ROYAL ALPHAS CHESS CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP 2025
Open SwissStandard
11 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 14 Jun 2025 to 15 Jun 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 614, and top seed was Jenken Gall (🇿🇦 RSA, 1594).
Romeo Raubenheimer (🇿🇦 RSA, 0) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Delano Nelson (3.0) and Jenken Gall (2.5). Raubenheimer shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇿🇦Cape Town, South Africa
Dates
14 Jun 2025 → 15 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 55 Min. Incr. 5 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×6
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsRomeo Raubenheimer led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE15 Jun
Romeo Raubenheimer takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Romeo Raubenheimer beat Delano Nelson (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Romeo Raubenheimer 3 wins (R3–R5)Delano Nelson 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Romeo Raubenheimer | * | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2Delano Nelson | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Xavier Leeman | 1 | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Jenken Gall | 0 | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raubenheimer, Romeo | 0 | RSA | +?N | −4B | +6N | +2B | +3N | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 7.50 | 1568 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Nelson, Delano | 1516 | RSA | +10B | +3B | +4N | −1N | −5B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 6.00 | 1667 | +24.4 |
| 3 | Gall, Jenken | 1594 | RSA | +7B | −2N | +8B | =4N | −1B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 1332 | -27.6 |
| 4 | Leeman, Xavier | 1533 | RSA | +9B | +1N | −2B | =3B | F | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.25 | 1362 | -17.6 |
| 5 | Preston, Waylon | 1500 | RSA | +11N | −6B | −7N | F | +2N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 2316 | +20.8 |
| 6 | FIDE 534025863 | 0 | — | +8B | +5N | −1B | F | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 1520 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 14357607 | 0 | — | −3N | +?B | +5B | F | F | 2.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | 1547 | 0.0 |
| 8 | King, Vicario | 0 | RSA | −6N | +9B | −3N | F | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 794 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 534025871 | 0 | — | −4N | −8N | +10B | F | F | 1.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 733 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 14381397 | 0 | — | −2N | +11B | −9N | F | F | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 716 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 534025880 | 0 | — | −5B | −10N | −?B | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 700 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Nelson, DelanoRSA+24.43.0 pts · #2
- 2Preston, WaylonRSA+20.82.0 pts · #5
- 3FIDE 143576070.02.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Gall, JenkenRSA-27.62.5 pts · #7
- 2Leeman, XavierRSA-17.62.5 pts · #6
- 3FIDE 143576070.02.0 pts · #3