2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U08 Girls)
9 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 15 May 2026 to 21 May 2026 in Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel, Entebbe (Uganda), Uganda. 2 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 0, and top seed was Aaliyah Jasmine McKenzie (π°πͺ KEN, 1509).
Mbabazi Jacinta (πΊπ¬ UGA, 0) won with 8.0/9. Jacinta shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
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How it unfolded
Top 6 Β· 9 roundsMbabazi Jacinta led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Mbabazi Jacinta never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
Mbabazi Jacinta beat FIDE 534036911 (Black).
Mbabazi Jacinta 8 wins (R1βR8)FIDE 534036911 4 wins (R4βR7)Namakula Jemimah 4 wins (R3βR6)
Key matchups Β· top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Mbabazi Jacinta | * | 1 | β | β |
| 2FIDE 534036911 | 0 | * | β | β |
| 3Namakula Jemimah | β | β | * | β |
| 4FIDE 10078240 | β | β | β | * |
Grille amΓ©ricaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Ξ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mbabazi Jacinta | 0 | UGA | +?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | +?B | +?N | +?B | +2N | β?B | 8.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 1529 | 0.0 |
| 2 | FIDE 534036911 | 0 | β | +?B | +?N | β?B | +?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | β1B | +?N | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 709 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Namakula Jemimah | 0 | UGA | +?B | β?N | +?B | +?N | +8N | +?B | β?B | β?N | +?N | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 709 | 0.0 |
| 4 | FIDE 13111825 | 0 | β | F | +?B | β?N | +7B | +?N | +?N | +?B | β?N | +?B | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 709 | 0.0 |
| 5 | FIDE 10078240 | 0 | β | +?B | +?N | β?B | +?N | =?N | +?B | +?B | =?N | β?B | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 709 | 0.0 |
| 6 | FIDE 11036796 | 0 | β | +?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | β?B | β?N | β?B | +?N | =?B | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 709 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Mitchelle Wambui Gichuga | 0 | KEN | F | β?N | +?B | β4N | +?B | β?N | +?B | +?N | +?B | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 709 | 0.0 |
| 8 | FIDE 11333545 | 0 | β | +?B | +?N | +?B | β?N | β3B | β?N | +?B | +?N | β?B | 5.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0.00 | 709 | 0.0 |
| 9 | FIDE 10085050 | 0 | β | β?B | β?N | +?B | =?N | +?B | β?B | +?N | β?N | β?B | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 709 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets β the story behind the numbers.
- 1Mbabazi JacintaUGA0.08.0 pts Β· #1
- 2FIDE 100782400.06.0 pts Β· #5
- 3Namakula JemimahUGA0.06.0 pts Β· #4
- 1Mbabazi JacintaUGA0.08.0 pts Β· #1
- 2FIDE 100782400.06.0 pts Β· #5
- 3Namakula JemimahUGA0.06.0 pts Β· #4