Fide in the Bay November 2025 (B)

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17 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 29 Nov 2025 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 0.

Ruan Swart (🇿🇦 RSA, 0) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Keaton Arries (3.5) and Mekhail Perring (3.5). Swart won solo starting round 4.

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

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇿🇦South Africa×16

Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Ruan Swart led from R4; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

R4–R5 · LEAD HELD

Ruan Swart never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.5 over the runner-up.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

R1–R5 · WIN STREAK

Ruan Swart won 5 in a row (R1–R5).

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Ruan Swart	*	1	1	—
2Keaton Arries	0	*	½	1
3Mekhail Perring	0	½	*	—
4Khwezi Sonti	—	0	—	*

#	Player	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Swart, Ruan	RSA	+12B	+3N	+2B	+5N	+6B	5.0	13.0	14.5	14.50	2305	+35.6
2	Arries, Keaton	RSA	+8N	+4B	−1N	+9B	=3B	3.5	15.0	17.5	10.75	1581	0.0
3	Perring, Mekhail	RSA	+10N	−1B	+13N	+7B	=2N	3.5	14.0	15.0	8.25	1670	+20.8
4	Sonti, Khwezi	RSA	+14N	−2N	=9B	+10B	+5N	3.5	11.5	12.5	7.75	1577	+7.2
5	Bothma, Jaculene	RSA	+17B	+9N	+6N	−1B	−4B	3.0	14.0	14.0	5.50	1552	0.0
6	Arries, Jayde	RSA	+13B	+15N	−5B	+14N	−1N	3.0	10.0	11.0	3.00	1633	+25.6
7	Arbi, Imaan	RSA	−9B	+17N	+11B	−3N	+14B	3.0	9.0	9.0	3.00	1452	-35.6
8	Ndayi, Siyolise	RSA	−2B	−13N	+12B	+16N	+11B	3.0	8.0	9.0	4.50	613	-29.6
9	Heneke, Ruan	RSA	+7N	−5B	=4N	−2N	+12B	2.5	13.0	14.5	6.25	1754	+18.0
10	Mbelekane, Hloma	RSA	−3B	=12N	+17B	−4N	+13B	2.5	9.5	9.5	1.75	1504	0.0
11	FIDE 14360837	—	F	+16B	−7N	+15B	−8N	2.0	8.0	8.0	2.00	1485	0.0
12	Gcwabe, Aventhandwa	RSA	−1N	=10B	−8N	+13B	−9N	1.5	13.0	14.0	2.25	1340	0.0
13	Norris, Nathan	RSA	−6N	+8B	−3B	−12N	−10N	1.0	12.0	13.5	3.00	1410	-0.4
14	Qayiso, Liyabona	RSA	−4B	F	+15N	−6B	−7N	1.0	10.5	10.5	1.00	1346	0.0
15	Prinsloo, Liam	RSA	+16N	−6B	−14B	−11N	F	1.0	7.0	7.0	1.00	672	-24.8
16	Bester, Brendan Michael	RSA	−15B	−11N	F	−8B	+17N	1.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	1466	0.0
17	Bothma, Liandri	RSA	−5N	−7B	−10N	F	−16B	0.0	9.5	9.5	0.00	875	-16.8

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