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2026 Africa Youth Chess Championship - 17th Edition (U08 Boys)

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18 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 15 May 2026 to 21 May 2026 in Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel, Entebbe (Uganda), Uganda. 4 federations represented. Top 10 Elo average was 303, and top seed was Mbolamamy Jason RANDRIAMAZAVA (🇲🇬 MAD, 1565).

Zeineldin Mahmoud Sameir (🇪🇬 EGY, 0) won with 8.5/9. Mahmoud Sameir took the lead from round 7.

Location
🇺🇬Imperial Botanical Beach Hotel, Entebbe (Uganda), Uganda
Dates
15 May 2026 → 21 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 9 rounds
Top seed
Avg top 10
303
Participants
18
Federations · 4 represented
🇺🇬Uganda×4
🇰🇪Kenya×2
🇪🇬Egypt×1
🇲🇬Madagascar×1
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 9 rounds

Zeineldin Mahmoud Sameir led from R7; +1.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders
26
13
6
3
2
1
1
1
1
2.54.579R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9Mahmoud Sameir takes lead
R7 · LEADER CHANGE19 May

Zeineldin Mahmoud Sameir takes the sole lead (6.5/7).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Zeineldin Mahmoud Sameir beat Rayvon Kirega (White).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Zeineldin Mahmoud Sameir 7 wins (R3–R9)Rayvon Kirega 6 wins (R1–R6)FIDE 554005124 5 wins (R1–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8R9PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Mahmoud Sameir, Zeineldin0EGY+?B=5N+12B+?N+?B+?N+3B+2N+4N8.532.532.529.2514680.0
2FIDE 5540051240+?N+13B+7N+?B+?B3N+9N1B+8N7.037.537.522.0015850.0
3Rayvon Kirega0KEN+?N+?B+?B+5N+?B+2B1N4B+9N7.035.035.019.5014880.0
4FIDE 152229340?B+?B+?N+?N+17B+5N+8B+3N1B7.031.531.523.0014880.0
5Mulema Sean Wavamunno1468UGA+15N=1B+13N3B+16N4B+12N+14B+7N6.545.549.531.252365+25.2
6Mborifuko Ramadan0UGA+?B+?N?B+?N+?B+?N7B=?N+?B6.56.06.00.007650.0
7RANDRIAMAZAVA,Mbolamamy Jason1565MAD+9B+18N2B+17N+11B8N+6N+10B5B6.047.550.531.00668-25.2
8Matayo Barigye0UGA+?B+12N+?B?N+?B+7B4N+?N2B6.025.025.011.0015850.0
9Kaweesi Samuel0UGA7N+?B+?B+?N+?B+?N2B+?N3B6.020.020.00.007650.0
10FIDE 100800740?B+?N14B+?N+?B+?N+?B7N+?N6.010.010.00.007650.0
11Muriuki Jeremy Mburu0KEN+?N+?B?N+?B7N+?B?N+?B+?N6.06.06.00.007650.0
12FIDE 5540189510+?N8B1N+?B?N+?B5B+?N+15B5.025.025.04.006680.0
13FIDE 5540189430+?B2N5B?N+?N+?B17N?B+18B4.020.020.03.006680.0
14FIDE 10052500018B+?B+10N?N?B+?N+?B5N?B4.015.515.56.006680.0
15FIDE 55401908705B?N+?N?B+?N?B+?N+?B12N4.011.511.50.006680.0
16FIDE 5540219600+?B+?N+?B?N5B?N?B+?N?B4.06.56.50.006680.0
17FIDE 87365530F+?B+?N7B4N?N+13B=?N?B3.517.017.04.007650.0
18FIDE 100663730+14N7B?N+?B+?N?B?N?B13N3.014.014.04.007650.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers