Bojanala's Rusties - The Champions' tournament (Rooks)

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28 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 13 Sept 2025 in Rustenburg, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 1518, and top seed was Lethabo Kevin Tondatshe (🇿🇦 RSA, 1592).

Tlhogi Dikolomela (🇿🇦 RSA, 1458) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Omolemo Mholo (4.0) and Mckenzie September (4.0). Dikolomela clinched sole first place in the final round.

Location

🇿🇦Rustenburg, South Africa

Dates

13 Sept 2025

Time control

Standard: All Moves in 55 Min. Incr. 5 Sec. / /

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Top seed

🇿🇦Lethabo Kevin Tondatshe1592

Avg top 10

1,518

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇿🇦South Africa×25

Top 3

🥇
Tlhogi Dikolomela
🇿🇦RSA·1458
4.5pts·2249perf+58.8
🥈
Omolemo Mholo
🇿🇦RSA
4.0pts·1521perf0.0
🥉
Mckenzie September
🇿🇦RSA·1558
4.0pts·2341perf+9.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tlhogi Dikolomela led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Dikolomela4.5Bantseke4Mholo4Mutsambwa4September4Terblanche3

R5 · LEADER CHANGE13 Sept

Tlhogi Dikolomela takes the sole lead (4.5/5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Tlhogi Dikolomela 4 wins (R2–R5)Boikanyo Bantseke 4 wins (R2–R5)Omolemo Mholo 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Tlhogi Dikolomela	*	—	1	—
2Boikanyo Bantseke	—	*	—	—
3Omolemo Mholo	0	—	*	1
4Trevor Mutsambwa	—	—	0	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Dikolomela, Tlhogi	1458	RSA	=18N	+21B	+8N	+6B	+2N	4.5	12.0	14.0	13.00	2249	+58.8
2	Mholo, Omolemo	0	RSA	+27N	+3B	+15N	+5N	−1B	4.0	14.5	14.5	10.00	1521	0.0
3	September, Mckenzie	1558	RSA	+16B	−2N	+9B	+25N	+12B	4.0	12.0	12.5	8.50	2341	+9.6
4	Bantseke, Boikanyo	1511	RSA	−9N	+19B	+14B	+11N	+10B	4.0	11.5	13.5	10.50	1737	+46.8
5	Mutsambwa, Trevor	1468	RSA	+26N	+17B	+7N	−2B	+13N	4.0	11.5	11.5	7.50	2293	+21.6
6	Rampou, Oratile	1435	RSA	+19B	=14N	+13B	−1N	=8B	3.0	12.5	14.5	7.25	1468	+5.6
7	Terblanche, Johann	0	RSA	+11B	+23N	−5B	−10N	+17B	3.0	12.0	14.0	7.00	1523	0.0
8	Changara, Adiel	1429	RSA	+20B	=13N	−1B	+18N	=6N	3.0	12.0	14.0	6.75	1463	+6.0
9	Badenhorst, Junaid	1541	RSA	+4B	−15B	−3N	+24N	+16B	3.0	12.0	13.0	7.00	1624	+12.8
10	Tondatshe, Lethabo Kevin	1592	RSA	−13B	+20N	+23B	+7B	−4N	3.0	11.5	13.5	7.00	1609	+2.4
11	Mojaki, Tshegofatso	1518	RSA	−7N	+22N	+16B	−4B	+15N	3.0	11.0	13.0	6.00	1468	-5.6
12	Labuschagne, Edrich	0	RSA	−17N	+26B	+21N	+15B	−3N	3.0	10.0	10.0	4.00	1387	0.0
13	Pedersen, Jeffrey-James	0	RSA	+10N	=8B	−6N	+14B	−5B	2.5	13.0	15.5	7.00	1394	0.0
14	Van Wyk, Ruan	0	RSA	+22B	=6B	−4N	−13N	+25B	2.5	11.5	12.0	4.00	1457	0.0
15	Changara, Alvern	0	RSA	+24B	+9N	−2B	−12N	−11B	2.0	13.0	14.0	4.00	1515	0.0
16	Changara, Alvis Tafadzwa	0	RSA	−3N	+18B	−11N	+21B	−9N	2.0	12.0	14.0	4.00	1333	0.0
17	Monamatha, Moeketsi	1493	RSA	+12B	−5N	=25B	=20N	−7N	2.0	12.0	12.5	4.25	1289	-21.2
18	Vlok, Armand	0	RSA	=1B	−16N	+24B	−8B	=20N	2.0	11.5	12.5	4.25	1452	0.0
19	Ngobeni, Ntumbuluko	1522	RSA	−6N	−4N	F	+22B	+23B	2.0	11.0	11.0	4.00	1454	-14.4
20	Monamatha, Diteboho	1493	RSA	−8N	−10B	+27N	=17B	=18B	2.0	10.0	10.0	2.00	1402	-22.4
21	Fourie, Marli	1486	RSA	+28B	−1N	−12B	−16N	+27B	2.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	1450	-4.0
22	Matima, Tshimologo	1458	RSA	−14N	−11B	+26N	−19N	+24B	2.0	8.5	8.5	1.00	1363	-9.6
23	Petlele, Motheo	1444	RSA	+25N	−7B	−10N	+26B	−19N	2.0	8.5	8.5	0.50	758	-14.0
24	Ramaboa, Thando	1427	RSA	−15N	+27B	−18N	−9B	−22N	1.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	1344	-12.8
25	FIDE 14395711	0	—	−23B	F	=17N	−3B	−14N	0.5	10.5	10.5	1.00	1225	0.0
26	FIDE 14371545	0	—	−5B	−12N	−22B	−23N	F	0.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	645	0.0
27	Van Zyl, Albertus Petrus	1445	RSA	−2B	−24N	−20B	F	−21N	0.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	670	-55.2
28	FIDE 14394197	0	—	−21N	F	F	F	F	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	686	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Dikolomela, TlhogiRSA
+58.8
4.5 pts · #4
2Bantseke, BoikanyoRSA
+46.8
4.0 pts · #2
3Mutsambwa, TrevorRSA
+21.6
4.0 pts · #17

Top rating losers

1Van Zyl, Albertus PetrusRSA
-55.2
0.0 pts · #27
2Monamatha, DitebohoRSA
-22.4
2.0 pts · #13
3Monamatha, MoeketsiRSA
-21.2
2.0 pts · #23