Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Team Chess Championship 2025 (U16)
Open SwissStandard
26 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 10 Jul 2025 to 11 Jul 2025 in Alice, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 1527, and top seed was Jared CHIPUNZA (🇿🇦 RSA, 1680).
Tyler Botha (🇿🇦 RSA, 1529) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Viha Beecum (4.0) and Saud Ackerdien (3.0). Botha broke clear in the final round.
Location
🇿🇦Alice, South Africa
Dates
10 Jul 2025 → 11 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 55 Min. Incr. 5 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×21
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTyler Botha 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
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3
2
2
1
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD
Tyler Botha never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Tyler Botha 5 wins (R1–R5)Viha Beecum 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tyler Botha | * | — | — | — |
| 2Viha Beecum | — | * | 1 | — |
| 3Joshua Koutsouvelis | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Jared CHIPUNZA | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Botha, Tyler | 1529 | RSA | +7B | +23N | +9B | +3N | +8N | 5.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 2335 | +60.8 |
| 2 | Beecum, Viha | 1486 | RSA | +16B | +24N | +5B | +17N | F | 4.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 2347 | +46.4 |
| 3 | Ackerdien, Saud | 1483 | RSA | =8B | =9N | +7B | −1B | +23N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 4.00 | 1551 | +10.0 |
| 4 | CHIPUNZA, Jared | 1680 | RSA | +10B | F | +12B | F | +11N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 2271 | +18.8 |
| 5 | Koutsouvelis, Joshua | 0 | RSA | +24N | +17B | −2N | F | +16N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 1547 | 0.0 |
| 6 | De Jager, Jaeden | 1454 | RSA | +15N | F | +20N | F | +22B | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 2289 | +44.0 |
| 7 | Banda, Benjamin | 0 | RSA | −1N | +8B | −3N | F | +9B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1349 | -55.6 |
| 8 | George, Alaina | 0 | RSA | =3N | −7N | +23B | =9N | −1B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.50 | 1341 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Bothma, Jaculene | 1410 | RSA | +23N | =3B | −1N | =8B | −7N | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.50 | 1302 | -15.2 |
| 10 | August, Siyolise | 0 | RSA | −4N | +25B | =11N | =12B | F | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1416 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Botlhole, Erato | 1437 | RSA | +25B | =12N | =10B | F | −4B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1400 | -4.4 |
| 12 | Coetzee, Schalk | 1505 | RSA | F | =11B | −4N | =10N | +25B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 1366 | -14.4 |
| 13 | Sonti, Kamvalethu | 1465 | RSA | F | =18N | +19B | F | =14B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.50 | 1495 | +3.2 |
| 14 | Blandy, Levi | 1499 | RSA | +19B | F | =18B | F | =13N | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.50 | 1479 | -2.4 |
| 15 | Sidlayi, Onako | 0 | RSA | −6B | F | +22B | =20N | F | 1.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 1477 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Ranjith, Aishwarya | 1583 | RSA | −2N | F | +17N | F | −5B | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1499 | -9.2 |
| 17 | Coetzee, Samual | 1511 | RSA | F | −5N | −16B | −2B | +24N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 735 | -37.2 |
| 18 | Magwa, Sanele | 1491 | RSA | F | =13B | =14N | −19N | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 2.00 | 1483 | -0.8 |
| 19 | Ndumndum, Eyabo | 0 | RSA | −14N | F | −13N | +18B | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1360 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Barry, Tyler | 1502 | RSA | F | =22N | −6B | =15B | F | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1272 | -24.4 |
| 21 | FIDE 14394928 | 0 | — | −?N | F | F | +26B | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 670 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Gie, Mckenzie | 1475 | RSA | F | =20B | −15N | F | −6N | 0.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.50 | 1285 | -19.6 |
| 23 | FIDE 534014632 | 0 | — | −9B | −1B | −8N | F | −3B | 0.0 | 12.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 674 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 534028900 | 0 | — | −5B | −2B | F | F | −17B | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 699 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 534028927 | 0 | — | −11N | −10N | F | F | −12N | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 671 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 14390655 | 0 | — | F | F | −?N | −21N | F | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 670 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Botha, TylerRSA+60.85.0 pts · #1
- 2Beecum, VihaRSA+46.44.0 pts · #5
- 3De Jager, JaedenRSA+44.03.0 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1Banda, BenjaminRSA-55.62.0 pts · #12
- 2Coetzee, SamualRSA-37.21.0 pts · #24
- 3Barry, TylerRSA-24.41.0 pts · #16