Rwabushenyi Memorial Open Championship 2025

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61 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 20 Nov 2025 to 23 Nov 2025 in Kampala, Uganda. 8 titled players from 5 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 2104, and top seed was Patrick Kawuma (🇺🇬 UGA, FM, 2231).

Harold Wanyama (🇺🇬 UGA, FM, 2155) won with 7.0/8, ahead of Nyola Wasswa Mark (6.5) and Haruna Nsubuga (5.5). Wanyama won solo starting round 6.

The biggest upset came in round 5: Baguma Innocent (1787) beat Patrick Kawuma (FM, 2231), a +444-point gap.

Location

🇺🇬Kampala, Uganda

Dates

20 Nov 2025 → 23 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

2,104

Participants

Titled players · 8

FM×4

CM×3

WIM×1

Federations · 5 represented

🇺🇬Uganda×55

🇰🇪Kenya×2

🇸🇴Somalia×1

🇰🇲Comoros Islands×1

🇸🇸South Sudan×1

Top 3

🥇
FMHarold Wanyama
🇺🇬UGA·2155
7.0pts·2369perf+36.4
🥈
Nyola Wasswa Mark
🇺🇬UGA·2100
6.5pts·2197perf+20.8
🥉
FMHaruna Nsubuga
🇺🇬UGA·2126
5.5pts·2129perf+3.6

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

FM Harold Wanyama led from R6; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.

Co-leaders

Wanyama7Mark6.5Nsubuga5.5Bibasa5.5Wanderema5.5Deng5.5

R6–R8 · LEAD HELD

FM Harold Wanyama held the sole lead from R6 through R8 without losing it.

R4 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

FM Harold Wanyama drew with Nyola Wasswa Mark (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

FM Harold Wanyama 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)Nyola Wasswa Mark 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R6–R8)FM Haruna Nsubuga 3 wins (R3–R5)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers

Player	1	2	3	4
1FMHarold Wanyama	*	½	½	1
2Nyola Wasswa Mark	½	*	0	—
3FMHaruna Nsubuga	½	1	*	—
4FMBob Bibasa	0	—	—	*

Grille américaine

#	Player	Elo	Fed	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	Pts	Bu C1	Bu	SB	Perf	Δ
1	Wanyama, HaroldFM	2155	UGA	+29B	+33N	+6B	=2N	+12B	+36N	+5B	=3B	7.0	35.5	39.0	33.00	2369	+36.4
2	Nyola Wasswa Mark	2100	UGA	+21B	+39N	+34B	=1B	−3N	+27N	+18B	+12N	6.5	34.0	37.0	28.00	2197	+20.8
3	Nsubuga, HarunaFM	2126	UGA	+35N	=28B	+25N	+4B	+2B	−5N	=9B	=1N	5.5	38.0	41.5	27.75	2129	+3.6
4	Mwase Matthew	1992	UGA	+15B	+22N	+13B	−3N	+6B	=18N	=12B	=5N	5.5	36.0	40.5	27.50	2120	+50.8
5	Egesa emmanuelCM	2139	UGA	+43B	−34N	+46B	+39N	+8B	+3B	−1N	=4B	5.5	33.0	35.5	22.25	2071	-8.8
6	Bibasa, BobFM	1964	UGA	+40B	+47N	−1N	+22B	−4N	+26B	=33N	+20B	5.5	32.0	34.5	20.25	2000	+9.8
7	Sana Omprakash KayyarWIM	1951	UGA	=24N	+56B	+30N	+23B	−36B	+16N	=14B	=9N	5.5	31.0	32.0	21.25	2006	+21.6
8	Kur Akut Deng	1945	UGA	+26B	=52N	+19B	−36N	−5N	+29B	+23N	+18B	5.5	30.0	31.5	21.75	1984	+14.2
9	Wanderema, Ignatius Paul	2047	UGA	=19B	+49N	F	+26N	+47B	+24B	=3N	=7B	5.5	28.5	28.5	20.75	2066	+12.4
10	Wagodo, Abdul Shakuru	1978	UGA	+57N	=30B	−23N	−24B	+53N	+28B	+35N	+33B	5.5	24.5	25.5	15.50	1908	-11.8
11	Pido Edwin	1951	UGA	F	F	+58B	+53N	+43B	+17N	=27B	+19N	5.5	18.5	18.5	16.50	2158	+44.0
12	Kamoga, Rajab	2088	UGA	+31N	=23B	+28N	+16B	−1N	+20B	=4N	−2B	5.0	36.5	40.5	22.25	2024	-11.0
13	Kawuma, PatrickFM	2231	UGA	+37N	+20B	−4N	+17B	−18N	−33B	+31N	+25B	5.0	31.0	34.5	21.00	1974	-42.2
14	Musasizi, EmmanuelCM	2008	UGA	+51N	−18B	F	+31B	+22N	+25B	=7N	=16B	5.0	29.5	29.5	19.75	1983	-2.0
15	Ahumuza Apollo	1698	UGA	−4N	+54B	−37N	=35B	=25N	+32B	+28N	+34B	5.0	28.0	29.5	16.75	1906	+59.8
16	Muhirwa Alvin	1916	UGA	+55B	=46N	+52B	−12N	+29B	−7B	+24N	=14N	5.0	27.5	29.0	14.75	1889	-2.6
17	Eculo Isaac	1859	UGA	−56N	+60B	+31N	−13N	+52B	−11B	+26N	+27B	5.0	25.0	25.5	14.00	1892	+6.8
18	Baguma Innocent	1787	UGA	+61B	+14N	−36B	+33N	+13B	=4B	−2N	−8N	4.5	34.5	34.5	16.25	2043	+60.9
19	Biar Kur Thongbor	1736	SSD	=9N	+24B	−8N	−25B	+23N	+39B	+34N	−11B	4.5	32.0	35.0	17.25	1919	+76.4
20	Kizza, Faruk Fauza KarimCM	1898	UGA	+45B	−13N	=53B	+21N	+30B	−12N	+37B	−6N	4.5	30.5	32.0	15.75	1901	+1.4
21	Shoubhith Omprakash Kayyar	1759	UGA	−2N	=38B	+59N	−20B	+46N	−23B	+48N	+37N	4.5	27.0	27.5	10.75	1769	+3.6
22	Tandeka Shiloh	1805	UGA	+59N	−4B	+57N	−6N	−14B	=52B	+38N	+35B	4.5	25.5	26.0	9.25	1835	+9.3
23	Tamale, Innocent	1801	UGA	+50B	=12N	+10B	−7N	−19B	+21N	−8B	=30N	4.0	34.5	36.5	16.50	1829	+7.0
24	Edel Edwin	1671	UGA	=7B	−19N	+49B	+10N	+34B	−9N	−16B	=29N	4.0	33.5	36.0	16.25	1904	+63.0
25	Wabwire Ronald	1874	UGA	+41B	=36N	−3B	+19N	=15B	−14N	+40B	−13N	4.0	31.5	34.5	14.75	1898	+5.2
26	Okurut Martin Kingsley	1635	UGA	−8N	+32B	+42N	−9B	+39B	−6N	−17B	+52N	4.0	31.5	33.0	11.50	1869	+89.6
27	Sanya,Derrick	1932	UGA	F	+40N	+43B	=47N	+37B	−2B	=11N	−17N	4.0	29.0	29.0	13.50	1898	-5.2
28	Odokonyero Daniel	1825	UGA	+58B	=3N	−12B	=52N	+41B	−10N	−15B	+40N	4.0	28.5	29.0	10.00	1788	-11.2
29	Alfene Ambdullah	1783	COM	−1N	=59B	+60N	+38B	−16N	−8N	+46B	=24B	4.0	28.0	28.5	8.75	1754	-14.4
30	Mukisa Joshua	1770	UGA	+53B	=10N	−7B	+46N	−20N	−34B	+52N	=23B	4.0	27.0	28.5	10.25	1806	+7.8
31	Pero Derick Elvis	1741	UGA	−12B	+58N	−17B	−14N	+56B	+41N	−13B	+44N	4.0	27.0	27.5	7.50	1782	+5.2
32	Mukose, Emmanuel	1851	UGA	−46B	−26N	+50B	−41N	+48B	−15N	+43N	+42B	4.0	23.0	25.0	10.50	1610	-45.2
33	Mwase Arthur	1913	UGA	+44N	−1B	+35N	−18B	F	+13N	=6B	−10N	3.5	34.0	36.0	14.25	1923	+3.4
34	Mugisha, Ivan Jalagatha	1896	UGA	+38N	+5B	−2N	=37B	−24N	+30N	−19B	−15N	3.5	33.0	36.5	14.75	1763	-28.4
35	Kikabi, Jeffrey	1762	UGA	−3B	+41N	−33B	=15N	+45B	+47N	−10B	−22N	3.5	30.0	32.5	11.00	1761	-2.6
36	Ssonko, Mathias Allan	2155	UGA	F	=25B	+18N	+8B	+7N	−1B	F	F	3.5	29.5	29.5	17.50	2091	-5.4
37	Ntumwa Calvin	1783	UGA	−13B	+55N	+15B	=34N	−27N	+49B	−20N	−21B	3.5	29.0	30.5	10.75	1822	+5.4
38	Kiggs, Michael	1557	KEN	−34B	=21N	+40B	−29N	−49B	+58N	−22B	+46N	3.5	24.5	25.0	8.25	1686	+23.6
39	Muhebwa Shafik	1826	UGA	+48N	−2B	+51N	−5B	−26N	−19N	−44B	+56B	3.0	28.0	29.0	5.50	1657	-37.0
40	Mboowa Shadick	1679	UGA	−6N	−27B	−38N	+50B	+61N	+42B	−25N	−28B	3.0	26.0	26.0	5.00	1602	-15.6
41	Dara Tendereza	1550	UGA	−25N	−35B	+54N	+32B	−28N	−31B	−42N	+48B	3.0	25.0	26.5	8.00	1603	+10.8
42	Obita, Francis	1766	UGA	F	+45N	−26B	−51B	+44N	−40N	+41B	−32N	3.0	23.5	25.5	9.00	1604	-30.4
43	Kalanzi Jude	1764	UGA	−5N	+44B	−27N	+56B	−11N	F	−32B	+58N	3.0	23.5	23.5	4.50	1733	-14.4
44	Byamukama Sean	1587	UGA	−33B	−43N	+61B	−49N	−42B	+56N	+39N	−31B	3.0	20.0	20.0	4.00	1625	+6.4
45	Tim Caleb Francis	1570	UGA	−20N	−42B	=48N	+59B	−35N	−46B	+61N	=50B	3.0	18.5	18.5	2.75	1486	-36.0
46	Karl Kwezi Katongole	1512	UGA	+32N	=16B	−5N	−30B	−21B	+45N	−29N	−38B	2.5	30.5	33.5	9.50	1623	+32.4
47	Daahir Bashir Yusuf	1797	UGA	+54N	−6B	+56N	=27B	−9N	−35B	F	F	2.5	21.0	21.0	4.50	1701	-13.0
48	Namiiro Janice Mubiru	1504	UGA	−39B	−53N	=45B	+60B	−32N	+54N	−21B	−41N	2.5	20.5	21.0	3.50	1468	-14.4
49	Rushdi Ramadan Abdow	1924	SOM	=60N	−9B	−24N	+44B	+38N	−37N	F	F	2.5	20.0	20.0	6.75	1654	-39.2
50	Nolan Alex Nio	1406	UGA	−23N	−51B	−32N	−40N	=55B	F	+58B	=45N	2.0	18.0	18.0	2.75	1508	+24.8
51	Nduati Christopher	1705	KEN	−14B	+50N	−39B	+42N	F	F	F	F	2.0	16.5	16.5	5.00	1751	+9.6
52	Ssenyomo George William	1709	UGA	F	=8B	−16N	=28B	−17N	=22N	−30B	−26B	1.5	32.0	32.0	7.00	1593	-19.6
53	Matovu Musa	1701	UGA	−30N	+48B	=20N	−11B	−10B	F	F	F	1.5	22.0	22.0	4.75	1671	-5.0
54	Ayebare Benjamin	0	UGA	−47B	−15N	−41B	=58N	F	−48B	−55N	+61B	1.5	15.5	15.5	0.25	1208	0.0
55	Oyang Sankara	1625	UGA	−16N	−37B	F	F	=50N	F	+54B	F	1.5	12.0	12.0	2.50	1429	-28.8
56	Kizito Jayden Mubiru	1546	UGA	+17B	−7N	−47B	−43N	−31N	−44B	F	−39N	1.0	26.0	26.0	5.00	1479	-19.2
57	Kamya Daniel	1690	UGA	−10B	+61N	−22B	F	F	F	F	F	1.0	10.0	10.0	0.00	1090	-10.2
58	Turyagenda Caleb Musimenta	1476	UGA	−28N	−31B	−11N	=54B	F	−38B	−50N	−43B	0.5	23.5	24.0	0.75	895	-61.2
59	Oshabe Alvin	1657	UGA	−22B	=29N	−21B	−45N	F	F	F	F	0.5	16.5	16.5	2.00	1407	-44.4
60	Joseph Kizito	1628	UGA	=49B	−17N	−29B	−48N	F	F	F	F	0.5	15.5	15.5	1.25	1446	-16.4
61	FIDE 10022198	0	—	−18N	−57B	−44N	F	−40B	F	−45B	−54N	0.0	17.5	17.5	0.00	863	0.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers

1Okurut Martin KingsleyUGA
+89.6
4.0 pts · #30
2Biar Kur ThongborSSD
+76.4
4.5 pts · #18
3Edel EdwinUGA
+63.0
4.0 pts · #26

Top rating losers

1Turyagenda Caleb MusimentaUGA
-61.2
0.5 pts · #60
2Mukose, EmmanuelUGA
-45.2
4.0 pts · #28
3Oshabe AlvinUGA
-44.4
0.5 pts · #55

Biggest upsets

R5+444 Elo gap
Baguma Innocent1787 beat FMKawuma, Patrick2231
R1+339 Elo gap
Karl Kwezi Katongole1512 beat Mukose, Emmanuel1851
R6+318 Elo gap
Mwase Arthur1913 beat FMKawuma, Patrick2231