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2025 Elise Steenkamp Open Chess Tournament (Rook)

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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

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 7 rounds

FIDE 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
23.55.57R1R2R3R4R5R6R7
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
Player1234
1FIDE 534025804*
1
1
2Renier Horn*
0
3FIDE 534025677
0
1
*
½
4Ntsikelelo Sonjica
0
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1FIDE 5340258040+?B+?N+?N+5B=4N+3B+?N6.516.516.513.7514960.0
2Horn, Renier0RSA+?N+?B+?N+9B3N+?B+4N6.015.015.09.5014960.0
3FIDE 5340256770=5B+?N+?N+?B+2B1N+?B5.518.018.08.7515310.0
4Kruger, Hendrik0RSA+18B+?N+?B+?N=1B+?N2B5.514.514.55.2514430.0
5Sonjica, Ntsikelelo0RSA=3N+?B+?N1N+?B+?B+?N5.512.012.02.7514960.0
6Mogobiyane, Lefa0FID+14N?B13N+17B+?N+?B+9N5.012.012.09.0015310.0
7FIDE 5340258470?N+?B?B+12N+?B+13N+?B5.06.06.06.0014430.0
8Mnisi, Noxolo0RSA+10N?B+?N?B+?N+?B+?N5.04.04.04.006760.0
9Anthonissen, Liliya0RSA+19B+12N+?B2N+?B?N6B4.016.016.05.0014430.0
10FIDE 53402581208B+11N+16B+?N?B+15N?B4.013.513.58.506230.0
11FIDE 5340257580?N10B+?N+16B?N=?B+17N3.58.08.04.007110.0
12Le Roux, Reuben0RSA+?N9B14N7B16N+?B+18N3.016.016.02.0015310.0
13Van Rooyen, Dandre0RSA+?B?N+6B?B+?N7B?N3.010.010.05.006230.0
14FIDE 53400264206B+?N+12B?N+?B?N?N3.08.08.03.006230.0
15Kgwale, Lesedi0RSA?N+?B+?N+?B?N10B?N3.04.04.00.006940.0
16FIDE 143967850+?B?B10N11N+12B?N?B2.010.510.53.006760.0
17FIDE 5340257400?B+?N?B6N+19B?N11B2.010.510.52.006230.0
18FIDE 53400031304N+?B?N?B?N+?N12B2.08.58.50.007110.0
19FIDE 1437956209N?B?N+?B17N+?B?N2.06.06.00.007110.0
20FIDE 5340258200?N?B+?N=?B?N?B?N1.50.00.00.006760.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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