Zabasajja Memorial Championship 2025 - Juniors
13 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 24 Nov 2025 to 25 Nov 2025 in Kampala, Uganda. Top 10 Elo average was 1091, and top seed was Omara Samora (🇺🇬 UGA, 1678).
Omara Samora (🇺🇬 UGA, 1678) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Tumusiime Francis (5.0) and Tumukunde Trevor (4.0). Samora shared the lead from round 4, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 2: Tumusiime Francis (1509) beat Omara Samora (1678), a +169-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
2 players finish on 5.0/6. Samora takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (16.5).
Omara Samora lost to Tumusiime Francis (Black).
Omara Samora 4 wins (R3–R6)Tumusiime Francis 3 wins (R4–R6)Tumukunde Trevor 3 wins (R1–R3)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Omara Samora | * | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Tumusiime Francis | 1 | * | 0 | — |
| 3Tumukunde Trevor | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4Kirabo Anabel Mawerere | 0 | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omara Samora | 1678 | UGA | +8B | −2N | +12B | +6N | +3B | +4N | 5.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 11.50 | 1703 | +5.6 |
| 2 | Tumusiime Francis | 1509 | UGA | +11N | +1B | −3N | +5B | +10N | +7B | 5.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 12.50 | 1758 | +40.0 |
| 3 | Tumukunde Trevor | 1596 | UGA | +6B | +12N | +2B | F | −1N | +10B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 8.00 | 1594 | -0.4 |
| 4 | Kirabo Anabel Mawerere | 1477 | UGA | +10B | +9N | =5B | F | +8N | −1B | 3.5 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 6.75 | 1672 | +34.4 |
| 5 | Oyang Sankara | 1625 | UGA | −7N | +13B | =4N | −2N | +9B | +6B | 3.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.75 | 1533 | -15.2 |
| 6 | Edinansi Melisa | 0 | UGA | −3N | +11B | +13N | −1B | −7B | −5N | 2.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 1.00 | 833 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Ssajjabi Bomboka Kamadah | 0 | UGA | +5B | −8N | −9B | F | +6N | −2N | 2.0 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 5.50 | 1342 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Jethro Mawejje Mulungi | 1442 | UGA | −1N | +7B | −10N | F | −4B | +9N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 4.00 | 1464 | +5.6 |
| 9 | Kagoda Mwesigwa Aaron | 1585 | UGA | +13N | −4B | +7N | F | −5N | −8B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 2.00 | 720 | -70.0 |
| 10 | Nalubega Maria | 0 | UGA | −4N | F | +8B | F | −2B | −3N | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2.00 | 1317 | 0.0 |
| 11 | FIDE 10081550 | 0 | — | −2B | −6N | +?B | F | F | F | 1.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 1513 | 0.0 |
| 12 | FIDE 10081542 | 0 | — | F | −3B | −1N | F | F | F | 0.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 837 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 10081534 | 0 | — | −9B | −5N | −6B | F | F | F | 0.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 803 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Tumusiime FrancisUGA+40.05.0 pts · #3
- 2Kirabo Anabel MawerereUGA+34.43.5 pts · #2
- 3Omara SamoraUGA+5.65.0 pts · #1
- 1Kagoda Mwesigwa AaronUGA-70.02.0 pts · #10
- 2Oyang SankaraUGA-15.23.5 pts · #4
- 3Tumukunde TrevorUGA-0.44.0 pts · #8
- R2+169 Elo gap
- R6+143 Elo gap
- R4+116 Elo gap