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2026 Buffalo City Chess Trials 3 (U16)

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30 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held on 21 Feb 2026 in East London, South Africa. 3 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 1602, and top seed was Chezhaan Ethan Adams (🇿🇦 RSA, 1724).

Viha Beecum (🇿🇦 RSA, 1630) won with 4.5/5, ahead of Jedidiah Panashe Mabhera (4.5) and Ethan Mazikana (4.0). Beecum shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.

Location
🇿🇦East London, South Africa
Dates
21 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
Avg top 10
1,602
Participants
30
Federations · 3 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×16
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
17
7
2
1
2
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
R5 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 4.5/5. Beecum takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (13.0).

R1–R4 · WIN STREAK

Viha Beecum won 4 in a row (R1–R4).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Jedidiah Panashe Mabhera*
½
2Viha Beecum*
½
3Ethan Mazikana
½
½
*
4Chezhaan Ethan Adams*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Beecum, Viha1630RSA+10B+13N+11B+9N=3B4.513.016.014.001886+38.4
2Mabhera, Jedidiah Panashe1587ZIM+22B+16N=3B+11N+9B4.513.015.013.001886+37.2
3Mazikana, Ethan1656RSA+21N+14B=2N+6B=1N4.015.517.513.001691+14.4
4Fricke, Leon1587FID+28N=6B+12N=5B+10N4.013.515.511.751724+10.0
5Adams, Chezhaan Ethan1724RSA+15B=18N+13B=4N+19B4.012.514.511.251513-21.6
6Halana, Lunjalo0RSA+?B=4N+22B3N+18B3.512.512.56.5015430.0
7Kingon, Jonah1607RSA+23B12N+18B+16B=8N3.512.014.09.252292+15.2
8FIDE 5340115520+?N17B+29N+14B=7B3.59.59.54.7515330.0
9Beukman, Jonah1619RSA+25N+19B+17N1B2N3.014.016.07.001482-26.0
10FIDE 53402094201N+?B+20N+12B4B3.013.513.55.007770.0
11Canham, Ethan1568RSA+20N+29B1N2B+21N3.013.013.04.00826-36.4
12Kim, Haeol0RSA+?N+7B4B10N+23B3.012.512.55.5015580.0
13Mafukidze, Arnold0RSA+?N1B5N+24B+28N3.012.512.54.008730.0
14Petzer, Jayden1448RSA+26B3N+23B8N+27B3.011.513.56.00803-11.6
15FIDE 53402120505N+24B+?N17B+20N3.011.011.04.008470.0
16FIDE 143760240+?N2B+?B7N+22B3.010.010.02.008060.0
17Ngewu, Elowo1553RSA+30B+8N9B+15NF3.09.59.56.50845-16.0
18Cewuka, Lunje1478RSA+24N=5B7N+25B6N2.513.015.06.001460-3.6
19FIDE 5340208370F9N+27B+21B5N2.011.011.04.008850.0
20Kwelani, Amvuyele1491RSA11B+27N10B+?N15B2.011.011.02.00791-14.4
21FIDE 53404213003B+26N+?B19N11B2.011.011.02.007970.0
22FIDE 53404592902N+?B6N+?B16N2.011.011.00.008300.0
23Mpepo, Langalasembo0RSA7N+?B14N+?B12N2.09.59.50.007150.0
24FIDE 534045139018B15N+?B13N+?N2.08.58.50.006920.0
25Kleynhans, Rachelle0RSA9B?N+26B18N+?B2.07.57.52.007690.0
26FIDE 534045171014N21B25N+?N+29B2.07.07.00.006480.0
27Mnyaka, Isiphile0RSA+?N20B19N+?B14N2.07.07.00.006480.0
28FIDE 1438530904B?N+?B+29N13B2.07.07.00.007330.0
29FIDE 5340320450F11N8B28B26N0.010.510.50.007910.0
30FIDE 534045015017N?B?N?NF0.03.03.00.007690.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

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