Fountains Mall Open 2025 (A)
Open SwissStandard
7 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 16 May 2025 to 17 May 2025 in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1425, and top seed was Neathan Peter (🇿🇦 RSA, CM, 1960).
Neathan Peter (🇿🇦 RSA, CM, 1960) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Ismaeel Lagardien (3.0) and Petrus Stuurman (3.0). Peter won solo starting round 3.
Location
🇿🇦Jeffreys Bay, South Africa
Dates
16 May 2025 → 17 May 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 60 Min. Incr. 2 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×7
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsCM Neathan Peter led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
CM Neathan Peter never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
CM Neathan Peter beat Petrus Stuurman (White).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
CM Neathan Peter won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMNeathan Peter | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Petrus Stuurman | 0 | * | 0 | 1 |
| 3Ismaeel Lagardien | ½ | 1 | * | ½ |
| 4Zolani Sibengile | 0 | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter, NeathanCM | 1960 | RSA | +4B | +6N | +5B | =2N | +3B | 4.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 8.00 | 2005 | +7.2 |
| 2 | Lagardien, Ismaeel | 1807 | RSA | F | +5N | +3B | =1B | =4N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.50 | 1881 | +11.2 |
| 3 | Stuurman, Petrus | 1731 | RSA | +7B | +4N | −2N | +6B | −1N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.50 | 1721 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Sibengile, Zolani | 1576 | RSA | −1N | −3B | +6B | +5N | =2B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1651 | +9.6 |
| 5 | Bekkies, Reagan | 0 | RSA | F | −2B | −1N | −4B | +6N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1506 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Abercrombie, Keith | 1452 | RSA | F | −1B | −4N | −3N | −5B | 0.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 920 | -22.8 |
| 7 | Stone, Renato | 1452 | RSA | −3N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 931 | -6.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Lagardien, IsmaeelRSA+11.23.0 pts · #3
- 2Sibengile, ZolaniRSA+9.62.5 pts · #4
- 3Peter, NeathanCMRSA+7.24.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Abercrombie, KeithRSA-22.80.0 pts · #6
- 2Stone, RenatoRSA-6.40.0 pts · #7
- 3Stuurman, PetrusRSA0.03.0 pts · #2