Gauteng Inter-Region 2025 at Emerald Resort (U18 Championship)
Team SwissStandard
58 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 06 Dec 2025 to 07 Dec 2025 in Vanderbijlpark, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 1729, and top seed was Dewald Coetsee (🇿🇦 RSA, 1941).
Stephanus Du Toit (🇿🇦 RSA, 1603) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Msimango Moremi Msimango (5.0) and Jordan Machet (4.5). Du Toit shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 1: Tjaart Steyn (1512) beat Bayethe Mvabaza (1802), a +290-point gap.
Location
🇿🇦Vanderbijlpark, South Africa
Dates
06 Dec 2025 → 07 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Team · 5 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×48
Top 3
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Standings
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| # | Player | Fed | Elo | Pts | Avg opp. | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Du Toit, Stephanus | 🇿🇦RSA | 1603 | 5.0 | 1465 | 2265 | +25.6 |
| 37 | Msimango, Msimango Moremi | 🇿🇦RSA | 1719 | 5.0 | 1490 | 2290 | +8.4 |
| 2 | Machet, Jordan | 🇿🇦RSA | 1720 | 4.5 | 1657 | 1993 | +46.8 |
| 9 | Mdluli, Siyabonga | 🇿🇦RSA | 1714 | 4.5 | 1495 | 2295 | +18.0 |
| 1 | Shen Yu, Frank | 🇿🇦RSA | 1575 | 4.5 | 1570 | 2370 | +79.2 |
| 40 | Van Der Walt, Tjaart | 🇿🇦RSA | 1490 | 4.0 | 1610 | 1610 | +13.2 |
| 13 | FIDE 534008241 | — | 0 | 4.0 | 1550 | 1570 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 14387573 | — | 0 | 4.0 | 1553 | 1593 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Baloyi, Boikanyo | 🇿🇦RSA | 1617 | 4.0 | 1493 | 2293 | +13.6 |
| 58 | De Vries, Matthys Andrio | 🇿🇦RSA | 1683 | 4.0 | 1686 | 886 | -20.0 |
| 8 | Maroba, Mark | 🇿🇦RSA | 1687 | 3.5 | 1665 | 1760 | +15.2 |
| 7 | Coetsee, Dewald | 🇿🇦RSA | 1941 | 3.5 | 1623 | 1718 | -37.2 |
| 18 | Voigt, Daniel | 🇿🇦RSA | 0 | 3.5 | 1567 | 1567 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Mcphail, Ryan | 🇿🇦RSA | 1639 | 3.5 | 1506 | 1506 | -13.6 |
| 6 | Koning, Lehan | 🇿🇦RSA | 1678 | 3.5 | 1642 | 1915 | +34.4 |
| 27 | Johnson, Ashar | 🇿🇦RSA | 0 | 3.5 | 1595 | 1595 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Thekiso, Kabelo | 🇿🇦RSA | 0 | 3.0 | 1553 | 1553 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Gemmell, Zac | 🇿🇦RSA | 1632 | 3.0 | 1556 | 1749 | +23.6 |
| 11 | Muller, Leighton | 🇿🇦RSA | 0 | 3.0 | 1509 | 1529 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 534036229 | — | 0 | 3.0 | 1685 | 1685 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Mokobe, Siyabonga | 🇿🇦RSA | 0 | 3.0 | 1601 | 1661 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Steyn, Tjaart | 🇿🇦RSA | 1512 | 3.0 | 1697 | 1822 | +48.0 |
| 51 | Fauconier, Amber | 🇿🇦RSA | 1490 | 3.0 | 1718 | 918 | -8.4 |
| 25 | FIDE 534008136 | — | 0 | 3.0 | 1595 | 1595 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Hattingh, Tiaan | 🇿🇦RSA | 0 | 3.0 | 1595 | 1615 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Mittermaier, Gunther | 🇿🇦RSA | 1483 | 2.5 | 1702 | 1615 | +21.2 |
| 38 | Perry-Fisher, Iain Eric | 🇿🇦RSA | 0 | 2.5 | 1609 | 1609 | +18.4 |
| 26 | Musenge, Daniel | 🇿🇦RSA | 1534 | 2.5 | 1536 | 1536 | -4.8 |
| 5 | Van Der Merwe, Devan | 🇿🇦RSA | 0 | 2.5 | 1571 | 1571 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Yang, Alex | 🇿🇦RSA | 1654 | 2.5 | 1550 | 1463 | -42.4 |
| 16 | Magodongo, Emihle | 🇿🇦RSA | 1534 | 2.5 | 1509 | 1509 | 0.0 |
| 42 | FIDE 534008195 | — | 0 | 2.5 | 1685 | 1685 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Davids, Anton | 🇿🇦RSA | 0 | 2.0 | 1567 | 1442 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Van Eyssen, Arend | 🇿🇦RSA | 0 | 2.0 | 1550 | 1425 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Sokhweba, Blessing | 🇿🇦RSA | 0 | 2.0 | 1509 | 1384 | 0.0 |
| 56 | FIDE 534029826 | — | 0 | 2.0 | 1553 | 753 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Molosiwa, Kgotatso | 🇿🇦RSA | 1687 | 2.0 | 1683 | 2483 | +20.0 |
| 33 | Mokoena, Bokamoso | 🇿🇦RSA | 0 | 2.0 | 1685 | 1685 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Tolmay, Llewellyn | 🇿🇦RSA | 0 | 2.0 | 1604 | 1604 | 0.0 |
| 54 | Goncalves, Adriano | 🇿🇦RSA | 1411 | 1.5 | 1548 | 748 | -27.6 |
| 44 | Manqayi, Vuyo | 🇿🇦RSA | 1499 | 1.5 | 1589 | 1267 | -40.8 |
| 50 | Mabuse, Dikgabane | 🇿🇦RSA | 0 | 1.5 | 1685 | 885 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Motlhaping, Letlhogonolo | 🇿🇦RSA | 1620 | 1.5 | 1664 | 1391 | -32.0 |
| 28 | Mokwa, Omolemo | 🇿🇦RSA | 0 | 1.0 | 1670 | 1430 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Tsatchoume, George | 🇿🇦RSA | 0 | 1.0 | 1567 | 1442 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Shai, Koketso | 🇿🇦RSA | 1494 | 1.0 | 1612 | 812 | -13.6 |
| 20 | FIDE 534036202 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1553 | 1553 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Marimuthu, Shaylen | 🇿🇦RSA | 1496 | 1.0 | 1590 | 1397 | -19.6 |
| 32 | Maharaj, Anaamika | 🇿🇦RSA | 1498 | 1.0 | 1516 | 1516 | +2.0 |
| 48 | Fouche, Heinrich | 🇿🇦RSA | 0 | 1.0 | 1601 | 801 | 0.0 |
| 47 | FIDE 14387700 | — | 0 | 1.0 | 1604 | 804 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Mvabaza, Bayethe | 🇿🇦RSA | 1802 | 1.0 | 1601 | 1476 | -50.4 |
| 46 | Dube, Asher | 🇿🇦RSA | 0 | 1.0 | 1604 | 804 | 0.0 |
| 53 | Mithani, Gcobani | 🇿🇦RSA | 0 | 1.0 | 1604 | 804 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 14365618 | — | 0 | 0.5 | 1550 | 1277 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Pillay, Leeyah | 🇿🇦RSA | 1509 | 0.0 | 1597 | 797 | -31.2 |
| 55 | Diseko, Rethabile | 🇿🇦RSA | 0 | 0.0 | 1702 | 902 | -46.0 |
| 57 | FIDE 534036199 | — | 0 | 0.0 | 1595 | 795 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Shen Yu, FrankRSA+79.24.5 pts · #1
- 2Steyn, TjaartRSA+48.03.0 pts · #14
- 3Machet, JordanRSA+46.84.5 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Mvabaza, BayetheRSA-50.41.0 pts · #24
- 2Diseko, RethabileRSA-46.00.0 pts · #55
- 3Yang, AlexRSA-42.42.5 pts · #17
Biggest upsets
- R1+290 Elo gap
- R4+221 Elo gap
- R3+124 Elo gap