2025 BCF Youth Chess Championships- Under 18 Boys Section
Open SwissStandard
11 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 13 Sept 2025 to 14 Sept 2025 in Mogoditshane, Botswana. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 849, and top seed was Mpene Thuto (🇧🇼 BOT, CM, 2003).
Oabile Romeo (🇧🇼 BOT, 1722) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Mpene Thuto (6.0) and Darius Patlo Banda (5.0). Romeo won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Oabile Romeo (1722) beat Mpene Thuto (CM, 2003), a +281-point gap.
Location
🇧🇼Mogoditshane, Botswana
Dates
13 Sept 2025 → 14 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 60 Min. 05 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇧🇼Botswana×7
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsOabile Romeo led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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2
1
1
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R3–R7 · LEAD HELD
Oabile Romeo never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Oabile Romeo beat CM Mpene Thuto (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Oabile Romeo 7 wins (R1–R7)CM Mpene Thuto 4 wins (R4–R7)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Oabile Romeo | * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2CMMpene Thuto | 0 | * | 1 | 1 |
| 3Darius Patlo Banda | 0 | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4FIDE 11332492 | 0 | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oabile Romeo | 1722 | BOT | +8N | +3B | +2N | +4B | +7N | +6B | +5N | 7.0 | 21.0 | 22.5 | 22.50 | 2549 | +62.8 |
| 2 | Mpene ThutoCM | 2003 | BOT | +5B | +4N | −1B | +6N | +3B | +7N | +9B | 6.0 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 16.50 | 1858 | -20.0 |
| 3 | Darius Patlo Banda | 1687 | BOT | +6B | −1N | +5B | +11N | −2N | +4B | +10N | 5.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 9.00 | 1623 | -18.0 |
| 4 | Aone Morei | 1516 | BOT | F | −2B | +7N | −1N | +5B | −3N | +6B | 3.0 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 7.00 | 990 | -21.6 |
| 5 | FIDE 11332492 | 0 | — | −2N | +7B | −3N | +10B | −4N | +8B | −1B | 3.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 4.50 | 943 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Mosetlheng Logic Nonofo | 0 | BOT | −3N | +8B | +10N | −2B | F | −1N | −4N | 2.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 2.50 | 943 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Mompe Patrick Junior Khumoetsile | 0 | BOT | +9B | −5N | −4B | +8N | −1B | −2B | F | 2.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 3.00 | 1509 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 11332506 | 0 | — | −1B | −6N | =9B | −7B | F | −5N | +11N | 1.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 0.75 | 1452 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Ruele Latino | 1563 | BOT | −7N | −10B | =8N | F | F | +11B | −2N | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 0.75 | 1164 | -3.2 |
| 10 | FIDE 11332514 | 0 | — | F | +9N | −6B | −5N | F | F | −3B | 1.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1.50 | 1647 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 11332522 | 0 | — | F | F | F | −3B | F | −9N | −8B | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 847 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Oabile RomeoBOT+62.87.0 pts · #1
- 2Mosetlheng Logic NonofoBOT0.02.0 pts · #9
- 3Mompe Patrick Junior KhumoetsileBOT0.02.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1Aone MoreiBOT-21.63.0 pts · #8
- 2Mpene ThutoCMBOT-20.06.0 pts · #2
- 3Darius Patlo BandaBOT-18.05.0 pts · #3
Biggest upsets
- R3+281 Elo gap