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Zabasajja Memorial Championship 2025 - Juniors

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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 (πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¬ UGA, 1678).

Omara Samora (πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¬ 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.

Location
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¬Kampala, Uganda
Dates
24 Nov 2025 β†’ 25 Nov 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss Β· 6 rounds
Top seed
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¬Omara Samora1678
Avg top 10
1,091
Participants
13
Federations Β· 1 represented
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¬UgandaΓ—10
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 Β· 6 rounds

Tight 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.

Co-leaders
6
3
1
3
2
2
1.534.56R1R2R3R4R5R6
Samora5Francis5Trevor4Mawerere3.5Sankara3.5Kamadah2β€” ex-leaders:Trevorled R3, #8
R6 Β· TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 5.0/6. Samora takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (16.5).

R2 Β· HEAD-TO-HEAD Β· WINNER VS 2ND

Omara Samora lost to Tumusiime Francis (Black).

WIN STREAKS Β· 3 top finishers

Omara Samora 4 wins (R3–R6)Tumusiime Francis 3 wins (R4–R6)Tumukunde Trevor 3 wins (R1–R3)

Key matchups Β· top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Omara Samora*
0
1
1
2Tumusiime Francis
1
*
0
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3Tumukunde Trevor
0
1
*
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4Kirabo Anabel Mawerere
0
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*

Grille amΓ©ricaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΞ”
1Omara Samora1678UGA+8Bβˆ’2N+12B+6N+3B+4N5.016.516.511.501703+5.6
2Tumusiime Francis1509UGA+11N+1Bβˆ’3N+5B+10N+7B5.015.516.512.501758+40.0
3Tumukunde Trevor1596UGA+6B+12N+2BFβˆ’1N+10B4.016.516.58.001594-0.4
4Kirabo Anabel Mawerere1477UGA+10B+9N=5BF+8Nβˆ’1B3.516.517.56.751672+34.4
5Oyang Sankara1625UGAβˆ’7N+13B=4Nβˆ’2N+9B+6B3.514.514.55.751533-15.2
6Edinansi Melisa0UGAβˆ’3N+11B+13Nβˆ’1Bβˆ’7Bβˆ’5N2.015.515.51.008330.0
7Ssajjabi Bomboka Kamadah0UGA+5Bβˆ’8Nβˆ’9BF+6Nβˆ’2N2.014.514.55.5013420.0
8Jethro Mawejje Mulungi1442UGAβˆ’1N+7Bβˆ’10NFβˆ’4B+9N2.013.514.54.001464+5.6
9Kagoda Mwesigwa Aaron1585UGA+13Nβˆ’4B+7NFβˆ’5Nβˆ’8B2.012.012.02.00720-70.0
10Nalubega Maria0UGAβˆ’4NF+8BFβˆ’2Bβˆ’3N1.016.516.52.0013170.0
11FIDE 100815500β€”βˆ’2Bβˆ’6N+?BFFF1.09.09.00.0015130.0
12FIDE 100815420β€”Fβˆ’3Bβˆ’1NFFF0.012.012.00.008370.0
13FIDE 100815340β€”βˆ’9Bβˆ’5Nβˆ’6BFFF0.07.57.50.008030.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets β€” the story behind the numbers.

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