2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U12 Girls)
Open SwissStandard
10 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 17 Dec 2025 to 20 Dec 2025 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 0, and top seed was Abigail Haupt (🇿🇦 RSA, 1491).
Isabella Exarchos (🇿🇦 RSA, 0) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Aadya Parag (5.0). Exarchos won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.
Location
🇿🇦Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Dates
17 Dec 2025 → 20 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
10
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTitle race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
30
14
6
3
1
2
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Isabella Exarchos 4 wins (R1–R4)Aadya Parag 3 wins (R1–R3)
R4 · LATE SURGE
FIDE 14384736 was #18 at R4, climbed to #2 over the final stretch.
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exarchos, Isabella | 0 | RSA | +?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | =?N | +?N | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1474 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Parag, Aadya | 0 | RSA | +?N | +?B | +?N | −?B | +?N | +?B | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1438 | 0.0 |
| 3 | FIDE 14384736 | 0 | — | +?N | =?B | −?N | +?B | =4N | +?B | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 1401 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 14385350 | 0 | — | +?N | =?B | +?N | −?B | =3B | +?N | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 2.00 | 601 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 534007768 | 0 | — | +?B | −?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | −?N | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 674 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 534020730 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | −?B | +?N | −?N | +?B | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 674 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 14395622 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | =?B | +?N | −?B | −?N | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 601 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 534004963 | 0 | — | +?B | −?N | +9B | +?N | −?B | −?N | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | 674 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 14375800 | 0 | — | −?B | +?N | −8N | −?B | +?N | +?B | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 674 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 534018492 | 0 | — | =?B | +?N | −?N | +?B | −?N | −?B | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 601 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1FIDE 143758000.03.0 pts · #5
- 2FIDE 143847360.04.0 pts · #2
- 3Exarchos, IsabellaRSA0.05.5 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1FIDE 143758000.03.0 pts · #5
- 2FIDE 143847360.04.0 pts · #2
- 3Exarchos, IsabellaRSA0.05.5 pts · #3