Cape Town Masters Chess Championship 2025 | Masters Challenge
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Cape Town Masters Chess Championship 2025 | Masters Challenge brought together 40 players, including 2 grandmasters. Matfey Rogov has the best score, 5 out of 6. Open a player to see their openings and games, or to prepare against them.
- Players
- 40
- Games
- 55
- Average Elo
- 1968
- Top rating
- 2542
Standings
| # | Player | Elo | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FMMatfey Rogov | 2291 | 5/6 |
| 2 | GMSergey Drygalov | 2542 | 4/4 |
| 2 | CMReegan Palmer | 2087 | 4/7 |
| 4 | Chenyi Lin | 1962 | 3½/5 |
| 5 | Charlton Mnyasta | 2136 | 3/5 |
| 5 | Tezihano Mnyasta | 1997 | 3/5 |
| 5 | FMJorah Soojay | 1905 | 3/5 |
| 8 | IMWatu Kobese | 2264 | 2½/3 |
| 8 | FMBanele Mhango | 2247 | 2½/3 |
| 8 | Waylon Brander | 1917 | 2½/4 |
| 11 | Andrew McInnes | 1931 | 2/4 |
| 11 | Nico Martin | 1897 | 2/4 |
| 13 | FMCalvin John Klaasen | 2159 | 1½/2 |
| 13 | Lutho Mfazwe | 2001 | 1½/4 |
| 13 | Cherwin Kleinsmidt | 1918 | 1½/4 |
| 13 | Tshediso M Mpya | 1915 | 1½/2 |
| 13 | Andre Schutte | 1877 | 1½/3 |
| 13 | Ismaeel Lagardien | 1742 | 1½/4 |
| 19 | GMMaxim Dlugy | 2514 | 1/1 |
| 19 | CMNeathan Peter | 1972 | 1/2 |
| 19 | CMKenneth Sean Willenberg | 1930 | 1/2 |
| 19 | Jiraan Braaf | 1841 | 1/1 |
| 19 | Timofey Rogov | 1836 | 1/3 |
| 19 | Shaurya Singh | 1817 | 1/3 |
| 19 | Abdarahim Salem | 1763 | 1/1 |
| 26 | CMKeith Khumalo | 2187 | ½/2 |
| 26 | Ethan Samuels | 2025 | ½/4 |
| 26 | Kuhlase Matthiolus Makhosonke | 1851 | ½/2 |
| 26 | Jesse Palmer | 1704 | ½/2 |
| 30 | FMMegan Althea Paragua | 2213 | 0/1 |
| 30 | Lwazi Selepe | 1930 | 0/1 |
| 30 | Edward Potgieter | 1883 | 0/1 |
| 30 | CMTyler Nevin | 1874 | 0/1 |
| 30 | Minenhle Junior Mncwabe | 1860 | 0/1 |
| 30 | Mark Mm. Lewis | 1825 | 0/2 |
| 30 | Moses Mdlalose | 1802 | 0/1 |
| 30 | Thabang Mankga | 1794 | 0/1 |
| 30 | Ayema Masoka | 1781 | 0/2 |
| 30 | Bongolethu Ncethelo | 1780 | 0/1 |
| 30 | Andrew M. Southey | 1737 | 0/1 |
Scores count the games recorded in the imported databases. Byes, forfeits and unrecorded games are not included, so they can differ from the official final standings.