Royal Knights UNDER 1800 Classical Chess Championship
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33 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 07 Oct 2025 to 08 Oct 2025 in Emmanuel College Kazo, Uganda. Top 10 Elo average was 1727, and top seed was Ibrahim Collins Nyombi (🇺🇬 UGA, 1795).
Pero Derick Elvis (🇺🇬 UGA, 1714) won with 5.0/6, ahead of Murungi Daron Aaron (5.0) and Tandeka Shiloh (5.0).
The biggest upset came in round 3: Emmanuel Atukirize (1427) beat Sseguya Ivan (1714), a +287-point gap.
Location
🇺🇬Emmanuel College Kazo, Uganda
Dates
07 Oct 2025 → 08 Oct 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇬Uganda×30
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 4 players tied at 5.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 2 co-leaders at R4 to 4 at the finish.
Co-leaders
15
9
4
2
1
4
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
4 players finish on 5.0/6. Elvis takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (22.0).
R6 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
Tandeka Shiloh beat Murungi Daron Aaron (White).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Tandeka Shiloh 3 wins (R1–R3)Murungi Daron Aaron 5 wins (R1–R5)Ibrahim Collins Nyombi 3 wins (R4–R6)
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Tandeka Shiloh | * | 1 | — | 0 |
| 2Murungi Daron Aaron | 0 | * | — | 1 |
| 3Ibrahim Collins Nyombi | — | — | * | 0 |
| 4Pero Derick Elvis | 1 | 0 | 1 | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pero Derick Elvis | 1714 | UGA | +17N | +33B | +4B | +3N | −2N | +6B | 5.0 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 17.00 | 1968 | +26.8 |
| 2 | Murungi Daron Aaron | 1762 | UGA | +23B | +8N | +7B | +12N | +1B | −3N | 5.0 | 21.0 | 23.5 | 18.50 | 1862 | +26.0 |
| 3 | Tandeka Shiloh | 1757 | UGA | +18N | +16B | +13N | −1B | +11N | +2B | 5.0 | 19.0 | 22.0 | 17.00 | 1828 | +22.4 |
| 4 | Nyombi, Ibrahim Collins | 1795 | UGA | +22N | +19B | −1N | +10B | +12N | +15B | 5.0 | 17.5 | 20.0 | 15.00 | 1792 | +1.4 |
| 5 | Wasswa Joseph Moris | 0 | UGA | +?N | +26B | =10N | +14B | −6N | +13B | 4.5 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 9.75 | 1726 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Ntumwa Calvin | 1786 | UGA | +11N | −13B | +18N | +16B | +5B | −1N | 4.0 | 18.5 | 21.5 | 13.50 | 1586 | -21.6 |
| 7 | Kiberu, Peter Anthony | 1700 | UGA | +24N | +15B | −2N | −11B | +17N | +10B | 4.0 | 17.5 | 20.0 | 12.00 | 1515 | -14.0 |
| 8 | Mikisa Mitchelle Nicolatte | 0 | UGA | +28N | −2B | +33N | +19B | −10N | +14B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 8.00 | 1636 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Sseguya Ivan | 1714 | UGA | F | +17B | −11N | +22B | +26N | +12B | 4.0 | 13.5 | 14.5 | 10.50 | 1585 | -8.6 |
| 10 | Kibuuka, Dennis | 1730 | UGA | +29B | +31N | =5B | −4N | +8B | −7N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 9.25 | 948 | -19.0 |
| 11 | Emmanuel Atukirize | 1427 | UGA | −6B | +32N | +9B | +7N | −3B | −19N | 3.0 | 20.0 | 21.0 | 9.00 | 1739 | +58.0 |
| 12 | Dara Tendereza | 1517 | UGA | +27N | +14B | +25N | −2B | −4B | −9N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 7.50 | 1572 | +8.4 |
| 13 | Ssekitoleko Charles | 1518 | UGA | +32B | +6N | −3B | +20N | −15B | −5N | 3.0 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 8.00 | 1772 | +25.2 |
| 14 | Lubega Mike | 1790 | UGA | +20B | −12N | +23B | −5N | +21B | −8N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 20.0 | 8.50 | 1470 | -14.6 |
| 15 | Kimbowa James | 0 | UGA | F | −7N | +21B | +25B | +13N | −4N | 3.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 8.50 | 1546 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Namutebi Mary Anne | 1500 | UGA | +30B | −3N | +24B | −6N | =23B | =18N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 19.0 | 7.25 | 1401 | -22.8 |
| 17 | FIDE 10045864 | 0 | — | −1B | −9N | +30B | +28N | −7B | +31N | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 5.00 | 909 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Tusuubira Zion Miiro | 1410 | UGA | −3B | +30N | −6B | =24N | +31B | =16B | 3.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 5.75 | 1408 | -3.2 |
| 19 | Ndayisenga Jean | 0 | UGA | F | −4N | +31B | −8N | +20B | +11B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 7.00 | 1611 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Sserubiri Gideon Griphine | 0 | UGA | −14N | +27B | +26N | −13B | −19N | +?B | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 4.00 | 1472 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Andinda Alvin | 0 | UGA | −26N | +?B | −15N | +33B | −14N | +27B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 990 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Jethro Mawejje Mulungi | 1434 | UGA | −4B | =25N | +29B | −9N | −24B | +32N | 2.5 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 4.25 | 955 | -10.4 |
| 23 | Ssebakigye Maison | 1422 | UGA | −2N | +28B | −14N | +27B | =16N | −24B | 2.5 | 15.5 | 17.5 | 5.50 | 1411 | -4.4 |
| 24 | Kagoda Mwesigwa Aaron | 0 | UGA | −7B | F | −16N | =18B | +22N | +23N | 2.5 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 6.50 | 1493 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Nina Eliana Atukunda | 0 | UGA | +?N | =22B | −12B | −15N | −?B | +28N | 2.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 3.25 | 1422 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Tosha Torana | 0 | UGA | +21B | −5N | −20B | +29N | −9B | −?N | 2.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 5.00 | 858 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Mbanza Jeremiah | 0 | UGA | −12B | −20N | +?B | −23N | +29B | −21N | 2.0 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 2.00 | 1389 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Mwanje Ali | 0 | UGA | −8B | −23N | +?N | −17B | +33N | −25B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 622 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Ayebazibwe Shema | 0 | UGA | −10N | +?B | −22N | −26B | −27N | +?N | 2.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 0.00 | 1424 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Mpeirwe Sandra Mukasa | 0 | UGA | −16N | −18B | −17N | +?B | −?N | +33B | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 664 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 10040641 | 0 | — | F | −10B | −19N | +?B | −18N | −17B | 1.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 0.00 | 1416 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Mbanza Jemimah | 0 | UGA | −13N | −11B | −?N | −?N | +?B | −22B | 1.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.00 | 693 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 10058621 | 0 | — | F | −1N | −8B | −21N | −28B | −30N | 0.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0.00 | 914 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Emmanuel AtukirizeUGA+58.03.0 pts · #9
- 2Pero Derick ElvisUGA+26.85.0 pts · #4
- 3Murungi Daron AaronUGA+26.05.0 pts · #2
Top rating losers
- 1Namutebi Mary AnneUGA-22.83.0 pts · #11
- 2Ntumwa CalvinUGA-21.64.0 pts · #5
- 3Kibuuka, DennisUGA-19.03.5 pts · #30
Biggest upsets
- R3+287 Elo gap
- R4+273 Elo gap
- R2+273 Elo gap