Spartan Bishops Inter-Regional Chess Championships 2025 Elite (U18)
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.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsAdrian 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.
Adrian Tafara Changara held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Adrian Tafara Changara | * | — | 1 | — |
| 2Riyandre Graham | — | * | — | ½ |
| 3Leroux Byliefeldt | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Eugene Boheim | — | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Changara, Adrian Tafara | 1450 | RSA | +29B | +22N | +11B | +10N | +4N | 5.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 13.50 | 2454 | +61.2 |
| 2 | Graham, Riyandre | 1734 | RSA | +23B | +18N | +9B | =3N | +8B | 4.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 13.00 | 1830 | +13.2 |
| 3 | Boheim, Eugene | 1655 | RSA | +25N | +5B | +12N | =2B | =7N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 17.0 | 13.00 | 1707 | +5.6 |
| 4 | Byliefeldt, Leroux | 1650 | RSA | +16B | +13N | +10B | +8N | −1B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 12.00 | 1645 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Scheepers, Christiaan | 0 | RSA | +?B | −3N | +25B | +21N | +12N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 7.00 | 854 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Els, Christiaan | 0 | RSA | +?B | −9N | +31B | +29N | +11B | 4.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.50 | 764 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Weng, Qi | 1679 | RSA | +26B | +31N | −8B | +22N | =3B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 1361 | -32.8 |
| 8 | Sera, Galaletsang | 1453 | RSA | +17N | +14B | +7N | −4B | −2N | 3.0 | 15.0 | 18.0 | 9.50 | 1562 | +15.2 |
| 9 | De Jager, Jayden | 1564 | RSA | +19N | +6B | −2N | +14B | −16N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 17.0 | 9.50 | 934 | -11.2 |
| 10 | Seleko, Onalenna | 1658 | RSA | +28N | +15B | −4N | −1B | +22N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 7.00 | 1429 | -36.4 |
| 11 | FIDE 534025340 | 0 | — | +?N | +20B | −1N | +24B | −6N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.50 | 649 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Kitengye, Patrick Ebondo | 0 | RSA | +27B | +21N | −3B | +13N | −5B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 854 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 14397455 | 0 | — | +?N | −4B | +28N | −12B | +24N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 849 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Van Wyk, Ruan | 0 | RSA | +?B | −8N | +23B | −9N | +21B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 709 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Oberholster, Guilliaume Albe | 1564 | RSA | +30B | −10N | −21B | +26N | +23B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 5.50 | 859 | -14.8 |
| 16 | Van Biljon, Sarel | 0 | RSA | −4N | F | +?B | +?N | +9B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1608 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Saunders, John | 0 | RSA | −8B | =30N | =27B | +31N | +?B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.75 | 653 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Madyo, Mbuyiselo | 0 | RSA | +?N | −2B | −24N | +?B | +?B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 1642 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 534025316 | 0 | — | −9B | −?N | =?B | +?N | +29B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.50 | 764 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Seutloali, Kananelo | 0 | RSA | +?B | −11N | −?B | =30N | +?B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.75 | 1570 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Padi, Paleo | 0 | RSA | +?N | −12B | +15N | −5B | −14N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1617 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Makhetha, Relebohile | 0 | RSA | +?N | −1B | +?N | −7B | −10B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 1401 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 534025332 | 0 | — | −2N | +?B | −14N | +?B | −15N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 849 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Yokwana, Yamkelani | 0 | RSA | +?B | −?N | +18B | −11N | −13B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 750 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 21302910 | 0 | — | −3B | +?N | −5N | +?B | −?N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 822 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 534025219 | 0 | — | −7N | −?B | +?N | −15B | +?N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 811 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 534019340 | 0 | — | −12N | =?B | =17N | −?B | +?N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.50 | 790 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 534025170 | 0 | — | −10B | +?N | −13B | −?N | +?B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 805 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Du Plessis, Marlon | 0 | RSA | −1N | +?B | =?N | −6B | −19N | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 649 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 534025227 | 0 | — | −15N | =17B | =?N | =20B | −?N | 1.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.75 | 764 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 534025235 | 0 | — | F | −7B | −6N | −17B | −?N | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 879 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Changara, Adrian TafaraRSA+61.25.0 pts · #2
- 2Sera, GalaletsangRSA+15.23.0 pts · #10
- 3Graham, RiyandreRSA+13.24.5 pts · #1
- 1Seleko, OnalennaRSA-36.43.0 pts · #6
- 2Weng, QiRSA-32.83.5 pts · #12
- 3Oberholster, Guilliaume AlbeRSA-14.83.0 pts · #16
- R3+226 Elo gap
- R4+208 Elo gap
- R5+200 Elo gap