FIDE in the Bay 2025 (B)
Open SwissStandard
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
Federations · 2 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×11
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsSaud Ackerdien led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
13
4
2
1
1
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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Saud Ackerdien | * | 1 | ½ | 1 |
| 2Sandiso Jiki | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Jaydon Murray | ½ | — | * | — |
| 4Simon Fogarty | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ackerdien, Saud | 1483 | RSA | +5N | +8B | +2N | +7N | =3B | 4.5 | 15.0 | 18.0 | 16.00 | 1788 | +45.6 |
| 2 | Jiki, Sandiso | 1613 | RSA | +15B | +4N | −1B | +14N | +11B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 10.50 | 1697 | +16.4 |
| 3 | Murray, Jaydon | 1509 | RSA | +13B | =11N | +12B | +6B | =1N | 4.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 11.00 | 1600 | +14.4 |
| 4 | Lippstreu, Caleb | 1480 | FID | +17N | −2B | +18N | +8B | +9N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 9.00 | 813 | -12.8 |
| 5 | Fogarty, Simon | 0 | RSA | −1B | +?N | +?B | +12N | +7B | 4.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.00 | 1453 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Brown, Nathan | 1470 | RSA | +14B | =12N | +11B | −3N | +15B | 3.5 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 7.50 | 1646 | +28.0 |
| 7 | Prinsloo, Liam | 1422 | RSA | +19N | +10B | +9N | −1B | −5N | 3.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 7.50 | 683 | -16.8 |
| 8 | FIDE 534014179 | 0 | — | +?B | −1N | +?B | −4N | +13B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 682 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 534014250 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | −7B | +13N | −4B | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 2.00 | 651 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Bownes, Fabian | 0 | RSA | +?B | −7N | −13B | +17N | +?B | 3.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.50 | 622 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FREEMAN, Nicole | 1472 | RSA | +20N | =3B | −6N | +19B | −2N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1258 | -30.4 |
| 12 | Swartz, Jane | 0 | RSA | +16N | =6B | −3N | −5B | =18N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 4.50 | 1297 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 534019510 | 0 | — | −3N | +20B | +10N | −9B | −8N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 709 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Smile, Osakhe | 1581 | RSA | −6N | +18B | +16N | −2B | F | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.50 | 742 | -44.4 |
| 15 | FIDE 14389797 | 0 | — | −2N | −17B | +20N | +?B | −6N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 742 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 534014195 | 0 | — | −12B | +?N | −14B | −?N | +?B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 781 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Van Wyk, Keagen | 0 | RSA | −4B | +15N | =19N | −10B | F | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.75 | 680 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 14396041 | 0 | — | +?B | −14N | −4B | −?N | =12B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 731 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 14362740 | 0 | — | −7B | +?N | =17B | −11N | F | 1.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.75 | 647 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 534026983 | 0 | — | −11B | −13N | −15B | −?N | F | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 672 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ackerdien, SaudRSA+45.64.5 pts · #2
- 2Brown, NathanRSA+28.03.5 pts · #4
- 3Jiki, SandisoRSA+16.44.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Smile, OsakheRSA-44.42.0 pts · #17
- 2FREEMAN, NicoleRSA-30.42.5 pts · #7
- 3Prinsloo, LiamRSA-16.83.0 pts · #12
Biggest upsets
- R3+130 Elo gap
- R1+111 Elo gap