2025 Elise Steenkamp Open Chess Tournament (Queen)
Open SwissStandard
46 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 14 Jun 2025 to 16 Jun 2025 in Pretoria, South Africa. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1580, and top seed was Ruan Fourie (🇿🇦 RSA, 1621).
Njabulo Ngobeni (🇿🇦 RSA, 1565) won with 6.0/7, ahead of Daniel Kgatla (6.0) and Refentse Tumisa Motiang (5.5). Ngobeni shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Lilienne Loubser (1401) beat Amber Viljoen (1538), a +137-point gap.
Location
🇿🇦Pretoria, South Africa
Dates
14 Jun 2025 → 16 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 2 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×45
🇸🇪Sweden×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
21
8
4
2
1
1
2
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 6.0/7. Ngobeni takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (28.5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Daniel Kgatla lost to Njabulo Ngobeni (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Daniel Kgatla 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Njabulo Ngobeni 6 wins (R1–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Daniel Kgatla | * | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2Njabulo Ngobeni | 1 | * | 0 | — |
| 3Refentse Tumisa Motiang | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4Lesedi Mmakou | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ngobeni, Njabulo | 1565 | RSA | +45N | +32B | +8N | +2B | +7N | +6B | −3B | 6.0 | 28.5 | 29.5 | 24.00 | 1729 | +19.6 |
| 2 | Kgatla, Daniel | 1604 | RSA | +27B | +34N | +26B | −1N | +3B | +7B | +11N | 6.0 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 23.00 | 1817 | +60.8 |
| 3 | Motiang, Refentse Tumisa | 1518 | RSA | +29N | =16N | +20B | +13B | −2N | +8B | +1N | 5.5 | 28.5 | 31.5 | 23.50 | 1795 | +81.2 |
| 4 | Mmakou, Lesedi | 1537 | RSA | =24N | +28B | =10N | +20B | +16N | =9B | +17N | 5.5 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 20.75 | 1771 | +58.8 |
| 5 | Weideman, Hendrik Johanne | 1463 | RSA | −9N | +39B | +38N | +10B | =11N | =15N | +20B | 5.0 | 23.0 | 25.0 | 16.25 | 1684 | +72.8 |
| 6 | Schultz, Anton | 0 | RSA | −20B | +37B | +44N | +26N | +17B | −1N | +15B | 5.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 14.00 | 1581 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Chauke, Given | 0 | RSA | +37N | +18B | +11B | +17N | −1B | −2N | =13N | 4.5 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 16.75 | 1588 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Ahmid, Kaleem | 1416 | RSA | +12B | +40N | −1B | +31N | =15B | −3N | +30B | 4.5 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 14.50 | 1608 | +76.4 |
| 9 | Snyckers, Frank A. | 1604 | RSA | +5B | −26N | +22B | +23N | =21B | =4N | =12B | 4.5 | 25.5 | 28.5 | 18.75 | 1543 | -8.8 |
| 10 | Dsouza, Ethan | 0 | RSA | +15B | =22N | =4B | −5N | +34B | =18N | +29B | 4.5 | 25.0 | 27.5 | 16.00 | 1522 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Janse Van Rensburg, Gerrit | 1603 | RSA | +44N | +38B | −7N | +16N | =5B | +21N | −2B | 4.5 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 13.00 | 1613 | +1.0 |
| 12 | Strauss, Lune | 1453 | RSA | −8N | =44B | +24N | +14B | =27N | +19B | =9N | 4.5 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 16.25 | 1637 | +58.4 |
| 13 | Mathe, Thabang | 1533 | RSA | +21B | −23N | +45B | −3N | +29B | +30N | =7B | 4.5 | 23.0 | 24.0 | 12.75 | 1617 | +26.0 |
| 14 | Wolfaardt, John Eduan | 1505 | RSA | +28N | =20N | −16B | −12N | +35B | +40N | +21B | 4.5 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 12.75 | 1667 | +49.6 |
| 15 | Kgotse, Thoriso | 1540 | RSA | −10N | +29B | +32N | +19B | =8N | =5B | −6N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 29.0 | 14.75 | 1683 | +34.8 |
| 16 | Khumalo, Siyabonga Samuel Khutso | 0 | RSA | +43N | =3B | +14N | −11B | −4B | =31N | +28N | 4.0 | 26.0 | 27.5 | 13.25 | 1543 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Baloyi, Boikanyo | 1558 | RSA | +35B | +31N | +23B | −7B | −6N | +38N | −4B | 4.0 | 24.0 | 26.0 | 11.00 | 1731 | +41.6 |
| 18 | Nason, Cyle | 1459 | RSA | +33N | −7N | =34B | +43B | =22N | =10B | =23N | 4.0 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 11.50 | 1674 | +47.2 |
| 19 | Chadalavada, Bhaarghavarama | 1461 | RSA | −34B | +42N | +30B | −15N | +26B | −12N | +22B | 4.0 | 20.5 | 22.5 | 11.50 | 1502 | +15.2 |
| 20 | Adamson, Luke | 1554 | RSA | +6N | =14B | −3N | −4N | +24B | +27B | −5N | 3.5 | 29.0 | 32.0 | 13.75 | 1463 | -16.0 |
| 21 | Wallace, Amy | 1489 | RSA | −13N | +25B | +40B | +27N | =9N | −11B | −14N | 3.5 | 24.5 | 26.5 | 10.75 | 1495 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Buchner, Emil | 0 | RSA | +46N | =10B | −9N | +34N | =18B | =28B | −19N | 3.5 | 22.5 | 22.5 | 8.25 | 1501 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Maponya, Warona | 1473 | RSA | +39N | +13B | −17N | −9B | −30B | +37N | =18B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 10.50 | 1533 | +24.4 |
| 24 | Reddy, Kashen Shivaan | 1457 | RSA | =4B | −27N | −12B | +39B | −20N | +34N | +31B | 3.5 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 10.25 | 1520 | +16.4 |
| 25 | Snydert, Aiden Franscisc | 0 | RSA | −40B | −21N | +42B | −30N | +33B | =26N | +35B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 9.00 | 1487 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Adamson, Amani | 1515 | RSA | +41N | +9B | −2N | −6B | −19N | =25B | =27N | 3.0 | 26.0 | 28.0 | 9.75 | 1537 | +8.4 |
| 27 | Fourie, Ruan | 1621 | RSA | −2N | +24B | +33N | −21B | =12B | −20N | =26B | 3.0 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 10.25 | 1457 | -63.2 |
| 28 | Pretorius, Sarel | 1465 | RSA | −14B | −4N | +41B | +33N | =31B | =22N | −16B | 3.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 8.25 | 1481 | +4.4 |
| 29 | Bogaard, Franco | 1462 | RSA | −3B | −15N | +46N | +37B | −13N | +32B | −10N | 3.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 5.00 | 1522 | +20.0 |
| 30 | Sibanda, Andile Patience | 1511 | RSA | F | +36B | −19N | +25B | +23N | −13B | −8N | 3.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 9.50 | 1275 | -53.2 |
| 31 | Seloana, Kamogelo | 1493 | RSA | +36N | −17B | +43N | −8B | =28N | =16B | −24N | 3.0 | 21.5 | 23.0 | 7.50 | 1341 | -40.4 |
| 32 | Theron, Carla | 1432 | RSA | +42B | −1N | −15B | +40N | −38B | −29N | +37B | 3.0 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 6.00 | 1464 | +11.6 |
| 33 | Theron, Lydia | 1467 | RSA | −18B | +35N | −27B | −28B | −25N | +41B | +39N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 6.50 | 1484 | +5.6 |
| 34 | Lodi, Olebogeng | 1451 | RSA | +19N | −2B | =18N | −22B | −10N | −24B | +43N | 2.5 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 7.50 | 1505 | +15.2 |
| 35 | Tan, Herman Qiyuan | 1436 | RSA | −17N | −33B | =39N | +44B | −14N | +43B | −25N | 2.5 | 18.5 | 19.5 | 3.50 | 1372 | -16.0 |
| 36 | Sorensen, Peter | 0 | SWE | −31B | −30N | −37N | +46B | =43N | =39B | =44N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.25 | 1410 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Haupt, Joshua | 1530 | RSA | −7B | −6N | +36B | −29N | +41N | −23B | −32N | 2.0 | 21.5 | 23.5 | 4.50 | 1248 | -58.8 |
| 38 | Van Der Walt, Henrico | 1542 | RSA | F | −11N | −5B | +45B | +32N | −17B | F | 2.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 4.00 | 1434 | -24.8 |
| 39 | Kruger, Stefan | 1536 | RSA | −23B | −5N | =35B | −24N | +44B | =36N | −33B | 2.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 3.50 | 1095 | -100.8 |
| 40 | Rust, Christoph | 1447 | RSA | +25N | −8B | −21N | −32B | +45N | −14B | F | 2.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 4.50 | 1224 | -55.2 |
| 41 | Loubser, Lilienne | 1401 | RSA | −26B | −43B | −28N | +42N | −37B | −33N | +45N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 3.00 | 1345 | -21.2 |
| 42 | Viljoen, Amber | 1538 | RSA | −32N | −19B | −25N | −41B | +46N | +45B | F | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.00 | 1400 | -38.0 |
| 43 | Haupt, Abigail | 1562 | RSA | −16B | +41N | −31B | −18N | =36B | −35N | −34B | 1.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 3.25 | 1205 | -85.6 |
| 44 | Grobler, Joshua | 0 | RSA | −11B | =12N | −6B | −35N | −39N | F | =36B | 1.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 3.50 | 1184 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Bhula, Shyam Hitesh | 1483 | RSA | −1B | +46B | −13N | −38N | −40B | −42N | −41B | 1.0 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 0.00 | 1205 | -88.0 |
| 46 | Van Loggerenberg, Logan | 1588 | RSA | −22B | −45N | −29B | −36N | −42B | F | F | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 694 | -75.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Motiang, Refentse TumisaRSA+81.25.5 pts · #1
- 2Ahmid, KaleemRSA+76.44.5 pts · #3
- 3Weideman, Hendrik JohanneRSA+72.85.0 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Kruger, StefanRSA-100.82.0 pts · #44
- 2Bhula, Shyam HiteshRSA-88.01.0 pts · #42
- 3Haupt, AbigailRSA-85.61.5 pts · #43
Biggest upsets
- R4+137 Elo gap
- R4+132 Elo gap
- R3+126 Elo gap