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2025 Alekhine Open Chess Tournament (C)

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20 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 06 Sept 2025 to 07 Sept 2025 in Pretoria, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 1025, and top seed was Wanda Bout (πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦ RSA, 1498).

Godisang Matsioloko (πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦ RSA, 1421) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Bernard R. Buys (4.5) and Wanda Bout (4.0). Matsioloko shared the lead from round 2, winning on tie-break.

Location
πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Pretoria, South Africa
Dates
06 Sept 2025 β†’ 07 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 5 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦Wanda Bout1498
Avg top 10
1,025
Participants
20
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦South AfricaΓ—14
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
10
4
2
3
2
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Buys4.5Matsioloko4.5Bout4Slabbert3.5Mohlamonyane3Koekemoer3
R5 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.5/5. Matsioloko takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.5).

R4 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Bernard R. Buys drew with Godisang Matsioloko (Black).

WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers

Bernard R. Buys 3 wins (R1–R3)Godisang Matsioloko 3 wins (R1–R3)Wanda Bout 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Bernard R. Buys*
Β½
β€”
1
2Godisang Matsioloko
Β½
*
1
β€”
3Wanda Boutβ€”
0
*β€”
4Martin Slabbert
0
β€”β€”*

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#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Matsioloko, Godisang1421RSA+19N+3B+8N=2B+5N4.514.514.512.252298+24.8
2Buys, Bernard R.0RSA+16N+6N+5B=1N+4B4.514.015.012.7515080.0
3Bout, Wanda1498RSA+13Bβˆ’1N+9B+11N+12B4.011.513.59.001566+10.8
4Slabbert, Martin0RSA+7N=9N+6B+10Bβˆ’2N3.513.015.59.751794+53.2
5Koekemoer, Marnus0RSA+15N+10Bβˆ’2N+7Bβˆ’1B3.014.516.07.0014580.0
6Nkwadi, Karabo1483RSA+18Nβˆ’2Bβˆ’4N+14B+13N3.012.012.54.501465+0.8
7Meeran, Museera0RSAβˆ’4B+18N+13Bβˆ’5N+9B3.011.011.55.001481+0.8
8Mohlamonyane, Ben0RSA+17B+12Nβˆ’1Bβˆ’9N+16B3.010.011.04.0014400.0
9Jonker, Tertius1487RSA+11N=4Bβˆ’3N+8Bβˆ’7N2.513.516.07.251214-38.0
10Naude, Johan1444RSA+20Bβˆ’5N+14Bβˆ’4N=11B2.511.011.03.251465+4.4
11FIDE 143719870β€”βˆ’9B+17N+18Bβˆ’3B=10N2.510.010.52.7511930.0
12Seitei, Neo1453RSA+14Nβˆ’8Bβˆ’16N+15Bβˆ’3N2.010.511.53.501333-16.4
13Li, Jiming0RSAβˆ’3N+19Bβˆ’7N+20Bβˆ’6B2.010.010.00.006770.0
14Jansen, Alexia0RSAβˆ’12B+15Bβˆ’10Nβˆ’6N+17B2.09.010.02.50640-60.4
15FIDE 5340125670β€”βˆ’5Bβˆ’14N+17Bβˆ’12N=18N1.58.08.51.256400.0
16Lodi, Olebogeng1466RSAβˆ’2B+20Nβˆ’12BFβˆ’8N1.09.59.50.00637-20.0
17FIDE 5340316770β€”βˆ’8Nβˆ’11Bβˆ’15N+18Bβˆ’14N1.09.09.50.506420.0
18FIDE 143719520β€”βˆ’6Bβˆ’7Bβˆ’11Nβˆ’17N=15B0.510.011.00.756670.0
19FIDE 143153940β€”βˆ’1Bβˆ’13NFFF0.07.57.50.006130.0
20FIDE 5340317070β€”βˆ’10Nβˆ’16BFβˆ’13NF0.05.55.50.006310.0

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