Spartan Bishops Inter-Regional Chess Championships 2025 Elite (U16)
Open SwissStandard
22 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 23 May 2025 to 25 May 2025 in Kimberley, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 440, and top seed was Lwazi Nkabinde (🇿🇦 RSA, 1541).
HJ de Villiers (🇿🇦 RSA, 1523) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Andre Van Rooyen (4.0) and Chad Jason Rusford (3.5). de Villiers broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇿🇦Kimberley, South Africa
Dates
23 May 2025 → 25 May 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 60 Min. Incr. 2 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
440
Participants
22
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×10
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsHJ de Villiers led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
16
7
3
3
1
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
HJ de Villiers held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
HJ de Villiers drew with Andre Van Rooyen (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
HJ de Villiers 3 wins (R1–R3)Andre Van Rooyen 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1HJ de Villiers | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2Andre Van Rooyen | ½ | * | — | — |
| 3Golaotswe Mathamela | — | — | * | ½ |
| 4Chad Jason Rusford | — | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | de Villiers, HJ | 1523 | RSA | +20N | +11B | +5N | =2B | +9N | 4.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 11.00 | 2242 | +30.8 |
| 2 | Van Rooyen, Andre | 0 | RSA | +?N | +?B | +?B | =1N | =?B | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.25 | 1523 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Rusford, Chad Jason | 0 | RSA | +12N | +14B | +6N | −9B | =4N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 9.25 | 667 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Mathamela, Golaotswe | 0 | RSA | +?B | =?N | =?B | +10N | =3B | 3.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.25 | 1536 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Botha, Johannes Cornel | 1404 | RSA | +19B | +22N | −1B | −14N | +16B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.50 | 723 | -14.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 534009817 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | −3B | −?N | +15B | 3.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.00 | 1527 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Steyn, Johannes | 0 | RSA | +?N | +?B | −9N | +?B | −?B | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 0.00 | 1507 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Hollenbach, Wian | 0 | RSA | −?B | −?N | +?B | +22N | +19B | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 716 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Myburgh, Zandre | 1473 | RSA | F | =10N | +7B | +3N | −1B | 2.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 7.75 | 723 | -16.8 |
| 10 | FIDE 534010270 | 0 | — | +?N | =9B | −?N | −4B | +20N | 2.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.25 | 1309 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 534010394 | 0 | — | +?B | −1N | +22B | =?N | −?B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 732 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 534025154 | 0 | — | −3B | +?N | +?B | =?N | −?B | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 737 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Mathebola, Letlhogonolo | 0 | RSA | +?B | −?N | +?B | =?N | −?B | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1537 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 534025081 | 0 | — | F | −3N | +?B | +5B | −?N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 3.00 | 1460 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 534025146 | 0 | — | −?N | +?B | −?N | +?B | −6N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 704 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 534010149 | 0 | — | −?B | +?N | −?B | +?N | −5N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 666 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 534025120 | 0 | — | −?N | +?B | −?N | +20B | −?N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 740 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Lengo, Divengele Ambro | 0 | RSA | F | +?B | +?N | −?B | −?N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 704 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 534025057 | 0 | — | −5N | −?B | =?N | +?B | −8N | 1.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 678 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 14397307 | 0 | — | −1B | −?N | +?B | −17N | −10B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 723 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 534010130 | 0 | — | +?N | −?B | −?N | −?B | −?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1522 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 534025090 | 0 | — | F | −5B | −11N | −8B | −?N | 0.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 616 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1de Villiers, HJRSA+30.84.5 pts · #2
- 2Steyn, JohannesRSA0.03.0 pts · #1
- 3Mathamela, GolaotsweRSA0.03.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Myburgh, ZandreRSA-16.82.5 pts · #13
- 2Botha, Johannes CornelRSA-14.03.0 pts · #22
- 3Steyn, JohannesRSA0.03.0 pts · #1