BCC Trials3 2025 (U18)
Open SwissStandard
20 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 10 May 2025 in East London, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 492, and top seed was Ethan Pearson (🇿🇦 RSA, 1753).
Onako Nkuzo (🇿🇦 RSA, 1698) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Brandon Abrahams (4.5) and Ryelee Jordan Cressey (4.0). Nkuzo broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇿🇦East London, South Africa
Dates
10 May 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes for game
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
492
Participants
20
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×17
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsOnako Nkuzo led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
20
12
6
2
1
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
Onako Nkuzo held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Onako Nkuzo 5 wins (R1–R5)Brandon Abrahams 3 wins (R1–R3)Elam Mqweba 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Onako Nkuzo | * | — | — | — |
| 2Brandon Abrahams | — | * | ½ | — |
| 3Elam Mqweba | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Lukhanyiso Njenjesi | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nkuzo, Onako | 1698 | RSA | +14N | +13B | +7N | +5B | +3N | 5.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 15.50 | 2412 | +30.8 |
| 2 | Abrahams, Brandon | 0 | RSA | +?N | +?B | +8N | =4B | +?N | 4.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.00 | 1493 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Cressey, Ryelee Jordan | 1541 | RSA | +11B | +9N | +10B | +6N | −1B | 4.0 | 15.0 | 17.5 | 12.50 | 898 | -11.6 |
| 4 | Mqweba, Elam | 0 | RSA | +?N | +?B | +?N | =2N | =7B | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 4.00 | 1738 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Mureed, Jones | 0 | RSA | +?N | +?B | +?N | −1N | +?B | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 898 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Njenjesi, Lukhanyiso | 0 | RSA | +?B | +?N | +?N | −3B | +?N | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1507 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Scheepers, Storm | 1684 | RSA | +17B | +18N | −1B | +19N | =4N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 898 | -19.2 |
| 8 | Magobiyane, Sandile | 0 | RSA | +?B | +?N | −2B | +?N | −?N | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 953 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Slater, James | 0 | RSA | +?N | −3B | +?N | =?B | =?N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 1314 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Mbewe, Tatenda | 0 | RSA | +?N | +?B | −3N | −?B | +?N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 741 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 534021663 | 0 | — | −3N | F | =?B | +?B | +?N | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 741 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Beshe, Akhanye | 0 | RSA | F | =?B | +13N | −?B | +?N | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 953 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Mwelwa, Palo | 0 | RSA | F | −1N | −12B | +17N | +?B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.00 | 898 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Van Zyl, Tyler | 0 | RSA | −1B | −?N | +?B | +?N | −15B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 898 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Mayo, Esinaye | 0 | RSA | F | −?B | +16N | −?B | +14N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 953 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 534024808 | 0 | — | −?N | F | −15B | +?B | =?N | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 673 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Hutu, Likho | 0 | RSA | −7N | +?B | −?N | −13B | −18N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 883 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Bijumon, Reshikesh | 0 | RSA | F | −7B | −?N | F | +17B | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 883 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 14382210 | 0 | — | −?N | F | +?B | −7B | −?N | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 918 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Schutte, Adrian | 0 | RSA | F | −?B | −?N | +?B | −?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 673 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Nkuzo, OnakoRSA+30.85.0 pts · #1
- 2Schutte, AdrianRSA0.01.0 pts · #17
- 3Beshe, AkhanyeRSA0.02.5 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Scheepers, StormRSA-19.23.5 pts · #14
- 2Cressey, Ryelee JordanRSA-11.64.0 pts · #19
- 3Schutte, AdrianRSA0.01.0 pts · #17