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Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Team Chess Championship 2025 (U20 and Open)

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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. 1 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1684, and top seed was Neathan Peter (🇿🇦 RSA, CM, 2075).

Kulasande Mafanya (🇿🇦 RSA, 0) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Neathan Peter (4.5) and Ismaeel Lagardien (4.0). Mafanya broke clear in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Diego Swanepoel (1481) beat Mekhail Perring (1602), a +121-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 · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇿🇦CMNeathan Peter2075
Avg top 10
1,684
Participants
31
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 2 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×24
FIDE (no federation)×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Kulasande Mafanya led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders
12
3
2
2
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R5–R5 · LEAD HELD

Kulasande Mafanya held the sole lead from R5 through R5 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Kulasande Mafanya 5 wins (R1–R5)CM Neathan Peter 4 wins (R2–R5)

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Mafanya, Kulasande0RSA+11N+12B+28B+23N+19N5.07.58.08.002382+11.0
2Peter, NeathanCM2075RSA=12N+11B+19N+28B+22B4.57.58.06.752017-5.6
3Lagardien, Ismaeel1802RSA+15B=6N+9B=13N+14N4.011.013.010.001805+1.2
4Phetshe, Mzwanele1655RSA+24N+16B+25B+26NF4.05.05.05.002293+11.6
5Gcwabe, Othandwayo1604RSA+20N=7B+8N+18BF3.510.512.08.251688+8.4
6Bonani, Likhona1632RSA+21N=3B14B+8N+30N3.510.010.56.501626-0.4
7Mxenge, Afika1545RSA+29B=5N+17N+31BF3.56.06.04.251723+9.2
8Nyali, Amyoli0RSA+14B+18N5B6B+29B3.011.011.54.5015610.0
9Ntsunguzi, Siyamamkela1549FID+22N=13B3N=11N+21N3.010.011.04.501679+26.8
10Mella, Emorej1502RSAF+31N+24B+16BF3.04.04.03.002293+19.6
11Tokoyi, Romeo1698RSA1B2N+22N=9B+23B2.513.514.53.501687-4.0
12Kapp, Jacinto1591RSA=2B1N+23B14N+28N2.512.513.03.751629+0.8
13Perring, Mekhail1602RSA=30N=9N+21B=3B15N2.510.010.54.751500-23.6
14Sahluko, Emihle1567RSA8NF+6N+12B3B2.013.013.06.001800+37.2
15Swanepoel, Diego1481RSA3N+21BF17B+13B2.09.510.03.501495-0.4
16Pienaar, Keaton1493RSA+27B4N+26B10NF2.09.010.02.00779-31.2
17Mzizi, Olwethu1458RSA+31BF7B+15NF2.09.09.02.001513+3.2
18DU PREEZ, Dillon1445RSAF8B+29N5N+20B2.08.58.52.00804-5.8
19Ndzothoyi, Asekho0RSA+?B=28N2BF1B1.510.010.00.2515220.0
20FIDE 1437450105B=29N+?B25N18N1.57.07.00.257250.0
21Mpitikezi, Thembelani0RSA6B15N13N+30B9B1.011.011.50.5013150.0
22Mokitimi, Unathi1614RSA9B+30B11BF2N1.010.510.50.501501-27.6
23Bothma, Liandri0RSA+28N?B12N1B11N1.010.510.50.5014570.0
24FIDE 53402179504B+27N10NF26B1.09.09.01.007790.0
25FIDE 5340164140FF4N+20BF1.07.57.51.508550.0
26FIDE 5340163410FF16N4B+24N1.07.07.01.007740.0
27Billett, Lauren0RSA16N24B+?N?BF1.06.06.00.0014690.0
28Mahomed, Ihsaan1455RSA23B=19B1N2N12B0.513.514.50.75967-19.2
29FIDE 53401946407N=20B18BF8N0.510.010.00.756950.0
30Damse, Bongolethu0RSA=13B22NF21N6B0.59.010.01.251343-23.2
31FIDE 14352109017N10BF7NF0.08.58.50.007000.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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