UCC Mind Over Board 2025 (A)
Open SwissStandard
31 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 01 Aug 2025 to 03 Aug 2025 in Despatch, South Africa. 2 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Tyler Nevin (🇿🇦 RSA, CM, 0) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Neathan Peter (4.0) and Ismaeel Lagardien (4.0). Nevin broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇿🇦Despatch, South Africa
Dates
01 Aug 2025 → 03 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
31
Titled players · 2
CM×2
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×23
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsCM Tyler Nevin led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Co-leaders
14
6
3
2
1
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
CM Tyler Nevin never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
CM Tyler Nevin beat CM Neathan Peter (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
CM Tyler Nevin 5 wins (R1–R5)CM Neathan Peter 3 wins (R1–R3)Ismaeel Lagardien 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMTyler Nevin | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2CMNeathan Peter | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Ismaeel Lagardien | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Sebastian Kapp | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevin, TylerCM | 0 | RSA | +19B | +7N | +4B | +2N | +3B | 5.0 | 14.5 | 16.5 | 16.50 | 2593 | +27.0 |
| 2 | Peter, NeathanCM | 0 | RSA | +12N | +9B | +10N | −1B | +7N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 12.00 | 1939 | +1.6 |
| 3 | Lagardien, Ismaeel | 0 | RSA | +21B | +20N | +8B | +5N | −1N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 10.50 | 1858 | +9.2 |
| 4 | Kapp, Sebastian | 0 | RSA | +16N | +17B | −1N | +14B | =6N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 16.0 | 9.25 | 1820 | +32.0 |
| 5 | Perring, Mekhail | 0 | RSA | +28N | =13B | +9N | −3B | +15N | 3.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 7.75 | 1632 | +7.6 |
| 6 | Mavayi, Usindiso | 0 | RSA | −10N | +?B | +21N | +8N | =4B | 3.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.75 | 1686 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Booysen, Jait | 0 | RSA | +24N | −1B | +13N | +26B | −2B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 1703 | -4.8 |
| 8 | Banda, Benjamin | 0 | RSA | +23N | +29B | −3N | −6B | +22N | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1644 | -1.2 |
| 9 | NELL, Chelsea Jane | 0 | RSA | +25B | −2N | −5B | +27N | +19B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 919 | -16.8 |
| 10 | Strydom, Jean-Pierre | 0 | RSA | +6B | +26N | −2B | +20N | F | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 6.50 | 1731 | -0.4 |
| 11 | Van Heerden, Claude | 0 | RSA | −18N | +14B | +16N | +22B | F | 3.0 | 10.0 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 1679 | -14.0 |
| 12 | Schoeman, Devan | 0 | RSA | −2B | +27N | −26B | +30N | +20B | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 1697 | +18.0 |
| 13 | Step, Nicholas | 0 | RSA | +15B | =5N | −7B | +17N | F | 2.5 | 12.0 | 14.5 | 6.75 | 1627 | +2.8 |
| 14 | Kapp, Jacinto | 0 | RSA | +30B | −11N | +18B | −4N | =16B | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.75 | 1495 | -22.0 |
| 15 | Tiry, Muhammad Hasan | 0 | RSA | −13N | +31B | =17N | +19N | −5B | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 1314 | 0.0 |
| 16 | DU PREEZ, Dillon | 0 | RSA | −4B | +30N | −11B | +28N | =14N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.25 | 1403 | -1.8 |
| 17 | Brown, Nathan | 0 | RSA | +27B | −4N | =15B | −13B | +26N | 2.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 837 | -33.2 |
| 18 | Mangcotwya, Lihle | 0 | RSA | +11B | F | −14N | =24B | +29N | 2.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.25 | 1683 | +21.2 |
| 19 | FIDE 14376636 | 0 | — | −1N | +23B | +29N | −15B | −9N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 2.50 | 890 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Coetzee, Schalk | 0 | RSA | +31N | −3B | +24N | −10B | −12N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 884 | -34.8 |
| 21 | FIDE 534029389 | 0 | — | −3N | −24B | −6B | +?N | +30B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1026 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Hall, Joshua | 0 | RSA | F | +25N | +28B | −11N | −8B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 2.50 | 915 | -15.6 |
| 23 | FIDE 534029346 | 0 | — | −8B | −19N | F | +31B | +25N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 857 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Mvakalelwa, Abongile | 0 | RSA | −7B | +21N | −20B | =18N | F | 1.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.25 | 1294 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 534029320 | 0 | — | −9N | −22B | +31N | =29B | −23B | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.25 | 660 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Plaatjies, Christopher | 0 | RSA | F | −10B | +12N | −7N | −17B | 1.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1439 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 534029370 | 0 | — | −17N | −12B | +?N | −9B | −28B | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 707 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 14369605 | 0 | — | −5B | F | −22N | −16B | +27N | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 687 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Bowkers, Delcine | 0 | RSA | F | −8N | −19B | =25N | −18B | 0.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.75 | 763 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 534004386 | 0 | — | −14N | −16B | F | −12B | −21N | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 701 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 14390990 | 0 | — | −20B | −15N | −25B | −23N | F | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 706 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Kapp, SebastianRSA+32.03.5 pts · #3
- 2Nevin, TylerCMRSA+27.05.0 pts · #1
- 3Mangcotwya, LihleRSA+21.22.5 pts · #12
Top rating losers
- 1Coetzee, SchalkRSA-34.82.0 pts · #19
- 2Brown, NathanRSA-33.22.5 pts · #24
- 3Kapp, JacintoRSA-22.02.5 pts · #9