Kireka Open Chess Championship 2025 - Ladies
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39 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 28 Dec 2025 to 31 Dec 2025 in Kampala, Uganda. 7 titled players from 2 federations. Top 10 Elo average was 1788, and top seed was Sana Omprakash Kayyar (🇺🇬 UGA, WIM, 2013).
Kawuma Patricia (🇺🇬 UGA, WCM, 1866) won with 6.5/8, ahead of Sana Omprakash Kayyar (6.5) and Peninah Nakabo (6.5). Patricia took the lead from round 7, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Arinaitwe Juliet (1442) beat Nabacwa Allen Kyolaba (1652), a +210-point gap.
Location
🇺🇬Kampala, Uganda
Dates
28 Dec 2025 → 31 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Titled players · 7
WIM×1
WFM×3
WCM×3
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇬Uganda×34
🇰🇪Kenya×3
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 8 roundsTight race until R3; 3 players tied at 6.5/8, decided on Buchholz.
Co-leaders
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R5 · LEADER CHANGE30 Dec
WIM Sana Omprakash Kayyar takes the sole lead (4.5/5).
R8 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
3 players finish on 6.5/8. Patricia takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (39.5).
R5 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND
WCM Kawuma Patricia lost to WIM Sana Omprakash Kayyar (Black).
Key matchups · top 4
Head-to-head between the four finishers| Player | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1WCMKawuma Patricia | * | 0 | 1 | ½ |
| 2WIMSana Omprakash Kayyar | 1 | * | 0 | — |
| 3WFMPeninah Nakabo | 0 | 1 | * | — |
| 4Awuor Concillia Ndegwa | ½ | — | — | * |
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kawuma PatriciaWCM | 1866 | UGA | +5N | +24B | +4N | +3B | −2N | +9B | +11N | =6B | 6.5 | 39.5 | 43.0 | 33.75 | 1967 | +21.0 |
| 2 | Sana Omprakash KayyarWIM | 2013 | UGA | +18B | =13N | +7B | +16N | +1B | +4N | −3B | +8N | 6.5 | 37.0 | 41.0 | 32.25 | 1991 | -2.0 |
| 3 | Nakabo, PeninahWFM | 1852 | UGA | =16B | +17N | +13B | −1N | +25B | +7N | +2N | +5B | 6.5 | 36.0 | 39.5 | 31.00 | 1965 | +23.0 |
| 4 | Zuri Tatiina | 1746 | UGA | +15B | +10N | −1B | +24N | +19B | −2B | +9N | =13B | 5.5 | 36.0 | 39.5 | 24.25 | 1828 | +34.8 |
| 5 | Ndagire Mary Kevin | 1641 | UGA | −1B | +21N | +15B | +8N | +29B | =6N | +17B | −3N | 5.5 | 36.0 | 39.0 | 23.25 | 1802 | +33.8 |
| 6 | Awuor Concillia Ndegwa | 1573 | KEN | −7B | +26N | +18B | =17N | +16B | =5B | +14N | =1N | 5.5 | 33.5 | 37.0 | 24.00 | 1812 | +50.2 |
| 7 | Nansubuga , GloriaWFM | 1670 | UGA | +6N | +14B | −2N | +10B | −9N | −3B | +30B | +16N | 5.0 | 37.0 | 40.0 | 22.00 | 1763 | +16.4 |
| 8 | Asaba JulietWCM | 1800 | UGA | −24N | +30B | +12N | −5B | +27N | +10B | +13N | −2B | 5.0 | 33.5 | 36.5 | 21.00 | 1740 | -21.2 |
| 9 | Mwashe Yvonne Adego | 1520 | KEN | +23B | −11N | +31B | +30N | +7B | −1N | −4B | +18N | 5.0 | 33.0 | 36.0 | 19.00 | 1666 | +33.6 |
| 10 | Maashao, Genevieve | 1626 | KEN | +11B | −4B | +14N | −7N | +33B | −8N | +26B | +17N | 5.0 | 32.5 | 35.5 | 20.00 | 1746 | +46.4 |
| 11 | Ampaire ShakiraWCM | 1756 | UGA | −10N | +9B | F | +22N | +35B | +19N | −1B | +20B | 5.0 | 32.0 | 34.5 | 19.50 | 1731 | -2.4 |
| 12 | Angel Luggya | 1637 | UGA | −14N | +35B | −8B | +26N | +31B | −17N | +29B | +15N | 5.0 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 16.50 | 1651 | +8.0 |
| 13 | Asiimwe Olivia | 1692 | UGA | +22B | =2B | −3N | =25N | +32B | +29N | −8B | =4N | 4.5 | 34.0 | 37.0 | 17.75 | 1703 | +3.2 |
| 14 | Ahereza Joan | 1768 | UGA | +12B | −7N | −10B | =15N | +22B | +30N | −6B | +25N | 4.5 | 32.5 | 35.5 | 17.75 | 1596 | -31.0 |
| 15 | Atella Patience Angel | 1596 | UGA | −4N | +29B | −5N | =14B | +38N | +27B | +24N | −12B | 4.5 | 30.5 | 32.5 | 14.25 | 1636 | +15.6 |
| 16 | Nakatudde Mackline | 1639 | UGA | =3N | +27B | +19N | −2B | −6N | =20B | +21N | −7B | 4.0 | 35.5 | 39.0 | 16.75 | 1672 | +8.0 |
| 17 | Angolikin, GorettiWFM | 1713 | UGA | =27N | −3B | +38N | =6B | +21N | +12B | −5N | −10B | 4.0 | 35.0 | 37.0 | 15.50 | 1574 | -26.4 |
| 18 | Nabacwa Allen Kyolaba | 1652 | UGA | −2N | +25B | −6N | −29B | +34N | +32B | +35N | −9B | 4.0 | 29.5 | 32.0 | 12.00 | 1458 | -32.6 |
| 19 | Sherry Ariella Agaba | 1559 | UGA | +32B | +31N | −16B | +21N | −4N | −11B | −20N | +37B | 4.0 | 28.5 | 30.5 | 12.00 | 1453 | -22.4 |
| 20 | Rwanjagarara Rita Raaina | 0 | UGA | −26B | +23N | −21B | +37N | =24B | =16N | +19B | −11N | 4.0 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 13.75 | 1449 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Mirembe Merceline | 1446 | UGA | +28N | −5B | +20N | −19B | −17B | +37N | −16B | +33N | 4.0 | 28.0 | 30.0 | 12.50 | 838 | -40.4 |
| 22 | Nabirye Caroline | 1592 | UGA | −13N | +38B | −27N | −11B | −14N | +23B | +34B | +29N | 4.0 | 27.5 | 29.5 | 12.00 | 1410 | -44.4 |
| 23 | Mwima Violets Marianne | 0 | UGA | −9N | −20B | +28N | −36B | +?B | −22N | +39N | +30B | 4.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 7.50 | 756 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Suhana Anil Yadav | 1628 | UGA | +8B | −1N | F | −4B | =20N | +25N | −15B | +27B | 3.5 | 34.0 | 37.5 | 14.00 | 1680 | +15.6 |
| 25 | Solange Kangye Katongole | 1482 | UGA | +34N | −18N | +37B | =13B | −3N | −24B | +32N | −14B | 3.5 | 29.0 | 31.0 | 10.25 | 1352 | -22.4 |
| 26 | Kylee Keza Katongole | 1419 | UGA | +20N | −6B | −30N | −12B | +39N | +33B | −10N | =35B | 3.5 | 28.0 | 29.0 | 9.25 | 1255 | -26.8 |
| 27 | Hannah Zion Mawejje | 1594 | UGA | =17B | −16N | +22B | +35N | −8B | −15N | +36B | −24N | 3.5 | 27.5 | 30.0 | 11.00 | 1532 | -12.8 |
| 28 | Nalule Josephine Deborah | 0 | UGA | −21B | +32N | −23B | −31N | −37B | =36N | +?N | +38B | 3.5 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 6.25 | 645 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Arinaitwe Juliet | 1442 | UGA | +39B | −15N | +33B | +18N | −5N | −13B | −12N | −22B | 3.0 | 30.5 | 31.5 | 8.00 | 1362 | -20.0 |
| 30 | Atuhaire Fiona | 0 | UGA | +37N | −8N | +26B | −9B | +36N | −14B | −7N | −23N | 3.0 | 29.5 | 31.5 | 8.00 | 1395 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Meeme Joyce | 0 | UGA | +?N | −19B | −9N | +28B | −12N | −35B | −33N | +36B | 3.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 6.00 | 747 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Alinange Danita Juliana | 0 | UGA | −19N | −28B | +39N | +34B | −13N | −18N | −25B | +?B | 3.0 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 4.00 | 796 | 0.0 |
| 33 | FIDE 10046720 | 0 | — | −35N | +?B | −29N | +38B | −10N | −26N | +31B | −21B | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 5.00 | 680 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Nahwera Patience | 0 | UGA | −25B | +36N | F | −32N | −18B | +?B | −22N | +39B | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 3.50 | 775 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Kirabo Anabel Mawerere | 1471 | UGA | +33B | −12N | F | −27B | −11N | +31N | −18B | =26N | 2.5 | 27.0 | 30.0 | 7.75 | 1245 | -44.0 |
| 36 | Tosha Torana | 0 | UGA | −38N | −34B | +?N | +23N | −30B | =28B | −27N | −31N | 2.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 5.75 | 794 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Mwesigwa Faith | 0 | UGA | −30B | +39N | −25N | −20B | +28N | −21B | F | −19N | 2.0 | 24.0 | 25.0 | 4.50 | 695 | 0.0 |
| 38 | FIDE 10068848 | 0 | — | +36B | −22N | −17B | −33N | −15B | +39B | F | −28N | 2.0 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 3.50 | 833 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Nina Eliana Atukunda | 0 | UGA | −29N | −37B | −32B | +?N | −26B | −38N | −23B | −34N | 1.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 0.00 | 630 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Awuor Concillia NdegwaKEN+50.25.5 pts · #4
- 2Maashao, GenevieveKEN+46.45.0 pts · #7
- 3Zuri TatiinaUGA+34.85.5 pts · #6
Top rating losers
- 1Nabirye CarolineUGA-44.44.0 pts · #22
- 2Kirabo Anabel MawerereUGA-44.02.5 pts · #28
- 3Mirembe MercelineUGA-40.44.0 pts · #35
Biggest upsets
- R4+210 Elo gap
- R7+195 Elo gap
- R1+172 Elo gap