20th AUUS Games UCU 2025 Chess Championship - Open
Open SwissStandard
50 players participated in this 7-round tournament, held from 01 Jan 2026 to 04 Jan 2026 in Mukono, Uganda. Top 10 Elo average was 1843, and top seed was Nyola Wasswa Mark (🇺🇬 UGA, 2097).
Nyola Wasswa Mark (🇺🇬 UGA, 2097) won with 7.0/7, ahead of Mboowa Shadick (6.0) and Batambuze Amisi Grace (6.0). Mark won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Ssenkoole Laurrice Talemwa (1692) beat Mulondo Joshua Jordan (1959), a +267-point gap.
Location
🇺🇬Mukono, Uganda
Dates
01 Jan 2026 → 04 Jan 2026
Time control
Standard: 90 minutes with 30 second increment from move 1
System
Swiss · 7 rounds
Federations · 1 represented
🇺🇬Uganda×40
Top 3
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How it unfolded
Top 6 · 7 roundsNyola Wasswa Mark led from R6; +1.0-point edge over the runner-up. Title race converged from 4 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
Co-leaders
21
10
6
4
2
1
1
R6–R7 · LEAD HELD
Nyola Wasswa Mark never relinquished the lead after R6; final gap +1.0 over the runner-up.
WIN STREAKS · 3 top finishers
Nyola Wasswa Mark 7 wins (R1–R7)Batambuze Amisi Grace 5 wins (R2–R6)Mboowa Shadick 3+3 wins (R1–R3, R5–R7)
Grille américaine
| # | Player | Elo | Fed | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | Pts | Bu C1 | Bu | SB | Perf | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nyola Wasswa Mark | 2097 | UGA | +47N | +29B | +49N | +5N | +20B | +43B | +48N | 7.0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 15.00 | 2505 | +6.8 |
| 2 | Mboowa Shadick | 1699 | UGA | +37N | +30B | +27B | −7N | +28B | +16N | +10B | 6.0 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 20.50 | 1949 | +19.8 |
| 3 | Batambuze Amisi Grace | 1828 | UGA | =19N | +21B | +25N | +17N | +45B | +33B | =9N | 6.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 19.00 | 2545 | +31.2 |
| 4 | Musiimenta Kelvin Ian | 1639 | UGA | +18B | +11B | +36N | +22N | +31B | =7B | −14B | 5.5 | 25.0 | 27.0 | 20.00 | 1893 | +68.4 |
| 5 | Ssenyange Mahad | 1617 | UGA | =8B | +12N | +29N | −1B | +49N | +50N | +39B | 5.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 12.50 | 1902 | +38.0 |
| 6 | Ssenkoole Laurrice Talemwa | 1692 | UGA | +20B | +43N | +38B | +8N | =29B | =32N | =12B | 5.5 | 21.5 | 22.5 | 17.00 | 2025 | +48.0 |
| 7 | Mukisa Chrispus | 1790 | UGA | +35B | −14N | +28B | +2B | +23N | =4N | =16B | 5.0 | 27.0 | 29.5 | 20.00 | 1816 | +7.6 |
| 8 | Mulondo Joshua Jordan | 1959 | UGA | =5N | =41N | +20B | −6B | +38N | +15N | +27N | 5.0 | 24.0 | 25.5 | 16.50 | 1817 | -13.6 |
| 9 | Lagen Morris | 0 | UGA | +45B | +44N | =33B | +26N | +21B | −17N | =3B | 5.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 13.25 | 1792 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Katumba Ahmad | 0 | UGA | −14B | +35N | +34B | +37N | +?N | +28B | −2N | 5.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 10.00 | 1560 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Odeke Abdallah Shaughi | 1772 | UGA | +40B | −4N | =42N | =15B | +18N | +36B | +46N | 5.0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 11.50 | 1692 | -17.2 |
| 12 | Ochola James | 0 | UGA | +49B | −5B | =32N | +47B | +43N | +38B | =6N | 5.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 8.25 | 1701 | 0.0 |
| 13 | FIDE 10081828 | 0 | — | +39B | +22N | +46B | −36B | +40N | −27B | +31N | 5.0 | 15.0 | 16.0 | 11.00 | 1716 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Kanyike Victor | 1774 | UGA | +10N | +7B | =17B | −28N | F | +34B | +4N | 4.5 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 20.00 | 2515 | +16.8 |
| 15 | Kazini Leon | 1683 | UGA | +31N | +27B | −18N | =11N | +22B | −8B | +36N | 4.5 | 23.5 | 25.5 | 14.00 | 1778 | +24.4 |
| 16 | Kirunda Anthony | 0 | UGA | +23N | +?B | +30N | +34B | −27N | −2B | =7N | 4.5 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 11.50 | 1763 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Wagaba Gift | 0 | UGA | +?B | +33N | =14N | −3B | −25N | +9B | =24N | 4.0 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 11.50 | 1764 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Sanya Derrick | 1730 | UGA | −4N | +40B | +15B | −27N | −11B | +46B | +44N | 4.0 | 20.5 | 21.5 | 8.00 | 1523 | -43.2 |
| 19 | Lwasa Joseph | 0 | UGA | =3B | +24N | −45B | =?N | =33N | +?B | =26B | 4.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 9.50 | 1760 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Ayebale Joshua | 0 | UGA | −6N | +32B | −8N | +43B | −1N | +41B | =29N | 3.5 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 7.00 | 1674 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Semwanga Richard | 1798 | UGA | +24B | −3N | F | +25B | −9N | +26N | =30B | 3.5 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 12.00 | 1676 | -6.2 |
| 22 | Weere Jonathan | 1658 | UGA | +36N | −13B | =31N | −4B | −15N | +39B | +40N | 3.5 | 22.0 | 23.5 | 7.00 | 861 | -40.0 |
| 23 | Loyo Timothy | 1641 | UGA | −16B | +34N | −35B | =30N | −7B | +44N | +37B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 20.5 | 7.00 | 1487 | -22.0 |
| 24 | FIDE 10049363 | 0 | — | −21N | −19B | −26N | +?B | +44B | +25N | =17B | 3.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 6.50 | 998 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Bakulu Psalms | 0 | UGA | =33N | +?B | −3B | −21N | +17B | −24B | +?N | 3.5 | 19.5 | 19.5 | 5.25 | 1499 | 0.0 |
| 26 | FIDE 10081836 | 0 | — | −44B | +45N | +24B | −9B | +?N | −21B | =19N | 3.5 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 6.50 | 998 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Ntumwa Calvin | 1773 | UGA | F | −15N | −2N | +18B | +16B | +13N | −8B | 3.0 | 29.0 | 29.0 | 13.50 | 1575 | -20.8 |
| 28 | Konkwa Joshua | 0 | UGA | −30B | +37N | −7N | +14B | −2N | −10N | +?B | 3.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 6.50 | 1600 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Kambere Degaulle Marcel | 0 | UGA | +38B | −1N | −5B | +41B | =6N | −48N | =20B | 3.0 | 25.0 | 26.0 | 8.00 | 1584 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Luganda Ronald | 1909 | UGA | +28N | −2N | −16B | =23B | +35N | F | =21N | 3.0 | 23.0 | 23.0 | 9.00 | 1680 | -22.6 |
| 31 | Muwendo Aggrey | 0 | UGA | −15B | +46N | =22B | +?N | −4N | =40B | −13B | 3.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 3.50 | 1387 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Isabirye Simon Peter | 1721 | UGA | +43B | −20N | =12B | =38N | =47B | =6B | F | 3.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 7.75 | 1632 | -14.4 |
| 33 | Talemwa Rodney Baguma | 1691 | UGA | =25B | −17B | =9N | +45N | =19B | −3N | F | 2.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 7.25 | 1028 | -12.8 |
| 34 | Malwesi Gilbert | 0 | UGA | +?N | −23B | −10N | −16N | +37B | −14N | =35B | 2.5 | 22.0 | 22.0 | 3.25 | 1392 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Kugonza Wilson Wako | 1580 | UGA | −7N | −10B | +23N | +44B | −30B | −37N | =34N | 2.5 | 21.0 | 22.0 | 5.75 | 1655 | +9.2 |
| 36 | Bwambale Alfred | 0 | UGA | −22B | −39N | −4B | +13N | +42B | −11N | −15B | 2.0 | 25.5 | 27.0 | 6.50 | 1453 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Asiimwe Austin | 0 | UGA | −2B | −28B | +44N | −10B | −34N | +35B | −23N | 2.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 3.50 | 1515 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Kigozi Calvin | 1576 | UGA | −29N | +47B | −6N | =32B | −8B | −12N | =43N | 2.0 | 22.5 | 23.5 | 3.00 | 1663 | +13.2 |
| 39 | FIDE 10037560 | 0 | — | −13N | +36B | F | F | +46N | −22N | −5N | 2.0 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 3.00 | 838 | 0.0 |
| 40 | FIDE 10083634 | 0 | — | −11N | −18N | +?B | −46N | −13B | =31N | −22B | 1.5 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 1.50 | 919 | 0.0 |
| 41 | FIDE 10021884 | 0 | — | F | =8B | F | −29N | F | −20N | +50B | 1.5 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.50 | 1959 | 0.0 |
| 42 | Ssematimba John | 1714 | UGA | +46B | F | =11B | F | −36N | F | F | 1.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 3.50 | 1769 | +1.6 |
| 43 | Ochella Bright | 0 | UGA | −32N | −6B | =47N | −20N | −12B | −1N | =38B | 1.0 | 26.0 | 27.0 | 1.50 | 1503 | 0.0 |
| 44 | FIDE 10083588 | 0 | — | +26N | −9B | −37B | −35N | −24N | −23B | −18B | 1.0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 3.50 | 850 | 0.0 |
| 45 | FIDE 10083715 | 0 | — | −9N | −26B | +19N | −33B | −3N | F | F | 1.0 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 4.00 | 960 | 0.0 |
| 46 | FIDE 10082026 | 0 | — | −42N | −31B | −13N | +40B | −39B | −18N | −11B | 1.0 | 20.5 | 22.0 | 1.50 | 938 | 0.0 |
| 47 | Kiwanuka Alex | 1629 | UGA | −1B | −38N | =43B | −12N | =32N | F | F | 1.0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 2.00 | 1502 | -20.8 |
| 48 | Oshabe Alvin | 1686 | UGA | F | F | F | F | F | +29B | −1B | 1.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 3.00 | 1283 | -3.2 |
| 49 | Rackara Ronald | 1729 | UGA | −12N | F | −1B | F | −5B | F | F | 0.0 | 17.5 | 17.5 | 0.00 | 1057 | -30.0 |
| 50 | FIDE 10037543 | 0 | — | F | F | F | F | F | −5B | −41N | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0.00 | 817 | 0.0 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
Top rating gainers
- 1Musiimenta Kelvin IanUGA+68.45.5 pts · #5
- 2Ssenkoole Laurrice TalemwaUGA+48.05.5 pts · #8
- 3Ssenyange MahadUGA+38.05.5 pts · #19
Top rating losers
- 1Sanya DerrickUGA-43.24.0 pts · #22
- 2Weere JonathanUGA-40.03.5 pts · #45
- 3Rackara RonaldUGA-30.00.0 pts · #44
Biggest upsets
- R4+267 Elo gap
- R2+210 Elo gap
- R2+133 Elo gap