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SOM EASTER OPEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026 ( 1ST EDITION) - LADIES

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24 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 25 May 2026 to 28 May 2026 in SOM Chess Academy Arena - Makindye, Uganda. 4 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 1755, and top seed was Kawuma Patricia (🇺🇬 UGA, WCM, 1900).

Asiimwe Olivia (🇺🇬 UGA, 1898) won with 6.0/8, ahead of Asaba Juliet (6.0) and Ahereza Joan (5.5). Olivia shared the lead from round 6, winning on tie-break.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Ndagire Mary Kevin (1675) beat Kawuma Patricia (WCM, 1900), a +225-point gap.

Location
🇺🇬SOM Chess Academy Arena - Makindye, Uganda
Dates
25 May 2026 → 28 May 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Top seed
🇺🇬WCMKawuma Patricia1900
Avg top 10
1,755
Participants
24
Titled players · 4
WFM×1
WCM×3
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇬Uganda×16
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Tight race until R8; 2 players tied at 6.0/8, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders
11
1
3
3
1
2
4
2
2468R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8
Juliet6Olivia6Joan5.5Patricia5Kevin5Valentine5
R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.0/8. Olivia takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (34.5).

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

WCM Asaba Juliet beat Asiimwe Olivia (White).

R6–R8 · WIN STREAK

WCM Asaba Juliet won 3 in a row (R6–R8).

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1WCMAsaba Juliet*
1
1
—
2Asiimwe Olivia
0
*
½
1
3Ahereza Joan
0
½
*
½
4WCMKawuma Patricia—
0
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Asiimwe Olivia1898UGA+5B=11N+7B−2N+15N+8B=3B+10N6.034.538.027.251897+6.4
2Asaba JulietWCM1841UGAF+3B=8N+1B=11N+5N+9B+4N6.034.534.530.252042+60.4
3Ahereza Joan1730UGA+17B−2N+4B=5N+19B+11B=1N=7N5.534.037.023.001852+26.2
4Suhana Anil Yadav1601UGA−9N+12B−3N+18B+14N+6B+8N−2B5.033.536.520.501674+17.6
5Naisanga Sheba Valentine1663UGA−1N+6B+18N=3B+21N−2B+15N=8B5.033.536.519.501728+9.8
6Ndagire Mary Kevin1675UGA+7B−5N+10B+9B−8N−4N+17B+12N5.032.535.521.001726+9.8
7Kawuma PatriciaWCM1900UGA−6N+15B−1N=10N+24B+19B+11N=3B5.031.532.516.501708-28.6
8Nansubuga , GloriaWFM1695UGA+10N+9B=2B=11N+6B−1N−4B=5N4.536.040.021.501761+14.8
9Ampaire ShakiraWCM1789UGA+4B−8N+13B−6N+17B+12N−2N=11B4.532.535.518.001671-21.6
10Ninsiima Patricia1524UGA−8B+22N−6N=7B+20N+21B+13N−1B4.530.532.514.501599+12.4
11Nakatudde Mackline1754UGA+13N=1B+21N=8B=2B−3N−7B=9N4.035.538.517.501725-11.6
12FIDE 100575100—+20N−4N−19B+24B+18N−9B+14N−6B4.027.528.511.008340.0
13NAMULINDWA SHADIA ANOINTING1572UGA−11B+16N−9N+20B+22N−15B−10B+18N4.026.028.011.50849-64.4
14FIDE 100830220—−18B+23N−17B+16N−4B+20N−12B+22B4.023.525.510.507800.0
15Kyalisima Fazirah Zahara1527UGAF−7N+16B=19N−1B+13N−5B+17N3.529.529.512.001620+20.0
16FIDE 100906490—+19N−13B−15N−14B−23B+24N+22N=20B3.521.522.57.5013980.0
17Edinisa Melisa1558UGA−3N=18B+14N=21B−9N+22B−6N−15B3.028.530.59.00880-54.4
18FIDE 100905500—+14N=17N−5B−4N−12B=23B+24N−13B3.027.028.07.5012770.0
19Namirembe Vanessa1470UGA−16BF+12N=15B−3N−7N=21B+23B3.026.526.59.251436-7.2
20FIDE 100906570—−12B=24B+22N−13N−10B−14B+23N=16N3.024.025.06.257480.0
21Achungu Sarafina0UGA+23NF−11B=17N−5B−10N=19N+24B3.022.522.56.0013540.0
22FIDE 100661950—+24N−10B−20B+23N−13B−17N−16B−14N2.024.025.03.007510.0
23FIDE 100482940—−21B−14B=24N−22B+16N=18N−20B−19N2.021.522.55.506700.0
24FIDE 100412060—−22B=20N=23B−12N−7N−16B−18B−21N1.023.525.52.5011000.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
Top rating losers
Biggest upsets