Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (U16B)
Open SwissStandard
18 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 10 Jul 2025 to 11 Jul 2025 in Alice, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 1508, and top seed was Jared CHIPUNZA (🇿🇦 RSA, 1680).
Nathan Brown (🇿🇦 RSA, 1470) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Jared CHIPUNZA (4.5) and Samual Coetzee (4.0). Brown took the lead from round 5.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Nathan Brown (1470) beat Jared CHIPUNZA (1680), a +210-point gap.
Location
🇿🇦Alice, South Africa
Dates
10 Jul 2025 → 11 Jul 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 55 Min. Incr. 5 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×16
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsNathan Brown led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE12 Jul
Nathan Brown takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Nathan Brown beat Jared CHIPUNZA (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Nathan Brown 3 wins (R3–R5)Jared CHIPUNZA 4 wins (R1–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Nathan Brown | * | 1 | ½ | — |
| 2Jared CHIPUNZA | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Samual Coetzee | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4Kungawo Toko | — | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brown, Nathan | 1470 | RSA | +11B | =3N | +13B | +6N | +2N | =5B | 5.0 | 18.5 | 21.0 | 17.25 | 1770 | +76.0 |
| 2 | CHIPUNZA, Jared | 1680 | RSA | +6B | +8N | +4B | +7N | −1B | =3N | 4.5 | 20.0 | 23.5 | 16.50 | 1631 | -11.2 |
| 3 | Coetzee, Samual | 1511 | RSA | +9N | =1B | =7N | =5B | +12N | =2B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 14.25 | 1644 | +41.6 |
| 4 | Toko, Kungawo | 0 | RSA | +5N | +9B | −2N | =12B | =8N | +10B | 4.0 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 13.00 | 1547 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Coetzee, Schalk | 1505 | RSA | −4B | +11N | +14B | =3N | =7B | =1N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 22.0 | 11.75 | 1580 | +15.6 |
| 6 | De Jager, Jaeden | 1454 | RSA | −2N | +10B | +16N | −1B | =9N | +12B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 9.25 | 1442 | -4.4 |
| 7 | Magwa, Sanele | 1491 | RSA | +18B | +14N | =3B | −2B | =5N | =8N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.5 | 8.50 | 1530 | +10.4 |
| 8 | Ackerdien, Saud | 1483 | RSA | +10N | −2B | =12N | +13N | =4B | =7B | 3.5 | 17.5 | 20.0 | 10.50 | 1535 | +10.8 |
| 9 | Blandy, Levi | 1499 | RSA | −3B | −4N | +18B | +15N | =6B | +13N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 6.75 | 1489 | -1.6 |
| 10 | Hendricks, Zeno | 0 | RSA | −8B | −6N | +15B | +14N | +11B | −4N | 3.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 7.50 | 1344 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Koutsouvelis, Joshua | 0 | RSA | −1N | −5B | +17N | +16B | −10N | +15B | 3.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 5.00 | 1346 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Sonti, Kamvalethu | 1465 | RSA | +15B | =13N | =8B | =4N | −3B | −6N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 7.00 | 1295 | -35.6 |
| 13 | Barry, Tyler | 1502 | RSA | +17N | =12B | −1N | −8B | +16N | −9B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 4.25 | 1322 | -48.4 |
| 14 | Bain, Caden | 1469 | RSA | +16N | −7B | −5N | −10B | =17N | +18B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 3.00 | 1205 | -38.4 |
| 15 | Mnyaka, Isiphile | 0 | RSA | −12N | +17B | −10N | −9B | +18N | −11N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 1.50 | 1342 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 14394928 | 0 | — | −14B | +18N | −6B | −11N | −13B | +17B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 13.0 | 1.50 | 1273 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Botlhole, Erato | 1437 | RSA | −13B | −15N | −11B | =18N | =14B | −16N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 1.50 | 1293 | -14.8 |
| 18 | FIDE 534014632 | 0 | — | −7N | −16B | −9N | =17B | −15B | −14N | 0.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 0.50 | 1152 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Brown, NathanRSA+76.05.0 pts · #2
- 2Coetzee, SamualRSA+41.64.0 pts · #1
- 3Coetzee, SchalkRSA+15.63.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Barry, TylerRSA-48.42.5 pts · #9
- 2Bain, CadenRSA-38.42.5 pts · #17
- 3Sonti, KamvalethuRSA-35.62.5 pts · #12
Biggest upsets
- R5+210 Elo gap