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2025 Midstream Open Chess Tournament (C)

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22 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 23 Aug 2025 in Centurion, South Africa. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 588, and top seed was Kaylee-Jane Koen (🇿🇦 RSA, 1494).

Ini Tukuru (🇿🇦 RSA, 0) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Nkosinathi Mahlangu (4.0) and Bernard R. Buys (4.0). Tukuru shared the lead from round 4 and broke clear in the final round.

Location
🇿🇦Centurion, South Africa
Dates
23 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 55 Min. Incr. 5 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇿🇦Kaylee-Jane Koen1494
Avg top 10
588
Participants
22
Federations · 2 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×15
🇧🇷Brazil×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Ini Tukuru led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
9
3
1
2
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5Tukuru takes lead
Tukuru4.5Buys4Mahlangu4Mokotedi3.5Makunike3.5Reddy3.5— ex-leaders:Masipaled R3, #9
R5 · LEADER CHANGE25 Aug

Ini Tukuru takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Ini Tukuru 4 wins (R2–R5)Bernard R. Buys 4 wins (R2–R5)Nkosinathi Mahlangu 4 wins (R2–R5)

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Tukuru, Ini0RSA=?B+?N+12N+6B+?N4.56.06.06.0015020.0
2Mahlangu, Nkosinathi0RSA4B+22N+?B+15N+17B4.07.57.54.0015380.0
3Buys, Bernard R.0RSAF+?B+?N+8B+4N4.06.56.56.5016070.0
4Makunike, James0RSA+2N=12B+11N+7B3B3.514.016.511.251669+5.6
5Reddy, Kashen Shivaan1437RSA=13N7B+18N+14B+8N3.511.513.08.252359+26.0
6Bernhardt, Arthur da Silva Lima0BRA+16N=11B+13N1N+?B3.511.511.55.7514970.0
7Mokotedi, Lesedi0RSA=?B+5N+?B4N+12N3.59.59.56.0015230.0
8Masipa, Talane0RSA+19B+17N+15B3N5B3.011.512.55.001465-10.0
9FIDE 5340303440?N14B+19B+?N+15B3.05.55.53.0014780.0
10Jansen, Alexia0RSA11N16B+?N+22B+?B3.04.54.50.006970.0
11Koen, Kaylee-Jane1494RSA+10B=6N4B17N+21B2.512.012.55.25809-14.0
12Chadalavada, Bhaarghavarama1458RSA+22B=4N1B+21N7B2.512.012.02.251609+8.4
13Jadezweni, Thato0RSA=5B+?N6B?N+16B2.59.09.03.7514730.0
14Ndhlovu, Thabani0RSAF+9N=21B5N+?B2.57.57.53.2514530.0
15Maponya, Warona1486RSA+18N+20B8N2B9N2.011.512.52.50759-16.0
16Van Rooyen, Dandre0RSA6B+10N+20N?B13N2.010.010.04.006720.0
17Urombo, Blessing0RSAF8B+?N+11B2N2.09.59.52.5015280.0
18FIDE 534003827015B=?N5B?N+19B1.56.56.51.006630.0
19FIDE 1437195208N?B9N+?B18N1.07.57.50.007590.0
20FIDE 5340303100+?B15N16B?NF1.04.04.00.006840.0
21FIDE 5340003720F?B=14N12B11N0.510.010.01.256740.0
22FIDE 534009558012N2BF10N?B0.09.59.50.006540.0

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