2025 Elise Steenkamp Open Chess Tournament (Rook)
Open SwissStandard
20 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 0, and top seed was Motshabo Ramonyai (🇿🇦 RSA, 1511).
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
Avg top 10
0
Participants
20
Federations · 2 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×8
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsFIDE 534025804 led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.
Co-leaders
21
10
5
3
3
2
1
R7–R7 · LEAD HELD
FIDE 534025804 held the sole lead from R7 through R7 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
FIDE 534025804 4 wins (R1–R4)Renier Horn 4 wins (R1–R4)FIDE 534025677 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FIDE 534025804 | * | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2Renier Horn | — | * | 0 | — |
| 3FIDE 534025677 | 0 | 1 | * | ½ |
| 4Ntsikelelo Sonjica | 0 | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIDE 534025804 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | +?N | +5B | =4N | +3B | +?N | 6.5 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 13.75 | 1496 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Horn, Renier | 0 | RSA | +?N | +?B | +?N | +9B | −3N | +?B | +4N | 6.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 9.50 | 1496 | 0.0 |
| 3 | FIDE 534025677 | 0 | — | =5B | +?N | +?N | +?B | +2B | −1N | +?B | 5.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 8.75 | 1531 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Kruger, Hendrik | 0 | RSA | +18B | +?N | +?B | +?N | =1B | +?N | −2B | 5.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.25 | 1443 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Sonjica, Ntsikelelo | 0 | RSA | =3N | +?B | +?N | −1N | +?B | +?B | +?N | 5.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.75 | 1496 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Mogobiyane, Lefa | 0 | FID | +14N | −?B | −13N | +17B | +?N | +?B | +9N | 5.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 9.00 | 1531 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 534025847 | 0 | — | −?N | +?B | −?B | +12N | +?B | +13N | +?B | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 1443 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Mnisi, Noxolo | 0 | RSA | +10N | −?B | +?N | −?B | +?N | +?B | +?N | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 676 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Anthonissen, Liliya | 0 | RSA | +19B | +12N | +?B | −2N | +?B | −?N | −6B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 5.00 | 1443 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 534025812 | 0 | — | −8B | +11N | +16B | +?N | −?B | +15N | −?B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 8.50 | 623 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 534025758 | 0 | — | −?N | −10B | +?N | +16B | −?N | =?B | +17N | 3.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 711 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Le Roux, Reuben | 0 | RSA | +?N | −9B | −14N | −7B | −16N | +?B | +18N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 1531 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Van Rooyen, Dandre | 0 | RSA | +?B | −?N | +6B | −?B | +?N | −7B | −?N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 623 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 534002642 | 0 | — | −6B | +?N | +12B | −?N | +?B | −?N | −?N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 623 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Kgwale, Lesedi | 0 | RSA | −?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | −?N | −10B | −?N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 694 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 14396785 | 0 | — | +?B | −?B | −10N | −11N | +12B | −?N | −?B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 676 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 534025740 | 0 | — | −?B | +?N | −?B | −6N | +19B | −?N | −11B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 623 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 534000313 | 0 | — | −4N | +?B | −?N | −?B | −?N | +?N | −12B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 711 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 14379562 | 0 | — | −9N | −?B | −?N | +?B | −17N | +?B | −?N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 711 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 534025820 | 0 | — | −?N | −?B | +?N | =?B | −?N | −?B | −?N | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 676 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1FIDE 143795620.02.0 pts · #13
- 2Van Rooyen, DandreRSA0.03.0 pts · #17
- 3Kruger, HendrikRSA0.05.5 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1FIDE 143795620.02.0 pts · #13
- 2Van Rooyen, DandreRSA0.03.0 pts · #17
- 3Kruger, HendrikRSA0.05.5 pts · #9