UCT OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 (Championship)
20 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 10 Oct 2025 to 12 Oct 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1955, and top seed was Charlton Mnyasta (🇿🇦 RSA, 2134).
Charlton Mnyasta (🇿🇦 RSA, 2134) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Tezihano Mnyasta (4.5) and Harrison Scherzer (4.5). Mnyasta clinched sole first place in the final round.
The biggest upset came in round 5: Harrison Scherzer (1789) beat Lwazi Selepe (2070), a +281-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsCharlton Mnyasta led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Harrison Scherzer takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
Charlton Mnyasta beat Tezihano Mnyasta (Black).
Charlton Mnyasta 4 wins (R3–R6)Harrison Scherzer 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Charlton Mnyasta | * | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2Tezihano Mnyasta | 0 | * | ½ | — |
| 3Harrison Scherzer | 0 | ½ | * | — |
| 4Zimi Totose | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mnyasta, Charlton | 2134 | RSA | +7N | −12B | +15N | +11B | +2N | +3N | 5.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 17.00 | 2120 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Mnyasta, Tezihano | 2005 | RSA | +15B | =3N | +11B | +6N | −1B | +5N | 4.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 13.75 | 2098 | +14.4 |
| 3 | Scherzer, Harrison | 1789 | RSA | +5N | =2B | +16N | +12B | +8N | −1B | 4.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 12.75 | 2163 | +113.2 |
| 4 | Totose, Zimi | 1813 | RSA | −8N | =5B | +14N | +16B | =11N | +9B | 4.0 | 14.5 | 16.0 | 10.00 | 1958 | +22.8 |
| 5 | Rogov, Timofey | 1909 | RUS | −3B | =4N | +17B | +13N | +6B | −2B | 3.5 | 19.0 | 20.5 | 9.50 | 1927 | +4.8 |
| 6 | Aguirre, Bryan | 1967 | RSA | +18N | +9B | +12N | −2B | −5N | =7B | 3.5 | 17.0 | 18.5 | 8.75 | 1906 | -8.6 |
| 7 | Weideman, Janko X | 1786 | RSA | −1B | +17N | +10B | −8B | +16N | =6N | 3.5 | 16.0 | 17.5 | 7.75 | 2047 | +80.0 |
| 8 | Selepe, Lwazi | 2070 | RSA | +4B | −11N | +13B | +7N | −3B | −15N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 10.00 | 1781 | -41.0 |
| 9 | Bell, Luke | 1757 | RSA | +10B | −6N | +19B | F | +12N | −4N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 6.50 | 1896 | +38.4 |
| 10 | McInnes, Andrew | 1907 | RSA | −9N | +18B | −7N | +14B | F | +11B | 3.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 6.50 | 1820 | -10.4 |
| 11 | Selema, Thato | 1820 | RSA | +17B | +8B | −2N | −1N | =4B | −10N | 2.5 | 19.5 | 21.0 | 6.50 | 1937 | +15.8 |
| 12 | Salimu, Chase | 1872 | RSA | +20B | +1N | −6B | −3N | −9B | =17N | 2.5 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 6.75 | 1849 | -10.8 |
| 13 | Rogov, Evgeniy | 1614 | RSA | =16N | +14B | −8N | −5B | −17N | +19B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 4.25 | 1766 | +35.6 |
| 14 | Manning, Callan | 1612 | RSA | =19B | −13N | −4B | −10N | +20N | +16B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 13.0 | 3.00 | 1690 | +20.4 |
| 15 | Ntuli, Senzo | 1809 | RSA | −2N | F | −1B | +18N | F | +8B | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 4.50 | 1994 | +35.2 |
| 16 | Singh, Shaurya | 1829 | RSA | =13B | +19N | −3B | −4N | −7B | −14N | 1.5 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 2.25 | 1503 | -100.0 |
| 17 | Amini, Daud | 2033 | ZIM | −11N | −7B | −5N | F | +13B | =12B | 1.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 3.75 | 1655 | -47.6 |
| 18 | Ressel, Tane | 1766 | RSA | −6B | −10N | F | −15B | =19N | +20N | 1.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 1.50 | 1651 | -15.4 |
| 19 | Stern, Mason Jesse | 1562 | RSA | =14N | −16B | −9N | −20B | =18B | −13N | 1.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1449 | -31.2 |
| 20 | Van Schaik, Michael | 1755 | RSA | −12N | F | F | +19N | −14B | −18B | 1.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 1510 | -25.2 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Scherzer, HarrisonRSA+113.24.5 pts · #3
- 2Weideman, Janko XRSA+80.03.5 pts · #5
- 3Bell, LukeRSA+38.43.0 pts · #9
- 1Singh, ShauryaRSA-100.01.5 pts · #17
- 2Amini, DaudZIM-47.61.5 pts · #16
- 3Selepe, LwaziRSA-41.03.0 pts · #10
- R5+281 Elo gap
- R2+262 Elo gap
- R6+261 Elo gap