East Africa Community Schools Junior and Youth Chess Tournament 2025

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49 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 28 Jun 2025 to 29 Jun 2025 in Kampala, Uganda. 1 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1620, and top seed was Odokonyero Daniel (🇺🇬 UGA, 1778).

Asaba Juliet (🇺🇬 UGA, WCM, 1767) won with 6.0/6, ahead of Tumusiime Elvis (5.0) and Ssempijja George (5.0). Juliet won solo starting round 4.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Ssempijja George (1514) beat Tumukunde Trevor (1635), a +121-point gap.

Location

🇺🇬Kampala, Uganda

Dates

28 Jun 2025 → 29 Jun 2025

Time control

Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 6 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇬Odokonyero Daniel1778

Avg top 10

1,620

Participants

Titled players · 1

WCM×1

Federations · 3 represented

🇺🇬Uganda×16

🇰🇪Kenya×8

🇺🇸United States of America×1

Top 3

🥇
WCMAsaba Juliet
🇺🇬UGA·1767
6.0pts·2486perf+47.2
🥈
Tumusiime Elvis
🇺🇬UGA·1578
5.0pts·966perf-10.4
🥉
Ssempijja George
🇺🇬UGA·1514
5.0pts·1636perf+19.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 6 rounds

WCM Asaba Juliet led from R4; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up.

Co-leaders

Juliet6George5Trivedi5Nganga5Elvis5Plotnick4.5

R4–R6 · LEAD HELD

WCM Asaba Juliet never relinquished the lead after R4; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

WCM Asaba Juliet 6 wins (R1–R6)Ssempijja George 3 wins (R1–R3)Devansh Sachin Trivedi 3 wins (R4–R6)

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Asaba JulietWCM	1767	UGA	+32B	+28N	+21B	+2B	+11N	+6N	6.0	20.0	23.0	23.00	2486	+47.2
2	Tumusiime Elvis	1578	UGA	+49N	+17B	+26B	−1N	+16B	+15N	5.0	21.0	21.0	15.00	966	-10.4
3	Ssempijja George	1514	UGA	+8N	+24B	+44B	−7N	+39B	+12N	5.0	18.5	20.0	15.50	1636	+19.2
4	Njuguna Luke Nganga	1548	KEN	−21B	+40N	+22B	+20N	+28N	+13B	5.0	17.5	19.5	16.00	2208	+12.4
5	Devansh Sachin Trivedi	0	UGA	+36B	+41N	−6B	+26N	+25B	+19N	5.0	16.5	18.5	14.00	1579	+10.0
6	Plotnick, Jacob	1704	USA	+42N	+22B	+5N	=9B	+7N	−1B	4.5	23.5	25.5	17.25	1713	+4.0
7	Tumusiime Francis	1430	UGA	+33N	+25B	=23N	+3B	−6B	+21N	4.5	19.5	22.5	16.25	1609	+16.0
8	Waruguru Joy	1450	KEN	−3B	+18N	+38B	=21N	+30B	+20N	4.5	19.0	21.0	14.25	1461	+1.2
9	Odokonyero Daniel	1778	UGA	+46B	+14N	+29B	=6N	+19B	−11B	4.5	19.0	20.0	13.75	1644	-19.2
10	Ngaruiya Aiden Wanaina	0	KEN	+?B	=20N	−19B	+?N	+?N	+?B	4.5	7.0	7.0	1.75	1447	0.0
11	Baguma Innocent	1775	UGA	F	+16B	+13N	+12B	−1B	+9N	4.0	22.5	22.5	16.50	1852	+12.4
12	Tumukunde Trevor	1635	UGA	+38B	+35N	+39B	−11N	+14B	−3B	4.0	17.5	19.5	10.50	845	-38.8
13	FIDE 554003571	0	—	+47B	+?N	−11B	+31N	+17B	−4N	4.0	17.0	17.0	8.00	862	0.0
14	Maina Geoffrey Gitonga	0	KEN	+15N	−9B	+?N	+?B	−12N	+?B	4.0	12.5	12.5	4.00	907	-17.2
15	FIDE 10842268	0	—	−14B	+46N	+?B	+34N	+?N	−2B	4.0	12.5	12.5	3.50	778	0.0
16	Julian Royina Nyangoma Aturinda	0	UGA	+?B	−11N	+?B	+?B	−2N	+25N	4.0	12.0	12.0	3.00	1486	0.0
17	Mvurya Collins Bade	0	KEN	+?B	−2N	+?B	+?N	−13N	+?B	4.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	1491	0.0
18	Maina Mitchelle Wandia	0	KEN	−?N	−8B	+?N	+?B	+?N	+27B	4.0	7.5	7.5	3.00	665	-48.8
19	Namukobe Suzan	1455	UGA	=48N	+27B	+10N	+23B	−9N	−5B	3.5	20.5	21.0	11.25	829	-24.0
20	Ssenyonjo Daryl Amazing	1408	UGA	+45N	=10B	+34N	−4B	+23N	−8B	3.5	20.0	21.0	9.25	699	-30.0
21	Kwesiga Enoch Treasure	0	UGA	+4N	+?B	−1N	=8B	+?N	−7B	3.5	20.0	20.0	7.25	1545	0.0
22	Kanyi Elsie Joyce Wangechi	0	KEN	+?B	−6N	−4N	=24B	+44B	+?N	3.5	14.5	14.5	3.25	826	-28.8
23	FIDE 10836349	0	—	+43N	+?B	=7B	−19N	−20B	+?N	3.5	13.5	13.5	4.25	1164	0.0
24	FIDE 10871454	0	—	+?B	−3N	−?B	=22N	+34B	+?B	3.5	11.0	11.0	4.25	1485	0.0
25	Nakaweesa Jireh Nicole Walusimbi	0	UGA	+?B	−7N	+?B	+29N	−5N	−16B	3.0	16.5	16.5	3.00	664	0.0
26	FIDE 554003687	0	—	F	+?B	−2N	−5B	+29N	+28B	3.0	16.0	16.0	6.00	729	0.0
27	FIDE 10843043	0	—	+?B	−19N	−30B	+38N	+35B	−18N	3.0	15.0	15.0	4.50	654	0.0
28	Waweru Leon	0	KEN	+?B	−1B	+?N	+?N	−4B	−26N	3.0	14.0	14.0	0.00	1447	0.0
29	FIDE 10850279	0	—	+?N	+?B	−9N	−25B	−26B	+?N	3.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	979	0.0
30	FIDE 10864083	0	—	−?N	+?B	+27N	+?B	−8N	−?B	3.0	7.5	7.5	3.00	1453	0.0
31	FIDE 10871403	0	—	=34N	=?B	+?N	−13B	+?B	−?N	3.0	6.5	6.5	1.25	1236	0.0
32	FIDE 10838481	0	—	−1N	−?B	+?N	−?B	+?N	+?N	3.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	966	0.0
33	FIDE 10871268	0	—	−7B	+?N	−?B	−?N	+45B	+?N	3.0	5.5	5.5	1.00	626	0.0
34	FIDE 10040641	0	—	=31B	+37N	−20B	−15B	−24N	+?N	2.5	16.5	16.5	4.00	608	0.0
35	FIDE 554003610	0	—	+?N	−12B	−?N	+47B	−27N	=44B	2.5	9.5	9.5	1.75	758	0.0
36	Ndamukenzi Joshua Uwimana	0	UGA	−5N	−?N	=?B	+37N	+48B	−?B	2.5	8.0	8.0	3.00	679	0.0
37	Mulema Sean Wavamunno	0	UGA	=?N	−34B	−?N	−36B	+?N	+48B	2.5	5.5	5.5	0.50	1455	0.0
38	FIDE 10842276	0	—	−12N	+45B	−8N	−27B	−?N	+?B	2.0	12.5	12.5	1.00	743	0.0
39	Muwanga Aamanee	0	UGA	F	+?B	−12N	+?B	−3N	−?B	2.0	9.0	9.0	0.00	775	0.0
40	FIDE 10865551	0	—	−?N	−4B	+45N	−?N	−?B	+?B	2.0	6.0	6.0	1.00	748	0.0
41	FIDE 10873511	0	—	+?B	−5B	−?N	F	−?N	+?B	2.0	6.0	6.0	0.00	679	0.0
42	FIDE 554003695	0	—	−6B	−?N	+?B	+?N	−?B	−?N	2.0	4.5	4.5	0.00	754	0.0
43	FIDE 10864210	0	—	−23B	+?N	−?N	+?B	−?N	−?N	2.0	3.5	3.5	0.00	738	0.0
44	FIDE 10883380	0	—	F	+?B	−3N	−?B	−22N	=35N	1.5	11.0	11.0	1.25	714	0.0
45	FIDE 10066934	0	—	−20B	−38N	−40B	F	−33N	+?B	1.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	608	0.0
46	FIDE 10072195	0	—	−9N	−15B	+?N	F	F	F	1.0	10.5	10.5	0.00	979	0.0
47	FIDE 554003636	0	—	−13N	−?N	+?B	−35N	−?B	−?B	1.0	6.5	6.5	0.00	878	0.0
48	FIDE 10870865	0	—	=19B	−?N	F	−?B	−36N	−37N	0.5	8.5	8.5	1.75	1236	0.0
49	FIDE 554003628	0	—	−2B	−?N	F	−?N	−?B	−?N	0.0	5.0	5.0	0.00	778	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Asaba JulietWCMUGA
+47.2
6.0 pts · #2
2Ssempijja GeorgeUGA
+19.2
5.0 pts · #5
3Tumusiime FrancisUGA
+16.0
4.5 pts · #14

Top rating losers

1Maina Mitchelle WandiaKEN
-48.8
4.0 pts · #31
2Tumukunde TrevorUGA
-38.8
4.0 pts · #33
3Ssenyonjo Daryl AmazingUGA
-30.0
3.5 pts · #34

Biggest upsets

R6+121 Elo gap
Ssempijja George1514 beat Tumukunde Trevor1635