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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
Top seed
🇺🇬WIMSana Omprakash Kayyar2013
Avg top 10
1,788
Participants
39
Titled players · 7
WIM×1
WFM×3
WCM×3
Federations · 2 represented
🇺🇬Uganda×34
🇰🇪Kenya×3
Top 3

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Tight race until R3; 3 players tied at 6.5/8, decided on Buchholz.

Co-leaders
18
4
1
1
1
1
1
3
2468R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8Kayyar takes leadPatricia takes lead
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
Player1234
1WCMKawuma Patricia*
0
1
½
2WIMSana Omprakash Kayyar
1
*
0
3WFMPeninah Nakabo
0
1
*
4Awuor Concillia Ndegwa
½
*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Kawuma PatriciaWCM1866UGA+5N+24B+4N+3B2N+9B+11N=6B6.539.543.033.751967+21.0
2Sana Omprakash KayyarWIM2013UGA+18B=13N+7B+16N+1B+4N3B+8N6.537.041.032.251991-2.0
3Nakabo, PeninahWFM1852UGA=16B+17N+13B1N+25B+7N+2N+5B6.536.039.531.001965+23.0
4Zuri Tatiina1746UGA+15B+10N1B+24N+19B2B+9N=13B5.536.039.524.251828+34.8
5Ndagire Mary Kevin1641UGA1B+21N+15B+8N+29B=6N+17B3N5.536.039.023.251802+33.8
6Awuor Concillia Ndegwa1573KEN7B+26N+18B=17N+16B=5B+14N=1N5.533.537.024.001812+50.2
7Nansubuga , GloriaWFM1670UGA+6N+14B2N+10B9N3B+30B+16N5.037.040.022.001763+16.4
8Asaba JulietWCM1800UGA24N+30B+12N5B+27N+10B+13N2B5.033.536.521.001740-21.2
9Mwashe Yvonne Adego1520KEN+23B11N+31B+30N+7B1N4B+18N5.033.036.019.001666+33.6
10Maashao, Genevieve1626KEN+11B4B+14N7N+33B8N+26B+17N5.032.535.520.001746+46.4
11Ampaire ShakiraWCM1756UGA10N+9BF+22N+35B+19N1B+20B5.032.034.519.501731-2.4
12Angel Luggya1637UGA14N+35B8B+26N+31B17N+29B+15N5.027.530.016.501651+8.0
13Asiimwe Olivia1692UGA+22B=2B3N=25N+32B+29N8B=4N4.534.037.017.751703+3.2
14Ahereza Joan1768UGA+12B7N10B=15N+22B+30N6B+25N4.532.535.517.751596-31.0
15Atella Patience Angel1596UGA4N+29B5N=14B+38N+27B+24N12B4.530.532.514.251636+15.6
16Nakatudde Mackline1639UGA=3N+27B+19N2B6N=20B+21N7B4.035.539.016.751672+8.0
17Angolikin, GorettiWFM1713UGA=27N3B+38N=6B+21N+12B5N10B4.035.037.015.501574-26.4
18Nabacwa Allen Kyolaba1652UGA2N+25B6N29B+34N+32B+35N9B4.029.532.012.001458-32.6
19Sherry Ariella Agaba1559UGA+32B+31N16B+21N4N11B20N+37B4.028.530.512.001453-22.4
20Rwanjagarara Rita Raaina0UGA26B+23N21B+37N=24B=16N+19B11N4.028.030.013.7514490.0
21Mirembe Merceline1446UGA+28N5B+20N19B17B+37N16B+33N4.028.030.012.50838-40.4
22Nabirye Caroline1592UGA13N+38B27N11B14N+23B+34B+29N4.027.529.512.001410-44.4
23Mwima Violets Marianne0UGA9N20B+28N36B+?B22N+39N+30B4.023.023.07.507560.0
24Suhana Anil Yadav1628UGA+8B1NF4B=20N+25N15B+27B3.534.037.514.001680+15.6
25Solange Kangye Katongole1482UGA+34N18N+37B=13B3N24B+32N14B3.529.031.010.251352-22.4
26Kylee Keza Katongole1419UGA+20N6B30N12B+39N+33B10N=35B3.528.029.09.251255-26.8
27Hannah Zion Mawejje1594UGA=17B16N+22B+35N8B15N+36B24N3.527.530.011.001532-12.8
28Nalule Josephine Deborah0UGA21B+32N23B31N37B=36N+?N+38B3.520.520.56.256450.0
29Arinaitwe Juliet1442UGA+39B15N+33B+18N5N13B12N22B3.030.531.58.001362-20.0
30Atuhaire Fiona0UGA+37N8N+26B9B+36N14B7N23N3.029.531.58.0013950.0
31Meeme Joyce0UGA+?N19B9N+28B12N35B33N+36B3.025.525.56.007470.0
32Alinange Danita Juliana0UGA19N28B+39N+34B13N18N25B+?B3.023.523.54.007960.0
33FIDE 10046720035N+?B29N+38B10N26N+31B21B3.023.023.05.006800.0
34Nahwera Patience0UGA25B+36NF32N18B+?B22N+39B3.020.520.53.507750.0
35Kirabo Anabel Mawerere1471UGA+33B12NF27B11N+31N18B=26N2.527.030.07.751245-44.0
36Tosha Torana0UGA38N34B+?N+23N30B=28B27N31N2.522.022.05.757940.0
37Mwesigwa Faith0UGA30B+39N25N20B+28N21BF19N2.024.025.04.506950.0
38FIDE 100688480+36B22N17B33N15B+39BF28N2.023.524.53.508330.0
39Nina Eliana Atukunda0UGA29N37B32B+?N26B38N23B34N1.020.520.50.006300.0

Key insights

Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.

Top rating gainers
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