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2025 Wynie Robbertse Open Chess Tournament (B)

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32 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 19 Jul 2025 in Pretoria, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 1594, and top seed was Given Chauke (🇿🇦 RSA, 1688).

Given Chauke (🇿🇦 RSA, 1688) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Neo Kekana (4.0) and Kashvir Dukhan (4.0). Chauke won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Tinus Ederich Kirstein (1463) beat Boikanyo Baloyi (1599), a +136-point gap.

Location
🇿🇦Pretoria, South Africa
Dates
19 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 55 Min. Incr. 5 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇿🇦Given Chauke1688
Avg top 10
1,594
Participants
32
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×31
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Given Chauke led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
15
6
3
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Given Chauke never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Given Chauke beat Neo Kekana (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Given Chauke 5 wins (R1–R5)Neo Kekana 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Given Chauke*
1
1
1
2Neo Kekana
0
*
3Kashvir Dukhan
0
*
4Iowan Mann
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Chauke, Given1688RSA+23B+18N+3B+2N+5B5.013.515.515.502342+48.4
2Kekana, Neo1545RSA+29N+4B+10N1B+11B4.014.515.510.501801+66.8
3Dukhan, Kashvir0RSA+20N+21B1N+9B+8N4.013.015.010.0015950.0
4Koning, Lehan1633RSA+12B2N+13B+21N=6B3.513.515.59.751547-14.0
5Mann, Iowan1573RSA+22N=9B+19N+8B1N3.513.015.08.501711+37.2
6Mathe, Thabang1560RSA8N+30B+17N+10B=4N3.511.512.57.751561+0.4
7Baloyi, Boikanyo1599RSA=19N+29B9N+27B+15B3.59.010.06.001582-4.0
8Kgotse, Thoriso1576RSA+6B+15N+11B5N3B3.014.016.59.001746+35.6
9Kirstein, Tinus Ederich1463RSA+28B=5N+7B3N=14B3.014.015.58.251745+59.2
10Van Zyl, Albertus Petrus1478RSA+24B+13N2B6N+17B3.012.514.57.001401-12.4
11Grobler, Johannes Theodo1565RSA+31N+17B8N+20B2N3.011.011.54.501431-21.6
12Rishworth, Justin James1545RSA4N=27B+16N=19B+25N3.010.011.56.251640+10.0
13Sonjica, Ntsikelelo0RSA+27N10B4N+29B+20N3.010.011.04.5013920.0
14Mmakou, Lesedi1593RSA17N+31B=18N+22B=9N3.09.09.55.001731+27.2
15Van Loggerenberg, Logan1513RSA+30N8B=22N+18B7N2.510.511.54.001487-6.4
16Monnig, Erika1495RSA26B=23N12B+24N+27N2.59.010.54.501410-19.6
17Rust, Christoph0RSA+14B11N6B+28N10N2.012.514.04.5014560.0
18Badenhorst, Junaid1568RSA+25N1B=14B15N=28B2.012.514.04.251480-25.6
19Weideman, Hendrik Johanne1536RSA=7B+26N5B=12NF2.012.014.05.251547+3.6
20Horn, Renier0RSA3B+32N+26B11N13B2.012.012.52.5015200.0
21Boshoff, Reinhardt1585RSA+32B3N+24B4BF2.011.512.02.5015570.0
22Dsouza, Ethan1557RSA5B+28N=15B14N=23N2.011.012.53.751450-29.6
23Ahmid, Kaleem1490RSA1N=16B27N+31N=22B2.011.011.52.751575+18.8
24Kock, Luca1479RSA10N+25B21N16B+30N2.09.510.53.001373-16.8
25Mkotong, Reagile0RSA18B24N+32B+26N12B2.09.09.52.501325-41.2
26Theron, Lydia1472RSA+16N19B20N25B+29N2.08.59.53.501497+5.2
27Opperman, Naude0RSA13B=12N+23B7N16B1.512.014.03.5014440.0
28Radia, Diya1441RSA9N22B+30N17B=18N1.59.010.02.001257-25.2
29Waring, Caydence1440RSA2B7N+31B13N26B1.012.513.00.501349-18.0
30Du Plessis, Mia0RSA15B6N28B+32N24B1.09.510.00.506990.0
31Scholtz, Rohann1557RSA11B14N29N23B=32B0.59.09.50.25722-88.0
32FIDE 534012478021N20B25N30B=31N0.57.07.50.2513480.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets