Bank Windhoek 2025 Namibia National Junior Closed Chess Championships - Open under 18

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7 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 08 May 2025 to 11 May 2025 in Walvis Bay, Namibia. Top 10 Elo average was 1211.

Tuhafifa Pomwene Haipinge (🇳🇦 NAM, 1711) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Becker Stefan (5.0) and Xavier Amutenya (3.0). Haipinge won solo starting round 3.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Trevor Tala-Omwene Tjitavi Karipi (1619) beat FIDE 15221490 (1841), a +222-point gap.

Location

🇳🇦Walvis Bay, Namibia

Dates

08 May 2025 → 11 May 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 7 rounds

Top seed

Avg top 10

1,211

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇳🇦Namibia×6

Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

Tuhafifa Pomwene Haipinge led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

R3–R7 · LEAD HELD

Tuhafifa Pomwene Haipinge never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Tuhafifa Pomwene Haipinge	*	1	1	1
2Becker Stefan	0	*	1	1
3Xavier Amutenya	0	0	*	1
4Anthony Yaseen Yesuf	0	0	0	*

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Haipinge, Tuhafifa Pomwene	1711	NAM	+5B	+7N	+2B	+3N	+4B	+6B	F	6.0	15.0	15.0	15.00	2441	+32.0
2	Becker Stefan	1662	NAM	+4B	+3B	−1N	+6B	F	+5B	+7N	5.0	16.0	16.0	10.00	1665	+0.4
3	Amutenya, Xavier	1641	NAM	+7B	−2N	+4B	−1B	+6N	F	−5N	3.0	18.0	18.0	5.00	864	0.0
4	Yesuf, Anthony Yaseen	0	NAM	−2N	F	−3N	+5B	−1N	=7B	+6N	2.5	18.5	18.5	4.25	1539	0.0
5	Karipi, Trevor Tala-Omwene Tjitavi	1619	NAM	−1N	−6B	F	−4N	+7B	−2N	+3B	2.0	19.0	19.0	3.50	887	-32.4
6	Msimuko Mutu	0	NAM	F	+5N	+7B	−2N	−3B	−1N	−4B	2.0	19.0	19.0	2.50	1539	0.0
7	FIDE 15221490	1841	—	−3N	−1B	−6N	F	−5N	=4N	−2B	0.5	20.5	20.5	1.25	864	0.0

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

Top rating losers

Biggest upsets