2026 Buffalo City Chess Trials 2 (U14 Boys)
Open SwissStandard
8 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 28 Feb 2026 in East London, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 0, and top seed was Senogo Masoeu (🇿🇦 RSA, 1489).
Longezo Ndwandwa (🇿🇦 RSA, 0) won with 4.0/5.
Location
🇿🇦East London, South Africa
Dates
28 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Avg top 10
0
Participants
8
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×1
Top 3
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- 🥈
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 4.0/5, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
13
5
3
2
1
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 4.0/5. Ndwandwa takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (2.0).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Longezo Ndwandwa 4 wins (R1–R4)FIDE 534009582 3 wins (R3–R5)FIDE 534009353 3 wins (R1–R3)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ndwandwa, Longezo | 0 | RSA | +?N | +?B | +?N | +5B | −?N | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 609 | 0.0 |
| 2 | FIDE 534009582 | 0 | — | +?N | −?B | +?N | +?B | +5N | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 689 | 0.0 |
| 3 | FIDE 534009353 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | +?N | −?B | −?N | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 649 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 534020632 | 0 | — | −?N | +?B | −?N | +?B | =?N | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 609 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 14376121 | 0 | — | F | +?B | +?N | −1N | −2B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 1509 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 534011650 | 0 | — | +?B | F | −?N | −?B | +?N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 649 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 534020829 | 0 | — | −?N | F | +?B | +?B | −?N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 689 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 534041869 | 0 | — | +?N | −?B | −?N | +?B | −?N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 609 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1FIDE 5340093530.03.0 pts · #7
- 2FIDE 5340095820.04.0 pts · #5
- 3FIDE 143761210.02.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1FIDE 5340093530.03.0 pts · #7
- 2FIDE 5340095820.04.0 pts · #5
- 3FIDE 143761210.02.0 pts · #1