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Munkhgal, Gombosuren

Munkhgal, Gombosuren

GM🇲🇳

FIDEFIDE 4901266· Male· Mongolia· Born in 1988

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Gombosuren Munkhgal, a 38-year-old Mongolian Grandmaster, is rated 2359 and ranked 14th among Mongolian players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has slipped back 47 Elo over the past 12 months. 65 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include "DZ Chess III" FIDE Rated Open Tournament, STEINITZ OPEN Standard FIDE rated tournament (1800 and above), and DORNOGOBI MASTERS-A 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including SERBIA OPEN 2025 - Rapid) and 11 blitz events (including SERBIA OPEN 2025 - Qualifying blitz 4) recently. He took a 12-month break between Jun 2022 and Jul 2023. His peak of 2502 was reached at age 32 (Oct 2020); he also reached Mongolian #2 in Mar 2020 and spent 37 months in Mongolian top 3, with a longest streak of 2 consecutive years.

Previously known as Gombosuren Monxgal (until Jan 2009). Awarded GM in 2020 (age 32), IM in 2013 (age 25), and FM in 2011 (age 23). At junior level, he reached #4 nationally in U20.

Current rating

2359

Standard

Rpd2399·Blz2359

All-time high

2502

−143 pts below
Oct 2020 · age 32

Activity

62

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

65 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#14

#14 · Mongolian players · of 465
37 months in National top 3 (2016–2022)

Career timeline

19 entries
2024
Re-crossed 2400
at age 36
Dec 2024
2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2463 → returned at 2450
Jun 2022
37 months in national top 3
longest streak 27 months · since May 2016
May 2022
2020
All-time peak 2502
at age 32 · −143 from today
Oct 2020
GM title awardedGM
at age 32 · 2020 2nd FIDE Council meeting
Jul 2020
Peak Mongolian rank: #2
at age 32 · rated 2501
Mar 2020

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
"DZ Chess III" FIDE Rated Open Tournament
perf 2784 (+425) · 8/8 · #1
Top opponent
vs Li Min PengGM 2,491
11th Cesme International Open Chess Tournament - A · Jun 2025 · +1.3 Elo
Evolution
-47
2406 → 2359
Tournaments
8
77 games
Score
44/ 7757.1%
36W28D13L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsZiyuan XuFM2,179·RUDAR XLI - IM ROUND ROBIN·R7·-7.4
2.[L]vsAarav SinhaFM2,224·RUDAR XLI - IM ROUND ROBIN·R6·-6.9
3.[L]vsRaul ClaverieIM2,274·29. Battle of Senta 2025 - Open A·R8·-6.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
"DZ Chess III" FIDE Rated Open Tournament
Open Swiss
Feb 20268/8#12784+5.0
STEINITZ OPEN Standard FIDE rated tournament (1800 and above)
Swiss
Nov 20253.5/5#202153-10.8
DORNOGOBI MASTERS-A 2025
Swiss
Oct 20256.5/8#22359+2.2
RUDAR XLI - IM ROUND ROBIN
Round-Robin
Jul 20253/9#82137-32.3
29. Battle of Senta 2025 - Open A
Open Swiss
Jul 20256/9#32344-6.0
SERBIA OPEN 2025 - MASTERS
Open Swiss
Jul 20255.5/8#342384-1.6
International Tournament "Paracin 2025" - OPEN A
Open Swiss
Jul 20256/9#102332-6.7
Worst Elo result: RUDAR XLI - IM ROUND ROBIN (-32.3 Elo, finished #8).

Most-Played Opponents

vsBazar KhatanbaatarGM
🇲🇳MGL·2300
+7 −3 =12
22 games·last met Sep 2020
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vsTsegmed BatchuluunGM
🇲🇳MGL·2431
+2 −8 =11
21 games·last met May 2022
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vsBayarsaikhan GundavaaGM
🇲🇳MGL·2468
+3 −4 =14
21 games·last met May 2022
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vsBalgan BayarmandakhFM
🇲🇳MGL·2120
+13 −1 =2
16 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsEnkhbaatar EnkhnarFM
🇲🇳MGL·2375
+6 −1 =8
15 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings

/
Mongolia
#14
out of 533 players
Asia-Pacific
#527
in continent
World
#2,496
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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