BY JUMA ALI
The four days of the 16 edition of the Som inter-project chess championship came to an end with Katwe project dominate this year’s event. Maria Nansubuga, Richard Kato and Patricia Kawuma, all from Katwe won in different categories. The event was played at sports outreach resource centre, Kiwawu, Mityana road with participants from Kampala projects of Katwe, Makindye, Kibuli, Bwaise and Kawempe, Kagadi, Gulu, Masaka ,Kiboga, Hoima and Kenya,while this time Rwanda failed to participate due to financial problem.
Maria Nansubuga, who was the best female player in unrated category won herself five hundred thousand shilling and a scholarship from mr Georgi Ivanovich.
“I thank God for this gift of scholarship because i missed last term due to school fees but with, i will be able to continue with my studies”, Maria,a P6 student at Nakivubo Blue p/s states.
While it was a joy to Richard Kato, who won his first title in 13 years since he started playing chess in 2008.
“I expected to perform well this year because have been working hard”, Kato sates.
According to Robert Katende, the founder of Som chess academy, the competition have been organized well and hope more organization next year.
The winners in different categories were as follows;
UNRATED CATEGORY
U-8 Girls -Nabikolo with 5 points
U-8 Boys -Wycliff Kasoma
U-10 Girls – Husina Nakato
U-10 Boys -Timothy Tuhshire
U-12 Girls -Rona Nam are
U-12 Boys- Keith Omara
U-14 Girls-Jamila Nakabugo
U-14 Boys- Geofrey Oruyid
U-16 Girls -Faith
U-16 Boys -Kevin Mpanga
U-18 Girls -Evelyn Ndagire
U-18 Boys -Jerome Okware
- Open category
Girls -Maria Nansubuga
Boys -Ashraf Shagamaya
- Winners in each project
BWAISE
Girls- Brenda Nakayiza
Boys-Kevin Mpanga
GULU
Girls-Nangumu Faith
Boys-Emmanuel Olu
HOIMA
Girls-Juliet Kalungi
Boys-Rodgers
KATWE
Girls-Maria Nansubuga
Boys-Noah Madazi
KAWEMPE
Girls-Irene Nakayisika
Boys-Joerome Onward
KIBULI
Girls-Mary Nakawooya
Boys-Allan Okello
KIBOGA
Girls-Jamila Nakabugo
Boys-Keith O’Mara
KIWAWU
Girls-Agnes Bambi
Boys-Rodgers Seiko
MASAKA
Girls-Hamida Nagida
Boys-Ezra Kisirivu
NATETE
Girls-Mary Nakibugwe
Boys-Ashraf
RATED CATERGORY
U-12
Girls- Angel Kitano
Boys- Regan Kawuma
U-14
Girls-Sylvia Valleriya
Boys- Jonathan Ndawula
U-16
Girls-Carol Nab wire
Boys-Elvis Kitumba
U-18
Girls-Vanessa Nabagala
Boys-Shafic
DIFFERENT ABLED
Boys-Waswa Sharif
OVERALL UNRATED
Girls-Maria Nansubuga
Boys-Ashraf Shagamaya
RATED
Girls-Patricia Kawuma
Boys- Richard Kato
