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West Rand Trials 2025 (Open)

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6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 06 Sept 2025 in Krugersdorp, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 812, and top seed was Mpho Nyoka (🇿🇦 RSA, 1857).

Mpho Nyoka (🇿🇦 RSA, 1857) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Albert Ivan Nell (3.0) and Muntu Phiri (3.0). Nyoka won solo starting round 3.

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
🇿🇦Mpho Nyoka1857
Avg top 10
812
Participants
6
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×5
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Mpho Nyoka led from R3; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
3
2
1
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Nyoka5Nell3Phiri3Moultrey3Molao10
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD

Mpho Nyoka never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Mpho Nyoka beat Albert Ivan Nell (Black).

R1–R5 · WIN STREAK

Mpho Nyoka won 5 in a row (R1–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Mpho Nyoka*
1
1
1
2Albert Ivan Nell
0
*
1
0
3Muntu Phiri
0
0
*
1
4Antonio Chrispian Moultrey
0
1
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Nyoka, Mpho1857RSA+4N+3B+5N+2N+6B5.010.010.010.002306+9.2
2Nell, Albert Ivan0RSA+6N+5B−4N−1B+3N3.012.012.04.0014970.0
3Phiri, Muntu1538RSA+5B−1N+6B+4N−2B3.012.012.04.001664+10.8
4Moultrey, Antonio Chrispian1474RSA−1B+6N+2B−3B+5N3.012.012.04.00896-20.0
5Molao, Rethabile0RSA−3N−2N−1B+6N−4B1.014.014.00.008220.0
6FIDE 5340322230—−2B−4B−3N−5B−1N0.014.015.00.008220.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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