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Spartan Bishops Inter-Regional Chess Championships 2025 Elite (U18)

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31 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 1441, and top seed was Riyandre Graham (🇿🇦 RSA, 1734).

Adrian Tafara Changara (🇿🇦 RSA, 1450) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Riyandre Graham (4.5) and Eugene Boheim (4.0). Changara shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Galaletsang Sera (1453) beat Qi Weng (1679), a +226-point gap.

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
Top seed
🇿🇦Riyandre Graham1734
Avg top 10
1,441
Participants
31
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×21
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Adrian Tafara Changara 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
10
5
2
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD

Adrian Tafara Changara held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Adrian Tafara Changara 5 wins (R1–R5)Riyandre Graham 3 wins (R1–R3)Leroux Byliefeldt 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Adrian Tafara Changara*
1
2Riyandre Graham*
½
3Leroux Byliefeldt
0
*
4Eugene Boheim
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Changara, Adrian Tafara1450RSA+29B+22N+11B+10N+4N5.012.013.513.502454+61.2
2Graham, Riyandre1734RSA+23B+18N+9B=3N+8B4.513.015.013.001830+13.2
3Boheim, Eugene1655RSA+25N+5B+12N=2B=7N4.015.017.013.001707+5.6
4Byliefeldt, Leroux1650RSA+16B+13N+10B+8N1B4.014.017.012.0016450.0
5Scheepers, Christiaan0RSA+?B3N+25B+21N+12N4.011.011.07.008540.0
6Els, Christiaan0RSA+?B9N+31B+29N+11B4.07.57.54.507640.0
7Weng, Qi1679RSA+26B+31N8B+22N=3B3.511.011.06.001361-32.8
8Sera, Galaletsang1453RSA+17N+14B+7N4B2N3.015.018.09.501562+15.2
9De Jager, Jayden1564RSA+19N+6B2N+14B16N3.014.517.09.50934-11.2
10Seleko, Onalenna1658RSA+28N+15B4N1B+22N3.014.016.07.001429-36.4
11FIDE 5340253400+?N+20B1N+24B6N3.013.513.54.506490.0
12Kitengye, Patrick Ebondo0RSA+27B+21N3B+13N5B3.013.015.07.008540.0
13FIDE 143974550+?N4B+28N12B+24N3.011.011.04.008490.0
14Van Wyk, Ruan0RSA+?B8N+23B9N+21B3.010.010.04.007090.0
15Oberholster, Guilliaume Albe1564RSA+30B10N21B+26N+23B3.09.010.55.50859-14.8
16Van Biljon, Sarel0RSA4NF+?B+?N+9B3.07.07.03.0016080.0
17Saunders, John0RSA8B=30N=27B+31N+?B3.06.56.51.756530.0
18Madyo, Mbuyiselo0RSA+?N2B24N+?B+?B3.06.56.50.0016420.0
19FIDE 53402531609B?N=?B+?N+29B2.54.54.51.507640.0
20Seutloali, Kananelo0RSA+?B11N?B=30N+?B2.54.54.50.7515700.0
21Padi, Paleo0RSA+?N12B+15N5B14N2.013.013.03.0016170.0
22Makhetha, Relebohile0RSA+?N1B+?N7B10B2.011.511.50.0014010.0
23FIDE 53402533202N+?B14N+?B15N2.010.510.50.008490.0
24Yokwana, Yamkelani0RSA+?B?N+18B11N13B2.09.09.03.007500.0
25FIDE 2130291003B+?N5N+?B?N2.08.08.00.008220.0
26FIDE 53402521907N?B+?N15B+?N2.06.56.50.008110.0
27FIDE 534019340012N=?B=17N?B+?N2.06.06.01.507900.0
28FIDE 534025170010B+?N13B?N+?B2.06.06.00.008050.0
29Du Plessis, Marlon0RSA1N+?B=?N6B19N1.511.511.50.006490.0
30FIDE 534025227015N=17B=?N=20B?N1.58.58.52.757640.0
31FIDE 5340252350F7B6N17B?N0.010.510.50.008790.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets