2026 Buffalo City Chess Trials 2 (U20 Boys-Adults)
Open SwissStandard
6 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 Kulasande Mafanya (🇿🇦 RSA, 1808).
Jacques De Lange (🇿🇦 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
6
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 5 roundsCo-leaders
2
1
1
1
1
R2–R5 · WIN STREAK
Jacques De Lange won 4 in a row (R2–R5).
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | De Lange, Jacques | 0 | RSA | −?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | +?B | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1556 | 0.0 |
| 2 | FIDE 534024794 | 0 | — | F | +?B | −?N | +?B | −?N | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 834 | 0.0 |
| 3 | FIDE 534042326 | 0 | — | F | −?B | −?N | +4B | −?N | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 756 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 534045244 | 0 | — | −?N | −?B | F | −3N | +?B | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 677 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Naicker, Kresen | 0 | RSA | F | F | −?N | +?B | −?N | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 1556 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 534045236 | 0 | — | F | −?B | −?N | F | −?B | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 677 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1FIDE 5340247940.02.0 pts · #6
- 2De Lange, JacquesRSA0.04.0 pts · #1
- 3FIDE 5340423260.01.0 pts · #5
Top rating losers
- 1FIDE 5340247940.02.0 pts · #6
- 2De Lange, JacquesRSA0.04.0 pts · #1
- 3FIDE 5340423260.01.0 pts · #5