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Fide in the Bay August 2025 (B)

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20 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 30 Aug 2025 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 1021, and top seed was Timothy John Scott (🇿🇦 RSA, 1678).

Liam Prinsloo (🇿🇦 RSA, 0) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Hloma Mbelekane (3.5) and Jane Swartz (3.0). Prinsloo won solo starting round 3.

Location
🇿🇦Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Dates
30 Aug 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 55 Min. Incr. 5 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
1,021
Participants
20
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×17
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Liam Prinsloo led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
10
4
1
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD

Liam Prinsloo never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R1–R4 · WIN STREAK

Liam Prinsloo won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

R3 · LATE SURGE

Chloe Murray was #12 at R3, climbed to #1 over the final stretch.

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Prinsloo, Liam0RSA+16B+4N+5N+?B=?N4.57.57.57.5015570.0
2Mbelekane, Hloma1406RSA+19N=3B+7N6B+11N3.511.012.07.501243-16.4
3Swartz, Jane1424RSA+9B=2N=10B4N+14B3.012.514.58.251642+22.4
4Ndayi, Siyolise0RSAF1B+11N+3B+6N3.012.512.58.0014760.0
5Swanepoel, Diego1457RSAF+12N1B+9N+8B3.012.512.58.002292+22.0
6Bownes, Fabian1447RSA8B+16N+12B+2N4B3.011.513.07.002206+17.6
7Surmon, Ethan0RSA+?B+10N2B8N+13B3.011.511.55.006060.0
8Tukwayo, Likuye0RSA+6N?B+17N+7B5N3.010.010.07.0015260.0
9Hammond, Anees1492RSA3N+19B+18N5B+17N3.08.09.03.001466-5.6
10Murray, Chloe0RSA+?N7B=3N+17B=?N3.07.07.02.5015270.0
11FIDE 5340303790+15B13N4B+16N2B2.010.512.03.506060.0
12Qayiso, Liyabona0RSA+17N5B6N?B+18N2.08.08.02.0014710.0
13Sonti, Khwezi0RSA+18N+11B?N?B7N2.06.06.03.0015190.0
14Ferreira, Kyle0RSA?N17B+?N+18B3N2.05.05.01.0013280.0
15FIDE 14360837011N18B+?N+20BF2.03.03.00.006610.0
16Zafevere, Kuda0RSA1N6B+19N11B=?N1.510.510.51.006470.0
17Smile, Osakhe1520RSA12B+14N8B10N9B1.011.013.02.00692-21.6
18Du Toit, Hayden1461RSA13B+15N9B14N12B1.09.011.02.00692-18.4
19Gcwabe, Aventhandwa0RSA2B9N16B+?BF1.08.08.00.006490.0
20FIDE 5340303870F?B?N15NF0.02.02.00.007770.0

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