Mongolian National Chess Championship-2025 (Final) Men
12 players participated in this 11-round tournament, held from 03 Sept 2025 to 14 Sept 2025 in Bayankhongor province, Mongolia, Mongolia. 12 titled players. Top 10 Elo average was 2399, and top seed was Sugar Gan-Erdene (🇲🇳 MGL, IM, 2456).
Sumiya Bilguun (🇲🇳 MGL, GM, 2425) won with 8.0/11, ahead of Ganzorig Amartuvshin (7.5) and Amilal Munkhdalai (7.5). Bilguun broke clear in the final round.
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How it unfolded
Top 12 · 11 roundsGM Sumiya Bilguun led from R6 onwards, the runner-up race stayed tight. Title race converged from 3 co-leaders at R4 to 1 by R6.
GM Sumiya Bilguun held the sole lead from R6 through R11 without losing it.
GM Sumiya Bilguun drew with IM Amilal Munkhdalai (White).
GM Sumiya Bilguun went unbeaten across 11 games (R1–R11).
Cross-table
| # | Player | Elo | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Pts | SB | Bh | Δ Elo | Perf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇲🇳GMBilguun, Sumiya | 2425 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 8.0 | 41.25 | 58.0 | +17.4 | 2550 |
| 3 | 🇲🇳IMAmartuvshin, Ganzorig | 2398 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 7.5 | 38.00 | 58.5 | +16.9 | 2510 |
| 2 | 🇲🇳IMAmilal Munkhdalai | 2435 | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 37.25 | 58.5 | +10.9 | 2507 |
| 4 | 🇲🇳IMItgelt, Khuyagtsogt | 2436 | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6.5 | 33.25 | 59.5 | +0.8 | 2439 |
| 5 | 🇲🇳IMAgibileg, Uurtsaikh | 2449 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6.5 | 30.25 | 59.5 | -1.3 | 2437 |
| 7 | 🇲🇳IMChinguun, Sumiya | 2406 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 29.00 | 60.0 | +0.7 | 2412 |
| 6 | 🇲🇳IMBaasansuren, Erdene | 2362 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 25.50 | 60.0 | +15.8 | 2416 |
| 8 | 🇲🇳IMGan-Erdene, Sugar | 2456 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5.5 | 26.00 | 60.5 | -12.4 | 2372 |
| 9 | 🇲🇳IMUlziikhishig Khishigbat | 2324 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 19.50 | 62.0 | -12.2 | 2282 |
| 10 | 🇲🇳FMTenuunbold, Battulga | 2286 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | ½ | 3.5 | 16.75 | 62.5 | -20.4 | 2254 |
| 11 | 🇲🇳FMSodbilegt, Naranbold | 2296 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 3.0 | 12.50 | 63.0 | -23.4 | 2211 |
| 12 | 🇲🇳FMLkhagvasuren, Tsedvee | 2272 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 2.0 | 12.25 | 64.0 | -36.0 | 2127 |
Key insights
Biggest movers and upsets — the story behind the numbers.
- 1Bilguun, SumiyaGMMGL+17.48.0 pts · #1
- 2Amartuvshin, GanzorigIMMGL+16.97.5 pts · #3
- 3Baasansuren, ErdeneIMMGL+15.86.0 pts · #6
- 1Lkhagvasuren, TsedveeFMMGL-36.02.0 pts · #12
- 2Sodbilegt, NaranboldFMMGL-23.43.0 pts · #11
- 3Tenuunbold, BattulgaFMMGL-20.43.5 pts · #10