NMBCU Trials 4 2025 (U20 and Open)

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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.

Vianco Freeman (🇿🇦 RSA, 0) won with 6.0/6, ahead of Jacinto Kapp (4.5) and Justin James Rishworth (4.0). Freeman 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×15

Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Vianco Freeman led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

R4–R6 · LEAD HELD

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

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Vianco Freeman	*	1	1	1
2Jacinto Kapp	0	*	—	—
3Justin James Rishworth	0	—	*	0
4Bongolethu Damse	0	—	1	*

#	Player	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Freeman, Vianco	RSA	+9B	+6N	+5B	+3N	+2B	+4N	6.0	19.5	22.5	22.50	2346	+33.4
2	Kapp, Jacinto	RSA	+13B	=12N	+15B	+5N	−1N	+7B	4.5	17.5	19.5	12.25	1723	+33.6
3	Rishworth, Justin James	RSA	+14N	+10B	+7N	−1B	−4N	+9B	4.0	19.5	21.5	11.50	1555	+0.4
4	Damse, Bongolethu	RSA	+11B	−5B	+17N	+12N	+3B	−1B	4.0	19.0	20.0	10.50	1583	+6.0
5	Perring, Mekhail	RSA	+16B	+4N	−1N	−2B	+11B	=6N	3.5	21.0	22.0	9.75	1481	-22.0
6	Mahomed, Ihsaan	RSA	+18N	−1B	+11N	+10B	−7N	=5B	3.5	19.0	19.5	8.25	1473	+3.6
7	Mangcotwya, Lihle	RSA	+19B	+9N	−3B	=8N	+6B	−2N	3.5	18.5	19.0	8.75	1407	-17.2
8	Mntwini, Mihlali	RSA	−10N	+14B	+18N	=7B	−9N	+16B	3.5	12.5	13.0	5.25	1304	0.0
9	FIDE 14396106	—	−1N	−7B	+13N	+17B	+8B	−3N	3.0	19.0	20.0	6.50	778	0.0
10	DU PREEZ, Dillon	RSA	+8B	−3N	+12B	−6N	−15B	+13N	3.0	15.5	17.5	8.00	1333	-29.2
11	Billett, Lauren	RSA	−4N	+13N	−6B	+14B	−5N	+19B	3.0	15.0	15.5	4.50	727	0.0
12	Mella, Emorej	RSA	F	=2B	−10N	−4B	+18N	+15N	2.5	14.0	14.0	4.75	1464	-16.0
13	Botha, Qwin	RSA	−2N	−11B	−9B	+19N	+17N	−10B	2.0	14.5	15.0	1.50	738	0.0
14	Bothma, Liandri	RSA	−3B	−8N	+19B	−11N	−16N	+18B	2.0	12.0	12.5	1.00	750	0.0
15	Pienaar, Keaton	RSA	F	F	−2N	+16B	+10N	−12B	2.0	11.0	11.0	4.00	1411	-26.4
16	FIDE 14396084	—	−5N	−17B	F	−15N	+14B	−8N	1.0	12.0	12.0	2.00	776	0.0
17	Bowkers, Delcine	RSA	−?B	+16N	−4B	−9N	−13B	F	1.0	10.0	10.0	1.00	756	0.0
18	FIDE 14396114	—	−6B	=19N	−8B	F	−12B	−14N	0.5	12.0	12.0	0.25	690	0.0
19	FIDE 534023356	—	−7N	=18B	−14N	−13B	F	−11N	0.5	11.0	11.0	0.25	715	0.0

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