Gompo Chess Open 2025 (A)
18 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 21 Jun 2025 in East London, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 1313, and top seed was Kulasande Mafanya (🇿🇦 RSA, 1856).
Thimna August (🇿🇦 RSA, 1651) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Okuhle Maza (4.0) and Sinovuyo Racaza (4.0). August won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Okuhle Maza (1621) beat Kulasande Mafanya (1856), a +235-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R4; 3 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Sinovuyo Racaza held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
3 players finish on 4.0/5. August takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.0).
Sinovuyo Racaza 4 wins (R1–R4)Okuhle Maza 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Sinovuyo Racaza | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Thimna August | — | * | 1 | 0 |
| 3Okuhle Maza | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Onako Nkuzo | 0 | 1 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August, Thimna | 1651 | RSA | +18N | +5B | −4N | +2B | +9N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 9.00 | 1822 | +28.0 |
| 2 | Maza, Okuhle | 1621 | RSA | +8B | +16N | +?B | −1N | +6B | 4.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.50 | 1628 | +0.8 |
| 3 | Racaza, Sinovuyo | 1646 | RSA | +10N | +14B | +5N | +4B | −?N | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 2535 | +24.8 |
| 4 | Nkuzo, Onako | 1751 | RSA | F | +6N | +1B | −3N | +7B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 10.00 | 1800 | +9.6 |
| 5 | FOBO, Solomzi | 1701 | RSA | +13B | −1N | −3B | +8N | +10B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 13.5 | 5.50 | 848 | -48.0 |
| 6 | Bambela, Onako | 1604 | RSA | +15N | −4B | +14N | +9B | −2N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 886 | -31.2 |
| 7 | Botha, Tyler | 1529 | RSA | +17B | −?N | +12B | +11B | −4N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.00 | 1691 | +16.8 |
| 8 | FIDE 14357178 | 0 | — | −2N | −9B | +15N | −5B | +13B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 871 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Mjanyana, Kazimla | 0 | RSA | −?B | +8N | +18B | −6N | −1B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 828 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Mpitikezi, Thembelani | 0 | RSA | −3B | +17N | +13B | −?N | −5N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.50 | 882 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Marcus, Tamsanqa | 1631 | RSA | +12B | −13N | +16B | −7N | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.50 | 729 | -25.6 |
| 12 | Yantolo, Monwabisi | 0 | RSA | −11N | +15B | −7N | +17B | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 1.00 | 780 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Mbewe, Tatenda | 0 | RSA | −5N | +11B | −10N | =16B | −8N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1676 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Willem, Mawande | 0 | RSA | F | −3N | −6B | +18N | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 824 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 534019448 | 0 | — | −6B | −12N | −8B | F | +16N | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.50 | 804 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 14394790 | 0 | — | F | −2B | −11N | =13N | −15B | 0.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.75 | 826 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 534019464 | 0 | — | −7N | −10B | F | −12N | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 729 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 14382296 | 0 | — | −1B | F | −9N | −14B | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 851 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1August, ThimnaRSA+28.04.0 pts · #3
- 2Racaza, SinovuyoRSA+24.84.0 pts · #2
- 3Botha, TylerRSA+16.83.0 pts · #4
- 1FOBO, SolomziRSA-48.03.0 pts · #7
- 2Bambela, OnakoRSA-31.23.0 pts · #15
- 3Marcus, TamsanqaRSA-25.62.0 pts · #10
- R3+235 Elo gap
- R4+105 Elo gap
- R4+102 Elo gap