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2026 Buffalo City Chess Trials #1 (U16)

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28 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 07 Feb 2026 in East London, South Africa. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1267, and top seed was Jonah Beukman (🇿🇦 RSA, 1688).

Ethan Mazikana (🇿🇦 RSA, 1578) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Jonah Kingon (4.5) and Viha Beecum (4.0). Mazikana won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 3: Leon Fricke (1533) beat Jonah Beukman (1688), a +155-point gap.

Location
🇿🇦East London, South Africa
Dates
07 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes for game
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇿🇦Jonah Beukman1688
Avg top 10
1,267
Participants
28
Federations · 3 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×15
FIDE (no federation)×1
🇿🇼Zimbabwe×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Tight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.5/5, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
14
6
4
1
2
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.5/5. Mazikana takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (12.5).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Ethan Mazikana 3 wins (R1–R3)Jonah Kingon 4 wins (R1–R4)Viha Beecum 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Ethan Mazikana*
2Jonah Kingon*
½
3Viha Beecum
½
*
1
4Sibabalwe Vilo
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Mazikana, Ethan1578RSA+26B+7N+5B=8N+17B4.512.513.511.751892+49.6
2Kingon, Jonah1580RSA+19N+28B+17B+16N=3B4.510.510.58.501819+24.8
3Beecum, Viha1565RSA+12N+24B+4N=6B=2N4.015.016.012.001676+8.8
4Vilo, Sibabalwe0RSA+21B+22N3B+18N+14B4.011.013.09.00821-12.4
5Ngewu, Elowo1600RSA+10N+11B1N=23B+16N3.513.014.59.25803-18.0
6Canham, Ethan0RSA+18B+27N+15B=3N8B3.512.513.58.001384-21.6
7Cewuka, Lunje1492RSA+13N1B=9N+27B+23N3.512.013.07.00803-14.0
8Fricke, Leon1533FIDF+20B+25N=1B+6N3.511.011.08.751886+53.2
9Mafukidze, Arnold0RSA+?B=16N=7B+12N15B3.012.012.06.0014920.0
10FIDE 53401155205B+?N14B+19N+22B3.010.510.54.007690.0
11Kleynhans, Rachelle0RSA+?B5N13B+21N+?B3.08.58.52.007690.0
12Mpepo, Langalasembo0RSA3B+?N+28N9B+24N3.08.08.01.008210.0
13Gcobo, Isiphile0RSA7BF+11N+25B+?N3.07.57.54.0015690.0
14Kim, Haeol0RSA?N+?B+10N+?B4N3.07.07.03.006810.0
15FIDE 5340208370F+?B6N+?B+9N3.06.56.53.007910.0
16FIDE 5340421300+?N=9B+24N2B5B2.512.012.02.507760.0
17Mabhera, Jedidiah Panashe1630ZIMF+23B2N+20B1N2.012.512.53.50793-44.4
18Romans, Caleb0RSA6NF+?B4B+20N2.09.59.52.007360.0
19FIDE 53402114002B+26N?N10B+28N2.08.58.51.007820.0
20FIDE 143760750+?B8N+?B17N18B2.07.57.50.007820.0
21FIDE 53402132904N=?B=?N11B+?N2.07.07.00.006810.0
22FIDE 5340246460+?N4B?N+?B10N2.07.07.00.006810.0
23Kwelani, Amvuyele0RSAF17N+?B=5N7B1.59.09.01.7512910.0
24FIDE 143760240F3N16B+?N12B1.09.59.50.008210.0
25Beukman, Jonah1688RSAFF8B13N+26N1.07.57.51.00733-26.0
26FIDE 53402085301N19BF+?N25B1.07.57.50.008240.0
27FIDE 143760400F6B?N7N+?B1.07.07.00.007420.0
28FIDE 5340421480F2N12B?N19B0.09.59.50.007820.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets