Fide in the Bay November 2025 (A)
Open SwissStandard
13 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 29 Nov 2025 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. 1 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 0.
Tyler Nevin (🇿🇦 RSA, CM, 0) won with 4.0/5, ahead of Ismaeel Lagardien (3.5) and Jean-Pierre Strydom (3.0). Nevin clinched sole first place in the final round.
Location
🇿🇦Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Dates
29 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: All Moves in 55 Min. Incr. 5 Sec. / /
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
13
Titled players · 1
CM×1
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×13
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsCM Tyler Nevin led from R5; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
5
2
1
1
1
R5 · LEADER CHANGE29 Nov
CM Tyler Nevin takes the sole lead (4.0/5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
CM Tyler Nevin beat Ismaeel Lagardien (White).
R1–R3 · WIN STREAK
Ismaeel Lagardien won 3 in a row (R1–R3).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1CMTyler Nevin | * | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2Ismaeel Lagardien | 0 | * | ½ | 1 |
| 3Jean-Pierre Strydom | 1 | ½ | * | ½ |
| 4Dominic Powell | — | 0 | ½ | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevin, TylerCM | 0 | RSA | +11B | +5N | −3B | +7N | +2B | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 9.50 | 1909 | -3.4 |
| 2 | Lagardien, Ismaeel | 0 | RSA | +12N | +4B | +5B | =3N | −1N | 3.5 | 12.5 | 13.5 | 8.00 | 1857 | +8.4 |
| 3 | Strydom, Jean-Pierre | 0 | RSA | F | +8B | +1N | =2B | =4N | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 9.25 | 1911 | +39.6 |
| 4 | Powell, Dominic | 0 | RSA | +13B | −2N | +9B | =6N | =3B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 5.75 | 1710 | +34.8 |
| 5 | Kapp, Sebastian | 0 | RSA | +9B | −1B | −2N | =12N | +11B | 2.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 4.00 | 1670 | -0.8 |
| 6 | Ackerdien, Saud | 0 | RSA | =10N | =11B | =8N | =4B | =12B | 2.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 4.75 | 1556 | -6.0 |
| 7 | Stander, Cael Lelethu | 0 | RSA | −8N | +10B | +13N | −1B | −9N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 3.00 | 1554 | +8.8 |
| 8 | Blandy, Levi | 0 | RSA | +7B | −3N | =6B | =10N | F | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 4.25 | 1616 | +24.4 |
| 9 | Dove, Megan | 0 | RSA | −5N | +12B | −4N | F | +7B | 2.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.00 | 1591 | +15.6 |
| 10 | Step, Nicholas | 0 | RSA | =6B | −7N | =11N | =8B | =13N | 2.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 3.50 | 1437 | -61.2 |
| 11 | McLachlan, Geoffrey | 0 | RSA | −1N | =6N | =10B | =13B | −5N | 1.5 | 11.0 | 12.0 | 2.75 | 1507 | +16.4 |
| 12 | Ranjith, Aishwarya | 0 | RSA | −2B | −9N | F | =5B | =6N | 1.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.50 | 1456 | -32.8 |
| 13 | Brown, Nathan | 0 | RSA | −4N | F | −7B | =11N | =10B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 1.75 | 1348 | -40.4 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Strydom, Jean-PierreRSA+39.63.0 pts · #3
- 2Powell, DominicRSA+34.83.0 pts · #4
- 3Blandy, LeviRSA+24.42.0 pts · #8
Top rating losers
- 1Step, NicholasRSA-61.22.0 pts · #10
- 2Brown, NathanRSA-40.41.0 pts · #12
- 3Ranjith, AishwaryaRSA-32.81.0 pts · #13