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FIDE in the Bay 2025 (B)

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20 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 05 Jul 2025 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1203, and top seed was Sandiso Jiki (🇿🇦 RSA, 1613).

Saud Ackerdien (🇿🇦 RSA, 1483) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Sandiso Jiki (4.0) and Jaydon Murray (4.0). Ackerdien won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Saud Ackerdien (1483) beat Sandiso Jiki (1613), a +130-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
Top seed
🇿🇦Sandiso Jiki1613
Avg top 10
1,203
Participants
20
Federations · 2 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×11
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Saud Ackerdien led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
13
4
2
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Saud Ackerdien held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Saud Ackerdien beat Sandiso Jiki (Black).

R1–R4 · WIN STREAK

Saud Ackerdien won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Saud Ackerdien*
1
½
1
2Sandiso Jiki
0
*
3Jaydon Murray
½
*
4Simon Fogarty
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Ackerdien, Saud1483RSA+5N+8B+2N+7N=3B4.515.018.016.001788+45.6
2Jiki, Sandiso1613RSA+15B+4N1B+14N+11B4.013.015.010.501697+16.4
3Murray, Jaydon1509RSA+13B=11N+12B+6B=1N4.012.514.511.001600+14.4
4Lippstreu, Caleb1480FID+17N2B+18N+8B+9N4.011.513.09.00813-12.8
5Fogarty, Simon0RSA1B+?N+?B+12N+7B4.09.59.55.0014530.0
6Brown, Nathan1470RSA+14B=12N+11B3N+15B3.510.512.57.501646+28.0
7Prinsloo, Liam1422RSA+19N+10B+9N1B5N3.014.516.07.50683-16.8
8FIDE 5340141790+?B1N+?B4N+13B3.010.510.52.006820.0
9FIDE 5340142500+?B+?N7B+13N4B3.09.09.02.006510.0
10Bownes, Fabian0RSA+?B7N13B+17N+?B3.06.56.51.506220.0
11FREEMAN, Nicole1472RSA+20N=3B6N+19B2N2.513.013.03.501258-30.4
12Swartz, Jane0RSA+16N=6B3N5B=18N2.013.515.04.5012970.0
13FIDE 53401951003N+20B+10N9B8N2.013.013.03.007090.0
14Smile, Osakhe1581RSA6N+18B+16N2BF2.011.011.03.50742-44.4
15FIDE 1438979702N17B+20N+?B6N2.09.09.00.007420.0
16FIDE 534014195012B+?N14B?N+?B2.04.04.00.007810.0
17Van Wyk, Keagen0RSA4B+15N=19N10BF1.510.510.52.756800.0
18FIDE 143960410+?B14N4B?N=12B1.58.08.01.007310.0
19FIDE 1436274007B+?N=17B11NF1.57.07.00.756470.0
20FIDE 534026983011B13N15B?NF0.06.56.50.006720.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets