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2026 National Juniors Chess Championship - Open Section

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155 players participated in this 8-round tournament, held from 29 Jan 2026 to 01 Feb 2026 in Kampala, Uganda. Top 10 Elo average was 1892, and top seed was Mwase Matthew (🇺🇬 UGA, 2136).

Baguma Innocent (🇺🇬 UGA, 1897) won with 7.5/8, ahead of Mwase Arthur (7.0) and Muhebwa Shafik (7.0). Innocent took the lead from round 7.

The biggest upset came in round 1: Wasswa Duncan (1471) beat Ahumuza Apollo (1876), a +405-point gap.

Location
🇺🇬Kampala, Uganda
Dates
29 Jan 2026 → 01 Feb 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 8 rounds
Top seed
🇺🇬Mwase Matthew2136
Avg top 10
1,892
Participants
155
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇬Uganda×105
Top 3
  • 🥇
    🇺🇬UGA·1897
    7.5pts·2135perf+57.2
  • 🥈
    🇺🇬UGA·1808
    7.0pts·2024perf+70.0
  • 🥉
    🇺🇬UGA·1781
    7.0pts·1975perf+29.4

How it unfolded

Top 6 · 8 rounds

Baguma Innocent led from R7; +0.5-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R7.

Co-leaders
78
39
17
4
2
1
1
1
2468R1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8Innocent takes lead
R7 · LEADER CHANGE26 Jan

Baguma Innocent takes the sole lead (6.5/7).

R7 · HEAD-TO-HEAD · WINNER VS 2ND

Baguma Innocent beat Mwase Arthur (Black).

WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers

Baguma Innocent 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R5–R8)Mwase Arthur 6 wins (R1–R6)Muhebwa Shafik 3+4 wins (R1–R3, R5–R8)

Key matchups · top 4

Head-to-head between the four finishers
Player1234
1Baguma Innocent*
1
——
2Mwase Arthur
0
*——
3Muhebwa Shafik——*—
4Tulinaye Osborn———*

Grille américaine

#PlayerEloFedR1R2R3R4R5R6R7R8PtsBu C1BuSBPerfΔ
1Baguma Innocent1897UGA+46B+55N+24B=4N+31B+25B+2N+9N7.540.545.041.752135+57.2
2Mwase Arthur1808UGA+108N+16B+70N+8B+80N+7N−1B+11B7.039.542.535.002024+70.0
3Muhebwa Shafik1781UGA+97N+58B+68N−7N+134B+30B+21N+8B7.034.537.031.001975+29.4
4Odokonyero Daniel1755UGA+71N+34B+6N=1B+33N=11B=26N+23B6.541.045.035.502031+109.2
5Tulinaye Osborn1870UGA+54N+69B=12N−10N+27B+33B+22N+26B6.538.042.033.001909+18.8
6Mwase Matthew2136UGA+75B+18N−4B+39N+53B=52N+68B+15N6.536.540.531.751889-21.8
7Muhirwa Alvin1931UGA+19N+29B+22N+3B+10N−2B−8N+25B6.043.048.535.501905-5.6
8Lwanga Edmond1768UGA+49B+20N+27B−2N+86B+36N+7B−3N6.041.545.531.501805+16.0
9Edel Edwin1828UGA+110N+30B=33N+37B=14N+69B+10N−1B6.038.541.528.501814+0.4
10Menya Ian Gracious1676UGA+117N+78B+23N+5B−7B+47N−9B+31N6.038.041.029.001870+50.8
11Shoubhith Omprakash Kayyar1817UGA+107B+44N=14B+73N+28B=4N+74B−2N6.038.041.027.751803+0.8
12Tumusiime Elvis1678UGA+140B+77N=5B−31N+60B+32N=17B+36N6.036.038.026.751836+33.2
13Murungi Daron Aaron1788UGA=32B=21N+72B+42N+118B+31N−15B+44N6.035.538.527.251727-13.2
14Mukundwa Daniel1654UGA+112B+145N=11N+86B=9B−21N+62B+39N6.034.035.023.501719+9.6
15Kimuli Alpha1666UGA+139N−68B+97N+76B+57N+37B+13N−6B6.033.535.525.001899+44.4
16Rickey Micheal Beinomugisha1598UGA+50B−2N+40B−21N+149B+118N+83B+74N6.033.534.522.001668+9.2
17Male Reagan Kawuma1752UGA+63N−70B=54N+132B+79N+34B=12N+30B6.033.035.526.251669-21.2
18Okurut Martin Kingsley1648UGA+154N−6B+71N+75B+101N−26B+80N+41B6.032.532.520.501746+24.4
19Ayemba James1486UGA−7B+135N−21B+94N+102B+109N+38B+52N6.031.534.022.501667+20.0
20Mwanje Kathan Mickey1584UGA+120N−8B+148N−23B+123N+88B+82N+35B6.030.531.520.001648+8.8
21Wabwire Ronald1888UGA=56N=13B+19N+16B+116N+14B−3B=29N5.541.044.029.001735-43.2
22Ssebwana Kevin1751UGA+65B+42N−7B=27N+56B+28N−5B+61N5.537.542.026.751738+2.0
23Tandeka Shiloh1864UGA+61B+52N−10B+20N+73B=68N+24B−4N5.537.041.026.501763-26.0
24Kazibwe Jovan1738UGA+90N+41B−1N=34B+54N+43B−23N+56B5.537.041.025.501704-5.6
25Kasozi Jovan1752UGA+100B=28N+76N+53B+32B−1N+52B−7N5.537.040.524.251727-1.2
26Ahumuza Apollo1876UGA−72B+122N+61B+44N+84B+18N=4B−5N5.536.539.525.751695-45.6
27Jacques kennedy Ringtho Mugisa1534UGA+126N+35B−8N=22B−5N+103B+59N+99B5.534.537.522.251682+26.0
28Ssenyonjo Dalton Alinaffe1554UGA+150N=25B+64N+36B−11N−22B+101N+57B5.534.535.521.251500-6.8
29Omara Samora1631UGA+40B−7N+100B−48N+124B+84N+37B=21B5.534.037.023.251745+16.0
30Munanukye Manzi1603UGA+48B−9N+67B+59N+109B−3N+45B−17N5.038.041.022.00987-31.6
31Mubiru Habibu0UGA+38N+113B+101N+12B−1N−13B+69N−10B5.038.041.021.5016570.0
32Okiror Solomon1442UGA=13N+56B+111N+43B−25N−12B=33N+81B5.036.039.022.001632+53.6
33Kyembasa Ivan1672UGA+106B+72N=9B+109N−4B−5N=32B+94N5.035.538.520.001602-18.4
34Oyang Sankara1558UGA+62B−4N+145B=24N+59B−17N+60B=68N5.035.536.519.251476-10.0
35Isaac Tendo Serwadda1685UGA+67B−27N+107B+140N−36B+53N+48B−20N5.033.535.519.001398-45.2
36Mukungu Miracle0UGA+?B+112N+98B−28N+35N−8B+66N−12B5.033.533.516.0015850.0
37Kayongo Michael0UGA+60B+46N+133B−9N+?B−15N−29N+69B5.033.533.516.0015710.0
38Timothy Mulungi Serwadda0UGA−31B+138N+89B+87N−52B+40N−19N+91B5.032.534.519.007460.0
39Mwesigwa Shadrach0UGA+?N+114B+88N−6B−68N+71B+70N−14B5.031.531.515.0016890.0
40Ategeka Daniel0UGA−29N+82B−16N+78B+?N−38B+79N+111B5.031.531.515.0015360.0
41Tumusiime Francis1537UGA+129B−24N−62B+112N+127B+86N+47B−18N5.031.034.018.00889-24.8
42Karl Kwezi Katongole1537UGA+121N−22B+85N−13B+115N+116B=57N=43B5.031.034.017.75970-16.8
43Turyatemba Augustine0UGA+138B+?N+87B−32N+48B−24N=61B=42N5.031.031.015.751353-42.0
44Dara Tendereza1592UGA+148N−11B+91N−26B+143N+125B+81N−13B5.030.531.514.001027-26.4
45Mugadu Hector Isabirye0UGA=59B+?N+77B−52N=55B+76N−30N+70B5.030.530.516.5015870.0
46Emmanuel Atukirize1485UGA−1N−37B+136N+117B+132N−82B+88N+84B5.030.032.516.001085-3.2
47Ssemakula Gabriel Jesse0UGA+115N+121B−53N+141B+88N−10B−41N+71B5.029.531.516.0014220.0
48Atusasire Trevor0UGA−30N+105B+58N+29B−43N+?B−35N+?B5.028.528.513.5016080.0
49Joseph Prince Muhanguzi1438UGA−8N−53B+120N+145B+111N−57B+116N+82B5.028.029.014.001593+13.6
50Bang Robert0UGA−16N−111B=108N+?B+105N=55N+109B+?B5.023.023.010.2514290.0
51Ssenyonga Karim1463UGAFF−66N+120B+145N+115B+73N+89B5.019.519.515.00799-12.8
52Ssempijja George1606UGA+91N−23B+90N+45B+38N=6B−25N−19B4.537.541.521.251553-19.2
53Kimalyo Balaba Kian0UGA+137B+49N+47B−25N−6N−35B+75N=66B4.535.537.518.2516270.0
54Turyasingura Victor1467UGA−5B+93N=17B+119N−24B−60N+95B+105N4.534.037.017.501513+3.6
55Tumukunde Trevor1609UGA+114N−1B+63N−68B=45N=50B+126B=62N4.533.536.517.751654+3.2
56Muwanguzi Treasure1479UGA=21B−32N+92B+102N−22N+104B+98B−24N4.532.536.017.251381-19.2
57Seruwo Maurice Tendo0UGA+131B+94N−73B+149N−15B+49N=42B−28N4.532.533.515.501462-50.0
58Kasiirivu David1585UGA+94B−3N−48B+106N=104BF+65N+63B4.532.032.018.251658+11.6
59Torach Simon Peter0UGA=45N+125B+78N−30B−34N+97B−27B+103N4.531.534.516.5014540.0
60Okao Isaiah Joshua0UGA−37N+?B=103N+90B−12N+54B−34N+97B4.531.531.513.7515290.0
61Ahereza Mark1464UGA−23N+147B−26N+148B+119N+64B=43N−22B4.530.031.012.001026-12.8
62Bwamiki Mark0UGA−34N+?B+41N−69B+?N+79B−14N=55B4.528.528.511.2514460.0
63Kirabo Daniel Chessman1414UGA−17B+116N−55B+122N+142B+98N=99B−58N4.528.030.013.25849-25.2
64Nyanzi Jude0UGA+124B+144N−28B−84N+107B−61N+100B=67N4.528.029.513.2514720.0
65Shaun Adriel Agaba1408UGA−22N+104B−69N+103B+146N=101B−58B+98N4.528.029.013.25847-25.2
66Muwanguzi Alpha1600UGAFF+51B+67N+93B+73N−36B=53N4.527.027.019.752263+12.8
67Abigaba Abba0UGA−35N+134B−30N−66B+147N+132B+?N=64B4.525.025.08.258300.0
68Ayesigye Ianlee Jacob0UGAF+15N−3B+55N+39B=23B−6N=34B4.039.539.520.7517690.0
69Ahabwe Cornelius Turyahikayo1607UGA+144B−5N+65B+62N+83B−9N−31B−37N4.035.537.014.501577-6.4
70Katende Reynard Nigel1548UGA+152B+17N−2B−74N+89B+134N−39B−45N4.033.534.513.501623+10.4
71Kukunda Austin Babukiika1418UGA−4B+89N−18B+153N+137B−39N+86B−47N4.032.533.511.00899-13.6
72Wasswa Duncan1471UGA+26N−33B−13N+91B−82N+123B−84N+115B4.031.534.515.501652+22.0
73Kirabo Edgar0UGA+?N+108B+57N−11B−23N−66B−51B+107N4.031.531.510.5014820.0
74Kasiirivu Ezra1684UGAF−76B+110N+70B+81N+80B−11N−16B4.031.034.015.001522-43.6
75Ssegawa Pius1490UGA−6N+143B+95B−18N+87B−83N−53B+149N4.031.032.011.00966-15.2
76Haris Ahabwe1528UGA+153B+74N−25B−15NF−45B+85N+96B4.029.530.513.001576+7.2
77Mugenyi Mathias1506UGA+85N−12B−45N+113B+141N−81B+125N−80B4.029.031.012.00879-10.8
78Mubiru Josephmary1495UGA+122B−10N−59B−40N+135B+149N+93B−83N4.029.030.010.50876-10.4
79Wampamba Conrad0UGA+132B+153N+83B−80N−17B−62N−40B+124N4.029.030.010.509530.0
80Kalema Arafat0UGA+81NF+?N+79B−2B−74N−18B+77N4.029.029.012.0014670.0
81Mwanje Kish Manuel0UGA−80B+?N+124B+93N−74B+77N−44B−32N4.029.029.011.0013670.0
82Ndamukenzi Joshua Uwimana0UGA+?B−40N−93B+?N+72B+46N−20B−49N4.029.029.09.0014950.0
83Mulindwa Joram Leighton0UGAF+139B−79N+?B−69N+75B−16N+78B4.027.527.510.0015480.0
84Kimbugwe Ryan0UGA+?N−110B+?N+64B−26N−29B+72B−46N4.027.527.58.5013490.0
85Kabuye Hatim0UGA−77B+95N−42B+100N+?B−99N−76B+119N4.027.027.010.5013040.0
86FIDE 100533360—+?B+106N+?B−14N−8N−41B−71N+140B4.026.526.55.507960.0
87FIDE 100114550—+?N+117B−43N−38B−75N+114BF+110N4.026.026.09.0014860.0
88Kaweesi Jaeden Andrew Tendo0UGA+?B+137N−39B+133N−47B−20N−46B+?N4.025.525.54.507350.0
89Lwazi Marius Kinsambwe0UGA+?N−71B−38N+?B−70N+90B+107B−51N4.025.025.07.0013850.0
90Munanukye Hamya1402UGA−24B+151N−52B−60N+155B−89N+138B+127N4.024.524.56.00871-14.4
91FIDE 100276450—−52B+102N−44B−72N+?B+137N+?B−38N4.024.024.05.507600.0
92Mulema Sean Wavamunno0UGA−98N+?B−56N−99B−117N+120B+139N+121B4.022.522.58.006790.0
93FIDE 100782150—+?N−54B+82N−81B−66N+?B−78N+?B4.021.021.04.007200.0
94FIDE 100636330—−58N−57B+?N−19B+?N+?B+?N−33B4.020.020.00.007810.0
95FIDE 100849910—+155N−85B−75N+?B−125N+143B−54N+147B4.018.518.53.006790.0
96Byanasaye Enrique Williams0UGAFF+?N+110BF+142N+?B−76N4.012.512.55.0015040.0
97Jethro Mawejje Mulungi1440UGA−3B+118N−15B+129N=133B−59N+134B−60N3.530.533.09.75924-13.2
98Vedant Dattani0UGA+92B+129N−36N=134B+108N−63B−56N−65B3.528.531.011.2512430.0
99Walusimbi Jason Samuel Kimuli0UGAFF+?B+92NF+85B=63N−27N3.528.528.510.2512800.0
100Benjamin Daniel Mwesigwa Serwadda1415UGA−25N+141B−29N−85B+130N+151B−64N=104B3.528.029.07.75892-14.0
101Ssenyonjo Daryl Amazing0UGA+?B+152N−31B+127N−18B=65N−28B−136B3.527.527.56.251261-20.8
102FIDE 100383370—+?N−91B+130N−56B−19N=136B−103N+139B3.525.525.56.256830.0
103FIDE 100595200—+?B−107N=60B−65N+?B−27N+102B−59B3.525.525.55.756650.0
104Luyima Raymond Travis0UGA+?B−65NF+?B=58N−56N=108B=100N3.521.021.05.5013180.0
105FIDE 100849320—+?B−48N−131B=135N−50B+?N+?B−54B3.520.020.01.256670.0
106FIDE 100757200—−33N−86B+150N−58B+?N+?B−?N=132B3.517.017.02.257630.0
107Bakubi Jeremy David1451UGA−11N+103B−35N+126B−64N+141B−89N−73B3.030.032.08.50952-12.4
108Kagoda Mwesigwa Aaron1448UGA−2B−73N=50B+128N−98B+135N=104NF3.029.031.59.751008-4.0
109FIDE 100849240—+130N+154B+143N−33B−30N−19B−50N−117B3.029.029.05.007870.0
110Nolan Alex Nio1461UGA−9B+84N−74B−96N+122B+133NF−87B3.028.030.59.50956-14.0
111Rwabose Asiphiwe Manzi Jethro0UGAF+50N−32B−131N−49B+112N+140B−40N3.028.028.010.00642-37.6
112FIDE 100847380—−14N−36B+121N−41B+?N−111B−132N+151B3.025.525.54.007400.0
113FIDE 100847200—F−31N+?B−77N+138B+127NF−116B3.025.025.05.007060.0
114FIDE 100839790—−55B−39N−122B+?N+128B−87N−119B+141N3.024.524.55.008100.0
115FIDE 100848510—−47B+?N+128B−?N−42B−51N+142B−72N3.024.024.05.006910.0
116Matayo Barigye0UGA+146N−63BF+?N−21B−42N−49B+113N3.024.024.04.007690.0
117FIDE 100811000—−10B−87NF−46N+92B−?N+?B+109N3.023.023.07.007810.0
118Lugemwa Kevin0UGA+?N−97B+?N+146B−13N−16BFF3.022.522.51.008090.0
119FIDE 100849080—+?N−148B+123N−54B−61B−140N+114N−85B3.022.022.06.006660.0
120FIDE 100406410—−20B−?N−49B−51N+?B−92N+155B+138N3.022.022.02.006950.0
121FIDE 100730940—−42B−47N−112B+144N+?B−?N+128B−92N3.021.521.54.507380.0
122FIDE 100381590—−78N−26B+114N−63B−110N+?B+?N−?B3.020.020.03.007660.0
123FIDE 100848350—−133B+142N−119B+?N−20B−72N−?B+146N3.018.518.53.007280.0
124FIDE 100848000—−64N+?B−81N+?B−29N−?B+?N−79B3.018.018.00.008310.0
125FIDE 100400720—F−59N+?B+?N+95B−44N−77B−?N3.017.517.54.007560.0
126FIDE 100807830—−27B−?N+144B−107NF+146B−55N+?B3.015.515.52.507320.0
127FIDE 100223250—F+?B+?N−101B−41N−113B+?N−90B3.015.515.50.006740.0
128FIDE 100733960—F+?B−115N−108B−114N+150B−121N+152B3.015.015.02.006470.0
129Gonzaga Atugonza0UGA−41N−98B+139N−97B+?N+?B−?N−?B3.014.014.02.006930.0
130FIDE 100505310—−109B+?N−102B−137N−100B−?N+154B+142N3.014.014.02.006160.0
131Loru Moses0UGA−57N+?B+105N+111BFFFF3.011.011.06.502219+14.0
132FIDE 100471150—−79NF+135B−17N−46B−67N+112B=106N2.529.532.07.258190.0
133FIDE 100646800—+123N+150B−37N−88B=97N−110B−136N−135B2.523.524.55.7512670.0
134FIDE 100848940—+?B−67N+?B=98N−3N−70B−97NF2.522.522.51.757900.0
135Kateregga Daniel William0UGA+?N−19B−132N=105B−78N−108BF+133N2.521.521.54.256760.0
136FIDE 100230890—FF−46BFF=102N+133B+101N2.514.514.57.756850.0
137FIDE 100782660—−53N−88B+?N+130B−71N−91BFF2.022.522.53.006180.0
138FIDE 100469410—−43N−38B+?N−?B−113N+144B−90N−120B2.021.521.51.506180.0
139FIDE 100525000—−15B−83N−129B+150N−?B+155N−92B−102N2.021.521.51.008660.0
140FIDE 100330760—−12N+?BF−35B−?N+119B−111N−86N2.021.021.03.007540.0
141FIDE 100330840—+142B−100N+?B−47N−77B−107N−?N−114B2.020.520.52.006580.0
142FIDE 100390660—−141N−123B+?N+147B−63N−96B−115N−130B2.020.520.51.006110.0
143FIDE 100728880—+?B−75N−109B+?N−44B−95NF−?B2.018.018.00.007480.0
144FIDE 100839600—−69N−64B−126N−121BF−138N+153B=?N1.517.517.51.008060.0
145FIDE 100847700—F−14B−34N−49N−51B−?N+?BF1.023.023.00.007280.0
146FIDE 100401610—−116BFF−118N−65B−126N+147N−123B1.021.021.01.006080.0
147FIDE 100848430—F−61N−?B−142N−67B+154N−146B−95N1.019.019.00.006640.0
148FIDE 100729420—−44B+119N−20B−61NFFFF1.018.518.53.007510.0
149FIDE 100848600—−?B+?NF−57B−16N−78B−?N−75B1.018.518.50.007280.0
150FIDE 100730600—−28B−133N−106B−139BF−128N+?N−?B1.016.516.50.007540.0
151FIDE 100848860—F−90B−?N+?BF−100N−?B−112N1.014.514.50.006090.0
152FIDE 100847620—−70N−101BFF+?N−?BF−128N1.013.513.50.007480.0
153FIDE 100525180—−76N−79B+154N−71B−?N−?B−144NF1.013.513.50.006730.0
154FIDE 100729500—−18B−109N−153BF−?N−147B−130NF0.015.015.00.008400.0
155FIDE 100328000—−95B−?NF−?B−90N−139B−120NF0.013.013.00.006180.0

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2026 National Juniors Chess Championship - Open Section — Kampala, Uganda | Chess Tournament Results | ChessStats