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Eastern Cape Closed 2025 (U14 Girls)

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23 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 905, and top seed was Imaan Arbi (🇿🇦 RSA, 1733).

Chelsea Jane NELL (🇿🇦 RSA, 1442) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Elowo Ngewu (5.5) and Ciara ADAMS (4.0). NELL shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Chelsea Jane NELL (1442) beat Anaya Cassidy Ludick (1664), a +222-point gap.

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
905
Participants
23
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×14
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.5/6, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
16
7
4
1
2
2
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.5/6. NELL takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (21.0).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Chelsea Jane NELL drew with Elowo Ngewu (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers

Chelsea Jane NELL 3 wins (R1–R3)Elowo Ngewu 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Chelsea Jane NELL*
½
2Elowo Ngewu
½
*
1
3FIDE 14361000*
4Ciara ADAMS
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1NELL, Chelsea Jane1442RSA+14B+7N+11B=2N+5B+9N5.521.024.021.251838+58.8
2Ngewu, Elowo1618RSA+20N+12B+6N=1B+3N+4B5.520.522.519.751724+13.6
3ADAMS, Ciara1418RSA+10B+15N+9B+4N2B11N4.021.024.015.001555+14.4
4Ngqoyiya, Somila1493RSA+19B+18N+13B3B+6N2N4.019.522.513.00717-37.2
5Ludick, Anaya Cassidy1664RSA8N+16B+20N+12B1N+13N4.018.520.511.00642-31.2
6Van Greunen, Melaney0RSA+17B+?N2B+13N4B+14N4.018.518.59.007550.0
7Swartz, Jane1414RSA+23N1B+21N+22B=11B=8N4.016.016.06.75642-18.4
8FIDE 143610000+5B9N=?B+?N+12B=7B4.015.015.09.0016240.0
9Murray, Chloe0RSA+?N+8B3N+?B+?N1B4.013.513.54.006300.0
10Van Vuuren, Peighton Astrid0RSA3N+?B?N+16B+?N+15B4.010.010.06.006180.0
11Le Grange, Tailyn0RSAF+?B1N+?B=7N+3B3.513.513.56.0014250.0
12Kleynhans, Rachelle0RSA+?B2N+14B5N8N+22B3.017.517.54.008400.0
13Stuurman, Caydee0RSA+22B+?N4N6B+20N5B3.015.015.03.0015050.0
14FIDE 1439906701N+23B12N+?B+21N6B3.014.514.52.006420.0
15Nyengule, Unako0RSA+?B3B+?N?N+?B10N3.08.08.00.0015760.0
16FIDE 5340209770+?B5N?B10N+?B+23N3.08.08.00.008640.0
17FIDE 53401518306N?N+?B+21B+22N?N3.07.07.03.009340.0
18Tadese, Eldana0RSA+?N4B?N?N+?B+20B3.06.06.02.008140.0
19FIDE 53402085304N?B+?N+?B+?N?B3.04.04.00.006930.0
20FIDE 53401526402B+?N5B+?N13B18N2.015.515.50.008400.0
21FIDE 5340319790?B+?N7B17N14B+?N2.010.010.00.007740.0
22FIDE 534031995013NF+?B7N17B12N1.013.013.00.006140.0
23FIDE 53403198707B14N?B?NF16B0.010.010.00.006140.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets