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Eswatini Junior National Championship

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15 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 23 Aug 2025 in Manzini, Eswatini. Top 10 Elo average was 650, and top seed was Mabuza Nkosivile (🇸🇿 SWZ, 1730).

Mwale Tadala (🇸🇿 SWZ, 0) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Mabuza Nkosivile (4.0) and Santiago De Nobrega (4.0). Tadala clinched sole first place in the final round.

Location
🇸🇿Manzini, Eswatini
Dates
23 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes for game
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇸🇿Mabuza Nkosivile1730
Avg top 10
650
Participants
15
Federations · 1 represented
🇸🇿Eswatini×6
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Mwale Tadala led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
8
2
2
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5Tadala takes lead
R5 · LEADER CHANGE23 Aug

Mwale Tadala takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Mwale Tadala beat Mabuza Nkosivile (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Mwale Tadala 3 wins (R3–R5)Mabuza Nkosivile 4 wins (R1–R4)Santiago De Nobrega 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Mwale Tadala0SWZ+5N=4N+?B+10B+2N4.512.512.510.7516790.0
2Mabuza Nkosivile1730SWZ+9B+7N+13N+3B1B4.014.015.010.502405+13.2
3De Nobrega, Santiago1607SWZ+8B+10N+4B2N+6B4.013.015.011.001705+10.8
4Ngwenya Kwanele Mangaliso1680SWZ+12N=1B3N+14B+5N3.513.514.58.251545-14.0
5Tfwala Nkosivile1484SWZ1B+6N+8B+11N4B3.013.515.57.50879-10.0
6FIDE 207034140+11N5B+12N+13B3N3.011.012.05.007450.0
7FIDE 207031390+?N2B10N+15B+13N3.08.08.02.009310.0
8FIDE 2070308203N+14B5N=9B+10N2.511.512.54.257450.0
9Lukhele Semukele0SWZ2N+15B11B=8N+?B2.59.59.52.2516560.0
10FIDE 207027280+14N3B+7B1N8B2.014.015.04.008050.0
11FIDE 2070337606BF+9N5B+12N2.010.510.54.506840.0
12FIDE 2070343004B+?N6B+?N11B2.08.58.50.0016300.0
13FIDE 207034220F+?N2B6N7B1.010.010.00.0016560.0
14FIDE 20703392010B8N+?B4NF1.08.08.00.008790.0
15FIDE 207034060?B9NF7N+?B1.05.55.50.007810.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

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Eswatini Junior National Championship (2025) — Manzini, Eswatini | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats