2025 Botswana International Youths and Cadets Chess Championships -U16 & 18 Open
Open SwissStandard
17 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 25 Oct 2025 to 26 Oct 2025 in Gaborone, Botswana. 2 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1634, and top seed was Laone Phoebe Moshoboro (🇧🇼 BOT, WCM, 1796).
Laone Phoebe Moshoboro (🇧🇼 BOT, WCM, 1796) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Bartlett Ezra (4.5) and Nalamalpu Eesha Reddy (4.0). Moshoboro won solo starting round 3.
Location
🇧🇼Gaborone, Botswana
Dates
25 Oct 2025 → 26 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 60 Min. 05 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Titled players · 2
WCM×2
Federations · 2 represented
🇧🇼Botswana×14
🇿🇼Zimbabwe×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsWCM Laone Phoebe Moshoboro led from R3; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
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R3–R6 · LEAD HELD
WCM Laone Phoebe Moshoboro held the sole lead from R3 through R6 without losing it.
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
WCM Laone Phoebe Moshoboro drew with Bartlett Ezra (Black).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
WCM Laone Phoebe Moshoboro won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WCMLaone Phoebe Moshoboro | * | ½ | ½ | 1 |
| 2Bartlett Ezra | ½ | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3WCMNalamalpu Eesha Reddy | ½ | ½ | * | — |
| 4Darius Patlo Banda | 0 | 0 | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moshoboro, Laone PhoebeWCM | 1796 | BOT | +5B | +10N | +4B | =3N | +6B | =2N | 5.0 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 18.25 | 1923 | +35.2 |
| 2 | Bartlett Ezra | 1729 | BOT | +9B | +11N | =3B | =7N | +4B | =1B | 4.5 | 19.0 | 21.0 | 15.00 | 1880 | +32.8 |
| 3 | Nalamalpu Eesha ReddyWCM | 1784 | BOT | +14N | +6B | =2N | =1B | F | +5B | 4.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 13.25 | 1856 | +18.8 |
| 4 | Darius Patlo Banda | 1729 | BOT | +12N | +15B | −1N | +8B | −2N | +7B | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 8.00 | 1572 | -25.2 |
| 5 | Aone Morei | 1506 | BOT | −1N | +12B | +13B | +11N | +7B | −3N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 7.50 | 992 | -12.4 |
| 6 | Suresh Babu Goutham | 1561 | BOT | +13N | −3N | +9B | +17B | −1N | =10B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.25 | 1564 | -2.0 |
| 7 | Mompati Boago Tao | 0 | BOT | =16N | +14B | +10N | =2B | −5N | −4N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 6.00 | 1605 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Mathe Prince Kingsley | 1564 | ZIM | −11B | +16B | +15N | −4N | F | +13B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1660 | +10.4 |
| 9 | Toor Qudsia Abrar | 1459 | BOT | −2N | +17B | −6N | =15B | +12N | =14B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.25 | 1320 | -16.0 |
| 10 | Keoletile Ngwao | 1587 | BOT | +17N | −1B | −7B | +13N | F | =6N | 2.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 2.75 | 1486 | -10.8 |
| 11 | Motswasele Tshenolo | 0 | BOT | +8N | −2B | +16N | −5B | F | F | 2.0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 3.50 | 1597 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Cherillath Kandamangalam Sarang Ram | 0 | BOT | −4B | −5N | =14N | +16B | −9B | F | 1.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 1.00 | 1401 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 11332280 | 0 | — | −6B | F | −5N | −10B | +17N | −8N | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 755 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Toor Noor Fatima | 1490 | BOT | −3B | −7N | =12B | F | F | =9N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.25 | 1418 | -9.2 |
| 15 | Wu Yuhao | 0 | BOT | F | −4N | −8B | =9N | F | F | 0.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.50 | 1303 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Mfaladi Tyrone | 1590 | BOT | =7B | −8N | −11B | −12N | F | F | 0.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1.50 | 764 | -21.6 |
| 17 | FIDE 11332298 | 0 | — | −10B | −9N | F | −6N | −13B | F | 0.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 0.00 | 728 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Moshoboro, Laone PhoebeWCMBOT+35.25.0 pts · #1
- 2Bartlett EzraBOT+32.84.5 pts · #4
- 3Nalamalpu Eesha ReddyWCMBOT+18.84.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Darius Patlo BandaBOT-25.24.0 pts · #8
- 2Mfaladi TyroneBOT-21.60.5 pts · #16
- 3Toor Qudsia AbrarBOT-16.03.0 pts · #11