2025 Doringkloof Open Tournament (B)
Open SwissStandard
8 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 25 Oct 2025 in Centurion, South Africa. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1566, and top seed was Kananelo Nkalimeng (🇱🇸 LES, 1620).
Siyabonga Cele (🇿🇦 RSA, 1570) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Kananelo Nkalimeng (3.5) and Matthew Pasaribu (3.0). Cele won solo starting round 3.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Tlhogi Dikolomela (1459) beat Anton Tissot Van Patot (1588), a +129-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 · 2 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×7
🇱🇸Lesotho×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsSiyabonga Cele led from R3; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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2
1
1
1
R3–R5 · LEAD HELD
Siyabonga Cele never relinquished the lead after R3; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Siyabonga Cele 3 wins (R1–R3)Kananelo Nkalimeng 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Siyabonga Cele | * | — | ½ | 1 |
| 2Kananelo Nkalimeng | — | * | — | 0 |
| 3Matthew Pasaribu | ½ | — | * | ½ |
| 4Justin James Rishworth | 0 | 1 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cele, Siyabonga | 1570 | RSA | +8N | +5B | +6B | =3N | +4N | 4.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 9.00 | 1918 | +75.2 |
| 2 | Kananelo Nkalimeng | 1620 | LES | −4N | =7B | +5N | +6N | +8B | 3.5 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 5.75 | 1698 | +10.4 |
| 3 | Pasaribu, Matthew | 1603 | RSA | −5N | +8B | =4N | =1B | +7B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 6.00 | 1616 | +2.2 |
| 4 | Rishworth, Justin James | 1580 | RSA | +2B | −6N | =3B | +8N | −1B | 2.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 6.00 | 1569 | -1.2 |
| 5 | Rammala, Tlale Ronald | 1513 | RSA | +3B | −1N | −2B | −7N | +6B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 14.5 | 5.00 | 1523 | -1.6 |
| 6 | Lindeque, Gabri`ella | 1597 | RSA | +7N | +4B | −1N | −2B | −5N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 14.0 | 4.00 | 1505 | -24.4 |
| 7 | Tissot Van Patot, Anton | 1588 | RSA | −6B | =2N | −8B | +5B | −3N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 3.75 | 1411 | -23.8 |
| 8 | Dikolomela, Tlhogi | 1459 | RSA | −1B | −3N | +7N | −4B | −2N | 1.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 1.50 | 1352 | -24.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Cele, SiyabongaRSA+75.24.5 pts · #1
- 2Kananelo NkalimengLES+10.43.5 pts · #2
- 3Pasaribu, MatthewRSA+2.23.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1Lindeque, Gabri`ellaRSA-24.42.0 pts · #5
- 2Dikolomela, TlhogiRSA-24.41.0 pts · #8
- 3Tissot Van Patot, AntonRSA-23.81.5 pts · #7
Biggest upsets
- R3+129 Elo gap