DORNOGOVI CUP
10 players participated in this 9-round tournament, held from 29 May 2025 to 31 May 2025 in Dornogovi province, Mongolia. Top 10 Elo average was 766, and top seed was Zoljargal Enkhkhaliun (🇲🇳 MGL, 1639).
Zoljargal Enkhkhaliun (🇲🇳 MGL, 1639) won with 7.5/9, ahead of Enkhsaikhan Temujin (6.5) and Zoljargal Tenuun (6.5). Enkhkhaliun shared the lead from round 5 and won solo starting round 6.
The biggest upset came in round 4: Enkhsaikhan Temujin (1406) beat Nyamsuren Anand (1617), a +211-point gap.
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How it unfolded
Top 10 · 9 roundsZoljargal Enkhkhaliun led from R6 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight.
Zoljargal Enkhkhaliun takes the sole lead (5.0/6).
Zoljargal Enkhkhaliun beat Enkhsaikhan Temujin (Black).
Zoljargal Enkhkhaliun 5 wins (R3–R7)Zoljargal Tenuun 4 wins (R1–R4)
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
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| 1 | 🇲🇳Enkhkhaliun, Zoljargal | 1639 | * | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 31.50 | 37.5 | +45.2 | 1871 |
| 2 | 🇲🇳Temujin, Enkhsaikhan | 1406 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 24.25 | 38.5 | +97.6 | 1791 |
| 6 | 🇲🇳Tenuun, Zoljargal | 1526 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 22.25 | 38.5 | +0.4 | 1527 |
| 3 | 🇲🇳Azbilig, Bayasgalan | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 19.25 | 39.0 | 0.0 | 1547 |
| 5 | 🇲🇳Munkhjin Gankhuyag | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 17.75 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 1470 |
| 8 | 🇲🇳Anand, Nyamsuren | 1617 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.5 | 15.00 | 40.5 | -48.4 | 1437 |
| 7 | 🇲🇳Dagiimaa, Sodnom | 1472 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 11.75 | 41.5 | -12.0 | 1460 |
| 4 | 🇲🇳Tselmeg Boldbaatar | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 2.5 | 9.75 | 42.5 | 0.0 | 1470 |
| 9 | 🇲🇳Bilguungerel, Erdenetsogt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | * | 0 | 2.0 | 6.00 | 43.0 | 0.0 | 1254 |
| 10 | 🇲🇳Maral-Ujin, Chuluunzurkh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | * | 1.0 | 2.00 | 44.0 | -82.8 | 738 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Temujin, EnkhsaikhanMGL+97.66.5 pts · #2
- 2Enkhkhaliun, ZoljargalMGL+45.27.5 pts · #1
- 3Tenuun, ZoljargalMGL+0.46.5 pts · #6
- 1Maral-Ujin, ChuluunzurkhMGL-82.81.0 pts · #10
- 2Anand, NyamsurenMGL-48.44.5 pts · #8
- 3Dagiimaa, SodnomMGL-12.03.5 pts · #7
- R4+211 Elo gap
- R5+145 Elo gap
- R7+120 Elo gap