2026 Buffalo City Chess Trials 2 (U16-U18-U20 Girls)
Open SwissStandard
13 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 28 Feb 2026 in East London, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 314, and top seed was Asiyolise Nyubatyha (🇿🇦 RSA, 1616).
Asiyolise Nyubatyha (🇿🇦 RSA, 1616) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Anisha Jikijela (5.0) and Alaina George (4.0). Nyubatyha shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
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
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×4
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsTight race until R5; 2 players tied at 5.0/5, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
15
8
4
2
2
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 5.0/5. Nyubatyha takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (14.0).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Anisha Jikijela 5 wins (R1–R5)Asiyolise Nyubatyha 5 wins (R1–R5)FIDE 534024786 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Anisha Jikijela | * | — | — | — |
| 2Asiyolise Nyubatyha | — | * | 1 | — |
| 3FIDE 534024786 | — | 0 | * | — |
| 4FIDE 534020853 | — | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nyubatyha, Asiyolise | 1616 | RSA | +12B | +5N | +8B | +3N | +9B | 5.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 16.00 | 2327 | +15.2 |
| 2 | Jikijela, Anisha | 0 | RSA | +?N | +?B | +7N | +10B | +?N | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.00 | 1589 | 0.0 |
| 3 | George, Alaina | 1527 | RSA | +6N | +13B | +4N | −1B | +7N | 4.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 13.00 | 816 | -15.2 |
| 4 | FIDE 534020853 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | −3B | +?N | +8B | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 3.00 | 727 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 534024786 | 0 | — | +?N | −1B | +?N | +?B | +13N | 4.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 816 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 534045031 | 0 | — | −3B | +?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 0.00 | 727 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 534045058 | 0 | — | +?B | +12N | −2B | +?N | −3B | 3.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2.00 | 727 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Kleynhans, Rachelle | 0 | RSA | +?N | +?B | −1N | +?B | −4N | 3.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 816 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 14384485 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | +11N | −?B | −1N | 3.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.00 | 793 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 534021205 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | −?B | −2N | +12B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 769 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 534021361 | 0 | — | +?B | −?N | −9B | +?N | +?B | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.00 | 769 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 534021566 | 0 | — | −1N | −7B | +?N | +?B | −10N | 2.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 816 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 534024735 | 0 | — | +?B | −3N | −?B | +?N | −5B | 2.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 727 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Nyubatyha, AsiyoliseRSA+15.25.0 pts · #2
- 2Jikijela, AnishaRSA0.05.0 pts · #1
- 3FIDE 143844850.03.0 pts · #3
Top rating losers
- 1George, AlainaRSA-15.24.0 pts · #10
- 2Jikijela, AnishaRSA0.05.0 pts · #1
- 3FIDE 143844850.03.0 pts · #3