2025 Botswana International Youths and Cadets Chess Championships -U12 & 14 Open
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23 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 25 Oct 2025 to 26 Oct 2025 in Gaborone, Botswana. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 464, and top seed was Maruatona Onthatile (π§πΌ BOT, 1661).
Ananda Hariharan (π§πΌ BOT, 1585) won with 5.0/6. Hariharan won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
π§πΌGaborone, Botswana
Dates
25 Oct 2025 β 26 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 60 Min. 05 Sec. / /
System
Swiss Β· 6 rounds
Avg top 10
464
Participants
23
Federations Β· 3 represented
π§πΌBotswanaΓ4
πΏπΌZimbabweΓ2
π±πΈLesothoΓ1
Top 3
- π₯
- π₯
- π₯
How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 6 roundsTight race until R6; 3 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
27
14
7
5
2
3
R6 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 5.0/6. Hariharan takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (19.5).
WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers
Ananda Hariharan 5 wins (R1βR6)CHANYEKA DARYL 3 wins (R1βR3)FIDE 11028580 3 wins (R4βR6)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ananda Hariharan | * | β | β | 1 |
| 2CHANYEKA DARYL | β | * | β | β |
| 3FIDE 11028580 | β | β | * | β |
| 4Moorosi Thato | 0 | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ananda Hariharan | 1585 | BOT | +15B | +6N | +7B | F | +5N | +4N | 5.0 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 19.50 | 2329 | +34.0 |
| 2 | FIDE 11028580 | 0 | β | +?B | +?N | β5B | +?N | +?B | +6N | 5.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 4.00 | 810 | 0.0 |
| 3 | CHANYEKA DARYL | 0 | ZIM | +?N | +?B | +?N | =?N | +?B | =?B | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1535 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Moorosi Thato | 1448 | LES | +8N | +9B | +10N | =5N | +16B | β1B | 4.5 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 15.25 | 1405 | -4.4 |
| 5 | Mogomotsi Kefentse | 1610 | BOT | +11N | +17B | +2N | =4B | β1B | +14N | 4.5 | 20.0 | 22.5 | 15.25 | 1324 | -29.6 |
| 6 | MAPIYE ENOCH | 0 | ZIM | +?N | β1B | +?N | +?B | +?N | β2B | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1590 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 11017058 | 0 | β | +?B | +?N | β1N | +10B | F | +?N | 4.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 785 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 11332778 | 0 | β | β4B | F | +?B | +?N | +?B | +?N | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 648 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 11331992 | 0 | β | +?B | β4N | +?B | F | +?N | =?B | 3.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 1362 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 11332905 | 0 | β | +?B | +?N | β4B | β7N | F | +11B | 3.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 3.00 | 648 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 11332760 | 0 | β | β5B | β?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | β10N | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 810 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 11332794 | 0 | β | +?N | =?B | β?N | +?B | β?N | =20B | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.00 | 763 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Liu Shengpei | 0 | BOT | +?N | +?B | +?N | β?B | β?N | F | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1682 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Mukisa Samuel Nkuba | 0 | BOT | F | +?N | β?B | =?B | +20N | β5B | 2.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 2.00 | 1263 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 11031034 | 0 | β | β1N | F | +?B | β?B | +?N | =?B | 2.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 785 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 11330589 | 0 | β | +?B | =?N | +?B | F | β4N | β?B | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 656 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 11331844 | 0 | β | +?B | β5N | +?B | F | =?B | F | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0.00 | 810 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 11329831 | 0 | β | β?B | +?N | β?B | +?N | F | =?N | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 735 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 11332913 | 0 | β | β?N | F | +?B | +?B | =?N | β?B | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 735 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 11332751 | 0 | β | β?N | F | =?B | +?N | β14B | =12N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.50 | 862 | 0.0 |
| 21 | FIDE 11332786 | 0 | β | F | β?N | β?B | β?N | =?B | +?N | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 735 | 0.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 11332816 | 0 | β | β?N | β?B | F | F | β?N | =?B | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 763 | 0.0 |
| 23 | FIDE 11033690 | 0 | β | β?B | F | β?N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 663 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Ananda HariharanBOT+34.05.0 pts Β· #2
- 2MAPIYE ENOCHZIM0.04.0 pts Β· #1
- 3CHANYEKA DARYLZIM0.05.0 pts Β· #8
Top rating losers
- 1Mogomotsi KefentseBOT-29.64.5 pts Β· #7
- 2Moorosi ThatoLES-4.44.5 pts Β· #4
- 3MAPIYE ENOCHZIM0.04.0 pts Β· #1