Hermanus Chess Club Invitational (May 2025) Seniors
Team Round-RobinStandard
8 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 24 May 2025 to 25 May 2025 in Hermanus, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 1021, and top seed was Andrew M. Southey (🇿🇦 RSA, 1765).
Andrew M. Southey (🇿🇦 RSA, 1765) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Connor Gavin Opperman (5.0) and Maxim Kudiyarov (4.0). Southey won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Deon Harmse (1510) beat Connor Gavin Opperman (1728), a +218-point gap.
Location
🇿🇦Hermanus, South Africa
Dates
24 May 2025 → 25 May 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 55 Min. Incr. 5 Sec. / /
System
Round-robin · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×7
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
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| 1 | Southey, Andrew M. | 🇿🇦RSA | 1765 | 7.0 | 1601 | 2401 | +23.2 |
| 4 | Opperman, Connor Gavin | 🇿🇦RSA | 1728 | 5.0 | 1610 | 1610 | -24.8 |
| 2 | Kudiyarov, Maxim | 🇿🇦RSA | 1549 | 4.0 | 1655 | 1655 | +22.8 |
| 6 | Harmse, Deon | 🇿🇦RSA | 1510 | 4.0 | 1665 | 1472 | -8.4 |
| 5 | Harmse, Jaques | 🇿🇦RSA | 1618 | 3.0 | 1638 | 1445 | -36.0 |
| 3 | Laubscher, Erick | 🇿🇦RSA | 0 | 2.0 | 1634 | 1562 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Mac Kenzie, Tayden | 🇿🇦RSA | 0 | 2.0 | 1634 | 834 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 14392631 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1634 | 834 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Southey, Andrew M.RSA+23.27.0 pts · #1
- 2Kudiyarov, MaximRSA+22.84.0 pts · #2
- 3Mac Kenzie, TaydenRSA0.02.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Harmse, JaquesRSA-36.03.0 pts · #5
- 2Opperman, Connor GavinRSA-24.85.0 pts · #4
- 3Harmse, DeonRSA-8.44.0 pts · #6
Biggest upsets
- R4+218 Elo gap