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

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18 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 1733, and top seed was Neathan Peter (🇿🇦 RSA, CM, 2075).

Zimi Totose (🇿🇦 RSA, 1791) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Neathan Peter (4.5) and Romeo Tokoyi (4.5). Totose clinched sole first place in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Romeo Tokoyi (1698) beat Neathan Peter (CM, 2075), a +377-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
Top seed
🇿🇦CMNeathan Peter2075
Avg top 10
1,733
Participants
18
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×16
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Zimi Totose led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
6
1
1
1
1
1
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6Totose takes lead
R6 · LEADER CHANGE12 Jul

Zimi Totose takes the sole lead (5.0/6).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Zimi Totose drew with CM Neathan Peter (Black).

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

CM Neathan Peter won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Zimi Totose*
½
2CMNeathan Peter
½
*
0
3Romeo Tokoyi
1
*
1
4Kulasande Mafanya
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Totose, Zimi1791RSA+12B=6N+9B=2N+10N+7B5.015.517.513.501947+22.0
2Peter, NeathanCM2075RSA+8B+14N+7N=1B+6B3N4.519.020.013.001891-30.7
3Tokoyi, Romeo1698RSA+11B=9N+4B6N+14B+2B4.516.517.512.751915+27.0
4Mafanya, Kulasande1856RSA+13N7B3N+18B+15N+10B4.012.512.55.001627-22.6
5Freeman, Vianco1737RSA+16N10B+17N+11B7N+13B4.09.510.05.001573-16.8
6Bonani, Likhona1632RSAF=1B+10N+3B2N+9B3.518.518.511.501901+33.8
7Ndyova, Thanduxolo1642RSAF+4N2B+12N+5B1N3.019.519.510.001848+25.6
8Sahluko, Emihle1567RSA2N+15B+16B9N12B+14N3.011.011.52.501479-10.6
9Mokitimi, Unathi1614RSAF=3B1N+8B+11N6N2.518.018.07.251584-8.0
10Gosha, William1625RSAF+5N6B+14N1B4N2.017.517.55.001662+8.4
11Groves, George0RSA3NF+13B5N9B+17N2.013.513.52.5015430.0
12Mzizi, Olwethu1458RSA1NFF7B+8N+16B2.011.511.53.501540+5.4
13Mxenge, Afika1545RSA4BF11N+15B+17N5N2.011.511.51.501566+0.4
14Phetshe, Mzwanele1655RSAF2B+15N10B3N8B1.015.015.01.00935-67.6
15Mpitikezi, Thembelani0RSA+17B8N14B13N4BF1.010.510.50.5013800.0
16FIDE 1438483305BF8N=17BF12N0.59.59.50.2512370.0
17Swanepoel, Diego1481RSA15NF5B=16N13B11B0.59.59.50.25841-24.0
18FIDE 5340164140FFF4NFF0.010.010.00.0010560.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets