2025 South African Open Chess Championships (U10)
Open SwissStandard
10 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 28 Jun 2025 to 05 Jul 2025 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 0, and top seed was Kian Steyn (🇿🇦 RSA, 1636).
Location
🇿🇦Johannesburg, South Africa
Dates
28 Jun 2025 → 05 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
10
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
29
14
7
3
3
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.5/5. takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
FIDE 534024069 won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1FIDE 534024069 | * | — | — | — |
| 2FIDE 534001840 | — | * | — | — |
| 3Pabatso Rakubutu | — | — | * | 1 |
| 4FIDE 14395517 | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIDE 534024069 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | +?B | +?B | =?N | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1504 | 0.0 |
| 2 | FIDE 534001840 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | =?N | +?B | +?B | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1640 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Rakubutu, Pabatso | 0 | RSA | +4N | −?B | +?N | =?B | +?N | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 1640 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 14395517 | 0 | — | −3B | +?N | −?B | +?N | +?B | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1504 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Stelloh, Alexander | 0 | RSA | +?N | −?B | +?N | −?N | +8B | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 840 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 534024085 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | −?N | +?B | −?N | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1504 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 534012435 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | −?N | +?B | −?N | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 840 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 534013431 | 0 | — | −?N | +?B | −?N | +?B | −5N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 684 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 534024050 | 0 | — | −?N | +?B | −?N | +?B | −?N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 840 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 534028404 | 0 | — | −?B | +?N | −?B | −?N | −?B | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 684 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1FIDE 143955170.03.0 pts · #2
- 2FIDE 5340018400.04.5 pts · #5
- 3Stelloh, AlexanderRSA0.03.0 pts · #9
Top rating losers
- 1FIDE 143955170.03.0 pts · #2
- 2FIDE 5340018400.04.5 pts · #5
- 3Stelloh, AlexanderRSA0.03.0 pts · #9