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Buffalo City Chess Trials 4 2026 (U20-Adult)

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6 players participated in this 5-round tournament, held from 29 May 2026 to 30 May 2026 in East London, South Africa. Top 10 Elo average was 1061, and top seed was Ethan Pearson (🇿🇦 RSA, 1682).

Ethan Pearson (🇿🇦 RSA, 1682) won with 5.0/5, ahead of Storm Scheepers (3.0) and Dane Kevin Pearson (3.0). Pearson won solo starting round 2.

Location
🇿🇦East London, South Africa
Dates
29 May 2026 → 30 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 50 minutes with 10 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 5 rounds
Top seed
🇿🇦Ethan Pearson1682
Avg top 10
1,061
Participants
6
Federations · 1 represented
🇿🇦South Africa×4
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 5 rounds

Ethan Pearson led from R2; +2.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders
2
1
1
1
1
1.52.545R1R2R3R4R5
Pearson5Scheepers3Pearson3Mpitikezi200
R2–R5 · LEAD HELD

Ethan Pearson never relinquished the lead after R2; final gap +2.0 over the runner-up.

R3 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Ethan Pearson beat Storm Scheepers (Black).

R1–R5 · WIN STREAK

Ethan Pearson won 5 in a row (R1–R5).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Ethan Pearson*
1
1
1
2Storm Scheepers
0
*—
1
3Dane Kevin Pearson
0
—*
1
4Thembelani Mpitikezi
0
0
0
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Pearson, Ethan1682RSA+5N+4B+2N+3B+6B5.08.08.08.002362+42.0
2Scheepers, Storm1663RSA+4NF−1B+6N+5B3.07.07.02.001545-11.2
3Pearson, Dane Kevin1615RSAF+6B+5N−1N+4B3.07.07.02.001545-7.2
4Mpitikezi, Thembelani1407RSA−2B−1N+6N+5B−3N2.011.011.00.00853-23.6
5FIDE 5340194640—−1BF−3B−4N−2N0.013.013.00.007920.0
6FIDE 5340546180—F−3N−4B−2B−1N0.013.013.00.007920.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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