Eswatini Junior National Championship
Open SwissStandard
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
Federations · 1 represented
🇸🇿Eswatini×6
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsMwale Tadala led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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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| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mwale Tadala | * | 1 | — | ½ |
| 2Mabuza Nkosivile | 0 | * | 1 | — |
| 3Santiago De Nobrega | — | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Ngwenya Kwanele Mangaliso | ½ | — | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mwale Tadala | 0 | SWZ | +5N | =4N | +?B | +10B | +2N | 4.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 10.75 | 1679 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Mabuza Nkosivile | 1730 | SWZ | +9B | +7N | +13N | +3B | −1B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 10.50 | 2405 | +13.2 |
| 3 | De Nobrega, Santiago | 1607 | SWZ | +8B | +10N | +4B | −2N | +6B | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 11.00 | 1705 | +10.8 |
| 4 | Ngwenya Kwanele Mangaliso | 1680 | SWZ | +12N | =1B | −3N | +14B | +5N | 3.5 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 8.25 | 1545 | -14.0 |
| 5 | Tfwala Nkosivile | 1484 | SWZ | −1B | +6N | +8B | +11N | −4B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 7.50 | 879 | -10.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 20703414 | 0 | — | +11N | −5B | +12N | +13B | −3N | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.00 | 745 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 20703139 | 0 | — | +?N | −2B | −10N | +15B | +13N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 931 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 20703082 | 0 | — | −3N | +14B | −5N | =9B | +10N | 2.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 4.25 | 745 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Lukhele Semukele | 0 | SWZ | −2N | +15B | −11B | =8N | +?B | 2.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 2.25 | 1656 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 20702728 | 0 | — | +14N | −3B | +7B | −1N | −8B | 2.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 805 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 20703376 | 0 | — | −6B | F | +9N | −5B | +12N | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.50 | 684 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 20703430 | 0 | — | −4B | +?N | −6B | +?N | −11B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 1630 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 20703422 | 0 | — | F | +?N | −2B | −6N | −7B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1656 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 20703392 | 0 | — | −10B | −8N | +?B | −4N | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 879 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 20703406 | 0 | — | −?B | −9N | F | −7N | +?B | 1.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 0.00 | 781 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mabuza NkosivileSWZ+13.24.0 pts · #3
- 2De Nobrega, SantiagoSWZ+10.84.0 pts · #7
- 3Lukhele SemukeleSWZ0.02.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Ngwenya Kwanele MangalisoSWZ-14.03.5 pts · #2
- 2Tfwala NkosivileSWZ-10.03.0 pts · #11
- 3Lukhele SemukeleSWZ0.02.5 pts · #6