Time control: the players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one.
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Schedule: (UTC)
Round 1 Dec 9, 2017 15:00
Round 2 Dec 10, 2017 15:00
Round 3 Dec 11, 2017 15:00
Round 4 Dec 12, 2017 15:00
Round 5 Dec 13, 2017 15:00
Round 6 Dec 14, 2017 15:00
Round 7 Dec 15, 2017 15:00
Round 8 Dec 16, 2017 15:00
Round 9 Dec 17, 2017 15:00
Round 10 Dec 18, 2017 15:00
Round 11 Dec 19, 2017 13:00
Final ranking
| Rk. | SNo | Name | Gr | FED | RtgI | RtgN | Pts. | TB1 | TB2 | TB3 | TB4 | ||||||||
| 1 | 2 | IM | Mabusela Johannes Manyedi | KZN | 2213 | 2239 | 7,5 | 0,5 | 40,25 | 4 | 4,5 | ||||||||
| 2 | 8 | FM | Klaasen Calvin John | WP | 2311 | 2247 | 7,5 | 0,5 | 40,25 | 4 | 4,0 | ||||||||
| 3 | 5 | Mosetlhe Kgaugelo | GTP | 2228 | 2207 | 6,5 | 1,0 | 33,75 | 4 | 3,0 | |||||||||
| 4 | 1 | FM | Barrish Daniel | WP | 2242 | 2202 | 6,5 | 0,0 | 32,25 | 4 | 3,0 | ||||||||
| 5 | 10 | IM | Kobese Watu | WP | 2345 | 2315 | 6,0 | 0,0 | 31,50 | 3 | 3,0 | ||||||||
| 6 | 6 | IM | Van Rensburg Ryan Pierre | GJM | 2214 | 2194 | 5,5 | 0,5 | 26,25 | 3 | 1,5 | ||||||||
| 7 | 7 | Hercules Benjamin Vincent | GTP | 2155 | 2153 | 5,5 | 0,5 | 26,00 | 3 | 2,0 | |||||||||
| 8 | 4 | Mnguni Jacob Dumisani | GTP | 2194 | 2182 | 5,0 | 1,0 | 23,50 | 3 | 1,5 | |||||||||
| 9 | 12 | FM | Bhawoodien Mohamed Ozayr | WP | 2114 | 2112 | 5,0 | 0,0 | 25,00 | 2 | 3,0 | ||||||||
| 10 | 3 | IM | Van Den Heever Donovan | WP | 2260 | 2259 | 4,0 | 0,5 | 23,50 | 0 | 2,5 | ||||||||
| 11 | 11 | FM | De Villiers Charles | WP | 2118 | 2088 | 4,0 | 0,5 | 20,50 | 1 | 2,0 | ||||||||
| 12 | 9 | CM | Ovcina Dennis | GJM | 2164 | 2131 | 3,0 | 0,0 | 16,25 | 1 | 2,0 |
Johannes Manyedi Mabusela won in the 2017 South African Closed Championship Open. Congratulations!
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