Eastern Cape Closed 2025 (U12 Open)
Open SwissStandard
6 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 06 Sept 2025 to 07 Sept 2025 in Gqeberha, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 0, and top seed was Cael Lelethu Stander (🇿🇦 RSA, 1476).
Matthew Koutsouvelis (🇿🇦 RSA, 0) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Yifan Lin (5.0) and Simingayo Mabutho (4.5). Koutsouvelis won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇿🇦Gqeberha, South Africa
Dates
06 Sept 2025 → 07 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 70 minutes for the game with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
6
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×3
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
16
8
4
1
1
3
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Koutsouvelis takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (0.0).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Matthew Koutsouvelis 4 wins (R3–R6)Yifan Lin 3 wins (R1–R3)Simingayo Mabutho 3 wins (R1–R3)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Koutsouvelis, Matthew | 0 | RSA | +?N | −?B | +?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1472 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Lin, Yifan | 0 | RSA | +?N | +?B | +?N | −?B | +?N | +?B | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 652 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Mabutho, Simingayo | 0 | RSA | +?N | +?B | +?N | =?B | −?N | +?B | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 652 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 14376059 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | −?N | −?B | −?N | +?B | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 652 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 534019740 | 0 | — | −?N | +?B | +?N | −?B | −?N | +?B | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 652 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 534016759 | 0 | — | +?N | −?B | −?N | −?B | +?N | +?B | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 652 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Koutsouvelis, MatthewRSA0.05.0 pts · #1
- 2FIDE 143760590.03.0 pts · #2
- 3Mabutho, SimingayoRSA0.04.5 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Koutsouvelis, MatthewRSA0.05.0 pts · #1
- 2FIDE 143760590.03.0 pts · #2
- 3Mabutho, SimingayoRSA0.04.5 pts · #5