2025 Wynie Robbertse Open Chess Tournament (B)
Open SwissStandard
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
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×31
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsGiven Chauke led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
15
6
3
1
1
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Given Chauke | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Neo Kekana | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Kashvir Dukhan | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Iowan Mann | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chauke, Given | 1688 | RSA | +23B | +18N | +3B | +2N | +5B | 5.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 15.50 | 2342 | +48.4 |
| 2 | Kekana, Neo | 1545 | RSA | +29N | +4B | +10N | −1B | +11B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 10.50 | 1801 | +66.8 |
| 3 | Dukhan, Kashvir | 0 | RSA | +20N | +21B | −1N | +9B | +8N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 10.00 | 1595 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Koning, Lehan | 1633 | RSA | +12B | −2N | +13B | +21N | =6B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 9.75 | 1547 | -14.0 |
| 5 | Mann, Iowan | 1573 | RSA | +22N | =9B | +19N | +8B | −1N | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 8.50 | 1711 | +37.2 |
| 6 | Mathe, Thabang | 1560 | RSA | −8N | +30B | +17N | +10B | =4N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 7.75 | 1561 | +0.4 |
| 7 | Baloyi, Boikanyo | 1599 | RSA | =19N | +29B | −9N | +27B | +15B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 6.00 | 1582 | -4.0 |
| 8 | Kgotse, Thoriso | 1576 | RSA | +6B | +15N | +11B | −5N | −3B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 16.5 | 9.00 | 1746 | +35.6 |
| 9 | Kirstein, Tinus Ederich | 1463 | RSA | +28B | =5N | +7B | −3N | =14B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 8.25 | 1745 | +59.2 |
| 10 | Van Zyl, Albertus Petrus | 1478 | RSA | +24B | +13N | −2B | −6N | +17B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 7.00 | 1401 | -12.4 |
| 11 | Grobler, Johannes Theodo | 1565 | RSA | +31N | +17B | −8N | +20B | −2N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 4.50 | 1431 | -21.6 |
| 12 | Rishworth, Justin James | 1545 | RSA | −4N | =27B | +16N | =19B | +25N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.5 | 6.25 | 1640 | +10.0 |
| 13 | Sonjica, Ntsikelelo | 0 | RSA | +27N | −10B | −4N | +29B | +20N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 4.50 | 1392 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Mmakou, Lesedi | 1593 | RSA | −17N | +31B | =18N | +22B | =9N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 5.00 | 1731 | +27.2 |
| 15 | Van Loggerenberg, Logan | 1513 | RSA | +30N | −8B | =22N | +18B | −7N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1487 | -6.4 |
| 16 | Monnig, Erika | 1495 | RSA | −26B | =23N | −12B | +24N | +27N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 1410 | -19.6 |
| 17 | Rust, Christoph | 0 | RSA | +14B | −11N | −6B | +28N | −10N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 4.50 | 1456 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Badenhorst, Junaid | 1568 | RSA | +25N | −1B | =14B | −15N | =28B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 4.25 | 1480 | -25.6 |
| 19 | Weideman, Hendrik Johanne | 1536 | RSA | =7B | +26N | −5B | =12N | F | 2.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 5.25 | 1547 | +3.6 |
| 20 | Horn, Renier | 0 | RSA | −3B | +32N | +26B | −11N | −13B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1520 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Boshoff, Reinhardt | 1585 | RSA | +32B | −3N | +24B | −4B | F | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 2.50 | 1557 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Dsouza, Ethan | 1557 | RSA | −5B | +28N | =15B | −14N | =23N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 3.75 | 1450 | -29.6 |
| 23 | Ahmid, Kaleem | 1490 | RSA | −1N | =16B | −27N | +31N | =22B | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 2.75 | 1575 | +18.8 |
| 24 | Kock, Luca | 1479 | RSA | −10N | +25B | −21N | −16B | +30N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1373 | -16.8 |
| 25 | Mkotong, Reagile | 0 | RSA | −18B | −24N | +32B | +26N | −12B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 2.50 | 1325 | -41.2 |
| 26 | Theron, Lydia | 1472 | RSA | +16N | −19B | −20N | −25B | +29N | 2.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 1497 | +5.2 |
| 27 | Opperman, Naude | 0 | RSA | −13B | =12N | +23B | −7N | −16B | 1.5 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 3.50 | 1444 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Radia, Diya | 1441 | RSA | −9N | −22B | +30N | −17B | =18N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 1257 | -25.2 |
| 29 | Waring, Caydence | 1440 | RSA | −2B | −7N | +31B | −13N | −26B | 1.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 0.50 | 1349 | -18.0 |
| 30 | Du Plessis, Mia | 0 | RSA | −15B | −6N | −28B | +32N | −24B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 0.50 | 699 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Scholtz, Rohann | 1557 | RSA | −11B | −14N | −29N | −23B | =32B | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 0.25 | 722 | -88.0 |
| 32 | FIDE 534012478 | 0 | — | −21N | −20B | −25N | −30B | =31N | 0.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 0.25 | 1348 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kekana, NeoRSA+66.84.0 pts · #1
- 2Kirstein, Tinus EderichRSA+59.23.0 pts · #6
- 3Chauke, GivenRSA+48.45.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Scholtz, RohannRSA-88.00.5 pts · #31
- 2Mkotong, ReagileRSA-41.22.0 pts · #25
- 3Dsouza, EthanRSA-29.62.0 pts · #11
Biggest upsets
- R3+136 Elo gap
- R3+117 Elo gap