2025 Lardies Open Chess Tournament (A)
Open SwissStandard
14 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 18 Oct 2025 in Pretoria, South Africa. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1829, and top seed was Banele Mhango (🇿🇦 RSA, FM, 2289).
Lwazi Selepe (🇿🇦 RSA, 2070) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Banele Mhango (4.0) and Jaco Nelson (3.5). Selepe broke clear in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Tlale Ronald Rammala (1513) beat Jamie Dylan Segal (1798), a +285-point gap.
Location
🇿🇦Pretoria, South Africa
Dates
18 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 55 Min. Incr. 5 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Titled players · 1
FM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×14
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsLwazi Selepe led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
6
4
1
2
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Lwazi Selepe held the sole lead from R3 through R5 without losing it.
R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Lwazi Selepe drew with FM Banele Mhango (Black).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Lwazi Selepe won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lwazi Selepe | * | ½ | — | 1 |
| 2FMBanele Mhango | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Jaco Nelson | — | ½ | * | — |
| 4Ushindi Malaba | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Selepe, Lwazi | 2070 | RSA | +7B | +4N | +10B | =2N | +8B | 4.5 | 11.5 | 13.5 | 11.50 | 2221 | +16.8 |
| 2 | Mhango, BaneleFM | 2289 | RSA | +9N | +8B | =3N | =1B | +4N | 4.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 11.00 | 2172 | -8.8 |
| 3 | Nelson, Jaco | 1921 | RSA | +11B | +5N | =2B | +10N | F | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 9.00 | 2155 | +21.0 |
| 4 | Malaba, Ushindi | 1748 | RSA | +14N | −1B | +13N | +9B | −2B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 1869 | +13.8 |
| 5 | Rammala, Tlale Ronald | 1513 | RSA | +6N | −3B | −8N | +12B | +9N | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 5.50 | 1779 | +62.4 |
| 6 | Segal, Jamie Dylan | 1798 | RSA | −5B | +11N | +7B | −8N | +10B | 3.0 | 9.5 | 11.5 | 6.50 | 1702 | -21.6 |
| 7 | Strauss, Lune | 1551 | RSA | −1N | +14B | −6N | =13B | +12N | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 1.25 | 1658 | +23.6 |
| 8 | Le Roux, Arnoldus | 1689 | RSA | F | −2N | +5B | +6B | −1N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 6.00 | 1838 | +38.4 |
| 9 | Mkotong, Boipelo | 1713 | RSA | −2B | +12N | +11B | −4N | −5B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 1616 | -15.0 |
| 10 | Sathish, Abinavah | 1899 | RSA | +12N | +13B | −1N | −3B | −6N | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 1.00 | 1685 | -48.8 |
| 11 | Adamson, Luke | 1561 | RSA | −3N | −6B | −9N | +14B | +13N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 1.00 | 1625 | +6.0 |
| 12 | Dsouza, Ethan | 1494 | RSA | −10B | −9B | =14N | −5N | −7B | 0.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 0.25 | 1289 | -41.2 |
| 13 | Theron, Lydia | 1462 | RSA | F | −10N | −4B | =7N | −11B | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.25 | 1358 | -19.2 |
| 14 | Lindeque, Gabri`ella | 1597 | RSA | −4B | −7N | =12B | −11N | F | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.25 | 1266 | -61.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Rammala, Tlale RonaldRSA+62.43.0 pts · #6
- 2Le Roux, ArnoldusRSA+38.42.0 pts · #11
- 3Strauss, LuneRSA+23.62.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Lindeque, Gabri`ellaRSA-61.20.5 pts · #14
- 2Sathish, AbinavahRSA-48.82.0 pts · #8
- 3Dsouza, EthanRSA-41.20.5 pts · #12
Biggest upsets
- R1+285 Elo gap
- R5+200 Elo gap
- R4+109 Elo gap