Fide in the Bay August 2025 (A)
Open SwissStandard
20 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 30 Aug 2025 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1710, and top seed was Tyler Nevin (🇿🇦 RSA, CM, 1920).
Tyler Nevin (🇿🇦 RSA, CM, 1920) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Ismaeel Lagardien (4.0) and Samuel DRISCOLL (3.5). Nevin won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Garen TWIGG (1504) beat Ismaeel Lagardien (1827), a +323-point gap.
Location
🇿🇦Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Dates
30 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 55 Min. Incr. 5 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×20
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsCM Tyler Nevin led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
9
3
1
1
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
CM Tyler Nevin never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
CM Tyler Nevin 5 wins (R1–R5)Ismaeel Lagardien 4 wins (R2–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMTyler Nevin | * | — | — | 1 |
| 2Ismaeel Lagardien | — | * | 1 | — |
| 3Joseph Jaffray | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4Samuel DRISCOLL | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevin, TylerCM | 1920 | RSA | +12B | +7N | +6B | +3N | +5B | 5.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 14.50 | 2425 | +15.6 |
| 2 | Lagardien, Ismaeel | 1827 | RSA | −5B | +17N | +18B | +4N | +6B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 8.00 | 1838 | +5.6 |
| 3 | DRISCOLL, Samuel | 1657 | RSA | =15N | +10B | +8N | −1B | +11N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 8.25 | 1801 | +37.6 |
| 4 | Jaffray, Joseph | 1668 | RSA | +18N | =8B | +13N | −2B | +9B | 3.5 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 7.00 | 1761 | +26.8 |
| 5 | TWIGG, Garen | 1504 | RSA | +2N | −13B | +14N | +10B | −1N | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.5 | 8.50 | 1775 | +65.6 |
| 6 | Kapp, Sebastian | 1662 | RSA | +16N | +14B | −1N | +13B | −2N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 5.50 | 1744 | +23.2 |
| 7 | Banda, Benjamin | 1657 | RSA | +11N | −1B | =10N | =8B | +14N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 6.75 | 1692 | +8.4 |
| 8 | Step, Nicholas | 1610 | RSA | +20B | =4N | −3B | =7N | +12B | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 5.25 | 1653 | +9.6 |
| 9 | Stander, Cael Lelethu | 1476 | RSA | −10N | +15B | +16N | +11B | −4N | 3.0 | 9.5 | 11.0 | 5.00 | 1635 | +48.8 |
| 10 | Gcwabe, Othandwayo | 1588 | RSA | +9B | −3N | =7B | −5N | +15B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 6.00 | 1578 | -2.4 |
| 11 | Murray, Jaydon | 1523 | RSA | −7B | +12N | +15B | −9N | −3B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 3.50 | 1531 | +1.6 |
| 12 | Dugmore, Deacon | 1629 | RSA | −1N | −11B | +17N | +19B | −8N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 1.00 | 1501 | -28.4 |
| 13 | Strydom, Jean-Pierre | 1738 | RSA | +17B | +5N | −4B | −6N | F | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 4.00 | 1639 | -20.4 |
| 14 | NELL, Chelsea Jane | 1459 | RSA | +19B | −6N | −5B | +18N | −7B | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.50 | 1371 | -18.4 |
| 15 | George, Panashe | 1621 | RSA | =3B | −9N | −11N | +16B | −10N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 3.25 | 1378 | -64.4 |
| 16 | ADAMS, Ciara | 1418 | RSA | −6B | +19N | −9B | −15N | =18B | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.25 | 1220 | -34.8 |
| 17 | Arbi, Imaan | 1722 | RSA | −13N | −2B | −12B | F | +19N | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 932 | -58.8 |
| 18 | Bothma, Jaculene | 1432 | RSA | −4B | F | −2N | −14B | =16N | 0.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.75 | 1271 | -30.8 |
| 19 | Van Greunen, Melaney | 0 | RSA | −14N | −16B | F | −12N | −17B | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 758 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Ozah, Chinedu | 0 | RSA | −8N | F | F | F | F | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 810 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1TWIGG, GarenRSA+65.63.0 pts · #8
- 2Stander, Cael LelethuRSA+48.83.0 pts · #7
- 3DRISCOLL, SamuelRSA+37.63.5 pts · #4
Top rating losers
- 1George, PanasheRSA-64.41.5 pts · #13
- 2Arbi, ImaanRSA-58.81.0 pts · #20
- 3ADAMS, CiaraRSA-34.81.5 pts · #17
Biggest upsets
- R1+323 Elo gap
- R2+145 Elo gap
- R2+106 Elo gap