2025 Mzansi Individual Championships (U18 Girls)
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30 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 1524, and top seed was Gisele Coetzee (🇿🇦 RSA, 1616).
Tshegofatso Mojaki (🇿🇦 RSA, 1505) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Gisele Coetzee (5.0) and Linqleighter Matekenya (4.5). Mojaki 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
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×20
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Mojaki takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (21.5).
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Gisele Coetzee drew with Tshegofatso Mojaki (Black).
R1–R4 · WIN STREAK
Linqleighter Matekenya won 4 in a row (R1–R4).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Gisele Coetzee | * | ½ | ½ | — |
| 2Tshegofatso Mojaki | ½ | * | 1 | ½ |
| 3Linqleighter Matekenya | ½ | 0 | * | 1 |
| 4Tsulufelo Moyo | — | ½ | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mojaki, Tshegofatso | 1505 | RSA | +16N | =2B | +5N | +10B | =4N | +3N | 5.0 | 21.5 | 24.5 | 19.75 | 1697 | +26.8 |
| 2 | Coetzee, Gisele | 1616 | RSA | +22B | =1N | +15B | +11N | =3B | +7N | 5.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 17.25 | 1855 | +45.2 |
| 3 | Matekenya, Linqleighter | 0 | RSA | +13N | +14B | +9N | +4B | =2N | −1B | 4.5 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 16.50 | 1566 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Moyo, Tsulufelo | 1528 | RSA | +18N | +29B | +10N | −3N | =1B | +9B | 4.5 | 19.5 | 20.0 | 13.00 | 1744 | +22.4 |
| 5 | Matima, Lee-Anne | 0 | RSA | +19B | =11N | −1B | =15N | +20B | +13N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 20.5 | 12.25 | 1371 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Meeran, Museera | 1500 | RSA | +23N | −10B | +8N | +16B | −7N | +17B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 12.00 | 1411 | -13.6 |
| 7 | Maharaj, Anaamika | 1498 | RSA | −21B | +19N | +24B | +26N | +6B | −2B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 18.5 | 11.00 | 1558 | +6.4 |
| 8 | Nyubatyha, Asiyolise | 0 | RSA | −9B | +25N | −6B | +21N | +15B | +14B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 10.50 | 1519 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Marx, Bronwyn | 0 | RSA | +8N | +12B | −3B | =13N | +11B | −4N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 23.0 | 12.50 | 1514 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Musakwa, Courtney | 1570 | RSA | +20B | +6N | −4B | −1N | +18B | =12N | 3.5 | 20.0 | 23.0 | 11.75 | 1425 | -32.8 |
| 11 | FREEMAN, Nicole | 1465 | RSA | +28N | =5B | +17N | −2B | −9N | +16B | 3.5 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 9.50 | 1579 | +12.4 |
| 12 | Fauconier, Amber | 1490 | RSA | +27B | −9N | +21B | =14B | =17N | =10B | 3.5 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 8.75 | 1539 | +8.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 14365014 | 0 | — | −3B | +21N | +18B | =9B | =14N | −5B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 20.5 | 8.75 | 1506 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Helder, Lynette | 1503 | RSA | +25B | −3N | +20B | =12N | =13B | −8N | 3.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 8.25 | 1490 | -0.8 |
| 15 | Sihamba, Somila | 1492 | RSA | +30N | =17B | −2N | =5B | −8N | +24B | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 5.50 | 1386 | -10.4 |
| 16 | Zintambila, Chantelle | 0 | RSA | −1B | +22N | +19B | −6N | +26B | −11N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 19.5 | 7.00 | 1295 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Van Zyl, Cornelia Aletta | 1540 | RSA | +24B | =15N | −11B | +22N | =12B | −6N | 3.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 7.25 | 1409 | -36.4 |
| 18 | Chikosha, Tadiwanashe | 0 | RSA | −4B | +27N | −13N | +29B | −10N | +22B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 1395 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 14356309 | 0 | — | −5N | −7B | −16N | +28B | +29N | +26B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 697 | 0.0 |
| 20 | FIDE 534019375 | 0 | — | −10N | +30B | −14N | +25B | −5N | +23B | 3.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 4.00 | 738 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Karuppan, Zebada | 0 | RSA | +7N | −13B | −12N | −8B | +23N | =27B | 2.5 | 16.5 | 18.0 | 6.75 | 1494 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Abercrombie, Jasmine | 1460 | RSA | −2N | −16B | +30N | −17B | +25N | −18N | 2.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 2.00 | 779 | -27.2 |
| 23 | FIDE 534039414 | 0 | — | −6B | −26N | +27B | +24N | −21B | −20N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 3.50 | 698 | 0.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 534039490 | 0 | — | −17N | +28B | −7N | −23B | +27N | −15N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 15.0 | 3.00 | 710 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 534015809 | 0 | — | −14N | −8B | +28N | −20N | −22B | +30B | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 1.50 | 683 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 14328321 | 0 | — | F | +23B | +29N | −7B | −16N | −19N | 2.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 2.50 | 697 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Nikani, Imihle | 0 | RSA | −12N | −18B | −23N | +30B | −24B | =21N | 1.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 1.25 | 690 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 534023364 | 0 | — | −11B | −24N | −25B | −19N | +30N | =29B | 1.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.25 | 664 | 0.0 |
| 29 | FIDE 14376350 | 0 | — | F | −4N | −26B | −18N | −19B | =28N | 0.5 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.75 | 729 | 0.0 |
| 30 | FIDE 534026916 | 0 | — | −15B | −20N | −22B | −27N | −28B | −25N | 0.0 | 11.5 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 676 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Coetzee, GiseleRSA+45.25.0 pts · #1
- 2Mojaki, TshegofatsoRSA+26.85.0 pts · #3
- 3Moyo, TsulufeloRSA+22.44.5 pts · #7
Top rating losers
- 1Van Zyl, Cornelia AlettaRSA-36.43.0 pts · #6
- 2Musakwa, CourtneyRSA-32.83.5 pts · #9
- 3Abercrombie, JasmineRSA-27.22.0 pts · #21