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Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Team Chess Championship 2025 (U14)

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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 (πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦ RSA, 1666).

Samuel DRISCOLL (πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦ 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.

Location
πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Alice, South Africa
Dates
10 Jul 2025 β†’ 11 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 55 Min. Incr. 5 Sec. / /
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Sebastian Kapp1666
Avg top 10
1,062
Participants
31
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦South AfricaΓ—18
Top 3
  • πŸ₯‡
    Samuel DRISCOLL
    πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦RSAΒ·1637
    5.0ptsΒ·2241perf+19.6
  • πŸ₯ˆ
    Senogo Masoeu
    πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦RSA
    5.0ptsΒ·1686perf0.0
  • πŸ₯‰
    Jayde Arries
    πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦RSAΒ·1444
    4.0ptsΒ·1537perf+9.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 5 rounds

Tight 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.

Co-leaders
18
11
6
4
3
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
DRISCOLL5Masoeu5Ngewu4Arries4Arries3.5Kapp3
R5 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.0/5. DRISCOLL takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (11.0).

WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers

Samuel DRISCOLL 5 wins (R1–R5)Senogo Masoeu 5 wins (R1–R5)Elowo Ngewu 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Samuel DRISCOLL*β€”β€”
1
2Senogo Masoeuβ€”*β€”β€”
3Elowo Ngewuβ€”β€”*β€”
4Jayde Arries
0
β€”β€”*

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#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1DRISCOLL, Samuel1637RSA+29B+7N+3N+20B+8N5.011.011.011.002241+19.6
2Masoeu, Senogo0RSA+19B+6N+?N+14B+30N5.06.06.06.0016860.0
3Arries, Jayde1444RSA+8B+15Nβˆ’1B+7B+29N4.013.013.08.001537+9.6
4Ngewu, Elowo0RSA+6B+19N+16N+30Bβˆ’14N4.08.08.06.0015840.0
5Arries, Keaton0RSA+10N+?Bβˆ’?N=13N+22B3.56.56.55.258240.0
6Kapp, Sebastian1666RSAβˆ’4Nβˆ’2B+14B+15N+16B3.013.015.06.002222+8.0
7George, Aaron1438RSA+17Nβˆ’1B+15Bβˆ’3N+21B3.013.014.05.00740-29.2
8FIDE 143907010β€”βˆ’3N+21B+29N+17Nβˆ’1B3.012.012.03.007400.0
9Sonti, Khwezi0RSA+24B+20Nβˆ’?Bβˆ’12B+21N3.06.06.03.007260.0
10Van Huyssteen, Nathan0RSAβˆ’5B+?N+22B+?Bβˆ’?N3.04.54.51.008240.0
11NELL, Chelsea Jane1431RSA+25N+18B+23BFF3.04.04.04.002381+28.0
12Canham, Ethan0RSAβˆ’?Nβˆ’?B+20B+9N+?B3.04.04.04.007260.0
13FIDE 5340246460β€”+?Bβˆ’?Nβˆ’?N=5B+?N2.53.53.51.758240.0
14Bownes, Fabian0RSA+16Nβˆ’?Bβˆ’6Nβˆ’2N+4B2.014.014.06.0015440.0
15FIDE 5340223330β€”+21Bβˆ’3Bβˆ’7Nβˆ’6B+17B2.012.013.03.007160.0
16Prinsloo, Liam1422RSAβˆ’14B+30Nβˆ’4B+19Bβˆ’6N2.010.010.01.00866-8.0
17FIDE 5340208290β€”βˆ’7B+29N+21Nβˆ’8Bβˆ’15N2.09.09.01.006380.0
18Beukman, Jonah0RSAFβˆ’11N+31N+23BF2.04.04.01.0015060.0
19FIDE 143950610β€”βˆ’2Nβˆ’4B+30Bβˆ’16Nβˆ’?B1.011.011.00.006220.0
20FIDE 5340289600β€”+?Bβˆ’9Bβˆ’12Nβˆ’1Nβˆ’?B1.011.011.00.008360.0
21FIDE 5340210270β€”βˆ’15Nβˆ’8Nβˆ’17B+29Bβˆ’7N1.010.010.00.006380.0
22FIDE 143949790β€”βˆ’?Bβˆ’?Nβˆ’10N+?Bβˆ’5N1.06.56.50.008240.0
23Smile, Osakhe1581RSAF+31Bβˆ’11Nβˆ’18Nβˆ’26B1.06.06.00.00631-28.0
24Bosch, Rayhaan0RSAβˆ’9N+?Bβˆ’27Nβˆ’?Nβˆ’?B1.04.04.00.007260.0
25Vilo, Sibabalwe0RSAβˆ’11B+?NFFF1.03.03.00.006310.0
26FIDE 5340289510β€”FFFF+23N1.01.01.01.0016010.0
27FIDE 5340246620β€”βˆ’?NF+24BFF1.01.01.01.007260.0
28FIDE 5340163330β€”FF+?Nβˆ’?BF1.00.00.00.008240.0
29FIDE 5340209770β€”βˆ’1Nβˆ’17Bβˆ’8Bβˆ’21Nβˆ’3B0.014.015.00.007400.0
30Mnyaka, Isiphile0RSAβˆ’?Bβˆ’16Bβˆ’19Nβˆ’4Nβˆ’2B0.012.012.00.006220.0
31FIDE 5340288970β€”Fβˆ’23Nβˆ’18BFF0.03.03.00.007810.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

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Biggest upsets
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