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2025 West Rand Open 2.0 (Open)

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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.

Location
🇿🇦Krugersdorp, South Africa
Dates
07 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 55 Min. Incr. 5 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇿🇦CMSello Mahlangu2015
Avg top 10
1,744
Participants
19
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×16
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight 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.

Co-leaders
7
3
1
2
2
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.0/5. Ndlovu takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.0).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Moses Mosweu drew with Bongani Ndlovu (White).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

Bongani Ndlovu won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Moses Mosweu*
½
2Bongani Ndlovu
½
*
½
3CMSello Mahlangu
½
*
1
4Kganya Sehularo
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Ndlovu, Bongani1840RSA+8N+3B+10N=5B=2N4.014.016.012.251917+17.6
2Mosweu, Moses1732RSA+17B=11N+13B+8N=1B4.011.011.08.001910+43.6
3Badenhorst, Junaid1550RSA+9B1N+15N=4B+6N3.513.015.09.251701+20.8
4Sehularo, Kganya1827RSA+7B+13N5B=3N+10B3.512.014.08.751846+4.8
5Mahlangu, SelloCM2015RSAF+12B+4N=1N+11B3.511.513.59.502109+7.0
6FIDE 5340259010+16B10B+14N+9N3B3.010.011.05.507500.0
7Nkwe, Omogolo1702RSA4N=9N+19B=12B+14N3.010.010.04.251627-7.2
8Visi, Moloko1600RSA1B+18N+17N2B+12N3.010.010.02.001741+28.8
9Talane, Kgosietsile Bok0RSA3N=7B+16N6B+18B2.510.510.52.5014330.0
10Mojaki, Tshegofatso0RSA+19B+6N1B11N4N2.012.512.53.009530.0
11Njoko, Sibusiso1592RSAF=2B=12N+10B5N2.011.511.55.001721+15.6
12Maseko, Unathi1813RSA+18B5N=11B=7N8B2.011.511.52.501534-57.6
13Rampuru, Kgalalelo1739RSAF4B2N+17B+15N2.011.511.52.001644-18.0
14Magagula, Nkosingiphile0RSAF+19N6B+18N7B2.09.59.50.009020.0
15Molao, Rethabile1438RSAF+16N3B+19N13B2.08.58.51.00844-20.0
16FIDE 1438725506N15B9BF+17N1.07.57.50.0015090.0
17Phiri, Muntu1580RSA2NF8B13N16B0.010.010.00.00890-42.4
18FIDE 14399199012N8BF14B9N0.09.59.50.009070.0
19Nell, Albert Ivan0RSA10N14B7N15BF0.09.09.00.007700.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets