2026 KwaZulu Natal Closed II under 20 boys| 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 (177088863), Satish Bisram (1790337075), Mndeni Njapha (188027824), Reuben Arumugam (1810330690), Sibusiso Mkhize (1790330513); CPA Vivienne Langton (2790340473), Paul Soti (171072535), Kiyaan Sunder (1070157612), Njabulo Khomo (100061792) |
| 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 | 1195 / 18 |
| Pairing program | Swiss-Manager from Heinz Herzog, Swiss-Manager tournamentfile |
Last update 28.09.2026 14:58:53, 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 |
Starting rank crosstable
| No. | | Name | Rtg | FED | 1.Rd | 2.Rd | 3.Rd | 4.Rd | 5.Rd | Pts. | Rk. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | TB5 |
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| 1 | | Dimba Thabiso | 1547 | RSA | 14b1 | 8w1 | 9b½ | 2w0 | 5b0 | 2,5 | 13 | 0 | 13,5 | 11,5 | 1261 | 2 |
| 2 | | Sibhema Owethu | 1540 | RSA | -0 | 18w1 | 16b1 | 1b1 | 6w0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 13,5 | 11 | 1134 | 3 |
| 3 | | Cele Sfiso | 1453 | RSA | 15w1 | 7b1 | 11w1 | 6b½ | 13w1 | 4,5 | 2 | 0 | 14,5 | 14,5 | 1111 | 4 |
| 4 | | Mthembu Lethukuthula | 1422 | RSA | 16b1 | 9w0 | 21b1 | 23w½ | 7b0 | 2,5 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 10,5 | 1240 | 2 |
| 5 | | Mnqondo Mpumelelo | 1366 | RSA | 17w1 | 11b0 | 22w½ | 25b1 | 1w1 | 3,5 | 4 | 0 | 13,5 | 12,5 | 1274 | 3 |
| 6 | | Vawdrey Jayden | 1358 | RSA | 26w1 | 22b1 | 13w1 | 3w½ | 2b1 | 4,5 | 1 | 0 | 15,5 | 13,5 | 1325 | 4 |
| 7 | | Munsamy Levi | 1339 | RSA | 18b1 | 3w0 | 23b0 | 16w1 | 4w1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 13,5 | 11,5 | 1181 | 3 |
| 8 | | Masuku Cebolenkosi | 1325 | RSA | 19w+ | 1b0 | 25w0 | 22b0 | 15w1 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 10,5 | 10,5 | 1291 | 2 |
| 9 | | Nkanka Hope | 1244 | RSA | 20b+ | 4b1 | 1w½ | 11b0 | 22w½ | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 1394 | 2 |
| 10 | | Mkhize Samkelo | 1239 | RSA | 22w- | -0 | -0 | -0 | -0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0,0 | 0 |
| 11 | | Dlamini Lungelo | 1206 | RSA | 24b1 | 5w1 | 3b0 | 9w1 | 23b1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16,5 | 14 | 1373 | 4 |
| 12 | | Msomi Philasande | 1166 | RSA | -0 | 13w0 | 18b0 | 15b1 | 26w0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 967 | 1 |
| 13 | | Ndlovu Ndumiso | 834 | RSA | 25w1 | 12b1 | 6b0 | 24w1 | 3b0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 1355 | 3 |
| 14 | | Ndizeye Emery | 831 | RSA | 1w0 | 25b0 | 17w1 | 21b+ | 24b0 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1291 | 2 |
| 15 | | Dekeshera Tembani | 818 | RSA | 3b0 | 21w0 | 24b0 | 12w0 | 8b0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1349 | 0 |
| 16 | | Grobler Heinrich | 815 | RSA | 4w0 | 26b1 | 2w0 | 7b0 | 17b1 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 11,5 | 10,5 | 1303 | 2 |
| 17 | | Perumall Divesh | 815 | RSA | 5b0 | 24w0 | 14b0 | -1 | 16w0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 11,5 | 10,5 | 1103 | 1 |
| 18 | | Zungu Langelihle | 815 | RSA | 7w0 | 2b0 | 12w1 | 26b1 | 25w0 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1369 | 2 |
| 19 | | Pillay Tristen | 814 | RSA | 8b- | -0 | -0 | -0 | -0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0,0 | 0 |
| 20 | | Shingange Tlangelani | 734 | RSA | 9w- | -0 | -0 | -0 | -0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0,0 | 0 |
| 21 | | Ingle Clint | 0 | RSA | -0 | 15b1 | 4w0 | 14w- | -0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 5,5 | 4,5 | 1120 | 1 |
| 22 | | Luputshi Yumba | 0 | RSA | 10b+ | 6w0 | 5b½ | 8w1 | 9b½ | 3 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 1323 | 2 |
| 23 | | Mlambo Lungelo | 0 | RSA | -0 | -1 | 7w1 | 4b½ | 11w0 | 2,5 | 12 | 0 | 14,5 | 12 | 1322 | 2 |
| 24 | | Ntuli Owethu | 0 | KED | 11w0 | 17b1 | 15w1 | 13b0 | 14w1 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 901 | 3 |
| 25 | | Nzuza Ntando | 0 | RSA | 13b0 | 14w1 | 8b1 | 5w0 | 18b1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 12,5 | 10,5 | 1034 | 3 |
| 26 | | Sosibo Alwande | 0 | RSA | 6b0 | 16w0 | -1 | 18w0 | 12b1 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 11,5 | 10,5 | 1039 | 2 |
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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