2025 Doringkloof Open Tournament (A)
Open SwissStandard
17 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 25 Oct 2025 in Centurion, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 1901, and top seed was Lwazi Selepe (🇿🇦 RSA, 2070).
Chigozie Egeonu (🇿🇦 RSA, 2026) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Stephen Bulelani (4.0) and Lwazi Selepe (4.0). Egeonu won solo starting round 4.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Stephen Bulelani (1802) beat Lwazi Selepe (2070), a +268-point gap.
Location
🇿🇦Centurion, South Africa
Dates
25 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 55 Min. Incr. 5 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×17
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsChigozie Egeonu led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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4
2
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Chigozie Egeonu held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Chigozie Egeonu 4 wins (R1–R4)Stephen Bulelani 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Chigozie Egeonu | * | — | 1 | ½ |
| 2Lwazi Selepe | — | * | 0 | — |
| 3Stephen Bulelani | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4Heinco Du Plessis | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egeonu, Chigozie | 2026 | RSA | +9N | +8B | +6N | +2N | =4B | 4.5 | 13.0 | 15.5 | 13.75 | 2204 | +34.0 |
| 2 | Bulelani, Stephen | 1802 | RSA | +5B | +13N | +3N | −1B | +7N | 4.0 | 14.0 | 15.5 | 11.00 | 2151 | +87.2 |
| 3 | Selepe, Lwazi | 2070 | RSA | +14B | +7N | −2B | +11N | +5B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 8.50 | 2019 | -4.4 |
| 4 | Du Plessis, Heinco | 2054 | RSA | =11N | +14B | =7N | +8B | =1N | 3.5 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 8.00 | 1977 | -7.2 |
| 5 | Naidoo, Kajol | 1728 | RSA | −2N | +15B | +17N | +6B | −3N | 3.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1897 | +43.2 |
| 6 | Molobi, Gomolemo | 1860 | RSA | +16B | +12N | −1B | −5N | +11B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 4.50 | 1822 | -4.0 |
| 7 | Urombo, Ashley | 1819 | RSA | +15N | −3B | =4B | +13N | −2B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 4.25 | 1934 | +29.2 |
| 8 | Yoko, Christopher | 1746 | RSA | +17B | −1N | +12B | −4N | =10B | 2.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 3.25 | 1826 | +9.0 |
| 9 | Machet, Jordan | 1725 | RSA | −1B | =16N | −10B | +15B | +12N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 1791 | +15.6 |
| 10 | Chueu, Calvin | 1848 | RSA | −12N | −11B | +9N | +17B | =8N | 2.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 3.75 | 1684 | -21.2 |
| 11 | Malaba, Ushindi | 1748 | RSA | =4B | +10N | =13B | −3B | −6N | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 5.00 | 1877 | +14.8 |
| 12 | Mashishi, Thato | 1638 | RSA | +10B | −6B | −8N | +14N | −9B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.50 | 1724 | +10.6 |
| 13 | Mmoneng, Patrick L. | 1912 | RSA | F | −2B | =11N | −7B | +16N | 1.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.50 | 1658 | -27.0 |
| 14 | Segal, Jamie Dylan | 1798 | RSA | −3N | −4N | F | −12B | +17N | 1.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1638 | -34.8 |
| 15 | Buys, Bernard R. | 1819 | RSA | −7B | −5N | +16B | −9N | F | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.50 | 1527 | -63.6 |
| 16 | Thorulsley, Kairaav | 1611 | RSA | −6N | =9B | −15N | F | −13B | 0.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 1.25 | 1510 | -16.0 |
| 17 | Adamson, Luke | 1561 | RSA | −8N | F | −5B | −10N | −14B | 0.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 980 | -18.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Bulelani, StephenRSA+87.24.0 pts · #3
- 2Naidoo, KajolRSA+43.23.0 pts · #6
- 3Egeonu, ChigozieRSA+34.04.5 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Buys, Bernard R.RSA-63.61.0 pts · #15
- 2Segal, Jamie DylanRSA-34.81.0 pts · #14
- 3Mmoneng, Patrick L.RSA-27.01.5 pts · #13
Biggest upsets
- R3+268 Elo gap
- R1+210 Elo gap
- R4+160 Elo gap