South African Open 2015

Cape Town RSAJul 3 – 11, 2015Classical

South African Open 2015 brought together 136 players in Cape Town RSA, including 4 grandmasters. Nigel D Short has the best score, 9½ out of 12. Open a player to see their openings and games, or to prepare against them.

Players: 136
Games: 392
Average Elo: 1864
Top rating: 2683

Standings

#	Player	Fed	Elo	Pts	W / D / L
1	GMNigel D Short	ENG	2683	9½/12	7 / 5 / 0
2	GMAbhijit Kunte	IND	2483	8/10	6 / 4 / 0
2	GMAleksa Strikovic	SRB	2398	8/10	6 / 4 / 0
2	IMWatu Kobese	RSA	2328	8/11	7 / 2 / 2
2	CMLyndon Bouah	RSA	2124	8/11	7 / 2 / 2
6	IMRodwell Makoto	ZIM	2403	7½/11	5 / 5 / 1
6	GMKenneth Terence Solomon	RSA	2382	7½/10	7 / 1 / 2
6	IMRyan Pierre Van Rensburg	RSA	2208	7½/10	7 / 1 / 2
9	IMDaniel Cawdery	RSA	2428	7/10	5 / 4 / 1
9	IMGillan Bwalya	ZAM	2337	7/11	6 / 2 / 3
9	IMDonovan Van den Heever	RSA	2254	7/10	6 / 2 / 2
9	Gavin Albert Anderson	MRI	2250	7/11	5 / 4 / 2
9	Frederick Odendaal	RSA	2054	7/11	6 / 2 / 3
9	Daud Amini	ZIM	2041	7/10	6 / 2 / 2
9	Eben Mare	RSA	1982	7/10	6 / 2 / 2
16	IMStanley Chumfwa	ZAM	2311	6½/10	6 / 1 / 3
16	FMCalvin John Klaasen	RSA	2163	6½/11	5 / 3 / 3
16	FMJoseph Mwale	MAW	2094	6½/10	5 / 3 / 2
16	CMMaxwell Solomon	RSA	2070	6½/10	6 / 1 / 3
16	Heinco Du Plessis	RSA	2031	6½/10	6 / 1 / 3
16	Johan Strydom	RSA	2026	6½/10	5 / 3 / 2
16	Michael James	RSA	2008	6½/10	5 / 3 / 2
16	CMRichard Mbedza	MAW	1989	6½/10	6 / 1 / 3
16	Xikombi Baloyi	RSA	1929	6½/10	6 / 1 / 3
16	CMKenneth Sean Willenberg	RSA	1899	6½/10	6 / 1 / 3
26	IMJohannes Manyedi Mabusela	RSA	2268	6/9	5 / 2 / 2
26	Alexander Chulis	AUT	2170	6/11	3 / 6 / 2
26	FMDeon Solomons	RSA	2156	6/8	5 / 2 / 1
26	CMNashlen Govindasamy	RSA	2035	6/10	5 / 2 / 3
26	FMFrancois Oberholzer	RSA	1930	6/9	5 / 2 / 2
31	Erick Takawira	ZIM	2153	5½/10	4 / 3 / 3
31	FMShabir Hussain Bhawoodien	RSA	2139	5½/9	5 / 1 / 3
31	Michael Nicholas Longano	RSA	2046	5½/9	5 / 1 / 3
31	Chad Willenberg	RSA	2021	5½/10	5 / 1 / 4
31	Reuben Salimu	ZIM	1965	5½/10	4 / 3 / 3
31	CMSimeon C. Darling	RSA	1925	5½/9	5 / 1 / 3
31	FMPaul D. Darling	RSA	1870	5½/9	5 / 1 / 3
38	Piet Kroon	RSA	2330	5/8	4 / 2 / 2
38	Spencer Masango	ZIM	2151	5/7	4 / 2 / 1
38	Graham Solomon	RSA	2034	5/9	4 / 2 / 3
38	Mofoka Alfred Pesa	RSA	1876	5/8	4 / 2 / 2
38	Andre Schutte	RSA	1869	5/10	4 / 2 / 4
43	FMCharles De Villiers	RSA	2237	4½/7	4 / 1 / 2
43	Justin Barend Wilken	RSA	1970	4½/8	4 / 1 / 3
43	Lulama T. Qobo	RSA	1813	4½/9	3 / 3 / 3
46	FMDaniel Barrish	RSA	2150	4/9	3 / 2 / 4
46	FMMohamed Ozayr Bhawoodien	RSA	2031	4/8	4 / 0 / 4
48	Tshediso M Mpya	RSA	1975	3½/6	2 / 3 / 1
48	Jannie Saffier	RSA	1965	3½/7	2 / 3 / 2
48	Malcolm Mp. Fredericks	RSA	1858	3½/9	3 / 1 / 5
48	Mark Mm. Lewis	RSA	1857	3½/8	1 / 5 / 2
48	Shane C. Willenberg	RSA	1828	3½/8	2 / 3 / 3
48	Christopher P Londt	RSA	1694	3½/8	3 / 1 / 4
48	FMNaseem Ahmed Essa	RSA	1612	3½/8	3 / 1 / 4
55	Charlton Maravanyika	ZIM	1982	3/7	3 / 0 / 4
55	Daniel Wium	RSA	1923	3/7	2 / 2 / 3
55	Remondo T. Solomons	RSA	1869	3/7	3 / 0 / 4
55	Guy Green	RSA	1818	3/6	3 / 0 / 3
55	Franco Marais	RSA	1784	3/6	2 / 2 / 2
55	Justin Lynch	RSA	1761	3/7	3 / 0 / 4
61	Patrick L. Mmoneng	RSA	1970	2½/8	2 / 1 / 5
61	Lance J Windvogel	RSA	1883	2½/8	2 / 1 / 5
61	Clive Mthunzi	RSA	1853	2½/6	1 / 3 / 2
61	Jamie M. Geduld	RSA	1668	2½/8	2 / 1 / 5
61	FMAndrew Grimmbacher	RSA	1654	2½/5	2 / 1 / 2
61	Veroe September	RSA	1514	2½/3	2 / 1 / 0
67	Aryan Pravin Kunte	IND	2483	2/3	1 / 2 / 0
67	Dione Goredema	RSA	1860	2/5	2 / 0 / 3
67	Athon Willenberg	RSA	1856	2/4	2 / 0 / 2
67	FMJack Van Zyl-Rudd	RSA	1693	2/7	0 / 4 / 3
67	Mpho D. Mashope	RSA	1677	2/5	1 / 2 / 2
67	Theodor Geswindt	RSA	1664	2/6	2 / 0 / 4
67	Michael Musekiwa	ZIM	1657	2/3	2 / 0 / 1
67	Yashkar Balmakhun	RSA	1552	2/5	1 / 2 / 2
75	FMPaul Gluckman	RSA	1760	1½/5	1 / 1 / 3
75	Felix More	RSA	1751	1½/4	1 / 1 / 2
75	FMKeegan Agulhas	RSA	1726	1½/5	1 / 1 / 3
75	Aubrey Solomon	RSA	1705	1½/6	1 / 1 / 4
75	WFMMichelle M Fisher	RSA	1620	1½/6	1 / 1 / 4
75	FMCailin Chetty	RSA	1576	1½/6	0 / 3 / 3
75	Shmuel Goldberg	RSA	1555	1½/3	1 / 1 / 1
82	Pedro Aalbersberg Kroon	ESP	2330	1/1	1 / 0 / 0
82	Tshepo Matseme	RSA	1870	1/4	1 / 0 / 3
82	CMPaul C. Khuphwathea	MAW	1841	1/4	0 / 2 / 2
82	Frans A. Vergeest	RSA	1792	1/4	1 / 0 / 3
82	Rico Schutte	RSA	1760	1/6	1 / 0 / 5
82	Christopher Mitchell	RSA	1759	1/3	0 / 2 / 1
82	Luka Elliott	RSA	1756	1/5	0 / 2 / 3
82	Gideon N. Louw	RSA	1738	1/3	1 / 0 / 2
82	Jerome V. Louw	RSA	1716	1/3	0 / 2 / 1
82	Reginald Wilson	RSA	1699	1/6	0 / 2 / 4
82	Chante Caesar	RSA	1664	1/3	1 / 0 / 2
82	Mpinganjira Stanley Frank	MAW	1629	1/4	1 / 0 / 3
82	CMKhanya Mazibuko	RSA	1515	1/4	1 / 0 / 3
95	Kulasande Mafanya	RSA	1877	½/2	0 / 1 / 1
95	Andrew M. Southey	RSA	1867	½/3	0 / 1 / 2
95	Eugene Milford	RSA	1705	½/4	0 / 1 / 3
95	Andrew McInnes	RSA	1459	½/1	0 / 1 / 0
99	Ashwin Gainsford	RSA	1847	0/3	0 / 0 / 3
99	Silveano Jacobs	RSA	1838	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
99	Roland C. Willenberg	RSA	1816	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
99	Donovan Swanson	RSA	1767	0/2	0 / 0 / 2
99	Mbusiswa Zuma	RSA	1759	0/2	0 / 0 / 2
99	Aaron Boyisi	RSA	1758	0/2	0 / 0 / 2
99	Sipho Mahlangu	RSA	1746	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
99	Jacques Frick	RSA	1743	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
99	Mahlodi Joe Mahomole	RSA	1742	0/2	0 / 0 / 2
99	Christian Saffier	RSA	1736	0/2	0 / 0 / 2
99	Rasweu Samson Mofokeng	RSA	1732	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
99	Hishaam Essop	RSA	1725	0/4	0 / 0 / 4
99	Gregory Wolmarans	RSA	1724	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
99	Reginald Sinden	RSA	1717	0/2	0 / 0 / 2
99	James T. Biwi	RSA	1713	0/5	0 / 0 / 5
99	CMCaleb Samuel	RSA	1707	0/2	0 / 0 / 2
99	Gavin M. Blaauw	RSA	1686	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
99	Robert Stott	RSA	1682	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
99	Alex van Greuning	RSA	1681	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
99	Sachin Hastie	RSA	1675	0/2	0 / 0 / 2
99	Sven Martz	RSA	1673	0/3	0 / 0 / 3
99	Cherwin Kleinsmidt	RSA	1668	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
99	Ruben Diamond	RSA	1664	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
99	Musa Jikijela	RSA	1664	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
99	Glen I. Willenberg	RSA	1660	0/2	0 / 0 / 2
99	Robyn Julian Klaasen	RSA	1656	0/2	0 / 0 / 2
99	Llewellyn Adamson	RSA	1655	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
99	CMSeth-Riley Adams	RSA	1653	0/2	0 / 0 / 2
99	David Jarred Baxter	RSA	1636	0/2	0 / 0 / 2
99	WFMLauren Willenberg	RSA	1625	0/3	0 / 0 / 3
99	Edwin J. November	RSA	1622	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
99	Gideon Pieter Retie von Willich	RSA	1534	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
99	Sekgwari Mahomole	RSA	1490	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
99	Luan De Jager	RSA	1483	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
99	Zach Baskir	RSA	1474	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
99	Victor Meiring	RSA	1458	0/1	0 / 0 / 1
99	James Phera	RSA	1316	0/2	0 / 0 / 2
99	Jarred Carelse	RSA	1213	0/1	0 / 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.

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