NMBCU Trials 4 2025 (U18)

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19 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 09 May 2025 to 10 May 2025 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 0.

James CHIPUNZA (🇿🇦 RSA, 0) won with 6.0/6, ahead of Joseph Jaffray (4.5) and Liam Reid (4.0). CHIPUNZA won solo starting round 4.

Location

🇿🇦Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Dates

09 May 2025 → 10 May 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes for game

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Avg top 10

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇿🇦South Africa×18

Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

James CHIPUNZA led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

R4–R6 · LEAD HELD

James CHIPUNZA never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

James CHIPUNZA 6 wins (R1–R6)Joseph Jaffray 3 wins (R1–R3)Liam Reid 3 wins (R3–R5)

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1James CHIPUNZA	*	1	1	—
2Joseph Jaffray	0	*	½	1
3Liam Reid	0	½	*	—
4Ruan Grigor	—	0	—	*

#	Player	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	CHIPUNZA, James	RSA	+3B	+6N	+5B	+2N	+16B	+7N	6.0	18.5	20.5	20.50	2399	+64.8
2	Jaffray, Joseph	RSA	+10N	+11B	+4N	−1B	+7N	=3B	4.5	20.0	23.0	15.00	1675	+11.2
3	Reid, Liam	RSA	−1N	=13B	+18N	+?B	+9N	=2N	4.0	17.5	17.5	8.00	1523	0.0
4	Grigor, Ruan	RSA	+8B	+9N	−2B	−16N	+5B	+10N	4.0	17.0	19.0	12.50	1682	+34.0
5	Mtshekexe, Usemhle	RSA	+14N	+15B	−1N	=7B	−4N	+13B	3.5	18.0	20.5	9.00	1442	-33.6
6	Amachukwu, Joseph	RSA	+13N	−1B	=7N	=10N	=8B	+14N	3.5	17.5	20.0	9.50	1530	0.0
7	Bouwer, Ruben	RSA	+12B	+16N	=6B	=5N	−2B	−1B	3.0	20.5	22.5	8.50	1315	-42.8
8	Gie, Luca	RSA	−4N	+17B	+11N	−9B	=6N	=15B	3.0	16.0	17.5	7.50	1459	-2.4
9	Jiki, Sandiso	RSA	F	−4B	+14N	+8N	−3B	+16N	3.0	15.5	17.0	7.50	1475	0.0
10	Boggenpoel, Cole	RSA	−2B	+?N	=?N	=6B	+11N	−4B	3.0	15.0	15.0	4.75	738	0.0
11	Schultz, Jade	RSA	+?B	−2N	−8B	+12N	−10B	+?N	3.0	13.5	13.5	3.00	740	0.0
12	Swart, Ruan	RSA	−7N	=18B	+13N	−11B	=?N	+?B	3.0	10.0	10.0	3.25	1507	0.0
13	Nyoka, Ibanathi	RSA	−6B	=3N	−12B	+18N	+17B	−5N	2.5	15.5	17.0	5.00	1620	+24.8
14	Hammond, Anees	RSA	−5B	+19N	−9B	=17N	+15N	−6B	2.5	14.0	14.0	3.25	1324	0.0
15	FREEMAN, Nicole	RSA	+?B	−5N	−16B	+?N	−14B	=8N	2.5	11.0	11.0	1.50	1341	0.0
16	Schoeman, Devan	RSA	F	−7B	+15N	+4B	−1N	−9B	2.0	18.5	18.5	6.50	1425	0.0
17	Van Wyk, Keagen	RSA	F	−8N	+19B	=14B	−13N	F	1.5	11.0	11.0	1.25	671	-36.8
18	SIHEWULA, Achuma	RSA	F	=12N	−3B	−13B	F	+19N	1.5	9.5	9.5	1.50	665	-19.2
19	FIDE 534023348	—	F	−14B	−17N	F	−?B	−18B	0.0	5.5	5.5	0.00	647	0.0

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