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Nhlangano Open 2025

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22 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 07 Jun 2025 to 08 Jun 2025 in Nhlangano, Eswatini, Eswatini. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1644, and top seed was Mabuza Mbongeni (🇸🇿 SWZ, CM, 1838).

Dlamini Simphiwe (🇸🇿 SWZ, CM, 1790) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Mabuza Mbongeni (5.0) and Simelane Mandisa (4.5). Simphiwe won solo starting round 4.

Location
🇸🇿Nhlangano, Eswatini, Eswatini
Dates
07 Jun 2025 → 08 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Top seed
🇸🇿CMMabuza Mbongeni1838
Avg top 10
1,644
Participants
22
Titled players · 2
CM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇸🇿Eswatini×15
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

CM Dlamini Simphiwe led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
10
5
2
1
1
1
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
Simphiwe5.5Mbongeni5Mandisa4.5Vuyo4Snethemba4Prosper4
R4–R6 · LEAD HELD

CM Dlamini Simphiwe held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

CM Dlamini Simphiwe beat CM Mabuza Mbongeni (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

CM Dlamini Simphiwe 4 wins (R1–R4)CM Mabuza Mbongeni 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1CMDlamini Simphiwe*
1
1
½
2CMMabuza Mbongeni
0
*—
1
3Simelane Mandisa
0
—*—
4Dlamini Vuyo
½
0
—*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Dlamini SimphiweCM1790SWZ+19B+15N+3B+2N=4B+7N5.518.519.517.502032+25.4
2Mbongeni, MabuzaCM1838SWZ+16N+10B+11N−1B+9N+4B5.019.520.515.001873+7.6
3Simelane Mandisa1637SWZ+17N+12B−1N+5B+6N=9B4.520.021.013.751758+16.0
4Dlamini Vuyo1587SWZ=7N+16B+5N+11B=1N−2N4.021.022.012.501793+68.8
5Matsebula Snethemba1604SWZ+8B+6N−4B−3N+10N+12B4.019.522.514.001651+13.6
6Simelane Phumelela Prosper1579SWZ+21N−5B+14N+7B−3B+11N4.016.516.58.001647+14.8
7Ngwenya Kwanele Mangaliso0SWZ=4B+13N+15B−6N+8B−1B3.520.021.510.001591-30.0
8Mkhweli Siphosethu0SWZ−5N+21B+12N=10B−7N+18B3.515.015.05.7515180.0
9Matsebula, Qiniso1582SWZ+20B−11B+17N+16N−2B=3N3.514.515.55.251551-2.8
10Dlamini Vukani E1587SWZ+18B−2N+19B=8N−5B+17N3.514.515.54.75914-13.6
11De Nobrega, Santiago1647SWZ+13B+9N−2B−4N+17B−6B3.019.520.57.501524-31.6
12Bonginkosi Dlamini1519SWZ+14B−3N−8B+13N+16B−5N3.016.517.55.501534+1.6
13Sibiya Lindokuhle1406SWZ−11N−7B+21N−12B+14N+16N3.012.012.02.501387-10.8
14FIDE 207033090—−12N+22B−6B−18N−13B=15B1.512.512.50.7512100.0
15Simelane Qhubeka1591SWZ+22N−1B−7NFF=14N1.511.511.50.75944-12.0
16Nhlengetfwa Gcina1476SWZ−2B−4N+18N−9B−12N−13B1.018.519.51.00784-69.2
17FIDE 207030820—−3B+20N−9BF−11N−10B1.016.017.01.008070.0
18FIDE 207012250—−10N−19N−16B+14BF−8N1.010.510.51.507220.0
19FIDE 207011280—−1N+18B−10NFFF1.010.010.01.008830.0
20FIDE 207032950—−9N−17B+22NFFF1.04.54.50.007670.0
21FIDE 207032870—−6B−8N−13BFFF0.010.510.50.007080.0
22FIDE 207032790—−15B−14N−20BFFF0.04.04.00.007910.0

Key insights

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