Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Team Chess Championship 2025 (U14)
31 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 1062, and top seed was Sebastian Kapp (🇿🇦 RSA, 1666).
Samuel DRISCOLL (🇿🇦 RSA, 1637) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Senogo Masoeu (5.0) and Jayde Arries (4.0). DRISCOLL shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Chelsea Jane NELL (1431) beat Osakhe Smile (1581), a +150-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 5.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
2 players finish on 5.0/5. DRISCOLL takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.0).
Samuel DRISCOLL 5 wins (R1–R5)Senogo Masoeu 5 wins (R1–R5)Elowo Ngewu 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Samuel DRISCOLL | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Senogo Masoeu | — | * | — | — |
| 3Elowo Ngewu | — | — | * | — |
| 4Jayde Arries | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DRISCOLL, Samuel | 1637 | RSA | +29B | +7N | +3N | +20B | +8N | 5.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.00 | 2241 | +19.6 |
| 2 | Masoeu, Senogo | 0 | RSA | +19B | +6N | +?N | +14B | +30N | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 1686 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Arries, Jayde | 1444 | RSA | +8B | +15N | −1B | +7B | +29N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 8.00 | 1537 | +9.6 |
| 4 | Ngewu, Elowo | 0 | RSA | +6B | +19N | +16N | +30B | −14N | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 6.00 | 1584 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Arries, Keaton | 0 | RSA | +10N | +?B | −?N | =13N | +22B | 3.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 5.25 | 824 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Kapp, Sebastian | 1666 | RSA | −4N | −2B | +14B | +15N | +16B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 6.00 | 2222 | +8.0 |
| 7 | George, Aaron | 1438 | RSA | +17N | −1B | +15B | −3N | +21B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 740 | -29.2 |
| 8 | FIDE 14390701 | 0 | — | −3N | +21B | +29N | +17N | −1B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 3.00 | 740 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Sonti, Khwezi | 0 | RSA | +24B | +20N | −?B | −12B | +21N | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 726 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Van Huyssteen, Nathan | 0 | RSA | −5B | +?N | +22B | +?B | −?N | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1.00 | 824 | 0.0 |
| 11 | NELL, Chelsea Jane | 1431 | RSA | +25N | +18B | +23B | F | F | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 2381 | +28.0 |
| 12 | Canham, Ethan | 0 | RSA | −?N | −?B | +20B | +9N | +?B | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.00 | 726 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 534024646 | 0 | — | +?B | −?N | −?N | =5B | +?N | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 1.75 | 824 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Bownes, Fabian | 0 | RSA | +16N | −?B | −6N | −2N | +4B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 6.00 | 1544 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 534022333 | 0 | — | +21B | −3B | −7N | −6B | +17B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 716 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Prinsloo, Liam | 1422 | RSA | −14B | +30N | −4B | +19B | −6N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 866 | -8.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 534020829 | 0 | — | −7B | +29N | +21N | −8B | −15N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 638 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Beukman, Jonah | 0 | RSA | F | −11N | +31N | +23B | F | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 1506 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 14395061 | 0 | — | −2N | −4B | +30B | −16N | −?B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 622 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 534028960 | 0 | — | +?B | −9B | −12N | −1N | −?B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 836 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 534021027 | 0 | — | −15N | −8N | −17B | +29B | −7N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 638 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 14394979 | 0 | — | −?B | −?N | −10N | +?B | −5N | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 824 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Smile, Osakhe | 1581 | RSA | F | +31B | −11N | −18N | −26B | 1.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 631 | -28.0 |
| 24 | Bosch, Rayhaan | 0 | RSA | −9N | +?B | −27N | −?N | −?B | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 726 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Vilo, Sibabalwe | 0 | RSA | −11B | +?N | F | F | F | 1.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 631 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 534028951 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | +23N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1601 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 534024662 | 0 | — | −?N | F | +24B | F | F | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 726 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 534016333 | 0 | — | F | F | +?N | −?B | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 824 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 534020977 | 0 | — | −1N | −17B | −8B | −21N | −3B | 0.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 0.00 | 740 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Mnyaka, Isiphile | 0 | RSA | −?B | −16B | −19N | −4N | −2B | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 622 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 534028897 | 0 | — | F | −23N | −18B | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 781 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1NELL, Chelsea JaneRSA+28.03.0 pts · #6
- 2DRISCOLL, SamuelRSA+19.65.0 pts · #1
- 3Arries, JaydeRSA+9.64.0 pts · #8
- 1George, AaronRSA-29.23.0 pts · #22
- 2Smile, OsakheRSA-28.01.0 pts · #25
- 3Prinsloo, LiamRSA-8.02.0 pts · #15
- R3+150 Elo gap