2026 Buffalo City Chess Trials 2 (U16 Boys)
Open SwissStandard
21 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 28 Feb 2026 in East London, South Africa. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 941, and top seed was Chezhaan Ethan Adams (🇿🇦 RSA, 1724).
Ethan Mazikana (🇿🇦 RSA, 1607) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Jedidiah Panashe Mabhera (4.0) and Arnold Mafukidze (4.0). Mazikana won solo starting round 4.
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
941
Participants
21
Federations · 2 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×10
🇿🇼Zimbabwe×1
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsEthan Mazikana led from R4; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up.
Co-leaders
12
4
2
1
1
R4–R5 · LEAD HELD
Ethan Mazikana held the sole lead from R4 through R5 without losing it.
R2 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Ethan Mazikana beat Lunje Cewuka (Black).
WIN STREAKS · 2 top finishers
Ethan Mazikana 4 wins (R1–R4)Lunje Cewuka 3 wins (R3–R5)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ethan Mazikana | * | 1 | — | ½ |
| 2Lunje Cewuka | 0 | * | — | — |
| 3Jedidiah Panashe Mabhera | — | — | * | — |
| 4Arnold Mafukidze | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mazikana, Ethan | 1607 | RSA | +14B | +4N | +8B | +7N | =3B | 4.5 | 14.0 | 16.0 | 14.00 | 2376 | +55.6 |
| 2 | Mabhera, Jedidiah Panashe | 1631 | ZIM | +15N | =9B | +18N | =6B | +8N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 9.50 | 2445 | +20.8 |
| 3 | Mafukidze, Arnold | 0 | RSA | +10N | =18B | +9N | +?B | =1N | 4.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 8.00 | 1603 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Cewuka, Lunje | 1492 | RSA | +19N | −1B | +11N | +12B | +13B | 4.0 | 10.5 | 11.5 | 7.00 | 1526 | +3.6 |
| 5 | FIDE 534020942 | 0 | — | +?N | −7B | +?N | +?B | +9N | 4.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 2.50 | 791 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Kim, Haeol | 0 | RSA | F | +11N | +?B | =2N | +7B | 3.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 7.00 | 1631 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Canham, Ethan | 1590 | RSA | +16B | +5N | +20N | −1B | −6N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 7.00 | 803 | -19.2 |
| 8 | Beukman, Jonah | 1645 | RSA | +21B | +12N | −1N | +15B | −2B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 817 | -43.2 |
| 9 | FIDE 14376024 | 0 | — | +?B | =2N | −3B | +?N | −5B | 2.5 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 1630 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Mpepo, Langalasembo | 0 | RSA | −3B | +?N | −13B | +?N | =?N | 2.5 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 648 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 534021329 | 0 | — | +13N | −6B | −4B | −17N | +19B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 12.5 | 3.00 | 1470 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 534042105 | 0 | — | F | −8B | +14N | −4N | +18B | 2.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.50 | 769 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Petzer, Jayden | 1448 | RSA | −11B | F | +10N | +20B | −4N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 3.50 | 692 | -17.6 |
| 14 | FIDE 534020969 | 0 | — | −1N | +19B | −12B | −?N | +21B | 2.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.00 | 803 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 534042130 | 0 | — | −2B | +21N | +?B | −8N | −?B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 1541 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Siswana, Andiphile | 0 | RSA | −7N | +?B | −?B | +19N | −?B | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 1.00 | 858 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 534024646 | 0 | — | −?B | F | −?N | +11B | +?N | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 924 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 14376075 | 0 | — | +?B | =3N | −2B | −?N | −12N | 1.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 877 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 534042024 | 0 | — | −4B | −14N | +?B | −16B | −11N | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 692 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Kwelani, Amvuyele | 0 | RSA | F | +?N | −7B | −13N | −?B | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 1463 | -5.2 |
| 21 | FIDE 534021140 | 0 | — | −8N | −15B | −?N | −?B | −14N | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 845 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Mazikana, EthanRSA+55.64.5 pts · #1
- 2Mabhera, Jedidiah PanasheZIM+20.84.0 pts · #7
- 3Cewuka, LunjeRSA+3.64.0 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Beukman, JonahRSA-43.23.0 pts · #19
- 2Canham, EthanRSA-19.23.0 pts · #14
- 3Petzer, JaydenRSA-17.62.0 pts · #11