Amathole Closed Chess Championship 2025 (Open)
Open SwissStandard
8 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 21 Jun 2025 in Alice, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 1382, and top seed was Romeo Tokoyi (🇿🇦 RSA, 1698).
Romeo Tokoyi (🇿🇦 RSA, 1698) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Raphadu Ramasindi (3.5) and Inam Sifatyi (3.0).
The biggest upset came in round 1: Raphadu Ramasindi (1490) beat Mzwanele Phetshe (1655), a +165-point gap.
Location
🇿🇦Alice, South Africa
Dates
21 Jun 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 55 Min. Incr. 5 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×7
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsRomeo Tokoyi led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3 · LEADER CHANGE21 Jun
Romeo Tokoyi takes the sole lead (2.5/3).
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Romeo Tokoyi beat Raphadu Ramasindi (White).
R1–R5 · UNBEATEN
Romeo Tokoyi went unbeaten across 5 games (R1–R5).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Romeo Tokoyi | * | 1 | ½ | ½ |
| 2Raphadu Ramasindi | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Inam Sifatyi | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4Unathi Mokitimi | ½ | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokoyi, Romeo | 1698 | RSA | +6B | =3N | +2B | +4B | =5N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 15.0 | 12.00 | 1820 | +14.0 |
| 2 | Ramasindi, Raphadu | 1490 | RSA | +4B | +5B | −1N | =3N | +6B | 3.5 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 10.00 | 1771 | +75.6 |
| 3 | Sifatyi, Inam | 1597 | RSA | +8N | =1B | −4N | =2B | +7N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.75 | 1574 | -4.8 |
| 4 | Phetshe, Mzwanele | 1655 | RSA | −2N | +7B | +3B | −1N | +8B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 4.00 | 1560 | -20.0 |
| 5 | Mokitimi, Unathi | 1614 | RSA | +7B | −2N | =6B | +8N | =1B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.25 | 1546 | -14.4 |
| 6 | Mxenge, Afika | 1545 | RSA | −1N | +8B | =5N | +7B | −2N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1477 | -7.8 |
| 7 | Mzizi, Olwethu | 1457 | RSA | −5N | −4N | +8B | −6N | −3B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 803 | -24.4 |
| 8 | FIDE 534020020 | 0 | — | −3B | −6N | −7N | −5B | −4N | 0.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 0.00 | 773 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ramasindi, RaphaduRSA+75.63.5 pts · #2
- 2Tokoyi, RomeoRSA+14.04.0 pts · #1
- 3FIDE 5340200200.00.0 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Mzizi, OlwethuRSA-24.41.0 pts · #8
- 2Phetshe, MzwaneleRSA-20.03.0 pts · #5
- 3Mokitimi, UnathiRSA-14.43.0 pts · #4
Biggest upsets
- R1+165 Elo gap
- R2+124 Elo gap