Eastern Cape Inter-Regional Individual Chess Championship 2025 (Open)
Open SwissStandard
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
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×16
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsZimi Totose led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Zimi Totose | * | ½ | — | — |
| 2CMNeathan Peter | ½ | * | 0 | — |
| 3Romeo Tokoyi | — | 1 | * | 1 |
| 4Kulasande Mafanya | — | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Totose, Zimi | 1791 | RSA | +12B | =6N | +9B | =2N | +10N | +7B | 5.0 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 13.50 | 1947 | +22.0 |
| 2 | Peter, NeathanCM | 2075 | RSA | +8B | +14N | +7N | =1B | +6B | −3N | 4.5 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 13.00 | 1891 | -30.7 |
| 3 | Tokoyi, Romeo | 1698 | RSA | +11B | =9N | +4B | −6N | +14B | +2B | 4.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 12.75 | 1915 | +27.0 |
| 4 | Mafanya, Kulasande | 1856 | RSA | +13N | −7B | −3N | +18B | +15N | +10B | 4.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.00 | 1627 | -22.6 |
| 5 | Freeman, Vianco | 1737 | RSA | +16N | −10B | +17N | +11B | −7N | +13B | 4.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 5.00 | 1573 | -16.8 |
| 6 | Bonani, Likhona | 1632 | RSA | F | =1B | +10N | +3B | −2N | +9B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 18.5 | 11.50 | 1901 | +33.8 |
| 7 | Ndyova, Thanduxolo | 1642 | RSA | F | +4N | −2B | +12N | +5B | −1N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 10.00 | 1848 | +25.6 |
| 8 | Sahluko, Emihle | 1567 | RSA | −2N | +15B | +16B | −9N | −12B | +14N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1479 | -10.6 |
| 9 | Mokitimi, Unathi | 1614 | RSA | F | =3B | −1N | +8B | +11N | −6N | 2.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 7.25 | 1584 | -8.0 |
| 10 | Gosha, William | 1625 | RSA | F | +5N | −6B | +14N | −1B | −4N | 2.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 5.00 | 1662 | +8.4 |
| 11 | Groves, George | 0 | RSA | −3N | F | +13B | −5N | −9B | +17N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 1543 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Mzizi, Olwethu | 1458 | RSA | −1N | F | F | −7B | +8N | +16B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1540 | +5.4 |
| 13 | Mxenge, Afika | 1545 | RSA | −4B | F | −11N | +15B | +17N | −5N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 1.50 | 1566 | +0.4 |
| 14 | Phetshe, Mzwanele | 1655 | RSA | F | −2B | +15N | −10B | −3N | −8B | 1.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 1.00 | 935 | -67.6 |
| 15 | Mpitikezi, Thembelani | 0 | RSA | +17B | −8N | −14B | −13N | −4B | F | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.50 | 1380 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 14384833 | 0 | — | −5B | F | −8N | =17B | F | −12N | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.25 | 1237 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Swanepoel, Diego | 1481 | RSA | −15N | F | −5B | =16N | −13B | −11B | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.25 | 841 | -24.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 534016414 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −4N | F | F | 0.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1056 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bonani, LikhonaRSA+33.83.5 pts · #4
- 2Tokoyi, RomeoRSA+27.04.5 pts · #3
- 3Ndyova, ThanduxoloRSA+25.63.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Phetshe, MzwaneleRSA-67.61.0 pts · #17
- 2Peter, NeathanCMRSA-30.74.5 pts · #2
- 3Swanepoel, DiegoRSA-24.00.5 pts · #18
Biggest upsets
- R6+377 Elo gap
- R2+214 Elo gap
- R3+158 Elo gap