2026 KwaZulu Natal Closed II Adult males| Organizer(s) | KZN Chess Association |
| Federation | South Africa ( RSA ) |
| Tournament director | Lindokuhle Ngubane (1860107531) |
| Chief Arbiter | FA Keith Rust (158032866) |
| Deputy Chief Arbiter | PA Mondli Mkhize (190023298) |
| Arbiter | Lungelo Mthembu (196049598), Riaan Britz (17708886 ... All arbiters |
| Time control (Standard) | 60 mins + 5 secs ipm |
| Location | Yellowwood Park Civic Hall, Durban |
| Number of rounds | 5 |
| Tournament type | Swiss-System |
| Rating calculation | Rating national |
| Date | 2026/09/26 to 2026/09/27 |
| Rating-Ø / Average age | 1377 / 30 |
| Pairing program | Swiss-Manager from Heinz Herzog, Swiss-Manager tournamentfile |
Last update 28.09.2026 15:00:29, Creator/Last Upload: Keith Rust
| Tournament selection | entries, adults, women, u20b, u18b, u16b, u16g, u14b, u14g, u12b, u12g, u10b, u10g, u08 |
| 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 |
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Final Ranking crosstable after 5 Rounds
| Rk. | | Name | Rtg | FED | 1.Rd | 2.Rd | 3.Rd | 4.Rd | 5.Rd | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 | Rp |
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| 1 | | Subke Jason James | 1779 | RSA | 8b1 | 5w1 | 2b1 | 12w1 | 3b½ | 4,5 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 1519 | 4 | 1885 |
| 2 | | Danisa Cyril Thanda | 1706 | RSA | 18w1 | 12b1 | 1w0 | 6b1 | 9w1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1480 | 4 | 1720 |
| 3 | | Ndlovu Sizwe | 1655 | RSA | -0 | 6b1 | 18w1 | 5b1 | 1w½ | 3,5 | 0 | 14 | 11,5 | 1482 | 3 | 1818 |
| 4 | | Dlamini Sboniso | 0 | RSA | -0 | 15b½ | 10w1 | 18b1 | 8w1 | 3,5 | 0 | 10 | 7,5 | 1302 | 3 | 1538 |
| 5 | | Tukushe Sifiso Joshua | 1473 | RSA | 22w+ | 1b0 | 9w1 | 3w0 | 12b1 | 3 | 0 | 14,5 | 12,5 | 1595 | 3 | 1595 |
| 6 | | Sibanyoni Muzi Percyval | 1399 | RSA | 13b1 | 3w0 | 14b1 | 2w0 | 15w1 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 11,5 | 1479 | 3 | 1391 |
| 7 | | Mpofana Talente | 1466 | RSA | -0 | 16w1 | 8b0 | 15b1 | 13w1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7,5 | 1277 | 3 | 1370 |
| 8 | | Sooku Kyle Mattew | 1298 | RSA | 1w0 | 17b1 | 7w1 | 9b½ | 4b0 | 2,5 | 0 | 15 | 13,5 | 1459 | 2 | 1379 |
| 9 | | Makaula Vumankosi | 1479 | RSA | 11b1 | 14w1 | 5b0 | 8w½ | 2b0 | 2,5 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 1419 | 2 | 1339 |
| 10 | | Nsele Kwenza | 0 | RSA | -0 | 13w1 | 4b0 | 11b½ | 17w1 | 2,5 | 0 | 12 | 9,5 | 1298 | 2 | 1193 |
| 11 | | Herbert Bruce | 1219 | RSA | 9w0 | 24b+ | 12b0 | 10w½ | 18b1 | 2,5 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1406 | 2 | 1219 |
| 12 | | Vaughan-Williams Charles | 1465 | RSA | 19b1 | 2w0 | 11w1 | 1b0 | 5w0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 1453 | 2 | 1381 |
| 13 | | Mswane Sphelele | 0 | RSA | 6w0 | 10b0 | -1 | 14w1 | 7b0 | 2 | 0 | 12,5 | 10,5 | 1416 | 2 | 1023 |
| 14 | | Naidoo Keelan | 0 | RSA | -1 | 9b0 | 6w0 | 13b0 | 19w1 | 2 | 0 | 10,5 | 9,5 | 1342 | 2 | 1049 |
| 15 | | Ngubane Mcebo | 1232 | RSA | -0 | 4w½ | 16b1 | 7w0 | 6b0 | 1,5 | 0 | 12,5 | 11 | 1361 | 1 | 1174 |
| 16 | | Gwala Asakhe | 1177 | RSA | -0 | 7b0 | 15w0 | 17b½ | -1 | 1,5 | 0 | 9 | 7,5 | 1290 | 1 | 1017 |
| 17 | | Zakwe Sanele | 1171 | RSA | -0 | 8w0 | 19b1 | 16w½ | 10b0 | 1,5 | 0 | 9 | 7,5 | 1241 | 1 | 1054 |
| 18 | | Ncube Wonder | 1278 | RSA | 2b0 | 19w1 | 3b0 | 4w0 | 11w0 | 1 | 1 | 14,5 | 13,5 | 1414 | 1 | 1094 |
| 19 | | Asghar Adam | 1089 | RSA | 12w0 | 18b0 | 17w0 | -1 | 14b0 | 1 | 2 | 7,5 | 6,5 | 1329 | 1 | 429 |
| 20 | | Sehlalo Lehlohonolo | 1436 | RSA | 23w- | -0 | -0 | -0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0,0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | | Basi Skhanyiso | 1211 | RSA | -0 | -0 | -0 | -0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0,0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | | Nxumalo Cebolenkosi | 1117 | RSA | 5b- | -0 | -0 | -0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0,0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | | Makhoba Seluleko | 0 | RSA | 20b- | -0 | -0 | -0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0,0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | | Ngwenya Siyandokuhle | 0 | RSA | -0 | 11w- | -0 | -0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0,0 | 0 | 0 |
Annotation:
Tie Break1: Direct Encounter (DE)
Tie Break2: Buchholz Tie-Break Variable (2026) (Gamepoints)
Tie Break3: Buchholz Tie-Break Variable (2026) (Gamepoints, Cut1)
Tie Break4: Average Rating of Opponents (ARO) (1400, Forfeits And Byes are ignored)
Tie Break5: Number of wins including byes (WIN) (Gamepoints, Forfeited games count)
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