Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (U20B)
Open SwissStandard
13 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 10 Jul 2025 to 11 Jul 2025 in Alice, South Africa. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 761, and top seed was Othandwayo Gcwabe (🇿🇦 RSA, 1604).
Emorej Mella (🇿🇦 RSA, 1502) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Siyamamkela Ntsunguzi (4.5) and Bongolethu Damse (4.0). Mella won solo starting round 5.
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 · 2 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×7
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsEmorej Mella led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R6 · LEAD HELD
Emorej Mella held the sole lead from R3 through R6 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Emorej Mella drew with Siyamamkela Ntsunguzi (White).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Emorej Mella 3 wins (R1–R3)Bongolethu Damse 3 wins (R2–R4)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Emorej Mella | * | ½ | 1 | 1 |
| 2Siyamamkela Ntsunguzi | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Bongolethu Damse | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Asekho Ndzothoyi | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mella, Emorej | 1502 | RSA | +12N | +5B | +4N | =2B | +3N | =8B | 5.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 13.25 | 1776 | +40.4 |
| 2 | Ntsunguzi, Siyamamkela | 1549 | FID | +13B | =6N | +11B | =1N | +4B | =3N | 4.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 10.25 | 1508 | -4.8 |
| 3 | Damse, Bongolethu | 1514 | RSA | =10B | +7N | +6B | +5N | −1B | =2B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 10.25 | 1620 | +22.0 |
| 4 | Ndzothoyi, Asekho | 0 | RSA | +7B | +10N | −1B | +9N | −2N | =5B | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 6.25 | 1438 | 0.0 |
| 5 | DU PREEZ, Dillon | 1445 | RSA | +8B | −1N | +10B | −3B | F | =4N | 2.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 4.75 | 708 | -16.4 |
| 6 | Nyali, Amyoli | 0 | RSA | +9N | =2B | −3N | +8B | −7N | F | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.75 | 1283 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Gcwabe, Othandwayo | 1604 | RSA | −4N | −3B | F | =11N | +6B | +9N | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.50 | 714 | -24.8 |
| 8 | FIDE 534020055 | 0 | — | −5N | F | =9B | −6N | +11B | =1N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 1281 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 534016341 | 0 | — | −6B | F | =8N | −4B | +10N | −7B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.00 | 804 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 534019464 | 0 | — | =3N | −4B | −5N | F | −9B | =11N | 1.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1287 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Feni, Aviwe | 0 | RSA | F | F | −2N | =7B | −8N | =10B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.75 | 1384 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 14352109 | 0 | — | −1B | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 702 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 534020101 | 0 | — | −2N | F | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 749 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mella, EmorejRSA+40.45.0 pts · #1
- 2Damse, BongolethuRSA+22.04.0 pts · #2
- 3FIDE 143521090.00.0 pts · #13
Top rating losers
- 1Gcwabe, OthandwayoRSA-24.82.5 pts · #11
- 2DU PREEZ, DillonRSA-16.42.5 pts · #9
- 3Ntsunguzi, SiyamamkelaFID-4.84.5 pts · #4