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2025 South African Open Chess Championships (U14 Girls)

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26 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 1195, and top seed was Thandoluhle Zulu (🇿🇦 RSA, 1551).

Lillith Jacobs (🇿🇦 RSA, 1491) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Kaylee Budhram (4.0) and Aditi Maharaj (4.0). Jacobs broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Aditi Maharaj (1442) beat Thandoluhle Zulu (1551), a +109-point gap.

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
Top seed
🇿🇦Thandoluhle Zulu1551
Avg top 10
1,195
Participants
26
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×14
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Lillith Jacobs led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
17
8
3
2
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD

Lillith Jacobs never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Lillith Jacobs beat Kaylee Budhram (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Lillith Jacobs 5 wins (R1–R5)Kaylee Budhram 3 wins (R1–R3)Ciara ADAMS 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Lillith Jacobs*
1
1
2Kaylee Budhram
0
*
3Ciara ADAMS
0
*
4Mila Papanicolaou*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Jacobs, Lillith1491RSA+21N+10B+3N+2B+4N5.015.017.017.002269+56.4
2Budhram, Kaylee1541RSA+15B+6N+9B1N+8B4.015.017.512.501646+16.4
3Maharaj, Aditi1442RSA+12B+5N1B+9N+17B4.015.017.512.501521+8.8
4ADAMS, Ciara1422RSA+18B+22N+8B+16N1B4.012.514.59.501506+9.2
5Papanicolaou, Mila0RSA+?N3B+?N+10B+11N4.010.010.06.0014350.0
6Mulholland, Emmy Rida0RSA+?N2B+18N+13B+?N4.09.09.05.0015050.0
7Monamatha, Diteboho1513RSA+23B+14N=16B8N+15B3.511.013.08.75722-19.6
8Hagen, Gina Sophia1522RSA+20N+11B4N+7B2N3.014.516.58.501477-10.0
9Zulu, Thandoluhle1551RSA+25N+13B2N3B+20N3.013.015.07.00692-46.4
10FIDE 143719010+?B1N+19B5N+23B3.013.013.04.006900.0
11Swanepoel, Leja1468RSA+19B8N+26B+24N5B3.011.012.55.50722-14.8
12FIDE 53402876503N+21B+22B15N+24B3.010.512.56.006420.0
13FIDE 5340242800+?B9N+?B6N+19B3.09.09.02.007510.0
14Van Der Schyff, Charlize0RSA+?N7B+?N?B+18N3.05.55.52.006930.0
15FIDE 1439978402N=?B+?N+12B7N2.510.510.53.007290.0
16Van Dyk, Tayla0RSA+?N+?B=7N4B?N2.57.57.51.7514690.0
17FIDE 5340287810=?N+20B?N+?B3N2.56.06.02.006550.0
18FIDE 53401195104N+?B6B+26N14B2.012.512.51.506230.0
19FIDE 534019995011N+?B10N+25B13N2.011.011.02.006280.0
20Molefe, Tshegofatso0RSA8B17N+?B+?N9B2.08.58.50.007370.0
21FIDE 53402874901B12N?N+?B+?N2.08.08.00.006900.0
22FIDE 5340060600+?N4B12N?B+?N2.07.07.00.006230.0
23FIDE 1439457007N?B+?N+?B10N2.06.56.50.007170.0
24FIDE 5340287300+?N?B+?N11B12N2.06.06.00.006280.0
25FIDE 53402875709B?N+?B19N+?B2.05.05.00.007510.0
26De Villiers, Lene0RSA?N+?B11N18B=?N1.55.05.00.006480.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets