2026 KwaZulu Natal Closed II under 10 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 / 9 |
| Pairing program | Swiss-Manager from Heinz Herzog, Swiss-Manager tournamentfile |
Last update 28.09.2026 14:51:33, 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 | | Khan Isaiah | 1617 | RSA | 18b1 | 10w1 | 6b1 | 8w1 | 5b1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 1308 | 5 |
| 2 | | Asghar Luca | 1485 | RSA | 20w1 | 11b1 | 5w0 | 3b0 | 33w1 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 13,5 | 1224 | 3 |
| 3 | | Jainarain Micah | 1474 | RSA | 21b1 | 12w1 | 19b½ | 2w1 | 4b1 | 4,5 | 2 | 0 | 14,5 | 12,5 | 1304 | 4 |
| 4 | | Moodley Jatin | 1443 | RSA | 22w1 | 13b1 | 9w0 | 15b1 | 3w0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 16,5 | 13,5 | 1267 | 3 |
| 5 | | Lalsab Milan | 1433 | RSA | 23b1 | 14w1 | 2b1 | 9w1 | 1w0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 14,5 | 13,5 | 1344 | 4 |
| 6 | | Govender Reyan | 1389 | RSA | 24w1 | 15b1 | 1w0 | 13b1 | 9b1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 1290 | 4 |
| 7 | | Ramdhani Rashil | 1327 | RSA | 25b1 | 19w0 | 21b1 | 37w1 | 30b0 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 13,5 | 11,5 | 1150 | 3 |
| 8 | | Ntombana Somilangaye | 1288 | RSA | 26w1 | 17b1 | 16w1 | 1b0 | 11w1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1274 | 4 |
| 9 | | Ramdeen Ayan | 1258 | RSA | 27b1 | 37w1 | 4b1 | 5b0 | 6w0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 1345 | 3 |
| 10 | | Evan Zeke | 1255 | RSA | 28w1 | 1b0 | 22w0 | 24w0 | 27b1 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 13,5 | 12,5 | 1208 | 2 |
| 11 | | Pillay Dantae | 1251 | RSA | 29b1 | 2w0 | 23b1 | 19w1 | 8b0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 13,5 | 12,5 | 1199 | 3 |
| 12 | | Mbambe Ndimakahle | 1247 | RSA | 30w1 | 3b0 | 24w1 | 22b1 | 19b0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 1165 | 3 |
| 13 | | Nzimande Lethabo | 1234 | RSA | 32b1 | 4w0 | 29b1 | 6w0 | 24b1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 11,5 | 11 | 1136 | 3 |
| 14 | | Naicker Zayden | 1210 | RSA | 33w1 | 5b0 | 30w0 | 25b1 | 28w½ | 2,5 | 18 | 0 | 14,5 | 12,5 | 1058 | 2 |
| 15 | | Adams Ezra Reza | 1201 | RSA | 34b1 | 6w0 | 36b1 | 4w0 | 29b1 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1181 | 3 |
| 16 | | Hinze Aldrich | 1198 | RSA | 35w½ | 18b1 | 8b0 | 30w0 | 21b0 | 1,5 | 29 | 0 | 15,5 | 13,5 | 1181 | 1 |
| 17 | | Rampertab Wyatt | 1192 | RSA | 36b1 | 8w0 | 37b0 | 29w0 | 20b0 | 1 | 32 | 0 | 11,5 | 10 | 1231 | 1 |
| 18 | | Gareeb Shrihaan | 1174 | RSA | 1w0 | 16w0 | 27b1 | 26b+ | 36b1 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1319 | 3 |
| 19 | | Valjee Hrihan | 1174 | RSA | -1 | 7b1 | 3w½ | 11b0 | 12w1 | 3,5 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 13,5 | 1325 | 3 |
| 20 | | Mothie Shivesh | 1172 | RSA | 2b0 | 29w0 | 32b½ | 36w0 | 17w1 | 1,5 | 30 | 0 | 8,5 | 8 | 1157 | 1 |
| 21 | | Pillay Mateo Kai | 1169 | RSA | 3w0 | 35b1 | 7w0 | 28b0 | 16w1 | 2 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 12,5 | 1292 | 2 |
| 22 | | Pillay Kian | 1166 | RSA | 4b0 | 32w1 | 10b1 | 12w0 | 37b1 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 10,5 | 10 | 1232 | 3 |
| 23 | | Mzaca Kubo-Bonke | 1151 | RSA | 5w0 | 28b1 | 11w0 | 33b0 | 35w0 | 1 | 31 | 0 | 14 | 12 | 1187 | 1 |
| 24 | | Olla Zuhayr | 1139 | RSA | 6b0 | 34w1 | 12b0 | 10b1 | 13w0 | 2 | 23 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 1180 | 2 |
| 25 | | Biyela Ntsika | 1135 | RSA | 7w0 | 30b0 | 33w1 | 14w0 | 32b1 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 11,5 | 1002 | 2 |
| 26 | | Ntombela Esihle | 1114 | RSA | 8b0 | 36w0 | 34b1 | 18w- | -0 | 1 | 34 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1155 | 1 |
| 27 | | Bulala Lisakhanya | 1060 | RSA | 9w0 | 33b0 | 18w0 | 34b1 | 10w0 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 1051 | 1 |
| 28 | | Du Toit Connor | 1060 | RSA | 10b0 | 23w0 | -1 | 21w1 | 14b½ | 2,5 | 19 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1196 | 2 |
| 29 | | Naidoo Trishive | 896 | RSA | 11w0 | 20b1 | 13w0 | 17b1 | 15w0 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 11,5 | 10,5 | 1210 | 2 |
| 30 | | Naidoo Elijah | 873 | RSA | 12b0 | 25w1 | 14b1 | 16b1 | 7w1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 10,5 | 1223 | 4 |
| 31 | | Dwarika Rael | 848 | RSA | -0 | -0 | -0 | -0 | -0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0,0 | 0 |
| 32 | | Cairns Benjamin | 813 | RSA | 13w0 | 22b0 | 20w½ | 35b0 | 25w0 | 0,5 | 36 | 0 | 12 | 10,5 | 1221 | 0 |
| 33 | | Paruk Umar | 789 | RSA | 14b0 | 27w1 | 25b0 | 23w1 | 2b0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 9,5 | 8,5 | 1208 | 2 |
| 34 | | Maharaj Soham | 777 | RSA | 15w0 | 24b0 | 26w0 | 27w0 | -1 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 8,5 | 7,5 | 1129 | 1 |
| 35 | | Hussain Zahin | 0 | RSA | 16b½ | 21w0 | -0 | 32w1 | 23b1 | 2,5 | 20 | 0 | 7,5 | 5 | 1083 | 2 |
| 36 | | Komarsamy Gabriel | 0 | RSA | 17w0 | 26b1 | 15w0 | 20b1 | 18w0 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1171 | 2 |
| 37 | | Nxumalo Enzokuhle | 0 | RSA | -1 | 9b0 | 17w1 | 7b0 | 22w0 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 1236 | 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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