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Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Team Chess Championship 2025 (U16)

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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
Top seed
🇿🇦Jared CHIPUNZA1680
Avg top 10
1,527
Participants
26
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×21
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tyler 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
9
3
2
2
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
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
Player1234
1Tyler Botha*
2Viha Beecum*
1
3Joshua Koutsouvelis
0
*
4Jared CHIPUNZA*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Botha, Tyler1529RSA+7B+23N+9B+3N+8N5.09.09.09.002335+60.8
2Beecum, Viha1486RSA+16B+24N+5B+17NF4.05.05.05.002347+46.4
3Ackerdien, Saud1483RSA=8B=9N+7B1B+23N3.011.011.04.001551+10.0
4CHIPUNZA, Jared1680RSA+10BF+12BF+11N3.06.06.06.002271+18.8
5Koutsouvelis, Joshua0RSA+24N+17B2NF+16N3.06.06.02.0015470.0
6De Jager, Jaeden1454RSA+15NF+20NF+22B3.03.03.03.002289+44.0
7Banda, Benjamin0RSA1N+8B3NF+9B2.012.012.04.001349-55.6
8George, Alaina0RSA=3N7N+23B=9N1B2.012.012.02.5013410.0
9Bothma, Jaculene1410RSA+23N=3B1N=8B7N2.012.012.02.501302-15.2
10August, Siyolise0RSA4N+25B=11N=12BF2.07.07.02.0014160.0
11Botlhole, Erato1437RSA+25B=12N=10BF4B2.07.07.02.001400-4.4
12Coetzee, Schalk1505RSAF=11B4N=10N+25B2.07.07.02.001366-14.4
13Sonti, Kamvalethu1465RSAF=18N+19BF=14B2.04.04.02.501495+3.2
14Blandy, Levi1499RSA+19BF=18BF=13N2.04.04.02.501479-2.4
15Sidlayi, Onako0RSA6BF+22B=20NF1.54.54.51.0014770.0
16Ranjith, Aishwarya1583RSA2NF+17NF5B1.08.08.01.001499-9.2
17Coetzee, Samual1511RSAF5N16B2B+24N1.08.08.00.00735-37.2
18Magwa, Sanele1491RSAF=13B=14N19NF1.05.05.02.001483-0.8
19Ndumndum, Eyabo0RSA14NF13N+18BF1.05.05.01.0013600.0
20Barry, Tyler1502RSAF=22N6B=15BF1.05.05.01.001272-24.4
21FIDE 143949280?NFF+26BF1.00.00.00.006700.0
22Gie, Mckenzie1475RSAF=20B15NF6N0.55.55.50.501285-19.6
23FIDE 53401463209B1B8NF3B0.012.014.00.006740.0
24FIDE 53402890005B2BFF17B0.09.09.00.006990.0
25FIDE 534028927011N10NFF12N0.09.09.00.006710.0
26FIDE 143906550FF?N21NF0.01.01.00.006700.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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