Fide in the Bay August 2025 (B)
Open SwissStandard
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
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsLiam Prinsloo led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
10
4
1
1
1
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
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prinsloo, Liam | 0 | RSA | +16B | +4N | +5N | +?B | =?N | 4.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.50 | 1557 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Mbelekane, Hloma | 1406 | RSA | +19N | =3B | +7N | −6B | +11N | 3.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 7.50 | 1243 | -16.4 |
| 3 | Swartz, Jane | 1424 | RSA | +9B | =2N | =10B | −4N | +14B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 8.25 | 1642 | +22.4 |
| 4 | Ndayi, Siyolise | 0 | RSA | F | −1B | +11N | +3B | +6N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 8.00 | 1476 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Swanepoel, Diego | 1457 | RSA | F | +12N | −1B | +9N | +8B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 8.00 | 2292 | +22.0 |
| 6 | Bownes, Fabian | 1447 | RSA | −8B | +16N | +12B | +2N | −4B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 7.00 | 2206 | +17.6 |
| 7 | Surmon, Ethan | 0 | RSA | +?B | +10N | −2B | −8N | +13B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 5.00 | 606 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Tukwayo, Likuye | 0 | RSA | +6N | −?B | +17N | +7B | −5N | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 7.00 | 1526 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Hammond, Anees | 1492 | RSA | −3N | +19B | +18N | −5B | +17N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 3.00 | 1466 | -5.6 |
| 10 | Murray, Chloe | 0 | RSA | +?N | −7B | =3N | +17B | =?N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.50 | 1527 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 534030379 | 0 | — | +15B | −13N | −4B | +16N | −2B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 3.50 | 606 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Qayiso, Liyabona | 0 | RSA | +17N | −5B | −6N | −?B | +18N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 2.00 | 1471 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Sonti, Khwezi | 0 | RSA | +18N | +11B | −?N | −?B | −7N | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 3.00 | 1519 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Ferreira, Kyle | 0 | RSA | −?N | −17B | +?N | +18B | −3N | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 1328 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 14360837 | 0 | — | −11N | −18B | +?N | +20B | F | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 661 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Zafevere, Kuda | 0 | RSA | −1N | −6B | +19N | −11B | =?N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.00 | 647 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Smile, Osakhe | 1520 | RSA | −12B | +14N | −8B | −10N | −9B | 1.0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 2.00 | 692 | -21.6 |
| 18 | Du Toit, Hayden | 1461 | RSA | −13B | +15N | −9B | −14N | −12B | 1.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 692 | -18.4 |
| 19 | Gcwabe, Aventhandwa | 0 | RSA | −2B | −9N | −16B | +?B | F | 1.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 649 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 534030387 | 0 | — | F | −?B | −?N | −15N | F | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 777 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Swartz, JaneRSA+22.43.0 pts · #7
- 2Swanepoel, DiegoRSA+22.03.0 pts · #8
- 3Bownes, FabianRSA+17.63.0 pts · #10
Top rating losers
- 1Smile, OsakheRSA-21.61.0 pts · #15
- 2Du Toit, HaydenRSA-18.41.0 pts · #17
- 3Mbelekane, HlomaRSA-16.43.5 pts · #12