2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U14 Girls)

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40 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 1508, and top seed was Imaan Arbi (🇿🇦 RSA, 1675).

Lillith Jacobs (🇿🇦 RSA, 1547) won with 6.0/6, ahead of Danielle-Ann Stevens (5.0) and Ciara ADAMS (5.0). Jacobs won solo starting round 5.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Jane Swartz (1419) beat Imaan Arbi (1675), a +256-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

🇿🇦Imaan Arbi1675

Avg top 10

1,508

Participants

Federations · 1 represented

🇿🇦South Africa×26

Top 3

🥇
Lillith Jacobs
🇿🇦RSA·1547
6.0pts·2271perf+48.0
🥈
Danielle-Ann Stevens
🇿🇦RSA·1455
5.0pts·1524perf+7.2
🥉
Ciara ADAMS
🇿🇦RSA·1504
5.0pts·1646perf+22.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

Lillith Jacobs led from R5; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R5.

Co-leaders

Jacobs6ADAMS5Stevens5Jansen4.5Nchabeleng4.5Strydom4

R5–R6 · LEAD HELD

Lillith Jacobs never relinquished the lead after R5; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Lillith Jacobs beat Ciara ADAMS (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Lillith Jacobs 6 wins (R1–R6)Ciara ADAMS 3 wins (R1–R3)Danielle-Ann Stevens 4 wins (R1–R4)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1Lillith Jacobs	*	1	1	1
2Ciara ADAMS	0	*	—	—
3Danielle-Ann Stevens	0	—	*	—
4Alexia Jansen	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Jacobs, Lillith	1547	RSA	+20N	+7B	+13N	+3B	+2N	+5B	6.0	22.0	25.0	25.00	2271	+48.0
2	Stevens, Danielle-Ann	1455	RSA	+10N	+15B	+33N	+14B	−1B	+8N	5.0	21.0	23.0	17.00	1524	+7.2
3	ADAMS, Ciara	1504	RSA	+25N	+22B	+12N	−1N	+11B	+6B	5.0	20.5	23.0	17.00	1646	+22.4
4	Nchabeleng, Bokang	0	RSA	=?N	+23B	+?N	−6B	+20N	+7B	4.5	14.0	14.0	10.00	1509	0.0
5	Jansen, Alexia	0	RSA	+28N	=?B	+?N	+11N	+?B	−1N	4.5	12.0	12.0	6.00	1533	0.0
6	Ngewu, Elowo	1603	RSA	+24B	+19N	−14B	+4N	+13B	−3N	4.0	19.5	22.5	14.00	707	-25.2
7	Maharaj, Aditi	1453	RSA	+32B	−1N	+29B	+18N	+16B	−4N	4.0	19.0	21.0	10.50	746	-14.8
8	Liu, Amy	1501	RSA	+37B	+36N	−11B	+12N	+14N	−2B	4.0	17.0	18.0	9.00	1437	-6.8
9	Ngqoyiya, Somila	1456	RSA	+35N	−12B	=10N	=21B	+24N	+23B	4.0	16.5	18.0	11.00	1354	-10.8
10	Tadese, Eldana	0	RSA	−2B	+32N	=9B	+34B	=?N	+19N	4.0	15.5	15.5	8.50	1465	0.0
11	Strydom, Chevelle	0	RSA	+?N	+?B	+8N	−5B	−3N	+?N	4.0	13.5	13.5	4.00	1548	0.0
12	Swartz, Jane	1419	RSA	+40B	+9N	−3B	−8B	+21N	=13N	3.5	19.5	20.0	9.25	1535	+24.0
13	Brewis, Sienna	0	RSA	+?N	+18B	−1B	+31N	−6N	=12B	3.5	18.5	18.5	6.75	1248	0.0
14	Mulholland, Emmy Rida	0	RSA	+39N	+?B	+6N	−2N	−8B	=15B	3.5	17.5	17.5	6.75	1519	0.0
15	Van Greunen, Melaney	0	RSA	+30B	−2N	+36B	−16N	+29B	=14N	3.5	16.0	17.0	6.75	655	0.0
16	Van Der Westhuizen, Mika	0	RSA	−22N	+?B	+34N	+15B	−7N	=?N	3.5	12.0	12.0	5.00	1462	0.0
17	Gouws, Karah	0	RSA	=34N	−?B	=25N	+36B	+?N	=20B	3.5	8.0	8.0	4.50	1484	0.0
18	FIDE 534038906	0	—	+?B	−13N	+19B	−7B	−22N	+29N	3.0	15.5	15.5	5.00	651	0.0
19	Abarder, Hanaah	0	RSA	+38N	−6B	−18N	+28B	+31N	−10B	3.0	15.0	16.0	5.00	800	0.0
20	FIDE 14361000	0	—	−1B	+37N	+?B	=?N	−4B	=17N	3.0	15.0	15.0	2.75	1537	0.0
21	Arbi, Imaan	1675	RSA	=23N	−34B	+26B	=9N	−12B	+38N	3.0	14.5	15.5	7.00	1176	-74.4
22	Singh, Vrishti	0	RSA	+16B	−3N	−?B	=26N	+18B	=?N	3.0	14.0	14.0	7.75	707	0.0
23	Papanicolaou, Alexandra	0	RSA	=21B	−4N	+30B	=?B	+?N	−9N	3.0	13.5	13.5	3.50	1533	0.0
24	FIDE 14360837	0	—	−6N	+28B	−?N	+?B	−9B	+36N	3.0	11.0	11.0	3.00	725	0.0
25	FIDE 534039023	0	—	−3B	=40N	=17B	−?N	=?N	+31B	2.5	11.0	11.0	4.00	717	0.0
26	FIDE 534024573	0	—	−33N	+35B	−21N	=22B	−?B	+37N	2.5	10.5	10.5	4.00	875	0.0
27	Bisram, Neha	0	RSA	−?B	=30N	+40B	+?N	−?B	−?B	2.5	2.5	2.5	1.50	701	0.0
28	FIDE 534007474	0	—	−5B	−24N	+37B	−19N	+40N	−?B	2.0	12.0	12.0	1.50	727	0.0
29	FIDE 534017208	0	—	−?N	+?B	−7N	+35B	−15N	−18B	2.0	12.0	12.0	1.50	678	0.0
30	FIDE 534038990	0	—	−15N	=27B	−23N	+40B	=35N	−?B	2.0	11.0	11.0	2.50	705	0.0
31	Kleynhans, Rachelle	0	RSA	−?N	+39B	+?N	−13B	−19B	−25N	2.0	10.0	10.0	1.00	1512	0.0
32	FIDE 534025553	0	—	−7N	−10B	F	F	+?N	+39B	2.0	9.0	9.0	1.00	651	0.0
33	Bolton, Alyssa	0	RSA	+26B	+?N	−2B	−?B	F	F	2.0	7.5	7.5	2.50	1375	0.0
34	Hagen, Gina Sophia	1468	RSA	=17B	+21N	−16B	−10N	F	F	1.5	14.0	14.0	4.75	2475	+30.4
35	FIDE 534039988	0	—	−9B	−26N	+38B	−29N	=30B	−?N	1.5	11.5	11.5	2.00	656	0.0
36	FIDE 534029478	0	—	F	−8B	−15N	−17N	+37B	−24B	1.0	15.0	15.0	1.00	701	0.0
37	Nkohla, Athayanda	0	RSA	−8N	−20B	−28N	+?B	−36N	−26B	1.0	12.5	12.5	0.00	701	0.0
38	FIDE 14379520	0	—	−19B	−?N	−35N	F	+39B	−21B	1.0	8.5	8.5	1.00	875	0.0
39	FIDE 534018590	0	—	−14B	−31N	+?N	−?B	−38N	−32N	1.0	8.5	8.5	0.00	705	0.0
40	FIDE 534031995	0	—	−12N	=25B	−27N	−30N	−28B	−?B	0.5	12.5	12.5	1.25	618	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Jacobs, LillithRSA
+48.0
6.0 pts · #2
2Hagen, Gina SophiaRSA
+30.4
1.5 pts · #14
3Swartz, JaneRSA
+24.0
3.5 pts · #5

Top rating losers

1Arbi, ImaanRSA
-74.4
3.0 pts · #20
2Ngewu, ElowoRSA
-25.2
4.0 pts · #25
3Maharaj, AditiRSA
-14.8
4.0 pts · #31

Biggest upsets

R5+256 Elo gap
Swartz, Jane1419 beat Arbi, Imaan1675
R2+207 Elo gap
Hagen, Gina Sophia1468 beat Arbi, Imaan1675