Zabasajja Memorial Open Championship 2025

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62 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 24 Nov 2025 to 27 Nov 2025 in Kampala, Uganda. 6 titled players from 3 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2085, and top seed was Patrick Kawuma (🇺🇬 UGA, FM, 2231).

Bob Bibasa (🇺🇬 UGA, FM, 1964) won with 6.5/8, ahead of Innocent Tamale (6.5) and Gong Thon Gong (6.0). Bibasa won on tie-break after catching the field in the final round.

The biggest upset came in round 6: Innocent Tamale (1801) beat Patrick Kawuma (FM, 2231), a +430-point gap.

Location

🇺🇬Kampala, Uganda

Dates

24 Nov 2025 → 27 Nov 2025

Time control

Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1

System

Swiss · 8 rounds

Top seed

🇺🇬FMPatrick Kawuma2231

Avg top 10

2,085

Participants

Titled players · 6

FM×3

CM×3

Federations · 3 represented

🇺🇬Uganda×57

🇸🇸South Sudan×3

🇰🇲Comoros Islands×2

Top 3

🥇
FMBob Bibasa
🇺🇬UGA·1964
6.5pts·2148perf+36.8
🥈
Innocent Tamale
🇺🇬UGA·1801
6.5pts·2143perf+55.6
🥉
CMGong Thon Gong
🇸🇸SSD·2207
6.0pts·2091perf-16.2

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Tight race until R8; 2 players tied at 6.5/8, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.

Co-leaders

Bibasa6.5Tamale6.5Mark6Musasizi6Gong6Kamoga5.5— ex-leaders:Tamaleled R7, #7

R7 · LEADER CHANGE27 Nov

Innocent Tamale takes the sole lead (6.0/7).

R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER

2 players finish on 6.5/8. Bibasa takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (35.0).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Bob Bibasa 3 wins (R6–R8)Innocent Tamale 6 wins (R2–R7)Nyola Wasswa Mark 3 wins (R6–R8)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMBob Bibasa	*	—	½	—
2Innocent Tamale	—	*	1	½
3Nyola Wasswa Mark	½	0	*	—
4CMEmmanuel Musasizi	—	½	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Bibasa, BobFM	1964	UGA	+55N	+25B	=3N	=5B	=19N	+20B	+6N	+18B	6.5	35.0	36.0	27.75	2148	+36.8
2	Tamale, Innocent	1801	UGA	−45N	+13B	+46N	+47B	+5N	+26B	+3N	=4B	6.5	32.0	34.5	29.00	2143	+55.6
3	Gong Thon GongCM	2207	SSD	+27B	+14N	=1B	+6B	+4N	=18N	−2B	+17N	6.0	39.0	43.0	31.00	2091	-16.2
4	Musasizi, EmmanuelCM	2008	UGA	+39B	+17N	+15B	=18N	−3B	+8N	+9B	=2N	6.0	37.0	40.0	28.50	2097	+18.6
5	Nyola Wasswa Mark	2100	UGA	+34B	+21N	=8B	=1N	−2B	+39N	+28B	+12N	6.0	35.0	38.0	25.75	2057	-3.8
6	Magino Norman	1975	UGA	+20B	+30N	+19B	−3N	+27B	=9N	−1B	+21N	5.5	35.0	39.0	24.00	2016	+9.4
7	Kamoga, Rajab	2088	UGA	=33N	=22B	+40N	+29B	=35N	+10B	=18B	=9N	5.5	29.5	32.5	22.25	1973	-18.4
8	Muhirwa Alvin	1916	UGA	+41B	+11N	=5N	+22B	−26N	−4B	+32N	=10B	5.0	34.0	37.0	21.50	1977	+15.9
9	Wagodo, Abdul Shakuru	1978	UGA	+42N	−19B	+34N	+28B	+25N	=6B	−4N	=7B	5.0	33.0	36.0	20.00	1954	-3.4
10	Tandeka Shiloh	1805	UGA	=36B	+44N	+48B	+12N	−18B	−7N	+31B	=8N	5.0	29.5	32.0	18.00	1948	+38.5
11	Baguma Innocent	1787	UGA	+38N	−8B	−25N	+42B	+24N	−15B	+40N	+29B	5.0	28.5	31.5	17.50	1914	+38.3
12	Egesa emmanuelCM	2139	UGA	+40N	=28B	+45N	−10B	+50N	=35B	+15N	−5B	5.0	28.5	31.0	16.50	1956	-30.8
13	Edel Edwin	1671	UGA	−31B	−2N	+60B	+44N	−14B	+48N	+27B	+28N	5.0	28.5	28.5	13.50	1822	+40.6
14	Wabwire Ronald	1874	UGA	+54N	−3B	+55N	−25B	+13N	+19B	−23N	+38B	5.0	28.0	29.0	14.50	1958	+21.6
15	Basangwa Johnson Michael	1886	UGA	+46B	+37N	−4N	F	+43B	+11N	−12B	+42N	5.0	27.5	27.5	16.50	1969	+16.0
16	Balewa Jimmy Carlos	1889	UGA	F	+41N	+43B	−27N	+22B	+37N	−26B	+25B	5.0	25.5	25.5	17.50	1952	+11.2
17	Daahir Bashir Yusuf	1797	UGA	+61N	−4B	+56N	−26B	+59N	+25B	+35N	−3B	5.0	24.0	24.0	8.00	1954	+29.2
18	Kur Akut Deng	1945	UGA	+43B	+47N	F	=4B	+10N	=3B	=7N	−1N	4.5	36.0	38.5	19.25	2016	+18.0
19	Ssenabulya Sharif	1800	UGA	+57B	+9N	−6N	+45B	=1B	−14N	−21B	+32N	4.5	32.5	33.5	15.25	1843	+11.0
20	Ahumuza Apollo	1698	UGA	−6N	=38B	+37B	+21N	+31B	−1N	−22B	+49N	4.5	30.5	33.0	15.00	1879	+48.4
21	Mukose, Emmanuel	1851	UGA	+59N	−5B	=32N	−20B	+36N	+45B	+19N	−6B	4.5	29.5	29.5	11.75	1792	-10.0
22	Mukisa Joshua	1770	UGA	+51B	=7N	+31B	−8N	−16N	+50B	+20N	F	4.5	29.0	31.0	15.25	1950	+33.8
23	Nsubuga, HarunaFM	2126	UGA	F	F	F	+52N	=28B	+27N	+14B	+26N	4.5	21.0	21.0	16.50	2245	+13.0
24	Alfene Ambdullah	1783	COM	−48N	+54B	−47B	+36N	−11B	=46N	+52B	+31N	4.5	20.5	21.5	10.25	1760	-2.8
25	Kasozi Jovan	1758	UGA	+60B	−1N	+11B	+14N	−9B	−17N	+37B	−16N	4.0	34.5	34.5	13.00	1805	+15.6
26	Kawuma, PatrickFM	2231	UGA	F	+50B	F	+17N	+8B	−2N	+16N	−23B	4.0	33.0	33.0	17.50	2035	-22.4
27	Pero Derick Elvis	1741	UGA	−3N	+59B	+49N	+16B	−6N	−23B	−13N	+36B	4.0	31.5	31.5	10.50	1806	+6.6
28	Muhebwa Shafik	1826	UGA	+62B	=12N	+52B	−9N	=23N	+29B	−5N	−13B	4.0	31.0	31.0	10.25	1878	+8.6
29	Ntumwa Calvin	1783	UGA	+53B	F	+57N	−7N	+46B	−28N	+41B	−11N	4.0	22.5	22.5	8.00	1775	-0.6
30	Shoubhith Omprakash Kayyar	1759	UGA	+49N	−6B	+51N	−35B	=45N	−32B	=36N	+56B	4.0	22.0	23.0	8.25	1653	-28.6
31	Mawanda, Michael	1901	UGA	+13N	=48B	−22N	+32B	−20N	+33B	−10N	−24B	3.5	30.5	33.0	13.25	1659	-49.4
32	Mboowa Shadick	1679	UGA	F	+60N	=21B	−31N	+48B	+30N	−8B	−19B	3.5	27.0	27.0	8.75	1720	+5.6
33	Ssenyomo George William	1709	UGA	=7B	=36N	−35B	F	=53N	−31N	+47B	+46N	3.5	21.5	21.5	10.00	1720	-1.6
34	Agaba Marvin	1715	UGA	−5N	+61B	−9B	+56N	−37B	=47N	−49B	+53N	3.5	21.5	21.5	3.75	1740	+3.2
35	Sanya,Derrick	1932	UGA	F	−45B	+33N	+30N	=7B	=12N	−17B	F	3.0	31.0	33.5	12.75	1841	-12.4
36	Tumusiime Elvis	1568	UGA	=10N	=33B	=50N	−24B	−21B	+53N	=30B	−27N	3.0	28.0	29.5	9.00	1666	+33.6
37	Kaamu, Joseph	1697	UGA	+58N	−15B	−20N	+55B	+34N	−16B	−25N	−39B	3.0	26.0	26.5	5.00	1647	-12.2
38	Gonza, Simon	1997	UGA	−11B	=20N	=44B	F	F	+43N	+39B	−14N	3.0	24.5	24.5	9.75	1764	-34.4
39	Sseguya Ivan	1706	UGA	−4N	−49B	F	+57B	+47N	−5B	−38N	+37N	3.0	24.0	24.0	6.50	1794	+7.8
40	Gabriel Jok Mading Chok	1732	SSD	−12B	+62N	−7B	−46N	+54B	+52N	−11B	F	3.0	23.5	23.5	2.50	1743	-5.2
41	Abraham Makur Kosia Aluenge	1674	SSD	−8N	−16B	=58N	=49B	+60N	+44B	−29N	F	3.0	23.0	23.0	4.50	1641	-5.2
42	Matovu Musa	1701	UGA	−9B	−57N	+53B	−11N	+56B	+51N	F	−15B	3.0	22.0	23.0	4.50	1651	-10.6
43	Niragire Brian	1686	UGA	−18N	+58B	−16N	+51B	−15N	−38B	−56N	+54B	3.0	21.5	22.0	3.50	1678	-5.4
44	Odokonyero Daniel	1825	UGA	=52N	−10B	=38N	−13B	F	−41N	+59B	+51N	3.0	20.5	20.5	4.25	1656	-44.8
45	Dara Tendereza	1550	UGA	+2B	+35N	−12B	−19N	=30B	−21N	−46B	−47N	2.5	30.0	32.5	11.50	1720	+43.9
46	Mbabani Allan	1661	UGA	−15N	F	−2B	+40B	−29N	=24B	+45N	−33B	2.5	29.0	29.0	7.75	1647	-3.2
47	Beanjara Azhar Said Halidy	0	COM	F	−18B	+24N	−2N	−39B	=34B	−33N	+45B	2.5	28.0	28.0	8.75	1642	0.0
48	Mugenyi Mathias	1434	UGA	+24B	=31N	−10N	−50B	−32N	−13B	F	+52N	2.5	25.5	25.5	7.75	1641	+57.6
49	Loyo Timothy	0	UGA	−30B	+39N	−27B	=41N	−52B	F	+34N	−20B	2.5	23.5	24.5	8.00	1597	0.0
50	Were Samuel	1866	UGA	+56B	−26N	=36B	+48N	−12B	−22N	F	F	2.5	23.0	23.0	5.00	1745	-19.2
51	Mutangana William	1576	UGA	−22N	F	−30B	−43N	+58B	−42B	+54N	−44B	2.0	19.0	19.0	1.50	1547	-6.4
52	Ndawula Jonathan	1600	UGA	=44B	F	−28N	−23B	+49N	−40B	−24N	−48B	1.5	26.0	28.5	4.00	1366	-51.6
53	Karl Kwezi Katongole	1512	UGA	−29N	−55B	−42N	F	=33B	−36B	+58N	−34B	1.5	18.5	18.5	2.25	1441	-22.8
54	Mukisa Emmanuel	1660	UGA	−14B	−24N	F	+58B	−40N	F	−51B	−43N	1.0	23.0	23.5	0.50	1424	-34.4
55	Kamya Daniel	1690	UGA	−1B	+53N	−14B	−37N	F	F	F	F	1.0	21.5	21.5	1.50	1568	-13.0
56	Kiyaga Imran	1640	UGA	−50N	F	−17B	−34B	−42N	F	+43B	−30N	1.0	21.0	21.0	3.00	1481	-21.8
57	Nsereko Raihan	1539	UGA	−19N	+42B	−29B	−39N	F	F	F	F	1.0	18.5	18.5	3.00	1554	+2.0
58	Kaamu Brian	1530	UGA	−37B	−43N	=41B	−54N	−51N	F	−53B	F	0.5	13.5	13.5	1.50	1233	-66.8
59	Boiga Geofrey	1637	UGA	−21B	−27N	F	F	−17B	F	−44N	F	0.0	20.5	20.5	0.00	1005	-21.2
60	Mofag Mohammed	0	UGA	−25N	−32B	−13N	F	−41B	F	F	F	0.0	16.5	16.5	0.00	896	0.0
61	Ainomugisha Joel	1515	UGA	−17B	−34N	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	11.5	11.5	0.00	956	-16.0
62	Joseph Kizito	1628	UGA	−28N	−40B	F	F	F	F	F	F	0.0	7.0	7.0	0.00	979	-12.2

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Mugenyi MathiasUGA
+57.6
2.5 pts · #45
2Tamale, InnocentUGA
+55.6
6.5 pts · #7
3Ahumuza ApolloUGA
+48.4
4.5 pts · #26

Top rating losers

1Kaamu BrianUGA
-66.8
0.5 pts · #57
2Ndawula JonathanUGA
-51.6
1.5 pts · #58
3Mawanda, MichaelUGA
-49.4
3.5 pts · #28

Biggest upsets

R6+430 Elo gap
Tamale, Innocent1801 beat FMKawuma, Patrick2231
R7+406 Elo gap
Tamale, Innocent1801 beat CMGong Thon Gong2207
R2+382 Elo gap
Dara Tendereza1550 beat Sanya,Derrick1932