w0	-1	56b1	2	10	11	2	3
44		Corneelsen Estian	RSA	19b0	45w1	38b0	42w0	52b1	2	9	10	2	3
45		Haasbroek Zandre	RSA	7w0	44b0	51w1	37b0	55w1	2	9	10	2	2
46		Rakgatlha Karabo Kgobane	RSA	16b-	56w1	18b0	24b0	50w1	2	8	10	2	2
47		Van Rensburg Janru	RSA	12b0	42w1	28b0	27w½	31b0	1,5	11	13	1	3,25
48		Bosman Nathan Dean	RSA	8w0	51b½	26w0	54b1	35w0	1,5	10	11	1	1,5
49		Mokhotle Lesedi	RSA	33b0	40w0	56b1	21b0	27w0	1	10	11	1	1
50		Kruger Barend	RSA	25w0	34b0	54w1	30b0	46b0	1	9,5	10,5	1	1
51		Van Zijl Wouter	RSA	1b0	48w½	45b0	56w0	57b½	1	9,5	10	0	1
52		Radebe Mpho Thomas	RSA	28b0	-1	41w0	32b0	44w0	1	9	10	1	1
53		Botes Michael Prinsloo	RSA	-1	33w0	40b0	34b0	39w0	1	9	10	1	1
54		Shaw Nathan	RSA	22b0	23w0	50b0	48w0	-1	1	8,5	9,5	1	1
55		Moodley Jayden	RSA	38b0	30w0	42b0	57w1	45b0	1	8,5	9	1	0,5
56		Willemse Bernard	RSA	20w0	46b0	49w0	51b1	43w0	1	8	9	1	1
57		Laubscher Declan	RSA	29w0	41b0	24w0	55b0	51w½	0,5	8,5	9,5	0	0,5

Annotation:
Tie Break1: Direct Encounter (DE) (Forfeited games count)
Tie Break2: Buchholz Tie-Break Variable (2026) (Gamepoints, Cut1)
Tie Break3: Buchholz Tie-Break Variable (2026) (Gamepoints)
Tie Break4: Number of wins including byes (WIN) (Gamepoints, Forfeited games count)
Tie Break5: Sonneborn Berger Tie-Break Variable (2026) (Gamepoints)