UCC Mind Over Board 2025 (B)

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20 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 01 Aug 2025 to 03 Aug 2025 in Despatch, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 0.

Panashe George (🇿🇦 RSA, 0) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Imaan Arbi (4.0) and Likuye Tukwayo (4.0).

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

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇿🇦South Africa×10

Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 4 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders

R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

4 players finish on 4.0/5. George takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.5).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Panashe George 3 wins (R1–R3)Likuye Tukwayo 4 wins (R1–R4)Imaan Arbi 3 wins (R3–R5)

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Panashe George	*	0	—	—
2Likuye Tukwayo	1	*	1	—
3Imaan Arbi	—	0	*	—
4Liam Prinsloo	—	—	—	*

#	Player	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	George, Panashe	RSA	+12B	+6N	+7B	−3N	+8B	4.0	13.5	16.5	12.50	2272	+24.4
2	Arbi, Imaan	RSA	+18N	−3B	+10N	+11B	+9N	4.0	13.0	14.0	10.00	2353	+11.2
3	Tukwayo, Likuye	RSA	+?N	+2N	+13B	+1B	−?N	4.0	10.0	10.0	10.00	1606	0.0
4	Prinsloo, Liam	RSA	+?N	+5B	+?N	−?N	+7B	4.0	6.5	6.5	6.50	1419	0.0
5	Hugo, Kian	RSA	+8B	−4N	+?B	=6N	+13B	3.5	12.5	12.5	6.75	1540	0.0
6	Sonti, Khwezi	RSA	+?N	−1B	+18N	=5B	+15N	3.5	10.5	10.5	4.75	821	0.0
7	Swartz, Jane	RSA	+20N	+17B	−1N	+14B	−4N	3.0	11.0	11.0	3.00	821	-10.0
8	Smile, Osakhe	RSA	−5N	+20B	+17N	+15B	−1N	3.0	10.5	10.5	3.00	821	-14.4
9	Murray, Chloe	RSA	+19B	−?N	+12B	+13N	−2B	3.0	9.0	9.0	5.00	768	0.0
10	Bosch, Rayhaan	RSA	−13B	+19N	−2B	+17N	+16N	3.0	9.0	9.0	3.00	923	-11.2
11	FIDE 14360837	—	+?B	−13N	+?B	−2N	+14N	3.0	8.0	8.0	2.00	923	0.0
12	FIDE 14391023	—	−1N	+?B	−9N	+?B	+?N	3.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	821	0.0
13	FIDE 14389932	—	+10N	+11B	−3N	−9B	−5N	2.0	13.5	16.5	6.00	1573	0.0
14	FIDE 14360861	—	+?N	−15B	+16N	−7N	−11B	2.0	10.0	10.0	2.00	624	0.0
15	FIDE 14370476	—	+?B	+14N	−?B	−8N	−6B	2.0	8.5	8.5	2.00	667	0.0
16	FIDE 534017674	—	−?B	+?N	−14B	+?N	−10B	2.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	683	0.0
17	FIDE 534029419	—	F	−7N	−8B	−10B	+?N	1.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	699	0.0
18	FIDE 534029400	—	−2B	+?N	−6B	−?N	−?B	1.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	923	0.0
19	FIDE 14393280	—	−9N	−10B	−?N	F	−?B	0.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	753	0.0
20	FIDE 534029427	—	−7B	−8N	F	F	F	0.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	672	0.0

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