Fountains Mall Open 2025 (B)
9 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 16 May 2025 to 17 May 2025 in Jeffreys Bay, South Africa. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1203, and top seed was Brian Krieger (🇿🇦 RSA, 1669).
Spiro Clainos (🇿🇦 RSA, 1584) won with 4.5/6, ahead of MUNEMO TADIWA (4.0) and Benjamin Banda (3.0). Clainos broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 6: Pedro Caleb Stuurman (1447) beat Brian Krieger (1669), a +222-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsSpiro Clainos led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Spiro Clainos takes the sole lead (4.5/6).
Spiro Clainos drew with MUNEMO TADIWA (Black).
MUNEMO TADIWA won 3 in a row (R2–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Spiro Clainos | * | ½ | ½ | ½ |
| 2MUNEMO TADIWA | ½ | * | ½ | — |
| 3Benjamin Banda | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4Pedro Caleb Stuurman | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clainos, Spiro | 1584 | RSA | =4B | =3N | +9B | +6B | =2N | +7N | 4.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 9.00 | 1704 | +28.1 |
| 2 | MUNEMO TADIWA | 1616 | ZIM | F | +8B | +6N | +7B | =1B | =3N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 9.75 | 1768 | +30.8 |
| 3 | Banda, Benjamin | 1523 | RSA | −8N | =1B | F | +5N | +6B | =2B | 3.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 8.75 | 1778 | +53.2 |
| 4 | Stuurman, Pedro Caleb | 1447 | RSA | =1N | =5B | −7N | F | +8B | +6N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 7.50 | 1560 | +24.0 |
| 5 | Brown, Reagan | 1467 | RSA | F | =4N | +8B | −3B | F | +9N | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 1293 | -18.0 |
| 6 | Krieger, Brian | 1669 | RSA | +7B | +9N | −2B | −1N | −3N | −4B | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.00 | 1299 | -94.0 |
| 7 | Prinsloo, Liam | 1519 | RSA | −6N | F | +4B | −2N | +9N | −1B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 1387 | -27.2 |
| 8 | Steenkamp, Gideon | 0 | RSA | +3B | −2N | −5N | +9B | −4N | F | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1321 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 14384663 | 0 | — | F | −6B | −1N | −8N | −7B | −5B | 0.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 760 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Banda, BenjaminRSA+53.23.0 pts · #3
- 2MUNEMO TADIWAZIM+30.84.0 pts · #2
- 3Clainos, SpiroRSA+28.14.5 pts · #1
- 1Krieger, BrianRSA-94.02.0 pts · #6
- 2Prinsloo, LiamRSA-27.22.0 pts · #5
- 3Brown, ReaganRSA-18.02.5 pts · #8
- R6+222 Elo gap
- R5+146 Elo gap