FIDE in the Bay 2025 (A)
Open SwissStandard
12 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 05 Jul 2025 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 1139, and top seed was Vianco Freeman (🇿🇦 RSA, 1737).
Vianco Freeman (🇿🇦 RSA, 1737) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Usemhle Mtshekexe (4.0) and Thomas Fogarty (3.0). Freeman won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Usemhle Mtshekexe (1576) beat Thomas Fogarty (1688), a +112-point gap.
Location
🇿🇦Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Dates
05 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 55 Min. Incr. 5 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×11
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsVianco Freeman led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Vianco Freeman never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Vianco Freeman beat Usemhle Mtshekexe (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Vianco Freeman 5 wins (R1–R5)Usemhle Mtshekexe 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Vianco Freeman | * | 1 | — | 1 |
| 2Usemhle Mtshekexe | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Thomas Fogarty | — | 0 | * | 0 |
| 4Panashe George | 0 | — | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freeman, Vianco | 1737 | RSA | +4B | +5N | +6B | +2N | +7B | 5.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 14.00 | 2367 | +17.0 |
| 2 | Mtshekexe, Usemhle | 1576 | RSA | +12N | +3B | +7N | −1B | +8N | 4.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 7.00 | 1876 | +62.8 |
| 3 | Fogarty, Thomas | 1688 | RSA | +11B | −2N | +5B | +10N | −4B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 1539 | -15.6 |
| 4 | George, Panashe | 0 | RSA | −1N | −8B | +?N | +12B | +3N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1577 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Mella, Emorej | 1502 | RSA | +9N | −1B | −3N | +11N | =6B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 4.25 | 1544 | +5.6 |
| 6 | Tiry, Muhammad Hasan | 0 | RSA | +8N | −7B | −1N | +?B | =5N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.25 | 1549 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Step, Nicholas | 1625 | RSA | F | +6N | −2B | +8B | −1N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 4.50 | 1540 | -13.6 |
| 8 | Dakin, Brett Russell | 1682 | RSA | −6B | +4N | +11B | −7N | −2B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 800 | -24.4 |
| 9 | Stander, Cael Lelethu | 1581 | RSA | −5B | +10N | +12B | F | F | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.50 | 702 | -24.4 |
| 10 | Bowkers, Delcine | 0 | RSA | =?N | −9B | F | −3B | +12N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 835 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Hugo, Kian | 0 | RSA | −3N | +?B | −8N | −5B | F | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 824 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 534026967 | 0 | — | −2B | F | −9N | −4N | −10B | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 779 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mtshekexe, UsemhleRSA+62.84.0 pts · #1
- 2Freeman, ViancoRSA+17.05.0 pts · #2
- 3Mella, EmorejRSA+5.62.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Dakin, Brett RussellRSA-24.42.0 pts · #10
- 2Stander, Cael LelethuRSA-24.42.0 pts · #12
- 3Fogarty, ThomasRSA-15.63.0 pts · #4
Biggest upsets
- R2+112 Elo gap
- R5+106 Elo gap