Kireka Open Chess Championship 2025 - Juniors
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64 players participated in this 6-round tournament, held from 30 Dec 2025 to 31 Dec 2025 in Kampala, Uganda. Top 10 Elo average was 1679, and top seed was Tulinaye Osborn (🇺🇬 UGA, 1870).
Tulinaye Osborn (🇺🇬 UGA, 1870) won with 6.0/6, ahead of Tumukunde Trevor (6.0) and Kazibwe Jovan (5.0). Osborn shared the lead from round 1, winning on tie-break.
The biggest upset came in round 3: Ssempijja George (1605) beat Edel Edwin (1828), a +223-point gap.
Location
🇺🇬Kampala, Uganda
Dates
30 Dec 2025 → 31 Dec 2025
Time control
Standard: 60 minutes with 30 seconds increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 6 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇬Uganda×41
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 6 roundsTight race until R6; 2 players tied at 6.0/6, decided on Buchholz. Title race narrowed from 5 co-leaders at R4 to 2 at the finish.
Co-leaders
44
18
10
5
3
2
R6 · TIEBREAK CLUSTER
2 players finish on 6.0/6. Osborn takes the title on Buchholz Cut1 (21.5).
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Tulinaye Osborn 6 wins (R1–R6)Tumukunde Trevor 6 wins (R1–R6)Naturinda Messiah 3 wins (R1–R3)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tulinaye Osborn | 1870 | UGA | +25N | +12B | +9N | +24B | +13N | +3B | 6.0 | 21.5 | 25.5 | 25.50 | 2447 | +35.6 |
| 2 | Tumukunde Trevor | 1610 | UGA | +15N | +16B | +47N | +26B | +4N | +11B | 6.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 23.00 | 2436 | +84.8 |
| 3 | Kazibwe Jovan | 1736 | UGA | +17N | +6B | +18N | +31B | +7N | −1N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 27.0 | 21.00 | 1756 | +4.8 |
| 4 | Kyagambiddwa Abel | 1706 | UGA | +28B | +23N | +10B | +48N | −2B | +21N | 5.0 | 22.5 | 24.5 | 18.50 | 1609 | -12.4 |
| 5 | Ssempijja George | 1605 | UGA | +29N | +14B | +11N | −7B | +30N | +19B | 5.0 | 21.0 | 24.5 | 19.50 | 2430 | +42.0 |
| 6 | Jethro Mawejje Mulungi | 1440 | UGA | +53N | −3N | +42B | +45B | +17N | +26B | 5.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 15.50 | 937 | -6.0 |
| 7 | Turyatemba Augustine | 0 | UGA | +?B | +60N | +?B | +5N | −3B | +14B | 5.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 10.00 | 1611 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Naturinda Messiah | 0 | UGA | +?N | +61B | +?N | −13B | +12N | +18B | 5.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 9.00 | 1653 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Oyang Sankara | 1609 | UGA | +63B | +39N | −1B | +41N | +38B | =10N | 4.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 11.25 | 1070 | -7.2 |
| 10 | Namukobe Suzan | 0 | UGA | +?N | +?B | −4N | +?B | +31N | =9B | 4.5 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 5.25 | 1646 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Edel Edwin | 1828 | UGA | +22B | +20N | −5B | +36N | +34B | −2N | 4.0 | 22.0 | 25.0 | 14.00 | 1460 | -56.0 |
| 12 | Muganzi Ruth Thelma Lukanga | 1563 | UGA | +40B | −1N | +28B | +50N | −8B | +34N | 4.0 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 12.00 | 1070 | -5.6 |
| 13 | Siima Zion Kazoora | 1680 | UGA | F | +32N | +36B | +8N | −1B | +25B | 4.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 15.00 | 1656 | -1.0 |
| 14 | Nakawunde Rebecca | 1432 | UGA | +57B | −5N | +39B | +33N | +27B | −7N | 4.0 | 20.0 | 22.0 | 12.00 | 805 | -10.8 |
| 15 | FIDE 10024794 | 0 | — | −2B | +38N | +23B | −27N | +54B | +?N | 4.0 | 19.0 | 19.0 | 9.00 | 1522 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Kagoda Mwesigwa Aaron | 1448 | UGA | +34B | −2N | +40B | −38N | +33B | +49N | 4.0 | 18.0 | 20.0 | 11.00 | 810 | -11.2 |
| 17 | Ankunda Shantelle | 0 | UGA | −3B | +59N | +20B | +?N | −6B | +48N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 7.00 | 1447 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Birungi Shekinah Adnah | 1583 | UGA | +64B | +49N | −3B | +35N | +48B | −8N | 4.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 7.00 | 937 | -11.6 |
| 19 | Ndamukenzi Joshua Uwimana | 0 | UGA | +50B | −34N | +59B | +46N | +22B | −5N | 4.0 | 16.5 | 17.5 | 9.50 | 805 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Ninsiima Patricia | 1538 | UGA | +37N | −11B | −17N | +51B | +50N | +36B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 10.00 | 1028 | -6.4 |
| 21 | Shaun Adriel Agaba | 1408 | UGA | +60B | F | +53N | +43B | +24N | −4B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 17.0 | 10.00 | 906 | -6.0 |
| 22 | FIDE 10053956 | 0 | — | −11N | +51B | +44N | +?B | −19N | +31B | 4.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 8.00 | 1028 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Musenze Calton | 1434 | UGA | +61N | −4B | −15N | +59B | +45N | +35B | 4.0 | 15.5 | 16.5 | 7.50 | 906 | -6.8 |
| 24 | Naija Hellen | 0 | UGA | +?B | +63N | +46B | −1N | −21B | +32N | 4.0 | 15.5 | 15.5 | 5.50 | 1448 | 0.0 |
| 25 | FIDE 10061479 | 0 | — | −1B | +35N | +49B | +?N | +?B | −13N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 5.00 | 975 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Pradyot Dobhal | 0 | UGA | +62B | +?N | +33B | −2N | +?B | −6N | 4.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 4.00 | 725 | 0.0 |
| 27 | FIDE 10038361 | 0 | — | −31N | +?B | +?N | +15B | −14N | +37B | 4.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 7.00 | 632 | 0.0 |
| 28 | FIDE 10046682 | 0 | — | −4N | +45B | −12N | +?B | +?N | +?B | 4.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 835 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Edinansi Melisa | 0 | UGA | −5B | −33N | +60B | +?N | +?B | +?N | 4.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 1.00 | 805 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Twebaze Xavier | 0 | UGA | +52B | =?B | +51N | +47N | −5B | −?B | 3.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 6.00 | 1473 | 0.0 |
| 31 | FIDE 10081011 | 0 | — | +27B | +64N | +41B | −3N | −10B | −22N | 3.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 7.00 | 937 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Lakica Elna Mercy | 1441 | UGA | +44N | −13B | −37N | +62B | +43N | −24B | 3.0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 7.00 | 880 | -8.0 |
| 33 | Munguditi Timothy | 0 | UGA | +?N | +29B | −26N | −14B | −16N | +?B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.00 | 640 | 0.0 |
| 34 | FIDE 10084231 | 0 | — | −16N | +19B | +?N | +?B | −11N | −12B | 3.0 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 4.00 | 813 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Kiggundu Ernest Ssengero | 0 | UGA | +?N | −25B | +?N | −18B | +47B | −23N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 1402 | 0.0 |
| 36 | FIDE 10052038 | 0 | — | +?N | +56B | −13N | −11B | +?B | −20N | 3.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 2.00 | 882 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Gonzaga Atugonza | 0 | UGA | −20B | +55N | +32B | −?N | +?B | −27N | 3.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 5.00 | 1490 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Lwazi Marius Kinsambwe | 0 | UGA | +?N | −15B | +?N | +16B | −9N | −?B | 3.0 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 4.00 | 1528 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Jonathan Lubega | 0 | UGA | +?N | −9B | −14N | +?B | −?N | +52B | 3.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 2.00 | 1373 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Garikapati Srivalli | 0 | UGA | −12N | +54B | −16N | +?B | −?N | +?B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 2.00 | 705 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 10067205 | 0 | — | +?N | +?B | −31N | −9B | −?N | +?B | 3.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0.00 | 817 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Bakulumpagi Noah | 0 | UGA | −?N | +?B | −6N | +?B | +52N | −?B | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 2.00 | 733 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Musenze Charline | 0 | UGA | −?B | +?N | +?B | −21N | −32B | +?N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 625 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Katusabe Irene | 0 | UGA | −32B | +?N | −22B | −?N | +?B | +?N | 3.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 641 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Lukanga Tabitha | 0 | UGA | +?B | −28N | +?B | −6N | −23B | =?N | 2.5 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 637 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Abigaba Abba | 0 | UGA | =56N | +?B | −24N | −19B | +?N | −?N | 2.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 1475 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Ocaya Mark | 1563 | UGA | +58N | F | −2B | −30B | −35N | +55N | 2.0 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 4.00 | 810 | -17.2 |
| 48 | FIDE 10084061 | 0 | — | +?B | F | +?N | −4B | −18N | −17B | 2.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 845 | 0.0 |
| 49 | FIDE 10038795 | 0 | — | +?N | −18B | −25N | F | +?B | −16B | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 715 | 0.0 |
| 50 | Lugemwa Kevin | 0 | UGA | −19N | +?B | +?N | −12B | −20B | F | 2.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 751 | 0.0 |
| 51 | FIDE 10084355 | 0 | — | +?B | −22N | −30B | −20N | −?N | +?B | 2.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 739 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Nambi Flavia | 0 | UGA | −30N | −?B | +?N | +?B | −42B | −39N | 2.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 0.00 | 1475 | 0.0 |
| 53 | FIDE 10032266 | 0 | — | −6B | +?N | −21B | +?N | −?B | −?N | 2.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 0.00 | 624 | 0.0 |
| 54 | FIDE 10084290 | 0 | — | +?B | −40N | −?N | +?B | −15N | −?B | 2.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 655 | 0.0 |
| 55 | FIDE 10040552 | 0 | — | +?N | −37B | −?N | −?B | +61N | −47B | 2.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.00 | 794 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Kaweesi Samuel | 0 | UGA | =46B | −36N | +?B | −?B | −?N | =?N | 2.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1.25 | 655 | 0.0 |
| 57 | FIDE 10058621 | 0 | — | −14N | −?B | −?N | +?B | −?N | +59B | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1.00 | 644 | 0.0 |
| 58 | FIDE 10073094 | 0 | — | −47B | −?N | +63B | −?N | +62N | −?B | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1.00 | 763 | 0.0 |
| 59 | FIDE 10084053 | 0 | — | +?B | −17B | −19N | −23N | −?B | −57N | 1.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 0.00 | 634 | 0.0 |
| 60 | FIDE 10023186 | 0 | — | −21N | −7B | −29N | +63N | −?B | F | 1.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.00 | 608 | 0.0 |
| 61 | FIDE 10084371 | 0 | — | −23B | −8N | +64B | −?N | −55B | −62N | 1.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0.00 | 634 | 0.0 |
| 62 | FIDE 10084304 | 0 | — | −26N | −?B | F | −32N | −58B | +61B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 1.00 | 641 | 0.0 |
| 63 | FIDE 10084223 | 0 | — | −9N | −24B | −58N | −60B | −?N | F | 0.0 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 0.00 | 808 | 0.0 |
| 64 | FIDE 10084070 | 0 | — | −18N | −31B | −61N | −?B | F | −?B | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.00 | 783 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Tumukunde TrevorUGA+84.86.0 pts · #2
- 2Ssempijja GeorgeUGA+42.05.0 pts · #5
- 3Tulinaye OsbornUGA+35.66.0 pts · #1
Top rating losers
- 1Edel EdwinUGA-56.04.0 pts · #10
- 2Ocaya MarkUGA-17.22.0 pts · #55
- 3Kyagambiddwa AbelUGA-12.45.0 pts · #6
Biggest upsets
- R3+223 Elo gap
- R6+218 Elo gap