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West Rand Trials 2025 (U14)

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21 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 06 Sept 2025 in Krugersdorp, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 463, and top seed was Tshireletso Kalimashe (🇿🇦 RSA, 1667).

Nkosingiphile Magagula (🇿🇦 RSA, 0) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Tshireletso Kalimashe (4.5) and Livhuwani Natha Nemusombori (4.5). Magagula shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.

Location
🇿🇦Krugersdorp, South Africa
Dates
06 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 55 Min. Incr. 5 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
Avg top 10
463
Participants
21
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×6
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Nkosingiphile Magagula led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
22
11
6
3
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD

Nkosingiphile Magagula held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Nkosingiphile Magagula 5 wins (R1–R5)Tshireletso Kalimashe 4 wins (R1–R4)Livhuwani Natha Nemusombori 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Magagula, Nkosingiphile0RSA+?N+?B+5N+7B+?N5.07.07.07.0015580.0
2Kalimashe, Tshireletso1667RSA+12N+9B+4N+6B=3N4.515.518.516.251657+0.8
3Nemusombori, Livhuwani Natha1485RSA+16B+17N+11B+8N=2B4.512.514.512.251650+8.0
4Maseko, Tshiamo1473RSA+21B+10N2B+13N+7N4.013.513.59.00850-8.8
5Teitge, James0RSA+?B+?N1B+16N+10B4.010.010.05.0014920.0
6FIDE 143999460+?N+?B+?N2N+8B4.07.57.53.008500.0
7Chemane, Sean Cheslin0RSA+?N+?B+9N1N4B3.012.012.03.0014820.0
8FIDE 143993500+?N+14B+?N3B6N3.011.511.53.007020.0
9FIDE 143999030+?B2N7B+?N+16B3.09.59.52.008500.0
10FIDE 5340131130+?N4B+?N+?B5N3.08.08.00.006260.0
11FIDE 143994150+?N+15B3N+?B?N3.07.57.53.007020.0
12FIDE 53402610002B+?N?B+?N+17B3.06.56.52.007610.0
13FIDE 143999700+?N?B+?N4B+18N3.06.06.02.006260.0
14FIDE 143995470+?B8N+?B+?N?B3.03.03.00.006720.0
15FIDE 5340261340+?B11N+?B?N+?B3.03.03.00.006720.0
16FIDE 53402629003N+?B+?N5B9N2.011.511.50.007020.0
17FIDE 143993770+20N3B+?N?B12N2.08.58.51.007200.0
18FIDE 5340259440?N?B+?N+?B13B2.03.03.00.007380.0
19FIDE 5340321000+?N?B?N+?B?N2.00.00.00.007380.0
20FIDE 534026258017B?N?B+?N?B1.02.02.00.006720.0
21FIDE 53403207004N?B?N?B?N0.04.04.00.006260.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

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