2025 West Rand Open 2.0 (Open)
19 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 07 Jun 2025 in Krugersdorp, South Africa. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1744, and top seed was Sello Mahlangu (🇿🇦 RSA, CM, 2015).
Bongani Ndlovu (🇿🇦 RSA, 1840) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Moses Mosweu (4.0) and Junaid Badenhorst (3.5). Ndlovu shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Moloko Visi (1600) beat Unathi Maseko (1813), a +213-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Ndlovu takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.0).
Moses Mosweu drew with Bongani Ndlovu (White).
Bongani Ndlovu won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Moses Mosweu | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Bongani Ndlovu | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3CMSello Mahlangu | — | ½ | * | 1 |
| 4Kganya Sehularo | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ndlovu, Bongani | 1840 | RSA | +8N | +3B | +10N | =5B | =2N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 12.25 | 1917 | +17.6 |
| 2 | Mosweu, Moses | 1732 | RSA | +17B | =11N | +13B | +8N | =1B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 8.00 | 1910 | +43.6 |
| 3 | Badenhorst, Junaid | 1550 | RSA | +9B | −1N | +15N | =4B | +6N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 9.25 | 1701 | +20.8 |
| 4 | Sehularo, Kganya | 1827 | RSA | +7B | +13N | −5B | =3N | +10B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 8.75 | 1846 | +4.8 |
| 5 | Mahlangu, SelloCM | 2015 | RSA | F | +12B | +4N | =1N | +11B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 9.50 | 2109 | +7.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 534025901 | 0 | — | +16B | −10B | +14N | +9N | −3B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 5.50 | 750 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Nkwe, Omogolo | 1702 | RSA | −4N | =9N | +19B | =12B | +14N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.25 | 1627 | -7.2 |
| 8 | Visi, Moloko | 1600 | RSA | −1B | +18N | +17N | −2B | +12N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1741 | +28.8 |
| 9 | Talane, Kgosietsile Bok | 0 | RSA | −3N | =7B | +16N | −6B | +18B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1433 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Mojaki, Tshegofatso | 0 | RSA | +19B | +6N | −1B | −11N | −4N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 953 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Njoko, Sibusiso | 1592 | RSA | F | =2B | =12N | +10B | −5N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 1721 | +15.6 |
| 12 | Maseko, Unathi | 1813 | RSA | +18B | −5N | =11B | =7N | −8B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1534 | -57.6 |
| 13 | Rampuru, Kgalalelo | 1739 | RSA | F | −4B | −2N | +17B | +15N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 1644 | -18.0 |
| 14 | Magagula, Nkosingiphile | 0 | RSA | F | +19N | −6B | +18N | −7B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 902 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Molao, Rethabile | 1438 | RSA | F | +16N | −3B | +19N | −13B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 844 | -20.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 14387255 | 0 | — | −6N | −15B | −9B | F | +17N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 1509 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Phiri, Muntu | 1580 | RSA | −2N | F | −8B | −13N | −16B | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 890 | -42.4 |
| 18 | FIDE 14399199 | 0 | — | −12N | −8B | F | −14B | −9N | 0.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 907 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Nell, Albert Ivan | 0 | RSA | −10N | −14B | −7N | −15B | F | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 770 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mosweu, MosesRSA+43.64.0 pts · #1
- 2Visi, MolokoRSA+28.83.0 pts · #6
- 3Badenhorst, JunaidRSA+20.83.5 pts · #7
- 1Maseko, UnathiRSA-57.62.0 pts · #10
- 2Phiri, MuntuRSA-42.40.0 pts · #18
- 3Molao, RethabileRSA-20.02.0 pts · #14
- R5+213 Elo gap