2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U14 Open)

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109 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 1657, and top seed was Chezhaan Ethan Adams (🇿🇦 RSA, 1739).

Alvis Tafadzwa Changara (🇿🇦 RSA, 0) won with 5.5/6, ahead of Shivam Naidoo (5.5) and Tshimologo Matima (5.0). Changara shared the lead from round 5, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 4: Shivam Naidoo (1427) beat Aryash Narula (1687), a +260-point gap.

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

Top seed

🇿🇦Chezhaan Ethan Adams1739

Avg top 10

1,657

Participants

109

Federations · 1 represented

🇿🇦South Africa×84

Top 3

🥇
Alvis Tafadzwa Changara
🇿🇦RSA
5.5pts·1640perf0.0
🥈
Shivam Naidoo
🇿🇦RSA·1427
5.5pts·2366perf+108.4
🥉
Tshimologo Matima
🇿🇦RSA·1416
5.0pts·1711perf+46.0

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Tight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.5/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Changara5.5Naidoo5.5Taylor5Boshoff5Mphahlele5Matima5

R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.5/6. Changara takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (22.5).

R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Alvis Tafadzwa Changara drew with Shivam Naidoo (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Alvis Tafadzwa Changara 5 wins (R1–R5)Shivam Naidoo 5 wins (R1–R5)Samuel Taylor 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Alvis Tafadzwa Changara	*	½	—	1
2Shivam Naidoo	½	*	—	—
3Samuel Taylor	—	—	*	—
4Reinhardt Boshoff	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Changara, Alvis Tafadzwa	0	RSA	+41N	+21B	+24N	+16B	+5N	=2B	5.5	22.5	26.0	23.25	1640	0.0
2	Naidoo, Shivam	1427	RSA	+64B	+28N	+59B	+15B	+13N	=1N	5.5	20.5	23.5	20.75	2366	+108.4
3	Matima, Tshimologo	1416	RSA	+88B	+49N	+10B	=4N	=20B	+25N	5.0	21.0	23.0	18.50	1711	+46.0
4	Taylor, Samuel	1607	RSA	+61N	+11B	+58N	=3B	=17N	+16B	5.0	20.5	23.5	19.00	1796	+52.8
5	Boshoff, Reinhardt	1678	RSA	+81B	+73N	+55B	+6N	−1B	+23N	5.0	20.0	22.0	16.50	2363	+55.2
6	Nemusombori, Livhuwani Natha	1494	RSA	+60N	+39B	+46N	−5B	+37N	+18B	5.0	19.5	22.5	17.50	1602	+9.6
7	Mphahlele, Phetolo	1574	RSA	+78N	+22B	+52N	−13B	+21N	+15B	5.0	19.0	21.5	17.50	1756	+38.0
8	Kudiyarov, Maxim	1571	RSA	+91N	−52B	+19N	+22B	+53N	+13B	5.0	18.0	20.0	17.00	1613	+6.4
9	Dawah, Dhyan	0	RSA	+?B	=99N	=34B	+54N	+56B	+20N	5.0	15.0	15.0	12.50	1643	0.0
10	Canham, Ethan	0	RSA	+95N	+?B	−3N	+36B	=14B	+38N	4.5	18.0	18.0	11.00	1532	0.0
11	Mtati, Wazo	1499	RSA	+101B	−4N	+82B	=35N	+75N	+42B	4.5	16.5	18.0	11.25	1581	+8.8
12	Rule, Liam	1604	RSA	+82B	=53N	=54B	=59N	+34B	+43N	4.5	16.0	18.0	13.50	1619	+2.4
13	Goliath, Caron	1598	RSA	+31B	+37N	+57B	+7N	−2B	−8N	4.0	23.0	26.0	15.50	1521	-16.0
14	CHIPUNZA, Jaden	1521	RSA	=19N	=36B	+30N	+27B	=10N	=17B	4.0	20.5	24.0	16.00	1688	+26.8
15	Narula, Aryash	1687	RSA	+35B	+86N	+72B	−2N	+29B	−7N	4.0	20.5	22.5	12.00	1397	-44.8
16	Rust, Christoph	1624	RSA	+89B	+40N	+85B	−1N	+28B	−4N	4.0	20.0	22.0	11.50	1574	-6.8
17	Step, Nicholas	1667	RSA	=100B	+63N	+47B	=23N	=4B	=14N	4.0	19.5	21.0	13.75	1579	-14.4
18	Meissenheimer, Kyle	0	RSA	=20B	+42N	=43B	+57N	+72B	−6N	4.0	19.0	21.5	12.75	1562	0.0
19	Keerath, Aryan	0	RSA	=14B	=29N	−8B	+66N	+62B	+86N	4.0	19.0	21.0	12.00	1553	0.0
20	Kapp, Sebastian	1670	RSA	=18N	+83B	+71N	+75B	=3N	−9B	4.0	19.0	21.0	11.50	1636	-2.8
21	George, Panashe	1540	RSA	+65B	−1N	+93B	+88N	−7B	+56N	4.0	18.5	20.5	10.00	772	-18.0
22	Esterhuizen, Ethan	0	RSA	+?B	−7N	+76B	−8N	+64B	+63N	4.0	18.5	18.5	8.50	1405	0.0
23	Changara, Adrian Tafara	1609	RSA	+84N	+67B	=75N	=17B	+39N	−5B	4.0	18.0	20.0	11.75	1692	+18.0
24	Thakur, Yuv	1525	RSA	+90B	+87N	−1B	=34N	+35B	=48N	4.0	18.0	20.0	11.00	1738	+10.8
25	Scholtz, Rohann	1486	RSA	+94N	−71B	+41N	+46B	+52N	−3B	4.0	17.5	19.5	12.00	1315	-26.4
26	McLachlan, Geoffrey	1422	RSA	+68N	−46B	+81N	=50B	=33N	+53B	4.0	17.0	19.0	11.75	2232	+20.8
27	Vlok, Adiaan	1596	RSA	+93B	=34N	+99B	−14N	=31B	+59N	4.0	16.5	18.0	10.25	1323	-28.8
28	Malherbe, Jeevan	1539	RSA	+105N	−2B	+91N	+85B	−16N	+68B	4.0	16.5	17.5	8.00	731	-40.8
29	Truscott, Adriaan	0	RSA	=?N	=19B	+60N	+71B	−15N	+52B	4.0	16.5	16.5	10.50	1550	0.0
30	Lekoloana, Ramphelane	0	RSA	+38B	−72N	−14B	+90N	+87B	+55N	4.0	15.0	17.0	10.50	1614	0.0
31	Buckas, Abu	1487	RSA	−13N	+102B	+103N	=74B	=27N	+58B	4.0	15.0	16.5	9.25	1543	+5.6
32	FIDE 534038612	0	—	−40B	−89N	+109B	+82N	+73B	+54N	4.0	13.0	13.0	7.50	1589	0.0
33	FIDE 534039953	0	—	−?B	=?N	+100B	+73N	=26B	+75N	4.0	10.5	10.5	8.50	1512	0.0
34	Ruiters, Cade	0	RSA	+?N	=27B	=9N	=24B	−12N	+79B	3.5	20.0	20.0	9.00	1533	0.0
35	Diedericks, Cayden	0	RSA	−15N	+97B	+48N	=11B	−24N	+74B	3.5	18.5	20.5	10.25	1524	0.0
36	Copley, Murray	1426	RSA	=62B	=14N	+70B	−10N	+98B	=49N	3.5	18.0	20.0	10.25	1520	+5.2
37	FIDE 534039970	0	—	+69N	−13B	+77N	+84B	−6B	=41N	3.5	18.0	20.0	9.25	753	0.0
38	Beukman, Jonah	1689	RSA	−30N	+107B	=61N	+80B	+50N	−10B	3.5	17.5	18.5	8.50	1486	-10.4
39	Masoeu, Senogo	1526	RSA	+106B	−6N	+90B	+62N	−23B	=51N	3.5	17.5	18.5	7.75	759	-36.4
40	De Jager, Luan	0	RSA	+32N	−16B	+?N	=44B	−42N	+77B	3.5	17.5	17.5	8.25	794	0.0
41	Mokgatle, Remolebogetse	0	RSA	−1B	+65N	−25B	+101N	+?N	=37B	3.5	17.5	17.5	6.25	1499	0.0
42	Mehta, Aryan	0	RSA	=83N	−18B	+66B	+99N	+40B	−11N	3.5	17.0	18.5	9.00	699	-22.8
43	Claassen, Enrique	1517	RSA	−71N	+94B	=18N	+61B	+74N	−12B	3.5	16.5	18.5	9.50	1396	-19.2
44	Motsifane, Lesedi	0	RSA	+80B	=54N	=53B	=40N	=59B	=45N	3.5	16.0	18.5	10.50	1484	0.0
45	Zitha, Vunwe	0	RSA	+48N	−58B	−56N	+97B	+69N	=44B	3.5	16.0	18.0	10.25	1588	0.0
46	Tebeila, Leago	0	RSA	+?B	+26N	−6B	−25N	+?B	=72N	3.5	15.5	15.5	5.25	1345	0.0
47	FIDE 534005099	0	—	=63B	+?N	−17N	=68B	=77N	+80B	3.5	15.0	15.0	6.75	866	0.0
48	Adams, Chezhaan Ethan	1739	RSA	−45B	+109N	−35B	+93N	+83B	=24B	3.5	15.0	15.0	6.00	1524	-10.8
49	Maritz, Deegan	0	RSA	+102N	−3B	−84N	+95B	+85N	=36B	3.5	14.5	16.0	7.25	1228	0.0
50	Venter, Ruah	0	RSA	=?B	+100N	=62B	=26N	−38B	+78N	3.5	14.5	14.5	7.50	1362	0.0
51	Du Preez, Jody	0	RSA	−57N	−74B	+92N	+?B	+67N	=39B	3.5	14.0	14.0	6.75	1541	0.0
52	Jonker, Tertius	1448	RSA	+108B	+8N	−7B	+55N	−25B	−29N	3.0	21.0	22.0	9.00	1549	+24.4
53	Herman, Victor	1433	RSA	+92N	=12B	=44N	+58B	−8B	−26N	3.0	20.0	22.0	9.00	1421	-3.6
54	Gupta, Akul	1537	RSA	+104N	=44B	=12N	−9B	+84N	−32B	3.0	19.0	20.0	7.00	1604	+3.6
55	Van Loggerenberg, Elandre	1574	RSA	+56B	+76N	−5N	−52B	+60N	−30B	3.0	18.0	20.5	8.50	757	-42.0
56	Moosa, Ikram	0	RSA	−55N	+98N	+45B	+79B	−9N	−21B	3.0	18.0	20.0	8.00	1381	0.0
57	Gouws, Christiaan	0	RSA	+51B	+66N	−13N	−18B	=78N	=61B	3.0	17.5	20.0	9.25	1348	-26.0
58	Louw, Lukas	1437	RSA	+109B	+45N	−4B	−53N	+88B	−31N	3.0	17.5	17.5	5.50	718	-47.2
59	Selepe, Letlotlo	0	RSA	+?N	+?B	−2N	=12B	=44N	−27B	3.0	17.5	17.5	4.00	1449	0.0
60	Arries, Keaton	0	RSA	−6B	+106N	−29B	+65N	−55B	+96N	3.0	17.0	18.0	6.00	742	-58.4
61	Petzer, Jayden	1487	RSA	−4B	+101N	=38B	−43N	+99B	=57N	3.0	16.5	18.0	6.25	1331	-21.2
62	Vilo, Sibabalwe	0	RSA	=36N	+?B	=50N	−39B	−19N	+82B	3.0	16.5	16.5	5.50	1283	0.0
63	FIDE 14350874	0	—	=47N	−17B	=83N	+81B	+71N	−22B	3.0	16.0	18.0	7.25	1569	0.0
64	Sonti, Khwezi	1448	RSA	−2N	+105B	=79N	=86B	−22N	+92B	3.0	16.0	17.0	5.25	1342	-17.2
65	FIDE 534001727	0	—	−21N	−41B	+?N	−60B	+94N	+84B	3.0	14.5	14.5	4.00	738	0.0
66	FIDE 534038744	0	—	+?N	−57B	−42N	−19B	+81N	+83N	3.0	14.5	14.5	4.00	752	0.0
67	Bosch, Rayhaan	1518	RSA	+96B	−23N	+87B	−72N	−51B	+90N	3.0	14.0	16.0	6.00	808	-15.2
68	Tolmay, Walroux	0	RSA	−26B	+?N	=73B	=47N	+?B	−28N	3.0	14.0	14.0	3.00	1234	-24.8
69	Kgwale, Lesedi	0	RSA	−37B	−81N	+96B	+?N	−45B	+88N	3.0	13.0	13.0	4.00	1504	0.0
70	Punt, Heinrich	0	RSA	−?N	+95B	−36N	−?B	+103N	+85B	3.0	9.0	9.0	5.50	627	0.0
71	Arries, Jayde	1474	RSA	+43B	+25N	−20B	−29N	−63B	=76N	2.5	18.5	21.0	8.75	1680	+33.2
72	Labuschagne, Edrich	0	RSA	F	+30B	−15N	+67B	−18N	=46B	2.5	18.5	18.5	8.75	1600	0.0
73	Prinsloo, Liam	1562	RSA	+97N	−5B	=68N	−33B	−32N	+100B	2.5	18.0	19.5	5.00	878	-13.6
74	Roelf, Wildren	0	RSA	−76B	+51N	+89B	=31N	−43B	−35N	2.5	17.0	19.0	7.50	1321	0.0
75	Simon, Riley	0	RSA	+?B	+?N	=23B	−20N	−11B	−33B	2.5	16.5	16.5	2.00	1478	0.0
76	Mokhathi, Oratile	0	RSA	+74N	−55B	−22N	−83B	+?N	=71B	2.5	14.0	14.0	3.75	1330	0.0
77	Makanjee, Arjun	0	RSA	−?N	+92B	−37B	+104N	=47B	−40N	2.5	13.5	13.5	4.75	718	0.0
78	Labuschagne, Jantjie	0	RSA	−7B	+?N	=86B	=?N	=57B	−50B	2.5	13.5	13.5	2.50	1377	0.0
79	Haupt, Joshua	1412	RSA	+107B	−85N	=64B	−56N	+100B	−34N	2.5	13.0	14.0	4.00	1447	+2.4
80	Makhoana, Neo	0	RSA	−44N	+104B	=?B	−38N	+?B	−47N	2.5	11.5	11.5	1.00	888	0.0
81	Terblanche, Bernard	0	RSA	−5N	+69B	−26B	−63N	−66B	+105N	2.0	18.0	19.0	4.00	750	0.0
82	Parag Jugmohan, Tp (tejas	0	RSA	−12N	+?B	−11N	−32B	+102N	−62N	2.0	17.5	17.5	1.50	752	-51.6
83	Cewuka, Lunje	0	RSA	=42B	−20N	=63B	+76N	−48N	−66B	2.0	17.0	19.5	5.75	1380	0.0
84	FIDE 534000143	0	—	−23B	+96N	+49B	−37N	−54B	−65N	2.0	17.0	19.0	5.50	772	0.0
85	Drotsky, Ruben	0	RSA	+98B	+79B	−16N	−28N	−49B	−70N	2.0	17.0	19.0	4.50	1401	0.0
86	Fleurs, Eli	1569	RSA	F	−15B	=78N	=64N	+89B	−19B	2.0	15.5	17.0	4.75	1372	-20.0
87	FIDE 534039961	0	—	F	−24B	−67N	+91B	−30N	+89N	2.0	15.0	15.0	4.00	721	0.0
88	FIDE 14384086	0	—	−3N	+?B	+?N	−21B	−58N	−69B	2.0	15.0	15.0	0.00	1284	0.0
89	FIDE 14398303	0	—	−16N	+32B	−74N	+102B	−86N	−87B	2.0	14.5	16.0	5.50	802	0.0
90	FIDE 14383101	0	—	−24N	+?B	−39N	−30B	+?N	−67B	2.0	14.5	14.5	0.00	722	0.0
91	Rudolph, Kevin-Clark	0	RSA	−8B	+108N	−28B	−87N	=101B	=?N	2.0	13.5	13.5	1.75	755	0.0
92	FIDE 534039945	0	—	−53B	−77N	−51B	+109N	+107B	−64N	2.0	13.0	13.0	1.00	640	0.0
93	Bhomela, Owethu	0	RSA	−27N	+?B	−21N	−48B	+105N	−?B	2.0	12.5	12.5	1.00	798	0.0
94	FIDE 14387280	0	—	−25B	−43N	−104B	+?N	−65B	+106N	2.0	12.5	12.5	1.00	697	0.0
95	FIDE 534038515	0	—	−10B	−70N	+?B	−49N	+106B	−?N	2.0	12.0	12.0	1.00	684	0.0
96	FIDE 534038639	0	—	−67N	−84B	−69N	+?B	+?N	−60B	2.0	11.0	11.0	0.00	717	0.0
97	FIDE 534038841	0	—	−73B	−35N	+?B	−45N	−?B	+104N	2.0	10.5	10.5	1.00	723	0.0
98	FIDE 534007148	0	—	−85N	−56B	+?N	+?B	−36N	−?N	2.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	627	0.0
99	Wessels, Theodore	0	RSA	+?N	=9B	−27N	−42B	−61N	F	1.5	17.0	17.0	2.50	745	0.0
100	Grahan, Tylo	0	RSA	=17N	−50B	−33N	+?B	−79N	−73N	1.5	16.5	16.5	2.00	1272	0.0
101	FIDE 534038833	0	—	−11N	−61B	+?N	−41B	=91N	−?B	1.5	13.0	13.0	1.00	693	0.0
102	FIDE 534038523	0	—	−49B	−31N	+108B	−89N	−82B	=?N	1.5	12.5	12.5	1.00	712	0.0
103	FIDE 534007067	0	—	F	+?N	−31B	=?N	−70B	F	1.5	10.5	10.5	0.00	1498	0.0
104	Steenkamp, Anton	0	RSA	−54B	−80N	+94N	−77B	−?N	−97B	1.0	12.0	12.0	2.00	736	0.0
105	FIDE 14398273	0	—	−28B	−64N	−?B	+108N	−93B	−81B	1.0	12.0	12.0	1.00	690	0.0
106	FIDE 534038469	0	—	−39N	−60B	−107N	+?B	−95N	−94B	1.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	725	0.0
107	FIDE 534038760	0	—	−79N	−38N	+106B	−?B	−92N	−?B	1.0	9.0	9.0	1.00	737	0.0
108	FIDE 534038736	0	—	−52N	−91B	−102N	−105B	=?N	=?B	1.0	7.5	7.5	0.00	635	0.0
109	Hendricks, Zayden	0	RSA	−58N	−48B	−32N	−92B	−?N	F	0.0	12.5	12.5	0.00	788	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Naidoo, ShivamRSA
+108.4
5.5 pts · #3
2Boshoff, ReinhardtRSA
+55.2
5.0 pts · #4
3Taylor, SamuelRSA
+52.8
5.0 pts · #1

Top rating losers

1Arries, KeatonRSA
-58.4
3.0 pts · #86
2Parag Jugmohan, Tp (tejasRSA
-51.6
2.0 pts · #100
3Louw, LukasRSA
-47.2
3.0 pts · #109

Biggest upsets

R4+260 Elo gap
Naidoo, Shivam1427 beat Narula, Aryash1687
R5+171 Elo gap
Naidoo, Shivam1427 beat Goliath, Caron1598
R4+126 Elo gap
Jonker, Tertius1448 beat Van Loggerenberg, Elandre1574