Western Cape Women's Chess Championship 2025 (Junior U14)
23 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 08 Aug 2025 to 10 Aug 2025 in Langebaan, South Africa. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 587, and top seed was Palesa Pfukwa (🇿🇦 RSA, 1530).
Charles Paul Nel (🇿🇦 RSA, 0) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Ben Klopper (4.0) and Christiaan De Villiers (4.0). Nel broke clear in the final round.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsCharles Paul Nel led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.
Charles Paul Nel never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Charles Paul Nel beat Ben Klopper (White).
Charles Paul Nel 5 wins (R1–R5)Ben Klopper 4 wins (R1–R4)FIDE 534005099 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Charles Paul Nel | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Ben Klopper | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3FIDE 534005099 | 0 | — | * | — |
| 4Adiaan Vlok | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nel, Charles Paul | 0 | RSA | +17B | +11N | +?B | +4N | +2B | 5.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.00 | 1495 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Klopper, Ben | 1492 | RSA | +15N | +6B | +10N | +7B | −1N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 19.0 | 14.00 | 2331 | +22.0 |
| 3 | De Villiers, Christiaan | 1411 | RSA | +19N | +13B | =8N | =5B | +11N | 4.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 11.75 | 1439 | +1.6 |
| 4 | FIDE 534005099 | 0 | — | +?N | +14B | +?N | −1B | +8N | 4.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 6.50 | 1459 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Vlok, Adiaan | 0 | RSA | +?B | +?N | =9B | =3N | +16B | 4.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 5.75 | 1411 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 534005196 | 0 | — | +?B | −2N | +?B | +12N | +?B | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 692 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 534018751 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | +?B | −2N | +?B | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 692 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Louw, Lukas | 1439 | RSA | +22B | +18N | =3B | +9N | −4B | 3.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 8.50 | 1411 | -1.6 |
| 9 | Meissenheimer, Kyle | 0 | RSA | +?N | +16B | =5N | −8B | +?N | 3.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.00 | 639 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Pfukwa, Palesa | 1530 | RSA | +23B | +12N | −2B | −16N | +17B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 692 | -22.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 14350742 | 0 | — | +?N | −1B | +?N | +20B | −3B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 611 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 534030654 | 0 | — | +?N | −10B | +?N | −6B | +22N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 731 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 14385570 | 0 | — | +?B | −3N | +21B | +?N | −?B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 615 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Waldeck, Aaron | 0 | RSA | +?B | −4N | +18B | −?N | +?B | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2.00 | 618 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 534023232 | 0 | — | −2B | +?N | F | +?B | +?N | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 692 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Gupta, Priyanshi | 0 | ZIM | +?B | −9N | F | +10B | −5N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.00 | 1551 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 534023216 | 0 | — | −1N | −?B | +?N | +?B | −10N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 731 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 11032570 | 0 | — | +?N | −8B | −14N | −?B | +?N | 2.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 639 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 534023259 | 0 | — | −3B | +?N | +?B | −?N | −?B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 611 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 534005102 | 0 | — | +?B | −?N | +?B | −11N | −?B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 618 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 534004700 | 0 | — | −?B | +?N | −13N | −?B | +?N | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 618 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 534030697 | 0 | — | −8N | −?B | F | +?N | −12B | 1.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 639 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 534030689 | 0 | — | −10N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 731 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Klopper, BenRSA+22.04.0 pts · #3
- 2De Villiers, ChristiaanRSA+1.64.0 pts · #7
- 3FIDE 143507420.03.0 pts · #14
- 1Pfukwa, PalesaRSA-22.03.0 pts · #18
- 2Louw, LukasRSA-1.63.5 pts · #5
- 3FIDE 143507420.03.0 pts · #14