Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (U18B)

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23 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 10 Jul 2025 to 11 Jul 2025 in Alice, South Africa. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1583, and top seed was James CHIPUNZA (🇿🇦 RSA, 1683).

James CHIPUNZA (🇿🇦 RSA, 1683) won with 6.0/6, ahead of Noah Peter (5.0) and Joseph Amachukwu (4.0). CHIPUNZA won solo starting round 4.

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

Top seed

🇿🇦James CHIPUNZA1683

Avg top 10

1,583

Participants

Titled players · 1

CM×1

Federations · 1 represented

🇿🇦South Africa×18

Top 3

🥇
James CHIPUNZA
🇿🇦RSA·1683
6.0pts·2370perf+84.0
🥈
CMNoah Peter
🇿🇦RSA·1673
5.0pts·1838perf+40.0
🥉
Joseph Amachukwu
🇿🇦RSA·1564
4.0pts·1490perf-7.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

James CHIPUNZA led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

CHIPUNZA6Peter5Mayo4Mtshekexe4Mbewe4Amachukwu4

R4–R6 · LEAD HELD

James CHIPUNZA never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

James CHIPUNZA beat CM Noah Peter (White).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

James CHIPUNZA 6 wins (R1–R6)CM Noah Peter 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1James CHIPUNZA	*	1	—	1
2CMNoah Peter	0	*	—	—
3Esinaye Mayo	—	—	*	—
4Usemhle Mtshekexe	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	CHIPUNZA, James	1683	RSA	+7N	+12B	+11N	+2B	+3N	+4B	6.0	19.5	22.5	22.50	2370	+84.0
2	Peter, NoahCM	1673	RSA	+8B	+17N	+13B	−1N	+10B	+7N	5.0	19.0	21.5	15.50	1838	+40.0
3	Amachukwu, Joseph	1564	RSA	+5B	+14N	+10B	=8N	−1B	=6B	4.0	20.5	23.5	13.75	1490	-7.2
4	Mtshekexe, Usemhle	1576	RSA	−10N	+16B	+14N	+11B	+13B	−1N	4.0	18.0	20.5	11.50	1708	+20.8
5	Mayo, Esinaye	0	RSA	−3N	+?B	=7N	=15B	+11N	+12B	4.0	16.0	16.0	9.00	1543	0.0
6	Mbewe, Tatenda	0	RSA	=16N	−7B	+23N	+20B	+8B	=3N	4.0	15.0	15.5	8.75	1620	0.0
7	Jiki, Sandiso	1613	RSA	−1B	+6N	=5B	+17N	+9B	−2B	3.5	22.5	25.0	12.00	1574	-8.0
8	Schultz, Jade	1683	RSA	−2N	+19B	+15N	=3B	−6N	+17B	3.5	18.0	20.0	9.00	1629	-10.4
9	Hammond, Anees	1488	RSA	+19N	−10B	=20N	+22B	−7N	+15B	3.5	12.5	13.0	5.75	1529	+4.4
10	Davids, Tristan	0	RSA	+4B	+9N	−3N	+16B	−2N	−13B	3.0	19.5	22.0	10.00	1500	0.0
11	Grigor, Ruan	1507	RSA	+18B	+21N	−1B	−4N	−5B	+16N	3.0	19.0	20.0	6.00	830	-26.8
12	Fourie, Neelon	1486	RSA	+20B	−1N	+21B	−13N	+14B	−5N	3.0	17.5	18.5	5.50	821	-26.0
13	Swart, Ruan	1558	RSA	F	+15B	−2N	+12B	−4N	+10N	3.0	17.5	17.5	8.50	1545	-2.4
14	Vorster, Stephan	0	RSA	+?N	−3B	−4B	+21N	−12N	+19B	3.0	14.0	14.0	3.00	742	0.0
15	Gie, Luca	1445	RSA	+22B	−13N	−8B	=5N	+18B	−9N	2.5	16.5	17.0	5.00	776	-39.6
16	Magobiyane, Sandile	0	RSA	=6B	−4N	+18B	−10N	+22N	−11B	2.5	16.5	17.0	5.00	742	0.0
17	Boggenpoel, Cole	1452	RSA	+23N	−2B	=22N	−7B	+20N	−8N	2.5	14.0	14.5	2.25	856	-28.8
18	FIDE 534015671	0	—	−11N	=23B	−16N	+19B	−15N	+22B	2.5	10.5	11.0	2.75	676	0.0
19	FIDE 534015787	0	—	−9B	−8N	+?B	−18N	+23B	−14N	2.0	13.0	13.0	0.50	786	0.0
20	FIDE 534029036	0	—	−12N	F	=9B	−6N	−17B	+?B	1.5	13.0	13.0	1.75	1202	0.0
21	FIDE 534029028	0	—	F	−11B	−12N	−14B	−?N	+23N	1.0	9.5	9.5	0.50	697	0.0
22	Van Wyk, Keagen	0	RSA	−15N	F	=17B	−9N	−16B	−18N	0.5	13.5	13.5	1.25	1189	0.0
23	FIDE 534015736	0	—	−17B	=18N	−6B	−?N	−19N	−21B	0.5	12.0	12.0	1.25	652	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1CHIPUNZA, JamesRSA
+84.0
6.0 pts · #1
2Peter, NoahCMRSA
+40.0
5.0 pts · #2
3Mtshekexe, UsemhleRSA
+20.8
4.0 pts · #5

Top rating losers

1Gie, LucaRSA
-39.6
2.5 pts · #17
2Boggenpoel, ColeRSA
-28.8
2.5 pts · #20
3Grigor, RuanRSA
-26.8
3.0 pts · #19