Buffalo City Chess Clubs League 2025 (B)
Open SwissStandard
22 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 20 Sept 2025 to 27 Sept 2025 in East London, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 309, and top seed was Ethan Pearson (πΏπ¦ RSA, 1728).
Amyoli Nyali (πΏπ¦ RSA, 1563) won with 6.0/6, ahead of Lunjalo Halana (5.5). Nyali broke clear in the final round.
Location
πΏπ¦East London, South Africa
Dates
20 Sept 2025 β 27 Sept 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 6 rounds
Avg top 10
309
Participants
22
Federations Β· 1 represented
πΏπ¦South AfricaΓ11
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 6 roundsAmyoli Nyali led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
20
7
6
2
2
1
R6βR6 Β· LEAD HELD
Amyoli Nyali held the sole lead from R6 through R6 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers
Amyoli Nyali 6 wins (R1βR6)Lunjalo Halana 5 wins (R1βR5)FIDE 534020837 3 wins (R1βR3)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Amyoli Nyali | * | β | 1 | β |
| 2Lunjalo Halana | β | * | β | β |
| 3FIDE 534020837 | 0 | β | * | β |
| 4Anisha Jikijela | β | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nyali, Amyoli | 1563 | RSA | +7N | +5B | +18B | +20N | +6N | +3B | 6.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 2323 | +18.0 |
| 2 | Halana, Lunjalo | 0 | RSA | +?N | +?N | +?N | +?B | +?N | =13B | 5.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.75 | 1559 | 0.0 |
| 3 | FIDE 534020837 | 0 | β | +?B | +?N | +?N | F | F | F | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 762 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Jikijela, Anisha | 0 | RSA | β6N | F | =?N | +5B | +19N | β?N | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1625 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Sidlayi, Onako | 1523 | RSA | +19B | β1N | =7B | β4N | F | =6B | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.00 | 762 | -18.0 |
| 6 | Weng, Junjie | 0 | RSA | +4B | =18N | β?B | β?N | β1B | =5N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 3.75 | 1331 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Lin, Yifan | 0 | RSA | β1B | F | =5N | β?N | +?B | =?N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 1409 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 14392909 | 0 | β | +?B | β13N | β?N | β10B | β?B | +19N | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 1734 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Willem, Mawande | 0 | RSA | F | F | F | F | +3B | +?B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 1574 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 534020519 | 0 | β | β?B | F | +?B | +8N | β?B | F | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 926 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 14382369 | 0 | β | β?N | +15B | +?B | F | F | F | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 739 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Petzer, Jayden | 0 | RSA | +16B | β?B | F | F | β?N | +?N | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 717 | -19.2 |
| 13 | FIDE 534034668 | 0 | β | F | +8B | β?N | F | F | =2N | 1.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 4.75 | 914 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Mafukidze, Arnold | 0 | RSA | +15N | =?N | F | F | F | F | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1539 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Nyengule, Unako | 0 | RSA | β14B | β11N | β?B | β?N | F | +?B | 1.0 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 0.00 | 739 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 14394766 | 0 | β | β12N | +?B | β?N | β?B | F | F | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 717 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 14373580 | 0 | β | β?N | F | +?N | β?B | β?N | F | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 914 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 14385350 | 0 | β | β?B | =6B | β1N | F | F | F | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.00 | 762 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Lin, Yihang | 0 | RSA | β5N | F | F | F | β4B | β8B | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 0.00 | 723 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 534028862 | 0 | β | F | F | F | β1B | β?N | F | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 758 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 14376075 | 0 | β | F | F | F | β?N | F | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 914 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 14347369 | 0 | β | β?N | F | F | β?N | F | β?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 914 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Nyali, AmyoliRSA+18.06.0 pts Β· #2
- 2FIDE 143735800.01.0 pts Β· #18
- 3FIDE 143473690.00.0 pts Β· #14
Top rating losers
- 1Petzer, JaydenRSA-19.22.0 pts Β· #21
- 2Sidlayi, OnakoRSA-18.02.0 pts Β· #17
- 3FIDE 143735800.01.0 pts Β· #18