2025 Wynie Robbertse Open Chess Tournament (A)
14 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 19 Jul 2025 in Pretoria, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 1804, and top seed was Themba Nene (🇿🇦 RSA, 1873).
Viraak Dharampall (🇿🇦 RSA, 1724) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Themba Nene (4.0) and Divine Songo (3.5). Dharampall won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Khotso Lodi (1610) beat Msimango Moremi Msimango (1777), a +167-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Dharampall takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).
Themba Nene drew with Viraak Dharampall (Black).
Themba Nene went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Themba Nene | * | ½ | — | ½ |
| 2Viraak Dharampall | ½ | * | 1 | — |
| 3Divine Songo | — | 0 | * | ½ |
| 4Boipelo Mkotong | ½ | — | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dharampall, Viraak | 1724 | RSA | +3B | =4N | =2B | +9N | +6N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 12.00 | 2043 | +82.0 |
| 2 | Nene, Themba | 1873 | RSA | =5N | +10B | =1N | +8N | +4B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 11.00 | 2019 | +17.4 |
| 3 | Songo, Divine | 1782 | RSA | −1N | +14B | +7N | =5B | +8B | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 8.00 | 1895 | +30.8 |
| 4 | Li, Zhengfei | 1786 | RSA | +12N | =1B | +5N | =6B | −2N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 8.00 | 1807 | +6.4 |
| 5 | Mkotong, Boipelo | 0 | RSA | =2B | +12N | −4B | =3N | +10N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 7.25 | 1854 | +22.0 |
| 6 | Combrink, Juan-Louis | 1779 | RSA | +11B | =8N | +9B | =4N | −1B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 6.25 | 1817 | +11.6 |
| 7 | Ramsurrup, Yetish-Premjith | 1828 | RSA | −8B | +11N | −3B | +13N | +9B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1826 | +1.2 |
| 8 | Koekemoer, Bernard | 1834 | RSA | +7N | =6B | +13N | −2B | −3N | 2.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 5.50 | 1807 | -3.8 |
| 9 | Vorster, Stephanus | 1796 | RSA | +14N | +13B | −6N | −1B | −7N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1680 | -16.2 |
| 10 | Ndlovu, Bongani | 1857 | RSA | −13B | −2N | +11B | +14N | −5B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1643 | -28.0 |
| 11 | Radia, Shyam | 1585 | RSA | −6N | −7B | −10N | =12B | +14B | 1.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 1.75 | 1597 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Lodi, Khotso | 1610 | RSA | −4B | −5B | −14N | =11N | +13B | 1.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 1.75 | 1549 | -8.2 |
| 13 | Msimango, Msimango Moremi | 1777 | RSA | +10N | −9N | −8B | −7B | −12N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 1545 | -57.2 |
| 14 | Khumalo, Siyabonga Samuel Khutso | 1654 | RSA | −9B | −3N | +12B | −10B | −11N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 1486 | -41.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Dharampall, ViraakRSA+82.04.0 pts · #2
- 2Songo, DivineRSA+30.83.5 pts · #3
- 3Mkotong, BoipeloRSA+22.03.0 pts · #4
- 1Msimango, Msimango MoremiRSA-57.21.0 pts · #13
- 2Khumalo, Siyabonga Samuel KhutsoRSA-41.21.0 pts · #14
- 3Ndlovu, BonganiRSA-28.02.0 pts · #9
- R5+167 Elo gap