Spartan Bishops Inter-Regional Chess Championships 2025 Shieldmaidens (Championship)
Open SwissStandard
12 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 23 May 2025 to 25 May 2025 in Kimberley, South Africa. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1079, and top seed was Naleli Teeke (🇱🇸 LES, 1649).
Naleli Teeke (🇱🇸 LES, 1649) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Savannah Ahjum (3.5) and Motheo Petlele (3.0). Teeke won solo starting round 3.
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
Titled players · 1
WCM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×7
🇱🇸Lesotho×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsNaleli Teeke led from R3; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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2
1
1
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Naleli Teeke never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.
R1–R5 · WIN STREAK
Naleli Teeke won 5 in a row (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Naleli Teeke | * | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2WCMSavannah Ahjum | — | * | 0 | ½ |
| 3Molemo Tlhage | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4Motheo Petlele | 0 | ½ | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teeke, Naleli | 1649 | LES | +7B | +4N | +6B | +5N | +3B | 5.0 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 12.50 | 2325 | +26.8 |
| 2 | Ahjum, SavannahWCM | 1624 | RSA | +11N | =3B | −4N | +8B | +6N | 3.5 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 6.50 | 1602 | -2.4 |
| 3 | Petlele, Motheo | 1461 | RSA | +10B | =2N | =5B | +7N | −1N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 6.50 | 1463 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Tlhage, Molemo | 1546 | RSA | +12N | −1B | +2B | +6N | −5B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 6.00 | 1592 | +10.0 |
| 5 | Matshego, Thato | 1490 | RSA | F | +8B | =3N | −1B | +4N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 6.50 | 1614 | +26.0 |
| 6 | Mocumi, Visolia | 1602 | RSA | +9N | +11B | −1N | −4B | −2B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 3.00 | 806 | -59.2 |
| 7 | Thaba, Kgaugelo | 0 | RSA | −1N | +12B | +10N | −3B | −8N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 709 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Mebila, Kutlo | 1419 | RSA | F | −5N | +9B | −2N | +7B | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.00 | 758 | -25.6 |
| 9 | FIDE 14350327 | 0 | — | −6B | F | −8N | +11B | +12N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 534025413 | 0 | — | −3N | F | −7B | =12N | +11B | 1.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.25 | 661 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 534025421 | 0 | — | −2B | −6N | +12B | −9N | −10N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 0.50 | 813 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 534025430 | 0 | — | −4B | −7N | −11N | =10B | −9B | 0.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 0.75 | 746 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Teeke, NaleliLES+26.85.0 pts · #1
- 2Matshego, ThatoRSA+26.02.5 pts · #3
- 3Tlhage, MolemoRSA+10.03.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Mocumi, VisoliaRSA-59.22.0 pts · #6
- 2Mebila, KutloRSA-25.62.0 pts · #11
- 3Ahjum, SavannahWCMRSA-2.43.5 pts · #2