Bojanalas FIDE ON THE ORION EXPRESS (Rooks)

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52 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 03 Oct 2025 to 05 Oct 2025 in Rustenburg, South Africa. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1542, and top seed was Lethabo Kevin Tondatshe (🇿🇦 RSA, 1592).

Pande Munashe (🇧🇼 BOT, 1581) won with 6.0/6, ahead of Remy Manale (5.5) and Kabelo Pitso (5.0). Munashe won solo starting round 4.

Location

🇿🇦Rustenburg, South Africa

Dates

03 Oct 2025 → 05 Oct 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇿🇦Lethabo Kevin Tondatshe1592

Avg top 10

1,542

Participants

Federations · 3 represented

🇿🇦South Africa×35

🇧🇼Botswana×1

🇿🇼Zimbabwe×1

Top 3

🥇
Pande Munashe
🇧🇼BOT·1581
6.0pts·2299perf+46.8
🥈
Remy Manale
🇿🇦RSA
5.5pts·1586perf0.0
🥉
Kabelo Pitso
🇿🇦RSA
5.0pts·1581perf0.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Pande Munashe led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Munashe6Manale5.5Mbutuma5Pitso5Sidingilizwe4.5Diale4.5— ex-leaders:Munasheled R4–R6, #10

R4–R6 · LEAD HELD

Pande Munashe held the sole lead from R4 through R6 without losing it.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Pande Munashe 6 wins (R1–R6)Remy Manale 3 wins (R4–R6)Khwezi Mbutuma 5 wins (R2–R6)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Pande Munashe	1581	BOT	+16N	+34B	+22N	+8B	+12N	+5B	6.0	18.5	21.0	21.00	2299	+46.8
2	Manale, Remy	0	RSA	+14N	+31B	=9N	+?B	+11N	+8B	5.5	18.0	18.0	16.00	1586	0.0
3	Pitso, Kabelo	0	RSA	+39N	+13B	−8N	+31B	+27N	+?B	5.0	15.0	15.0	11.00	1581	0.0
4	Mbutuma, Khwezi	0	RSA	−12N	+?B	+?N	+33B	+13N	+9B	5.0	13.5	13.5	10.00	1533	0.0
5	Diale, Tumelo	0	RSA	+18B	=?N	+15B	+19N	+?B	−1N	4.5	16.5	16.5	10.50	1568	0.0
6	Ratlou, Tania	1415	RSA	+42N	+49B	=7N	−11B	+24N	+34B	4.5	16.0	17.0	10.75	2271	+23.2
7	Ndiweni Sidingilizwe	0	ZIM	+?N	+?B	=6B	−?N	+23N	+12B	4.5	11.0	11.0	8.75	1500	0.0
8	Vorster, Tyrone	1587	RSA	+50B	+37N	+3B	−1N	+14B	−2N	4.0	22.5	23.5	12.00	781	-10.2
9	September, Mckenzie	1558	RSA	+28B	+35N	=2B	=12B	+21N	−4N	4.0	20.5	23.0	13.50	1444	-3.2
10	Kachaka, Kudakwashe	0	RSA	+?N	+32B	−12N	=23B	=?N	+22B	4.0	12.0	12.0	7.00	1515	0.0
11	Mamonyane, Itireleng	0	RSA	+?B	+?N	=?B	+6N	−2B	=?N	4.0	10.0	10.0	4.50	1542	0.0
12	Petlele, Motheo	1444	RSA	+4B	+45N	+10B	=9N	−1B	−7N	3.5	23.5	25.5	13.00	1377	-3.2
13	Mojaki, Tshegofatso	1518	RSA	+26B	−3N	+20B	+28N	−4B	=16N	3.5	20.0	23.0	11.25	2292	+17.2
14	Magano, Kamogelo	0	RSA	−2B	+?N	+38N	+22B	−8N	=21B	3.5	18.0	18.0	6.75	1524	0.0
15	Sera, Galaletsang	1468	RSA	=27N	+24B	−5N	=32B	+39N	=20N	3.5	16.5	18.5	9.50	1687	+22.8
16	Motseki, Babe	0	RSA	−1B	+36N	−31N	+?B	+38N	=13B	3.5	16.5	16.5	6.25	1517	0.0
17	Tondatshe, Lethabo Kevin	1592	RSA	+20N	−22B	−21N	+29B	=35N	+33B	3.5	15.5	18.0	10.25	667	-26.8
18	Tlhage, Molemo	1556	RSA	−5N	=33B	−24N	+47B	+32N	+36B	3.5	15.0	16.5	7.75	1591	+2.4
19	Thejwane, Innocent	0	RSA	+38N	+23B	=?N	−5B	−34N	+35B	3.5	14.5	14.5	7.50	1503	0.0
20	Vlok, Armand	0	RSA	−17B	+52N	−13N	+49B	+31N	=15B	3.5	14.0	15.0	6.25	1445	0.0
21	Pedersen, Jeffrey-James	0	RSA	+41B	−?N	+17B	+?N	−9B	=14N	3.5	13.0	13.0	7.25	1545	0.0
22	Mutsambwa, Trevor	0	RSA	+36B	+17N	−1B	−14N	+44B	−10N	3.0	19.5	21.5	8.00	1588	+13.2
23	Sekopane, Kopano	1501	RSA	+51B	−19N	+26B	=10N	−7B	=25N	3.0	18.0	19.0	7.50	1685	+19.2
24	Molapisi, Kenneth	0	RSA	=25B	−15N	+18B	+37N	−6B	=31N	3.0	17.0	19.5	8.75	1419	-14.4
25	Dsouza, Ethan	1494	RSA	=24N	−27B	+47N	=42B	=36N	=23B	3.0	13.5	15.0	6.75	1586	+14.8
26	Ramonyai, Motshabo	0	RSA	−13N	+40B	−23N	−38B	+49N	+41B	3.0	12.5	13.5	5.00	699	-58.8
27	Sedumedi, Thapeolo	0	RSA	=15B	+25N	=?B	+?N	−3B	−?N	3.0	11.5	11.5	4.75	1508	0.0
28	Lekoma, Amogelang	0	RSA	−9N	+?B	+32N	−13B	+?N	−?B	3.0	10.0	10.0	2.50	1424	0.0
29	Vorster, Wian	0	RSA	−?B	+41N	−?B	−17N	+?B	+40N	3.0	7.5	7.5	4.00	1320	0.0
30	FIDE 14366568	0	—	−32N	−?B	+40N	−?B	+?N	+38B	3.0	6.5	6.5	4.00	1278	0.0
31	Pillay, Leeyah	1514	RSA	+43B	−2N	+16B	−3N	−20B	=24B	2.5	20.5	22.5	7.00	1471	-2.8
32	Tshetlhe, Blessing	1518	RSA	+30B	−10N	−28B	=15N	−18B	+47N	2.5	17.0	18.5	6.25	1478	-6.0
33	Van Staden, Jakobus	0	RSA	−?B	=18N	+48B	−4N	+37B	−17N	2.5	16.0	16.0	5.75	1285	0.0
34	Motshegare, Neo	0	RSA	F	−1N	+44B	=?N	+19B	−6N	2.5	16.0	16.0	5.50	1234	0.0
35	Mholo, Omolemo	0	RSA	+40N	−9B	+39N	−45B	=17B	−19N	2.5	15.0	17.0	5.75	1384	0.0
36	FIDE 534023372	0	—	−22N	−16B	+43B	+?N	=25B	−18N	2.5	15.0	15.0	3.50	1399	0.0
37	Motau, Neelo	0	RSA	+?N	−8B	=42N	−24B	−33N	+39B	2.5	13.5	13.5	3.00	729	0.0
38	Moultrey, Antonio Chrispian	1474	RSA	−19B	+51N	−14B	+26N	−16B	−30N	2.0	16.5	17.5	4.00	2292	+22.0
39	FIDE 534032690	0	—	−3B	+43N	−35B	+50N	−15B	−37N	2.0	15.5	16.5	3.00	668	0.0
40	FIDE 14386615	0	—	−35B	−26N	−30B	+51N	+50B	−29B	2.0	12.5	13.5	2.00	692	0.0
41	FIDE 534032703	0	—	−21N	−29B	+51B	+48N	−?B	−26N	2.0	12.0	12.0	2.50	667	0.0
42	FIDE 14366991	0	—	−6B	+50N	=37B	=25N	−?B	−?B	2.0	11.0	11.0	3.75	1156	0.0
43	FIDE 14376903	0	—	−31N	−39B	−36N	+?B	−?N	+49B	2.0	8.0	8.0	1.00	705	0.0
44	FIDE 534032789	0	—	+47N	−?B	−34N	+?B	−22N	−?B	2.0	7.0	7.0	1.50	1242	0.0
45	FIDE 534006150	0	—	F	−12B	+?N	+35N	−?B	−?N	2.0	6.0	6.0	2.50	1281	0.0
46	FIDE 534032800	0	—	−?B	−?N	−?B	−52N	+48B	+50N	2.0	3.5	3.5	2.50	662	0.0
47	Jansen Van Vuuren, Lourein	1410	RSA	−44B	=48N	−25B	−18N	+52B	−32B	1.5	12.5	13.5	1.75	721	-42.0
48	FIDE 534003061	0	—	−?N	=47B	−33N	−41B	−46N	+?B	1.5	8.0	8.0	0.75	1230	0.0
49	FIDE 534032738	0	—	+?B	−6N	−?B	−20N	−26B	−43N	1.0	13.0	13.0	0.00	1251	0.0
50	FIDE 534013300	0	—	−8N	−42B	+?N	−39B	−40N	−46B	1.0	12.0	12.0	0.00	787	0.0
51	FIDE 14353660	0	—	−23N	−38B	−41N	−40B	+?N	−?B	1.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	678	0.0
52	FIDE 534032797	0	—	−?N	−20B	−?N	+46B	−47N	−?N	1.0	7.0	7.0	2.00	621	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Pande MunasheBOT
+46.8
6.0 pts · #10
2Ratlou, TaniaRSA
+23.2
4.5 pts · #30
3Sera, GalaletsangRSA
+22.8
3.5 pts · #21

Top rating losers

1Ramonyai, MotshaboRSA
-58.8
3.0 pts · #49
2Jansen Van Vuuren, LoureinRSA
-42.0
1.5 pts · #46
3Tondatshe, Lethabo KevinRSA
-26.8
3.5 pts · #44