West Rand Closed 2025 (U16)

Open SwissStandard

5 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 18 Oct 2025 in Randfontein, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 0.

Kutlwano Nakedi (🇿🇦 RSA, 0) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Christiaan Venter (3.5). Nakedi clinched sole first place in the final round.

Location

🇿🇦Randfontein, South Africa

Dates

18 Oct 2025

Time control

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

System

Swiss · 5 rounds

Avg top 10

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇿🇦South Africa×3

Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 5 · 5 rounds

Kutlwano Nakedi led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

R5 · LEADER CHANGE18 Oct

Kutlwano Nakedi takes the sole lead (4.0/5).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

R1–R3 · WIN STREAK

Christiaan Venter won 3 in a row (R1–R3).

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Kutlwano Nakedi	*	½	—	1
2Christiaan Venter	½	*	—	—
3FIDE 534013288	—	—	*	—
4FIDE 14399474	0	—	—	*

#	Player	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf
1	Nakedi, Kutlwano	RSA	=?B	+?N	+4B	=2B	+?N	4.0	5.5	5.5	3.75	1444
2	Venter, Christiaan	RSA	+?N	+?B	+?B	=1N	−?B	3.5	4.0	4.0	2.00	1444
3	FIDE 534013288	—	−?B	+?N	+?B	−?N	+?N	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.00	624
4	FIDE 14399474	—	+?B	−?N	−1N	F	+5B	2.0	6.0	6.0	2.00	624
5	Maritz, Waldo Hermann	RSA	−?B	+?N	−?B	+?N	−4N	2.0	2.0	2.0	0.00	624

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