EC Open 2026 (U8-U14 Girls)
Open SwissStandard
19 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 10 Apr 2026 to 12 Apr 2026 in East London, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 295, and top seed was Imaan Arbi (🇿🇦 RSA, 1505).
Mia Schreinders (🇿🇦 RSA, 1490) won with 6.0/7. Schreinders shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.
Location
🇿🇦East London, South Africa
Dates
10 Apr 2026 → 12 Apr 2026
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Avg top 10
295
Participants
19
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×2
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsTight race until R7; 2 players tied at 6.0/7, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 3 at the finish.
Co-leaders
19
12
6
3
1
6
3
R7 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 6.0/7. Schreinders takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (26.5).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Mia Schreinders 4 wins (R4–R7)FIDE 534020730 4 wins (R4–R7)FIDE 14385350 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mia Schreinders | * | — | 0 | — |
| 2FIDE 534020730 | — | * | — | 1 |
| 3FIDE 14385350 | 1 | — | * | 1 |
| 4FIDE 534011692 | — | 0 | 0 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schreinders, Mia | 1490 | RSA | +17B | +16N | −6N | +18B | +8N | +3B | +5B | 6.0 | 26.5 | 29.0 | 24.00 | 2256 | +18.0 |
| 2 | FIDE 534020730 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | −?B | +?N | +11B | +13N | +4B | 6.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 13.00 | 704 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Swartz, Jane | 1456 | RSA | +19B | +11N | +7B | −4N | +5B | −1N | +12B | 5.0 | 29.0 | 30.5 | 19.50 | 690 | -18.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 534011692 | 0 | — | +?N | +8B | +13N | +3B | +10N | −6B | −2N | 5.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 18.00 | 1476 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 14385406 | 0 | — | +?N | +14B | +?N | +6B | −3N | +10B | −1N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 24.0 | 13.00 | 673 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 14385350 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | +1B | −5N | +12B | +4N | −?B | 5.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 15.00 | 1497 | 0.0 |
| 7 | FIDE 14384736 | 0 | — | +?N | +18B | −3N | −14B | +9N | +?B | +10N | 5.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 11.00 | 656 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 534020578 | 0 | — | +?B | −4N | +?B | +?N | −1B | +18N | +?B | 5.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.50 | 690 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 534020551 | 0 | — | +?B | −?N | =?B | +?N | −7B | +16N | +?B | 4.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 3.50 | 704 | 0.0 |
| 10 | FIDE 14395290 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | +12B | +?N | −4B | −5N | −7B | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 4.00 | 1524 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 534020233 | 0 | — | F | −3B | +?N | +?B | −2N | +17B | +14N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 7.00 | 656 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 14385376 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | −10N | +15B | −6N | +?B | −3N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 4.00 | 656 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 534020721 | 0 | — | +?B | +?N | −4B | +16N | −?B | −2B | +17N | 4.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 6.50 | 704 | 0.0 |
| 14 | FIDE 534020977 | 0 | — | +?B | −5N | +?B | +7N | +?B | −?N | −11B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 5.00 | 704 | 0.0 |
| 15 | FIDE 534020390 | 0 | — | −?B | +?N | +?B | −12N | +?B | =?N | =18B | 4.0 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1.25 | 704 | 0.0 |
| 16 | FIDE 534014209 | 0 | — | +?N | −1B | +?N | −13B | =?N | −9B | +?N | 3.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 0.00 | 690 | 0.0 |
| 17 | FIDE 534020705 | 0 | — | −1N | +?B | +?B | −?N | +?B | −11N | −13B | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 690 | 0.0 |
| 18 | FIDE 534020535 | 0 | — | F | −7N | +?B | −1N | +?B | −8B | =15N | 2.5 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 2.00 | 690 | 0.0 |
| 19 | FIDE 534020187 | 0 | — | −3N | −?B | +?N | =?B | −?N | −?B | −?N | 1.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0.00 | 656 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Schreinders, MiaRSA+18.06.0 pts · #2
- 2FIDE 143853500.05.0 pts · #1
- 3FIDE 143847360.05.0 pts · #17
Top rating losers
- 1Swartz, JaneRSA-18.05.0 pts · #16
- 2FIDE 143853500.05.0 pts · #1
- 3FIDE 143847360.05.0 pts · #17